My favorite flower
January 22, 2009
is the hyacinth. And it only blooms for 2 weeks at this time of year.
When I was younger, I had a lover who used to put them in my hair. We laughed about how they would fall out, or make me look like a parade. “I want you to smell like this all day..” he woud say.
Please share your own favorite flower, why, or any other story that interests you~
Also, have you heard of the secret language of flowers? Back in the Victorian Day, men and women would send elaborate messages to one another, through bouquets. I perused the book once, and found a flower that said..
“I declare war against you.”
Wow. Who knew the flower could express so much…venom.
Share and Enjoy:
Barney on Thu, 22nd Jan 2009 12:52 pm
Ya know, I read the tweet that said “My favorite flower” and before I even got to your blog the word ‘hyacinth’ just popped into my head. Isn’t that weird? It’s a Repo Man moment.
Personally, my favorite flowers are orchids and cock’s combs.
amy.leblanc on Thu, 22nd Jan 2009 3:28 pm
narcissus….
i find the smell utterly intoxicating, and the name, well….
amy.leblanc’s last blog post..on authenticity
Belen on Thu, 29th Jan 2009 7:40 pm
For some reason, after reading this, I thought of love languages: http://www.fivelovelanguages.com/learn.html
Queen Meagan told me about it when she came by on new years. It’s about the ways in which we speak and listen for love — the languages we use to communicate love. Like, when I want to express love for someone, I’ll usually either make something for them (love expressed via gifts), spend time listening to them or sharing about myself (quality time), or do something for them (acts of service). Those are my primary love languages. Neat, huh? I wonder if the people I show love for know it when I’m speaking love to them? Or if I hear it when others speak love for me?
Right now I’m trying to imagine what sort of things could be said in a bouquet. Wow.