Hello everyone,
I sure hope some of you are not suffering from the hot spell this week as we are! Whew! Hot, humid, not a cloud in sight; the perfect ingredients for a sultry few days to come. I suppose I really shouldn't complain, since it has been one of the coolest Summers. Despite our poor functioning during hot spells like this (believe me, it feels like one has to drag oneself all day long!), the bees, butterflies, dragonflies, beetles, caterpillars, and other such insects don't seem to have a problem in the least buzzing, flitting, and crawling under such weather conditions. This to me has always been such a wonderful testimony of God's handy work: even the littlest of creatures work hard keeping the earth full of good things, and helping the plants stay alive whenever it is too hot for us to do so. He provides for all things.
Alrighty. I know you all have seen this beautiful flower vase a few times in these posts, so I thought it would be fun to share it's history in our family's life.
Around November of 2005, my father was on a business trip in Spain, researching soccer paraphernalia within the great soccer stadiums, as well as meeting with a few of the athletes (pretty cool right?) While on his trips abroad, Dad loves to hunt down souvenirs to bring home to the girls and I (this tradition was so much fun when we were little girls!) But on a few occasions, he brings home something special just for Mom. This trip proved to be one of those times.
During the trip, Dad visited one of those fabulous Spanish restaurants and found the very vase you see featured above and below in the pictures. He knew how much my Mom adores a sharp looking vase, so he bought it, and brought it home just for her.
The vase has been displayed manny countless times with or without a lovely bouquet. And I'll bet you, if no body breaks it any time soon, it will live to hold bouquets for a long time to come. Maybe one day it will even be known as a family heirloom! Hmmm... :)
Psst! the flower spelled aguradum is actually spelled ageratum. Sorry for the mishap!
Hehe! Charlotte was taking a while to adjust her camera at this point, so I decided to mess around with her by quickly striking this pose just as she took the shot. I like a bit of jovial-ness when we do a shoot. That reminds me– have any of you heard that some flower heads are edible? Its true! And quite a few at that! Here is a link to the list of edible flowers. Enjoy!
May each and every one of you have a marvelous week!
Love,
Jessica
The eldest sister & singer
The heat has reached us up here too! (In Mi.)
ReplyDeleteWe will probably melt tonight (going to the rodeo at our county fair) if it does not cool off soon! :) Thanks for sharing the event/story behind the vase! It is beautiful!
Blessings! ~Cassie
calicoclodhoppers.blogspot.com
Aw bummer! Sitting in the hot sun is not a good mix when you're trying to enjoy a spank'n good rodeo show! Well its supposed to begin to cool off today, so maybe the weather will change soon too. :)
DeleteHappy to hear from you!
Love,
Jessica
The eldest sister & singing
Beautiful! I think because of these posts you've gotten me hooked on flowers. :P I've been putting flowers in my vintage bottles and vases all week and I kinda love it.(:
ReplyDeletethat vase is beautiful! I loved reading the story behind it.
~Vicki
Decked Out in Ruffles
Hooray!
DeleteI'm so glad to hear that I've inspired you! That really has been the whole purpose of these Flower Parlor posts - to inspire other young ladies to explore the flower world as I have begun to. I believe that it is important that young ladies explore manny different genres of lady-like activities (such as learning a form of botany) so that we can be knowledgeable in manny things when we are wives, mothers, and mature, nurturing women.
Enjoy your bouquets!
Love,
Jessica
The eldest sister & singer