Into the Vortex

For her birthday, the Flower Lady and I went to the World's Foremost Display Gardens. I finally got a chance to view the massive arrangement(s) the FL has been working on. She's very proud of the role she played and well she should be! You can see the handiwork of the artists in these photos of the various parts.

Note "The Vortex" above. Do NOT stare directly into the Vortex for more than 30 seconds! Neither The Flower Lady's Husband's Blog nor its mysterious backers are responsible for people getting dizzy, keeling over and hitting their heads, or, for that matter, being excessively vulnerable to questionable suggestions! Use caution at all times!

You might be wondering what's going on with the arrangement. What does it all mean, FLH? Glad you asked. You see, all year the World's Foremost Display Gardens have been featuring scented plants in their magnificent displays, and the structure seen here represents a perfume bottle. The "scent" is coming out the top and kind of swirling downward. Pretty cool. Inside that tent-like thing is a display of antique perfume bottles. Also pretty cool.

And here are some details. Come visit-- it's absolutely unique! Only at the World's Foremost Display Gardens!

It's Beginning to Look...

So I get back from a trip on official business, and I find this on the dining room table. Roses! It's almost the Flower Lady's birthday-- I hope she doesn't have a secret admirer! Yikes!

I did get her a present, though-- lottery tickets. And people don't think I'm romantic!

If it's the Flower Lady's birthday, you know what's just around the corner...

CHRISTMAS!!

From the Photo Archives

We've been running the class in Miss S's Chemistry Lab at the local high school. Sometimes we are greeted with the results of some ve-e-rr-r-y interesting experiments!

Should have gotten this up at Halloween. Go Lions!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

Don't Ask, Don't Tell

Did I have a productive weekend, or what? Look at that-- neatly stacked plastic containers, each with a lid. Beautiful. And I did that after tree-trimming. I mean, really trimming, with axe and bow saw. The tools that cleared the prairie, son. I was up on the ladder, too. The Flower Lady worries so when I'm up there. So we won't tell her. I think a little "Don't ask, don't tell" is absolutely necessary sometimes, don't you?

White Christmas Coming

The Flower Lady reports that the big Christmas project is going very well. Here's a preview. You'll all have to visit the World's Foremost Display Gardens to see the whole thing. When it's done.

Structures

Lots to catch up on! We went to the opera. Poor Violetta! She sang very well, especially considering that nasty cough. But you know, they didn't give her any flowers at the end. That disturbed me. I did see some floral decoration on the walls, so I took a picture.

That structure reminds me of the other structure: the Flower Lady made it as a demo for the class. They all made structures, and florally decorated them! And then they had to brave the parking lot on the windiest day of the season. But all structures survived and stood tall, I'm happy to report.

(By the way, those are the FL's watercolors from her student days on the wall.)