tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45241752744756303602024-03-12T17:59:21.915-07:00FLOWER OPERAFlower Operahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11772698467614003933noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4524175274475630360.post-77677426248364191462011-11-15T23:24:00.000-08:002011-11-15T23:24:07.221-08:00Lost and Found!I just feel lost. I have just started a new job, moved into our villa, new fridge delivery, new juicer delivery, temporary kitchen renovation, got a cold, no internet, broken phone and I travel 2 hours to get to my work everyday on public transport! Not to mention just trying to settle back into life in Australia! People had warned me it would be tough...but did I believe them?<br />
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So sorry for my disappearing act, and unfortunately it may last until the new year as I settle in... <br />
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At least I have managed to land a sweet job with a lovely young lady in Perth. So if you are looking for bridal bouquets or just want a lovely weekly arrangement to your workplace, get in touch...I cant wait to help spread the floral beauty!!!Flower Operahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11772698467614003933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4524175274475630360.post-50833303737857401332011-10-31T17:45:00.000-07:002011-10-31T17:49:39.649-07:00Daisy Chains<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMLWTlnoRUQChtNk_KXMwPM6p_TfnJk6BAGDeX2eU8t5o0043szKZWYS-bor-cbZxJbfqQ78BI1e0xZkPOUNxqXhgr_eGVZzWWkWyNXORB5QL52NEzEM9IXiLi0IAjHWam2P76itUkvox_/s1600/DSC00838.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMLWTlnoRUQChtNk_KXMwPM6p_TfnJk6BAGDeX2eU8t5o0043szKZWYS-bor-cbZxJbfqQ78BI1e0xZkPOUNxqXhgr_eGVZzWWkWyNXORB5QL52NEzEM9IXiLi0IAjHWam2P76itUkvox_/s400/DSC00838.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This weekend was pure bliss....with no distractions, I found some time to make little daisy chains with my cute niece. So glad to see that girls still love them as much as I did!</div>Flower Operahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11772698467614003933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4524175274475630360.post-21345144281410978762011-10-23T21:54:00.000-07:002011-10-23T21:54:32.607-07:00Rose delights<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd_NFXKO4_dK45gIsicG9njWO1B_9JkuCXoShk8YHTUzjtJbjahapF4d8kZr72pO9W-bQ828FUz61L9rq6AiqECtoaHAfY-17UzKv-a_G0AMYTgtDPiveVsiLPIlUxnwkxg-S6y4hKBrI5/s1600/DSC00777.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd_NFXKO4_dK45gIsicG9njWO1B_9JkuCXoShk8YHTUzjtJbjahapF4d8kZr72pO9W-bQ828FUz61L9rq6AiqECtoaHAfY-17UzKv-a_G0AMYTgtDPiveVsiLPIlUxnwkxg-S6y4hKBrI5/s400/DSC00777.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I noticed that last weekend there was a 'Rose Championship' in Guildford. We thought we would drive out and check it out.</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Yes, we were the only non grey haired couple their... but I was blown away by some of the amazing roses on display! This really is one of the joys of living in Perth and at this time of year these delightful blooms are everywhere....I took a million pictures and now want to start a whole area in my garden dedicated to them!</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I particularly love the heritage roses and how this single family can transform themselves to look like so many other blooms...I see a peony, a poppy, a gardenia....... </div>Flower Operahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11772698467614003933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4524175274475630360.post-32013006079571316982011-10-19T21:41:00.000-07:002011-10-23T22:05:32.608-07:00feeling green<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghFWsosYHgFvesfAYVJ86n0jqoAOrf_u3mYtPhgeqvU8boWe7z89xy6c_1ySJ3RVOcikl2_vOpeynXEX9hCdszd4J9xhm1BNjeX_9zyRMNI6R-BMHMXTFT1AyelS0Dgtu6E70jVCM06mOO/s1600/DSC00751.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghFWsosYHgFvesfAYVJ86n0jqoAOrf_u3mYtPhgeqvU8boWe7z89xy6c_1ySJ3RVOcikl2_vOpeynXEX9hCdszd4J9xhm1BNjeX_9zyRMNI6R-BMHMXTFT1AyelS0Dgtu6E70jVCM06mOO/s400/DSC00751.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwd5PnQHRZ26999Hh1uUww1Rt3YOeQabZF1YkPrKjyJyefIAf-ElZlW5WfeyHEQBjQNhyFlDOigu2FGniuDiT8tzTPgf_W4ldO782CvakArrkr5rrabsPyfAeG8TQHq6-6cMuW_GGElPh0/s1600/DSC00772.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwd5PnQHRZ26999Hh1uUww1Rt3YOeQabZF1YkPrKjyJyefIAf-ElZlW5WfeyHEQBjQNhyFlDOigu2FGniuDiT8tzTPgf_W4ldO782CvakArrkr5rrabsPyfAeG8TQHq6-6cMuW_GGElPh0/s400/DSC00772.JPG" width="376" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS1rZ8pmBqxmadrHxtPcrYEa_wY-4i9Jg3WU0N1PcuOLkYHmWZMLZuwcK6Ku-meLi8Su-dd2r3CRJcr5SBBPpR3cTq-11-rA_3nsANO4d6DoxvBs79Xa_YV0pAtUnxF0Crle9qi4Bj0J6g/s1600/DSC00768.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS1rZ8pmBqxmadrHxtPcrYEa_wY-4i9Jg3WU0N1PcuOLkYHmWZMLZuwcK6Ku-meLi8Su-dd2r3CRJcr5SBBPpR3cTq-11-rA_3nsANO4d6DoxvBs79Xa_YV0pAtUnxF0Crle9qi4Bj0J6g/s400/DSC00768.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSdKwj6sVdksR9pj023sUTtGZcMlBS2bhdW2qFrNGHgc4IDxFT1cal6l0qiAj722Qk4SReCT8PPur0JDpcMY0tzEY2V4Rbx3aSr4J-O4Mn2YIXzvQP0gedL3mXpItO3T1rILiAaWRUeZ7X/s1600/DSC00765.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSdKwj6sVdksR9pj023sUTtGZcMlBS2bhdW2qFrNGHgc4IDxFT1cal6l0qiAj722Qk4SReCT8PPur0JDpcMY0tzEY2V4Rbx3aSr4J-O4Mn2YIXzvQP0gedL3mXpItO3T1rILiAaWRUeZ7X/s400/DSC00765.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Its amazing what you can mix and match from your garden to make a fresh green arrangement... In 5 minutes I had gathered an interesting assortment of foliage, including some delicious smelling mint, and a feature of some healthy green succulents!</div><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">After making this arrangement,... I realized that when we move out in two days, I will miss Rhys' Mum's screams of delight whenever she came home to find one of these mixed bouquets in the house!</span>Flower Operahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11772698467614003933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4524175274475630360.post-80375607180284877642011-10-18T22:30:00.000-07:002011-10-18T22:30:04.619-07:00the bennetts<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">One of the joys of returning home is hanging out at my sisters house. </span><br />
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</span>Flower Operahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11772698467614003933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4524175274475630360.post-56636203679368941492011-10-08T16:46:00.000-07:002011-10-14T16:31:16.657-07:00Studio Choo<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I have been following the girls at <a href="http://www.studiochoo.com/">Studio Choo</a> for some time now on both their blog and through <a href="http://www.designsponge.com/">Design Sponge</a>. As you can imagine I was SO excited to be able to visit their little store on our stop over <span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">in San Francisco</span>....</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This Flower oasis is found in a collaborative store known as The Prairie Collective. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">But, it was not meant to be. The workshops start tomorrow....I leave tonight! I did ask them to <i>please</i> do it a day earlier!! Ah well, I will have to start my own workshops back home and admire the work from afar once again.Meanwhile, here are some of the floral delights I got to see on my visit!</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span>Flower Operahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11772698467614003933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4524175274475630360.post-36651325011939046552011-10-05T19:56:00.000-07:002011-10-05T19:56:36.099-07:00I love San Francisco<div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">From the moment our taxi drove down Gearhy Street from the International Airport I was in love with this perfect city....and a day exploring has only made me more excited about this place!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5CwEURodmO1wa__Xfp70t8g_pVT1cL6MmWNiQFCc_xGfxQVSeMPM_DN8POOJcuJ_sIiZdBGHcCzkmpnvaEvKS7p2a70vrZv0VPvN9k520Pt_SXbzYKNvdoXacEh0cn6JHMA-V60PvcNjI/s1600/DSC_0120.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5CwEURodmO1wa__Xfp70t8g_pVT1cL6MmWNiQFCc_xGfxQVSeMPM_DN8POOJcuJ_sIiZdBGHcCzkmpnvaEvKS7p2a70vrZv0VPvN9k520Pt_SXbzYKNvdoXacEh0cn6JHMA-V60PvcNjI/s400/DSC_0120.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh71SUtQzaZubn1G2ZKRw8rORk2CYL4X2_SQulwJCO_K8_S-10mUBRh3_H2BB_bMud7INLFluOvou8wk5yk_S7kruEH2keWzaxPuRFq3oRuZBOqy4jMOcO5_4fSl61SDuGcdM1AVhbE-ac6/s1600/DSC_0181.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh71SUtQzaZubn1G2ZKRw8rORk2CYL4X2_SQulwJCO_K8_S-10mUBRh3_H2BB_bMud7INLFluOvou8wk5yk_S7kruEH2keWzaxPuRFq3oRuZBOqy4jMOcO5_4fSl61SDuGcdM1AVhbE-ac6/s400/DSC_0181.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvZF8xr-6EarVpSz4uo7j_owrh3ZiFLD9JKn6akF7kv1aU4mAF6KS_V95MnEZAvGRU2OgZnyOLDvJOqMAzQ0Bmbe6bA3s9lrkd9G1oIlyvHdJAoqGFffOUSk-2eNV172RGVUkKFLBqfrFG/s1600/DSC_0155.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvZF8xr-6EarVpSz4uo7j_owrh3ZiFLD9JKn6akF7kv1aU4mAF6KS_V95MnEZAvGRU2OgZnyOLDvJOqMAzQ0Bmbe6bA3s9lrkd9G1oIlyvHdJAoqGFffOUSk-2eNV172RGVUkKFLBqfrFG/s400/DSC_0155.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I loved discovering (even in the cold of fall) some beautiful flowers around the city...seeing them made me even more excited about visiting one of my favourite flower inspirations...studio choo! Hopefully we can get there in the next couple of days!!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVysfXdqYkGMLtvOuJmpWanYyBJFblhzq5GQHJ826OZbamSWr_um9WLwlLHSSoT0qvTORy_zhrnBUrrAYj45fFRkJV-pKQlOw9mHNwYiY4BJMh90r7GS62VQgx84DeiopQh3Nhn1B6qlwq/s1600/DSC_0149.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVysfXdqYkGMLtvOuJmpWanYyBJFblhzq5GQHJ826OZbamSWr_um9WLwlLHSSoT0qvTORy_zhrnBUrrAYj45fFRkJV-pKQlOw9mHNwYiY4BJMh90r7GS62VQgx84DeiopQh3Nhn1B6qlwq/s400/DSC_0149.JPG" width="267" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikComIxfeByn-q2feenLzwIL8fOf8jN5GnPop66XL8Xc_IqfRFYsTMH4gUfj0RDtVPZFh9tSWasOjiQ6E2dKCHpadx_luN23zQEmvCF78Txx3L6CaXv9EKLo4il3PCNCFZACOVyQMQ6jkD/s1600/DSC_0156.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikComIxfeByn-q2feenLzwIL8fOf8jN5GnPop66XL8Xc_IqfRFYsTMH4gUfj0RDtVPZFh9tSWasOjiQ6E2dKCHpadx_luN23zQEmvCF78Txx3L6CaXv9EKLo4il3PCNCFZACOVyQMQ6jkD/s400/DSC_0156.JPG" width="267" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYbB707HSsSm8wzs-7mp3LiuTDSyokqrzIyc2YeeDPJ_LKV_H1p52KPwfmphyphenhyphenGe4HSStLF8MpvH7iOvut8KHDtskYnMip9pyymTr0sH1rUXhYxt9le7BLiHKR-MixU6PsuoA2_C8g0lk9t/s1600/DSC_0274.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYbB707HSsSm8wzs-7mp3LiuTDSyokqrzIyc2YeeDPJ_LKV_H1p52KPwfmphyphenhyphenGe4HSStLF8MpvH7iOvut8KHDtskYnMip9pyymTr0sH1rUXhYxt9le7BLiHKR-MixU6PsuoA2_C8g0lk9t/s400/DSC_0274.JPG" width="267" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Now we need to have a warm shower and go explore this lovely city tonight!</span>Flower Operahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11772698467614003933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4524175274475630360.post-35149509403669435362011-09-30T15:27:00.000-07:002011-09-30T17:28:59.346-07:00A rainy day in Gastown<div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The weather in Vancouver did not come to the party today, but it did force us to seek shelter in a cosy little coffee shop for a good hour or so and sample the tasty local carrot cake!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhLfwdI8neVpK15P_tKF98R8uqn5MvCvfAyRYJEp_Q3hiP-ICLAumOUNpSwdDExwD6HJ8O7CysXAhrS91qCw0-K18LqSTZMLHAI5BMrMW2RJsqgNBdeu69nbjN16enBYDDZrxTtMkwXFrL/s1600/DSC00587.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhLfwdI8neVpK15P_tKF98R8uqn5MvCvfAyRYJEp_Q3hiP-ICLAumOUNpSwdDExwD6HJ8O7CysXAhrS91qCw0-K18LqSTZMLHAI5BMrMW2RJsqgNBdeu69nbjN16enBYDDZrxTtMkwXFrL/s400/DSC00587.JPG" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">With renewed energy, we pushed on and checked out a little gem of a flower shop I had heard about.</span> <a href="http://www.ollaflowers.ca/">Olla - urban flower project</a> is a sweet little flower shop, whose environmentally and socially conscious approach inspires me. The bright loft studio and urban displays also worked wonders to brighten up my afternoon! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLiKhLXDuDYLxpxxi_seMIwopv9KrCeYKgUclfMFgMRCCkJfINaaYyS8rc3pwGoDmTw2MtMIktGHwz7dWSPg_S3s2cvIqTz2WS4kkMC5D6GSJiUuFqIsEBg1xyRe0145fE36BqRT39e4a7/s1600/DSC00590.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLiKhLXDuDYLxpxxi_seMIwopv9KrCeYKgUclfMFgMRCCkJfINaaYyS8rc3pwGoDmTw2MtMIktGHwz7dWSPg_S3s2cvIqTz2WS4kkMC5D6GSJiUuFqIsEBg1xyRe0145fE36BqRT39e4a7/s400/DSC00590.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It was my last day at the flower shop today. A place that I loved so much and taught me so much. Im gonna miss that shop and the girls who took me under their wing!</span><br />
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