Maggie's Farm

For my beloved and myself cut flowers are a glorious exclamation of life! I buy them when we are facing hard times. He cultivates and cuts them to show me his love. We share them one at a time, or as a plethora of abundance. WE LOVE FLOWERS!

Once upon a time--long, long ago. My beloved childless aunt gave me the money for the day: money for groceries. I bought a huge bouquet of carnations and some Rice a Roni. I forgot to buy the pork chops and vegetables. I was 15 and it felt so grand to be carrying home that large bouquet. When Nana came home from work late and tired,she prepared dinner. A little while later we sat down to table. She had set the table with her best white linen, great grandma's crystal and silver were at each of three place settings. Of course, in the middle of the table was my huge, abundant, plush bouquet of carnations.
She passed around the Rice a Roni and said only that sometimes "a loaf of bread, a glass of wine and thee" are all that are necessary. The carnations had taken the place of the glass of wine. Thank you NANA!