Great Find

Friday evening, I went to Half Books in Fremont and found a gem of a book I have been fantasizing about for some time. Just to give a background, I've been wanting a beautiful floral directory book - a floral dictionary. Going through Borders, and many used books stores, I've never been fortunate enough to find exactly that book.I found "The Most Beautiful Flowers" a large 15 x 10 inch book filled with 144 pages of flowers rendered by the French artist Pierre Joseph Redoute originally compiled in 1833. The book was printed in 1980, but let's not get into silly semantics. I found the lovely book in the art section rather than the flower section. Each flower is accompanied with its French name and Latin name. I expect to be "quoting" from this book from time to time.

My mom and I hand delivered a strawberry cake my dad and brother made today. My Uncle's front yard are full of garden roses in a variety of colors - I had a chance to bring a rose home with consent from my aunt. Score!

Ah, I want to be a flower shop girl!