People in the US and Canada allegedly spend billions of dollars on Valentine’s Day to celebrate their loved ones, and roses are considered the gold standard of romantic gifts. Together, Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day are responsible for nearly 40 percent of annual flower purchases among top U.S. florists.
Here at Casa Hashiworks, we felt no need to contribute to this floral consumerism. We are still enjoying the daffodils Georgia gave us eleven days ago.
I love it when dinner guests bring flowers 💐, as I rarely buy them for myself.
My neighbour gave me an amaryllis bulb in December and it’s doing its thing! So pretty!
Seen on my walk, the prettiest white eucalyptus flowers (or gum flowers, as we call them Downunder.)
Gifts from last night’s lovely dinner party guests.
Busy day, so only time for a tiny sketch. Literally tiny — it’s less than 2″ high, done with a .005 micron pen and painted with a size 0 brush. Inspired by the colours in a Saul Steinberg sketch of an ashtray made for him by his friend Alexander Calder. Thanks to Esté MacLeod for the prompt.
In other achievements, I replaced the ratty mesh on the screen door in our dining room, and now I feel like a DIY superhero.
The feral nasturtiums are just about done for the year, so I thought I’d keep the memory here in my sketchbook.
I am admiring the vase of pretty purple chive flowers here on my table, and feeling inspired by the botanical illustrations of Swedish botanist Carl Lindman (1856-1928). There is so much to learn from artists like him.
Chives are widespread in nature across much of Europe, Asia, and North America. A. schoenoprasum is the only species of Allium native to both the New and the Old Worlds. As well as producing edible flowers, leaves and bulbs, chives have pest-repelling properties that make them a great companion plant for most other vegetables and herbs. The plant also provides a great deal of nectar for pollinators. Gotta love ’em!
Sweet little table arrangement at my birthday lunch.
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