Flower Power (Creating A Soul Oasis)

I love buying fresh flowers for our house! This yellow "vase" is called a Gurgle Pot...it looks like a fish and it makes gurgling sounds as water is poured from it. There's a deeper explanation about the history of it but the gist is, IT MAKES ME SMILE!

Growing up, my dad would frequently walk in the door after a long day at work with three bouquets of flowers...one for each of his girls. I think my mom's bouquet was bigger but my sister and I each had our own bouquet to place in our bedroom. A simple gesture made us feel so special! When I buy flowers now, I often get that giddy little girl feeling again.  Thank you Dad!

I only started appreciating sunflowers as an adult and now they make me dream. One day, we will travel to Tuscany and see the fields of sunflowers.

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We will celebrate the beauty and plan our next adventure

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and walk the cobblestone streets.

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Most of all though, it's about the quiet moments being together and looking around to see the beauty no matter where we are.

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All of this emotion and feeling from a simple bouquet of sunflowers. This is what creating a soul oasis is all about; displaying items that trigger happy memories of days gone by and provide hints of dreams yet to be fulfilled.