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05/28/2020

On the island for a few days for a much needed visit with family. Will update again when I’m back in the city...

05/22/2020

Happy everyone!! Hope you have a great weekend.

05/19/2020

Tree Peonies in my neighbour’s yard!!! Such big beautiful flowers. Hoping this means we’ll start seeing some peonies in the markets and on the farms! 🤞🤞

05/18/2020

"I would like to nominate [ L ]. She is working as a nurse at VGH and tirelessly looking after a patient who has been infected with Covid 19. She’s risking her life to save the life of another person. Thank you [ L ] for all you do."
DR, Burnaby BC

I was very proud to deliver these flowers today. Nurses are essential workers, and I've reflected alot on this during

💐My friends work in forestry as essential workers too. In a job largely unaffected by the pandemic, they provide the fiber that becomes toilet paper. It's not hard to draw lines from many jobs to the needs we as a community have. The 'essential' rating justifiable.

💐 I drove by VGH on the way to [ L ]'s house, imagining life as a nurse, preparing to possibly give my life for a paycheck. What is a day on the job really like? the challenges? How did my patients contract Covid? Do Nurses want to remove the lockdown restrictions? a 30min drive leaves time for curiosity!

💐 But when I got to [ L ]'s, all of those questions evaporated. There were well-used toys all over the small yard, little kids' shoes at the door and a home-made heart in the window. [ L ]'s husband answered the door with a giant grin that could melt an iceberg. "Is she here?" I asked. He replied "She is sleeping."

💐 It hit me hard! This is what Essential Worker really means. This is the real front line of this pandemic. These people, this family, everywhere are doing this everyday. Long shifts, missing partners, kids, friends & extended family all to provide critical 24/7 care to people they don't know. And taking significant personal risks to do it. The whole family takes the risks.

💐This is bigger than toilet paper you don't actually need to ration, or repairing pipes that break. This is life-threatening care and I wonder if we're doing enough to show appreciation. I bang pots at 7pm with my neighbours...it feels awesome when I do. But now I know there is more I can (have to) do.

💐 So thank-you [ L ] and all of the nurses who work so hard to keep us safe/alive. National Nursing Week may be ending but my awareness of your hard work and what 'essential' really means is just beginning @ Vancouver, British Columbia

05/16/2020

Do you know a nurse who is working hard on the frontlines? Could they use a little pick-me-up right now? (Of course they could!!!)

In celebration of National Nursing Week i'm looking to give this bouquet away to a scrub-wearing Superhero and show a small token of appreciation for all that they do.
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Please tag your hero below. I'll deliver the flowers to one vancouver based Nurse tomorrow afternoon.
❤️ 1 like this post
💐 2 tag a nurse who you think may like these flowers; or nominate them at https://www.bloomzoom.ca/pages/flowerpower-nominations
👍 3 follow my 'gram
💐 the giveaway closes tomorrow at noon‬ and the winner will be announced soon after in my stories/feed.

05/12/2020

Thank you, thank you thank you to all the wonderful Nurses I know!!

On this , join us in thanking these selfless people for all they do to ensure continuity of care. While many of us are staying home due to COVID-19, nurses are putting their lives at risk to tend to patients — today and every day.

🎨 Sarah Orsmond
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05/12/2020

National Nursing Week 2020 is May 11-17 and BloomZoom is celebrating our local front line heroes!

We are excited to give some flowers away to Vancouver’s front line workers! go to our nomination form (link in bio) and recommend your favourite Nurse to receive a fresh bouquet. We are giving away at least 1 per day all week

If you can’t wait for our giveaways and know a Nurse or team of Nurses who could use a little floral pick-me-up this week (or anytime during this crisis) we would be happy to help send your appreciation their way.

05/11/2020

Happy Mother’s Day to all of the wonderful Moms out there!

I know It is cutting it close to the wire with the timing of this post, but my reason is good... I spent the day delivering flowers to a group of amazing women. Just got home awhile ago and now, looking back, I couldn’t be more thankful or moved!!

Feeling inspired by all the smiles, love and gratitude that met me at the door time after time today!
I saw Moms from all walks of life - Moms with multiple high end sports cars in the garage to Moms living in subsidized housing and seemingly every Mom in between. And from multiple generations, nationalities and languages too.

One thing was the same at every door... the look of surprise, then a smile when they see the flowers, then the immense expression of gratitude and love that so clearly comes across their face when they connect the gift I’m bringing with their children and the ‘thank-you’ they are expressing this way.

When people say that ‘love cures all’ I am pretty sure that this is the love they are referring to. If we could all find a way to live more in this Mom moment, to bring this energy to all areas of our lives it seems entirely possible that anything is possible.

Thank you ladies for inspiring me to live more in this moment and thanks to all who let me share a moment in your family’s day. I am so very grateful 🙏🙏
@ Vancouver, British Columbia

05/05/2020

Celebrate Mother’s Day with single-use-plastic-free flower arrangements for all the special moms in your life.
Now taking pre-orders for in Vancouver. Contactless Delivery available at local www.BloomZoom.ca

05/05/2020

Hi everyone. I have some great news! after chatting with a few folks and securing inventory of flowers for next weekend I am happy to say that I will be doing a limited run of Mother's Day flowers. 15 deliveries per day from Friday to Monday!

💐Soooo... if you want to get flowers for the special Vancouver Moms in your life (and Richmond, Burnaby, New West!) check out the site now (www.BloomZoom.ca) and get your orders in.

💐And of course if you have any questions I'm happy to answer those too - just DM me anytime.

💐Oh and the arranging & deliveries will be done gloved, masked & sanitized to help maintain the safety of everyone involved.

04/25/2020

The Japanese Rose in the backyard makes the grey days brighter! @ Vancouver, British Columbia

04/24/2020

Happy ...or should we just start calling it CherryBlossomFriday??? 🌸💕🌸💕🌸💕