Ask the Past: sadness
I'm feeling kind of sad at the moment. Can you suggest anything that will cheer me up?
Ed Goode
Bouquet interpretation: poor choices
With my usual florist open for the year and once again putting cheap weird bouquets out the front where I can't help but see them when I walk past, it is time for another year of bouquet interpretation. There are quite a lot of flowers in this bouquet,
Ask the Past: teenage drama
Just when I thought I would be taking a break from Ask the Past for a little while I received this message which felt like it needed a reply:
My teenage daughter is prone to conniptions and the vapours. How might one put a stop to these unhealthy behaviours?
Yours
Dish of the Day: 9th January
Things have been a bit busy lately between Miss Maud (if you usually get a copy, issue 4 should be heading your way shortly, and if you don't get one but you'd like one, email me and let me know), Sowing Discord, and a few other
Bouquet interpretation: cold comfort
Here's a bouquet from my local Pak and Save that I am sure someone will be snapping up, possibly because it's Christmas, or possibly just as a present for someone who likes red and pink flowers. Would that be a mistake, though? Well, let's
Ask the Past: dog biscuits
My dog is a really fussy eater, and they have discontinued the brand of biscuits that he likes. I thought I might try making some homemade ones to see if he'd like those better than the other kind at the supermarket that he refuses to eat. Can you recommend some recipes?
Ask the Past: despondence
I'm feeling really depressed about the election result. Is there anything you can recommend?
Bouquet interpretation: to oblivion
It seems I've become the sort of person who buys flowers, at least if the meaning is ridiculous enough. Now, we all know that an iris means 'a message', but what message, exactly? Well, let's find out.
Lilies and poppies are both flowers that
Miss Maud issue 3 now available
It was a bit of a mission getting the new issue of Miss Maud printed and ready to go, but it is finally sorted. If you usually get a copy posted to you, the new one will be on its way shortly. If you don't usually get a
Bouquet interpretation: smiling villain
Once again, my local florist has been putting bargain bouquets out the front of their shop. Let's see what $12 can say this week, shall we?
One of the flowers in this bouquet is freesias, which don't have a meaning, but we also have:
Purple delphinium: