After an early morning class at the gym the plan was to do laundry, cooking,
and miscellaneous things around the house, but when Hubby Tony asked me if I
was interested in checking out a Mother's Day event in the Old Orchard
shopping area in Webster Groves (the city to the east of us) all of a sudden
the laundry and cooking could wait. He told me that at each of the
participating businesses I could pick up a flower and end up with a bouquet to
take home, so as soon as the first load of laundry was folded we were on the
road. Fifteen minutes later we were parked and getting ready to start a
bouquet.
At the first shop I scanned a QR code and got the list of all the participating
businesses. Tony and I walked up one side of the street and down the other,
stopping everywhere that offered flowers, and other places just because. Some of
the businesses had their flowers easily accessible. At others they were behind
the counter. I tried to get a variety of colors and types.
While we were in the area we also purchased a couple of things. At
Bijoux Chocolates
Tony and I each got a beautifully decorated bonbon that tasted as good as they looked.
At another shop we got a box of herbal tea.
At one of the businesses they had cards embedded with flower
seeds instead of a flower. I took one, and bought a second so we could
mail one to each set of grandchildren.
I hadn't thought to bring any type of water reservoir, so by the time we got
back to the car some of the flowers were looking a little droopy. Tony let me
stick the stems in his water bottle for the trip home. By the time I got the flowers arranged
in a vase the blooms had already started to perk up. The bouquet
provides a nice pop of color on the fireplace mantel.
Five years ago:
They Won't Miss Me!
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