Well apparently, my family and friends were more into celebrating than I was, and I received two beautiful flower arrangements. Flowers are lovely, but the life of cut flowers is so fleeting that I decided to celebrate them here.
From my sisters - who delight in calling me "the elder" because I guess that's revenge for all the times they had to do as I said. Yeah, who's kidding who here?
The second bouquet, which really came first and in person, is this beautiful arrangement from a friend. It also came with a chocolate mousse cake, so who's looking at flowers?!
But before there were birthday flowers, I had been noticing the abundance of flowers in my neighborhood. We've had A LOT of rain this summer so some flowers are thriving and some are washing away. In any case, since I didn't do much cooking this past week, I figured I'd celebrate some Brooklyn gardens.
My church has a committee of angels who cultivate the most gorgeous garden.
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| Apple trees! As I posted this I was suddenly thinking of the significance of apple trees in a church garden. | Hmmm |
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| No flowers here, I just love the sight of the steeple soaring against the blue sky. |
And speaking of flowers - THIS is about to go live.
Wishing you all a garden of delight today.
ETA: For Mindy
