A Box of Flowers!
What a great surprise to hear the doorbell ring and go to answer the door and find a deliver guy standing there with a box of fresh flowers for you! It’s amazing what a mental stimulus it can be to have such a wonderful surprise - your mind shuts out all the nagging drudgery of an ordinary day and focuses on the flowers, taking in each stem and petal in every detail, reading the card and treasuring each word, and thinking extremely benevolent thoughts of the sender.
Eventually the practical things filter back in, such as, “Do I have a vase?” to put them in, and “How can I arrange them to look florist-perfect?”
Here is the link you want to bookmark and actually watch, of a Youtube demonstration by Proflowers for arranging roses in a vase. The video is only about 2 minutes long and you learn exactly what you need to know to care for the flowers and arrange them in a vase so that you can enjoy your beautiful gift of fresh flowers for several days, sometimes even a week or longer, depending upon the type of flower.
Next time you receive a box of fresh cut flowers, this video will be so handy! And be sure to send me a photo when you’re done so I can see your lovely handiwork!