Flowers on a Snowy Afternoon

 

Snow day , chez Passionflower.......

Some hothouse flowers and a hellebore too~

A sympathy bouquet.

Last bouquet to go out before the roads got too slick.

P.S.  Is there not something pure

about a snowfall?

Everything seems so light and clean.

 

 

Looking Outside on a Cold Winter Day

 

Flowers, I just must, must , must have flowers in my house this time of year.  Well actually I must have flowers all year round but, kind of, especially this time of year because it's just so cold and dried up andshriveled and  hard outside. 

 

 

It doesn't take much, just a bloom or two  -  in this case a little hyacinth and a hellebore in a champagne glass.

I like the lovely scent and the spot of color.

And I like how the hyacinths start out all stiff and upright and end up all fluffy and floppy.

 

 

 

And I realized flowers can be a little trickster this time of year - making you think it's springtime outside.

Because who knew, there'd be snow on the ground the day after I snapped this photo?

Eye Candy, Flowers, and Some Beautiful Calligraphy

Total and massive design crush on Annabella Charles Photography and just in time for some Valentine's inspiration.  She's a southerner and she works with a florist and a stylist and between them there's some beautiful synergy.....in other words, of all the shots on her site, the flowers are the most amazing and there's some drop dead gorgeous calligraphy too!  Click here to check out her beautiful collection of still life photos!  You won't be disappointed. 

photo courtesy Annabella Charles Photography

Chocolate Love for First Friday

We have some great customers at the store who, every now and then, bring us goodies.  Top on the list of beloved gifts are CD's (amongst which we find one of the store all time faves Rod Stewarts' Great American Songbook - who knew?) , champagne, and yes sweets!  And  top amongst the sweet givers is our pal Davey Wendt.  When he's not masquerading as our occasional handyman, he's busy whipping up chocolate confections for Rye Restaurant.  You can see their  chocolates list here.  And, enfin, finally we've put together a little event which is happening First Friday.  Davey is going to demo chocolate tempering and talk about combining flavors.  I have always wanted to dip strawberries in chocolate and I think dried pears dipped in chocolate would be exquisite.  But I had a bad experience in my youth and have always been a little wary. So please join us and learn the secrets and taste some chocolate goodness too.  Plus shop some Valentine goodness too.   
photo courtesy Rye Restaurant

Our Last Wedding of 2013......

 Why do I love these photos so much?  Well, first off the flowers are gorgeous!  It was an impromptu little wedding, the bride sort of bought the flowers off the rack if you will, coming in and picking what we had in the cooler just a few days before her December wedding.

 Taylor did a massively beautiful job with the bouquet using a big white kale, bright red roses and ranunculus, red amaranth, eucalyptus, fringey white tulips and some other lovelies.

 Plus they just look so darn happy!

But what really makes these photos special to me is that I know they were taken at the top of Spencer's Butte.  And if you live in Eugene, you know that it's no walk in the park up Spencer's Butte.  It's not too far, but it's pretty steep and always involves a little cardio.  Thankfully guests only had to walk partway up and then after the ceremony, the photographer and the couple walked to the the top.  My guess is, by the time they got there, endorphins were kicking in, adding to a little of that wedded bliss.  Notice the big mud spot at the bottom of her dress?  And  those aren't three inch heels peaking out from under her dress either.

Congratulations you two, those are some beautiful photos you have and  I know you worked hard to get them.

I predict a long and happy marriage.

all photos courtesy Jay Eads Photography
and click here to see more really special photos from this fabulous wedding....

Indie Wedding Show in Eugene

 

Lots of great wedding inspiration crossing our feed this morning....we're having a really fun, indie, alternative bridal show with all our other downtown neighbors on Saturday afternoon the 22nd of February.

We're going to do a little demo on hair flowers and there will be  lots of different styles to try on.  These shots from uber romantic Finnish designer  Minna got us thinking about all kinds of flowers and crowns. 

 

And we've got something extra special planned for our front window.  We're thinking Downton Abbey goes to Burning Man!  Stay tuned.

All photos courtesy Minna

Visiting Nest in San Francisco

 Last post about the San Francisco Trip (can you tell I was inspired?) . I always like to do a little research and development which is code for shopping and I wanted to show Jamie some of my favorite little spots and so we went to Nest.  

It's a little jewel box of a store that mixes vintage and antiques with paper goods and books and a lovely little children's section - oh and I spy a rack of clothes and some jewelry too.

 Just the most lovely mix of old and new.  Some of my faves were the gilded  Moroccan leather goods they had, and their chandeliers, and some velvet clothing and vintage earrings from Oaxaca.

It's  in the Filmore shopping district of San Francisco - a really fun neighborhood to shop.