MH17, never forgotten

 I went downstairs to take get a sip of water before calling it a night when my dad who's on HIS chair as usual watching TV yelled out "hey come and see this, another Malaysian plane lost contact and crashed!" I swallowed my water in a lighting speed, left the mug on the counter and dashed out. I sat there staring at the TV and couldn't believe it. This is NOT what we need right now considering the last incident of MH307 has brought upon grief towards this country and the families. It's not even been resolved really...it's just somewhat forgotten and put in the past. People moved on with their lives. Maybe they are reminded once in a while when they pass billboards of well wishes along the highways.

I sat on listening. "WE GOT SHOT AT? WTH!?" Apparently Ukraine shot us down. Just like that, like a duck flying and suddenly "BOOM" got shot by a hunter. The end. Today is the continuation of another sad day for us, everyone is twitting and posting all over Facebook about this tragedy. Live press conferences being airs on radio stations and on the TV.  It's quite depressing really. So I decided to make a wreath for MH17 to say my heartfelt condolences and how very sorry I am for all those lives. Life...fragile, worth living, do it now, say it now.

Getting down and dirty

Today I had a great day because I finally went to the flower nursery to pick up some flowers and plants. It was also a family day outing, very rarely we get to do something like this anymore and coincidentally we were all off work from a public holiday. Yes I do have a day job which I dislike terribly, infact I'm borderline despising it already. Yes I'm a part time floral designer but my heart is definitely in it FULL TIME and even at my day job all I can think off are my flowers, where will I be with them in the next half a year. I often find myself day dreaming of a little floral shop I wish to own some day. I also always wish I can take Powder my fur buddy along with me anywhere I go. So doing this full time and owning a store some day will make that possible.

It can be very scary at the same time, venturing out on your own. Equipped with nothing more than a dream & guts. Plenty of guts. But also determination and contentment at the end of the day. Is there something you really wish to do in your life but have yet to do so? I say my friend now is the time to do it and never look back. I have a small list of things to do which requires some bravery. The checklists are :

1. QUIT MY DAY JOB, the sooner the better
2. Run my floral business on FULL THROTTLE
3. Camp in the woods or stay in a cute rented cabin in Norway
4. Fish for my own food from the rivers in Norway
5. Buy a house, do it up, sell it.
6. Buy a house, do it up, use it as my studio.. etc...
7. Eat a bug. Im just kidding.

Had a budget to stick to this visit. I will be back for you my Calla lily and red maple. I will be back for you.

For a birthday boy

Don't you just love hearing girls sending guys flowers? This gives me an opportunity to create something less girly or romantic and something with more of an edge but still allowing some room for something a little delicate, precious & pretty. I figured a guy probably wouldn't know what to do with a vase after the blooms have wilted or with a wrapped bouquet as he also wouldn't know to leave it wrapped or remove the wrapping and arrange it in a vase. Does he even have a vase at home? I wonder. Lets jut put it in a box. A very guy thing to do I thought, men with their toolboxes, junk in boxes, they wear boxers... ANYWAY so I decide it shall be in a box. So here it is in a box.

Congratulations, you did it!

I'm not a big fan of congratulatory flowers on those very dated metal stands. I would however suggest something more chic but due to budget constrains I have to use it. I did cover it up with brown paper for a more rustic look. The direction was - colorful, big, bright. I salvaged an old palm leaf with it's leaves sawed off. I love using dried twigs & leaves.

Mr P nosing around. He wasn't any help that day

Happy Birthday Momma

My mom turned 60 last month. I took her out for breakfast & dinner prior but had a small simple celebration at home for her. She's not fussed about flowers and generally likes all flowers. I picked up some beautiful red hydrangeas as they are harder to get your hands on and made a simple arrangement for her for her bedside table. (naturally I ended up caring for it in the living room more often)

Business cards

Ive been meaning to post about our new business cards which finally got printed. I'm so happy how it turned out. I've been giving them out along with the floral orders. Here are a couple of pictures of it. Enjoy :)

Dior London window

I miss London since I came back in May, it was a week of holiday and relaxation and exploring a new city. I wish I could take home with me all the flowers there. I very quickly snapped a couple of pictures of the front window at Dior on Conduit Street. I love the floral & foliage window display, it mimics the location where the runway took place for the season. The human refused to move.  -__-