Sunflowers
What is it about sunflowers that just makes everyone smile? For me, I think it's the cheerful bright yellow color and the fact that they look like mini suns! Who doesn't love getting an arrangement full of sunshine? While we are
Our Favorite Flowers Right Now
After a spring and summer of full headed, brightly colored, garden flowers such as hydrangeas, peonies, and roses, we love seeing fall's bounty emerging. From the deep jewel tones to the playful textures that mark this crisp cool season, these
Happiest Minds
I read a headline this morning about an Indian company called Happiest Minds. Their IPO received a huge initial response, "making it one of India's most successful first-time share sales of this decade." During this time of lockdowns and isolation,
The Circle of Life
Between last week and this week, I've taken a lot of orders for sympathy arrangements. Those phone calls are sometimes emotionally tough for me. Then I get an order for baby shower flowers, and I hear Elton John singing. "But the
Flowers Grow Right Through the Cracks
I was listening to NPR this morning driving into work. They were interviewing Katy Perry about her latest album, "Smile." As the interview was ending, a clip of her song, "Resilient," came on with these lyrics, I am resilient, born to
Same Day Delivery
When I first started at Fantasy Floral, our delivery fees were the same no matter when the order was placed. As business grew, same day orders put a short-term strain on our resources. We added a $2 same day delivery
Fathers and Daughters
I've been thinking about my dad a lot for some reason. He passed on a number of years ago. My kids knew him as Pa Bear, a name they bestowed on him when they could barely talk. He was the
TGIF!
TGIF! It's been a bit since I've written. I guess I haven't had an ideas tugging at my sleeve lately. Today a gentleman walked in. Even with his mask on, I could see he was smiling broadly! "I need birthday flowers!"
Into the Wild Flowers of Alaska
I read the book, "Into the Wild," and then saw the movie, because it was about a local boy. Chris McCandless graduated from Woodson HS in Fairfax, VA just a few years after I graduated from Fort Hunt HS in
Small Businesses During the Pandemic
We are all going to have a story, just like we did after 9/11. "The moment I realized life was going to change, maybe forever." For me it was late Thursday night, March 19, 2020. A friend texted me and