A Sunny Bouquet: a house log
As most of you know, every month we like to enjoy one inexpensive- and sometimes free- bouquet to keep things feeling fresh around here (the idea in fact stemmed from a especially sweet Christmas present from the hubs a while back). And this month John in fact came home with a bouquet thanks to the fact that for the first time ever, he went grocery shopping without me. We consistently run errands like that together, but since Clara was simply two and half weeks old at the time, us girls opted to stay behind and send daddy out for food on his own. Guess what? He survived without us (the nerve). And of course it was a lovely surprise when he returned with this cheerful $4 bouquet of yellow alstroemerias along with the milk, eggs, and other staples that he ducked out for.
They look strong on the console table by the front door (especially since people have been stopping by to see Ms. Clara, so we enjoy the little pop of color that hopefully says yes-we-have-a-newborn-but-our-house-has not-imploded-in-the-meantime). Even if a few other rooms are not nearly as neat these days…
We enjoy alstroemerias because they are one of the best bang-for-your-buck grocery store bouquets that we have found. They easily last three or even four weeks – all we do is change the water every few days and recut the stems on an angle about every eight days or so. And these yellow folks are so glad and sweet (we have consistently gone with soft pink ones in the past).
And instead of opting for a especially bright vase, this time we went with a plain square glass one that we had laying around. It creates a pleasant balance to the glass greenhouse on the other side of the console and it truly lets the yellow blooms and those fresh looking green leaves be the stars.
So that is our bloom o’ the month breakdown. Have you folks been enjoying alstroemerias or any other low-cost but oh so charming flowers these days? What is the state of affairs in your backyard? Any free blossoms to clip and pop into a vase for a swift little dose of glad in your kitchen or living room? Tell us all about your latest floral related endeavors.
Wanna see our first grocery store bouquet from last January? Itching to check out February, March, April, May, June, July, August, and September too? How about this year’s January, February, March, April and May bouquets? Simply follow the links for some fairly sweet low-cost-o (and even free) bouquets.
