Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Did you know???

Did you know that in the United States that Halloween purchases for decor and such actually rival that of Christmas? Yet here in Canada we don't really go all out as that and I don't understand why. It is my favourite time of year and for years, I have been decorating my house from top to bottom and inside and out. It is wonderful!
It is also a great time to get creative with floral design. To just let your hair down and not worry about it being perfect but more to be different and funky. Spooky even! I think that we forget that flowers can make any event a special event! We have so many people purchasing flowers for Christmas decor I think we need to get people to think about flowers for Halloween Decor!
It all starts with a little imagination and a lot of fun!

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

The thank you

I have to tell you all how great my staff are. I went through a lot this year. I got pregnant and pretty well bed rested for a lot of it, had Maxwell James on April 12 and did not recover very well at all. Than I got severe post partum depression which is now being controlled by medication. All in all it is worth it to have my little angel Max in our life but such a long journey. Sandy and Roselle took on a lot of the store. I really wasn't up to much even though I tried. I felt like giving up on the flower industry all together (that was the post partum talking). Now that I have all that under control I feel as though I have my life back. I still have hard moments almost daily but I can handle them quietly now.

So I wanted to say thank you to my gals for helping me and I racked my brain as to what I could do. So my husband and I talked about it and we decided to get them a beautiful coach purse each. I gave it to them last week and the looks on their faces were worth every penny. It might not be much but man alive a thank you goes such a long way.

Flowers can do the same trick but since I already give them flowers often, I figured that something different would be good. Just something for you to think about doing for someone you know today. It doesn't have to be with a purse but often just saying the words can do wonders for the soul. In the end, don't we all feel amazing when we know that we are appreciated?