A million years ago, when I was a new,
young, single homeowner, I only cared about flowers.
Beautiful flowers.
Maybe it had something to do with a
college boyfriend. You know the type—the one who sends red roses to
say he's sorry.
I despise red roses.
So, with my own tiny plot of land, I decided I'd no longer depend on
some guy to deliver flowers to me.
I, as an independent woman, would grow
my own bouquets.
Then life happened. Peter arrived on
the scene, and I must say—he's a good flower giver. Kids magically
appeared. New house, many projects, an obsessive interest in kitchen
gardening consumed my time. We started businesses that needed
attention.
Lots of attention.
Somewhere along the way, I forgot about
the promise I made as my young self. Yes, I still grew flowers. But I
couldn't remember the last time I really enjoyed them.
So today, as a way to reconnect with
the pleasure of gardening, I'm announcing the Adolf family's Floral
Friday.
Each Friday, I'm going out to the
garden to gather whatever is pretty.
And then, to celebrate the beginning of
the weekend, I'm making myself a bouquet.
Today, as Kristen arrived home from
school, she found me in the front yard, pondering where to begin.
She quickly joined in the fun and made
her own lovely bouquet!
The yellow rose bush followed me from
my old house, and I'm so glad it did. My mom, who passed away more than a
year ago, gave me the rose bush. Now, the yellow roses grace her
granddaughter's Floral Friday bouquet.
I decided to try to emulate the
beautiful, stunning designs created by Floret and Saipau, my favorite
guilty-pleasure websites.
Well, I'm not up to their standards,
but I'll keep practicing!
Hope you, too, take a moment and enjoy
your own Floral Friday!
Happy weekend to you!!
XO ~
Julie
My bouquet (with no Latin names or
species, sorry) includes: peonies, gaura, lavender, yellow tea roses,
honeysuckle, clematis, wisteria, irises, catmint, and lenten roses.
