bird of paradise
If you've lived long enough, you have a day each year that's a struggle to get through; it's one of those difficult facts of life. Mine is December 2nd, the day my little brother passed away. We tell each other that time makes this sort of thing better, but John has been gone for several years and I have tears in my eyes as I type this.
I miss him every day.
After my brother and I were in a car accident Thanksgiving Day of 1997, my family had the gift of ten beautiful, challenging, grace-filled, loving years with him the doctors said would never happen.
John saved my life all those years ago as he drove us along the turnpike, and he filled my heart with his light-up-a-room smile that beamed every time he saw me afterward. I can't begin to explain what our time together after the accident taught me about endurance, family, and unconditional love.
Rather than dwell on his absence, I want to share his presence with you.
I still don't know how it got started, exactly, but my brother and father had a joke about good music: John preferred heavy-metal bands, while my father was always trying to convince him that Little Jimmy Dickens' "May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose" was good listening. Listening to them play excerpts at each other one Saturday had me laughing so hard I nearly fell out of my chair.
Bearing an unmistakable resemblance to a brightly colored bird in flight, birds of paradise signify joyfulness and (not surprisingly) paradise itself. For me, they're the perfect flower to honor the memory of a brilliant, annoying, funny, generous, pain-in-the-butt, incredibly talented, bigger-than-me little brother.
Here's where the very special BOGO sale comes in: find that someone you take for granted and tell them you love them. If you possibly can, give them a real, lingering hug; touch their hair and take in their face and smile for a moment.
After you've done that, buy one of our bird of paradise paper flowers and we will make it a PAIR at no additional cost. That’s two for one on the first bird of paradise you order! Additional stems will be sold as singles.
At check-out, enter the coupon code JOHNJ and I'll send you a second bird of paradise flower, free of charge, for the first bird of paradise you order.
I hope it will give you another way to say "I love you" before the opportunity has passed you by.
Other names: crane flower, pride-of-barbados.
Typical colors in nature:
+ multicolored: bright yellow, orange and purple
Patterned on a real bird of paradise, our blooms are close to life size at almost 6'' with incredibly realistic details. Each flower measures approximately 6" and rests atop a 12" stem.
All flowers are made to order, so please expect a minimum of 5 business days before your flower is shipped.
$30 each
I miss him every day.
After my brother and I were in a car accident Thanksgiving Day of 1997, my family had the gift of ten beautiful, challenging, grace-filled, loving years with him the doctors said would never happen.
John saved my life all those years ago as he drove us along the turnpike, and he filled my heart with his light-up-a-room smile that beamed every time he saw me afterward. I can't begin to explain what our time together after the accident taught me about endurance, family, and unconditional love.
Rather than dwell on his absence, I want to share his presence with you.
I still don't know how it got started, exactly, but my brother and father had a joke about good music: John preferred heavy-metal bands, while my father was always trying to convince him that Little Jimmy Dickens' "May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose" was good listening. Listening to them play excerpts at each other one Saturday had me laughing so hard I nearly fell out of my chair.
Bearing an unmistakable resemblance to a brightly colored bird in flight, birds of paradise signify joyfulness and (not surprisingly) paradise itself. For me, they're the perfect flower to honor the memory of a brilliant, annoying, funny, generous, pain-in-the-butt, incredibly talented, bigger-than-me little brother.
Here's where the very special BOGO sale comes in: find that someone you take for granted and tell them you love them. If you possibly can, give them a real, lingering hug; touch their hair and take in their face and smile for a moment.
After you've done that, buy one of our bird of paradise paper flowers and we will make it a PAIR at no additional cost. That’s two for one on the first bird of paradise you order! Additional stems will be sold as singles.
At check-out, enter the coupon code JOHNJ and I'll send you a second bird of paradise flower, free of charge, for the first bird of paradise you order.
I hope it will give you another way to say "I love you" before the opportunity has passed you by.
Other names: crane flower, pride-of-barbados.
Typical colors in nature:
+ multicolored: bright yellow, orange and purple
Patterned on a real bird of paradise, our blooms are close to life size at almost 6'' with incredibly realistic details. Each flower measures approximately 6" and rests atop a 12" stem.
All flowers are made to order, so please expect a minimum of 5 business days before your flower is shipped.
$30 each