Author Archives: Fleur Bliss

Too early Clanky, too early!

 I am short.  That means I have short legs.  Not long legs.  Not a long graceful stride.  No gazelle-esque canter here.  Anyone seem Gimli in the 2nd Lord of the Rings movie – basically huffing and puffing and clunking around the whole time while his mucho more graceful companions run circles around him?  That’s me...

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A Matter of Taste

I have this friend Rosie who is basically the most beautifully tasteful person I know.  She dresses, speaks, eats and lives on a level I can only aspire to.  On a trip to the beach earlier this year, I am luggingaround my red, faux-snakeskin duffle from Ross, while she has monogrammed Pottery Barn canvas totes.  She...

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Teaser: Wendy & Kenneth – May 2010 } Portland, OR Wedding Florist

Auburgine & Picasso calla lilies wrapped in black satin.

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Teaser: Megan & Ross – May 2010 } Portland, OR Wedding Florist

Colors: Raspberry & deep purples.  Flowers: Yves Piaget & Helga Piaget garden roses, peonies, lisianthus, stock, diflexus, and variegated pittosporum. Minimalist ceremony, cake, and table accents.

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Edible Boutonnieres? } Portland, OR Wedding Florist

Standing in that receiving line for hours on end?  How about a little nourishment?  mmmm- kumquats, mint, succuluents, burlap…  Are these ferns edible?  If not, at least they provide some curly comic relief.

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