03/18/2026
It is exactly 2 months since Alan retired... 2 months since our lives started this metamorphosis . Now we are living in an almost empty shell that echoes, we have truly the bare minimum of anything in our house, and we move more and more things out of here daily.
We are tired, weary , aching and tired of packing boxes.. Alan is a great packer although I have no clue what is going in most of the boxes, that is a joy to behold in the next few months as they get opened in our new place.
Life is moving on, days are turning over one by one, weeks pass by and you wonder what day it is because the routine is the same every day! However.... next week will see us moving off to our new home in Kyle, just south of Austin. It's been a long journey for me, a road filled with obstacles and turns all providing a bucket load of emotions with each one. My life is changing and morphing into being a nearby Grandma who gets to sit on the porch, drink tea and take in the day.... sounds perfect.... we have new birdfeeders to 'watch' the new feathered friends that live over there, and 2 cats who will also be fascinated 😉
However, I am taking a cooler , tools, supplies and pretties... so no, I'm not giving up completely , and who knows what will come next, but my hands and heart will still put flowers together as long as I am able, but right now I am looking forward to a break and sorting the next chapter out.
I just want to say a truly heartfelt 'thank you' to all you wonderful ladies out there who have trusted me with many different events in your lives, mainly weddings though ; that takes a lot of trust on your part and I am so thankful that God gave me the ability to 'create' with His creations, and the visions and stamina to pull it all together for that big special day. You have no idea how many hours go into each wedding, the planning and then more planning 😉 , then the choosing, ordering and collecting of the beautiful flowers. The times when everything shows up when it should at the suppliers and. the times when my eyes widen as my sales guy tells me it won't be in till Wednesday !! Whatttt.. the stress down the years has made me wiser, grayer, more tolerant and more trusting ; we need each other to function in this world, and most of the time it all just works fine, but just now and then it doesn't and you have no choice but to use the back up plan... like the time the 200+ specially ordered blue hydrangeas went on a sightseeing trip round 'the States' and landed on my doorstep battered and bruised expecting to show up at a wedding the following day !!! yeahhhhh that was a doozy to say the least ... grateful thanks to the wonderful bride and her mom who just accepted things , one of those ' it's totally out of my control' times. It was fun to watch the faces at my suppliers the following week when I walked in the door... this dread crossed their brows and eyes opened wider .. I could almost hear the murmur of 'she's here' as they dreaded what was to come. Did I scream and shout ? No ! Did I tell them off and demand a refund ?? No! Did I look at them with a resigned look? probably ... but you know what ? I hugged them , for a whole host of these loyal people had also tried to track these flowers down for days !! They too had sleepless nights, wrecked days, stress like no other and now had to face the 'buyer'. We were all in it together and none of us could do anything about anything; in the end we shed tears together, we hugged and we relaxed . Some things are just out of our control and yet we must carry on and go forward.. this is what is happening in my world right now, life is moving forward and I just have to go with it; but in the end when all the dust settles and calmness is back in control, then I will say ' all is well with the world and God is in control' . We are His people and we go where we are called, and my family is calling me from Austin 😉 so this new journey begins and hopefully all my 'stuff' will not go on a sightseeing journey round the country , but just make it straight to it's new home for the next part of this life !
Thank you, thank you, thank you to all who have made this business possible, for without you it wouldn't have happened, and without God it would never have been. The Bible verse that I have always attached to my business is John 15:5 .... " I am the vine, you are the branches . Whoever remains in me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. Aside from me you can do nothing . " All praise and glory to our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ , the one who carries my life in His hands, who leads me down the different paths in life and takes me on this incredible journey... one that ultimately leads to eternal life with Him .
