The Sewing Mom

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Oh My! Aren’t these tulips absolutely beautiful? If you can’t tell from my blog theme, I love tulips! They are by far, my favorite flower and this bouquet shows so many of their lovely colors.

I don’t personally send or receive flowers too often, but that doesn’t mean I don’t enjoy them! With tulips, there’s no need to wait for a special occasion either, they are beautiful and thoughtful, no matter when you receive them! I have however, been thinking of ordering a special flower delivery for one of my dear friends who has been battling breast cancer for quite some time. I know, even though she tries hard to stay positive, there are days when she feels like she can’t go on with the fight. I feel like these beautiful tulips would be a great way to not only show that I’m thinking of her, but help brighten her surroundings. We can certainly all use a little pick me up now and then and she is fighting a very difficult fight. I think this colorful bouquet is just right to help lift her spirits.

We live hundreds of miles away now, so I find it easy to use http://www.1800flowers.com to place my order. I also know that the flowers delivered in a timely manner. If you need to send a favorite someone flowers for any reason, you might consider 1800flowers.com too.

What are your favorite flowers?

A couple of months ago, my daughter, who is in 6th grade, brought me a flower home from school. The 6th grade had sold carnations as a fund raiser and she bought one for me, I was so touched!

When she handed me that single stem with a beautiful pink carnation on top, I just about broke down and cried. It brought back wonderful memories for me from when I was her age and I was really touched by her gesture. She had no idea that for several years, as a kid, I would buy my mom a single carnation as her Mother’s Day gift. I was always so proud of myself for spending my own money on such a delicate gift. When my daughter handed me that flower, I could see the same sense of pride in her eyes and I wanted her to know how much I cherished that flower and her. I was so happy too when that single flower stayed fresh for almost 4 weeks! I just kept changing the water in the little bud vase I had placed it in.

I’m not sure why it came to be that I always bought a carnation. They are a fairly sturdy flower with such a delicate appearance, and I think they are relatively inexpensive, which is probably the reason I was able to afford that flower versus a rose or something more extravagant. Carnations also seem to be in bloom around Mother’s Day and it’s the time of year we always headed to the nursery to get our spring flowers and vegetables for planting. The memory of those carnations has always stayed with me. I even used carnations in my wedding bouquet over 20 years ago.

Now, my mom & I live about 800 miles apart. It’s comforting to know I can still send her carnations or any other flower if I want to by visiting or calling 1800Flowers. Plus, right now, they’re holding a “Celebrate Mom” contest with over $30,000 in prizes! I’m definitely going to be checking that out!