I try to buy Julia flowers nearly every week. The “nearly” is significant as it stops her taking me for granted. Even after 28 years of marriage I feel it’s important to stop complacency setting in.
I also feel you have to ensure you buy them often enough to avoid the suspicion that you are feeling guilty about something.
Mostly I buy roses because they are very reasonably priced all year round, apart from early February of course, and they last well. Younger men may buy with romance in mind but the more mature gent shops with value as his guide.
There is a delicate balance involved – on the one hand it’s an important business in Kenya and I’m supporting an industry in the developing world. On the other hand I’m exploiting poor Africans and the growing and transporting of flowers is damaging the environment. I keep thinking that we should grow our own flowers for cutting, but I always end up leaving them in the garden and buying more.
I try not to buy out of season vegetables, but don’t seem to apply the same thought to flowers, and have never, ever checked the air miles associated with chocolate.
Once the roses start to die back Julia dries the petals of the dark coloured ones for use in pot pourri. That is why I tend to buy the red ones -I feel less guilty about the ozone layer if we upcycle the dead flowers.
However, the choice of roses has not been good recently and I’ve been looking at alternatives. he alteratives are often dire, but they had irises this week. I like irises. Fortunately Julia likes irises too.
Irises
The lighting seemed to good to miss, and the tight framing emphasises the beauty of the blooms. It also hides the fact that the living room isn’t as tidy as it could be…
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All our cut flowers can only stay on the table when humans are present, or else they stay in the bathroom with the houseplants, with the door shut. The resident felines have been known to sample flowers and regurgitate them later.
We’re only just getting used to the idea that we can have vases low down after gradually getting rid of cats and kids. 🙂
Beautiful flowers and a kind thought.
Thank you.
Art photography at its finest.
Since buying flowers for Mrs Tootlepedal would be in the taking coals to Newcastle category. I give her cash.
I have a budget of £3. It looks more impressive when converted to flowers.
You are an example for us all. 🙂
I notice that you don’t specify what type of example. 🙂
🙂
Very nice “tradition” and lovely sentiment for a weekly giving.
I also give her half a bar of chocolate from time to time, 🙂
As long as it isn’t one of those mini bars =)
No, it’s a proper-sized bar. 🙂