day 510 - birthday flowers

what do you expect to get as gift when you turn 58? a car? an all expenses paid vacation? a new boyfriend perhaps? well, no one in my family or my inner circle of friends has much clout to afford any of those. because those are the only things i don't have. not that i'd want a car, i don't want the hassle of maintenance. i'd like an all-expenses paid vacation but i know i will have to come up with that myself. a new boyfriend is out of the question, and no, thank you very much. peace and quiet, are those too much to ask for? apparently not, because the hooligans kept calling since early this morning and ex-partner who lives across the hall 'had' to take me to lunch. next year, i'll have my birthday changed to a different date.

day 456 - the flowers are holding up!

they're still lovely, but giving me grief with my allegies. 'tis a good thing i'm going to work and i don't have to deal with them. now the mango and tangerines, i can as well as the chocolates. post-happy mother's day to all.

day 323 - a Christmas centrepiece

this is our Christmas centrepiece arrangement which i had bought from the florist near my building. interesting story, 'though. i've been passing by this florist for twenty-two some years and last tuesday was the first time i ever went in to order some flowers. i was amazed that their prices were so reasonable that i ended up having two arrangements delivered and also bought two smaller arrangements for my dining table and a gift for a friend. all for the price just under one hundred twenty dollars, much less than that. and the owner even gave me a small arrangement for free for my bedside table!

however, our excitement during our Christmas lunch, or perhaps because it was lunchtime, we forgot to light the candles. well, there's still new year's eve dinner in the meantime.

day 146 - orchids

nothing can brighten anyone's day more than a beautiful arrangement of flowers, orchids in particular. this one's from our office reception area.

day 93 - daffodils - HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SAMMIE

for mother's day, my niece sammie bought me two pots of wildly growing daffodils from the corner store (well, it's called the "local supermarket") and partner put them on the window sill. i've been having nightmares with the potted plants in there - giant ants and giant spiders, oy! so this morning i cut the flowers and asked partner to put the pots away in the front yard. some of the flower stems are bent and when i put them in the vase, this is how they appeared. i'm not too crazy about daffodils but the way they arranged themselves i thought they're quite nice. i have to remind myself not to go near them as they have this cat-pee like smell.

day 76 - flower arrangement #5

i don't know about this arrangement; it doesn't really strike me as nice, but the monotone colors seem to work. i should go around and hunt for more flowers, the magnolias are particularly beautiful this time of year.

day 75 - flower arrangement #4

a very simple table centerpiece for today. nothing else catches my fancy these days. but these orchids are quite lovely, aren't they?

day 57 - flower arrangement #3 and HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AIDA

moseyed on down to jewel/osco to get eggs and milk; but instead i found cheap but very lovely flower arrangement for my sister-in-law's easter dinner table.

day 50 - another flower arrangement

beautiful flower arrangements always adorn our office reception area and i've been meaning to take photos of them, and today i had the opportunity to do so. this is not as splendid as last week's but it is still a very elegant arrangement.

day 33 - yellow carnation

the tulips had withered and died; but jimbo got me some yellow carnations and i arranged them together with the leftover bamboo stems from the previous flower arrangement (see day 13) i had. i just love flowers, especially when they don't give me allergies.

day 26- tulips, yellow tulips

yellow tulips are my favourite flowers, ever! so simple yet lively. in my next life i would like to be a yellow tulip.

day 13 - flower arrangement

bamboo, carnation, orchid and some other purple flowers on a clear glass vase. $50.00 plus taxes and delivery. i cleaned my apartment just so i could clear the counter and i can display this arrangement. wonder how long it will last? it's very relaxing to look at it while watching the olympics.