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Yesterday I posted a tradition that one of our readers shared with me. Here’s another one:
Gifts of Thanks
At the last Thanksgiving that I hosted, I did some similar “activities”. The table was decorated of course with Thanksgiving confetti, “fabric leaves” from the art store, chocolate shaped candy, other Thanksgiving items, and at each place setting, I had a small gift bag that had each recipients name on it(found these at a card store), inside each were a few small trinkets, Lindt chocolate wrapped in matching fall colors, and shredded tissue paper.
I had also searched the internet about Thanksgiving and thoughtful sayings/holiday significance and I printed one for each person and placed that along side their personalized gift bag. We each took turns reading our quote or saying, and adding any personal thoughts. I had also done a search on Thanksgiving games and created a Thanksgiving Trivia game – we couldn’t eat until we played. It was so much fun and everyone was involved in the process. Contributed by Susan of Ace Concierge
Be sure to read the Thanksgiving Myths and Facts here: http://www.tulipstalk.com/thanksgiving-myths-and-facts/
There’s still time to order flowers for your Thanksgiving table from Eden Florist. Visit our Website www.EDENFLORIST.com or call 800-966-3336 (EDEN) today!
November 22nd, 2009
Thanksgiving is just around the corner. Thanksgiving, a time of family, laughter, gratitude and joy.
Thanksgiving is and always has been my favorite holiday. It is so unpretentious. No worrying about if you got the right gift for Uncle Mike or Aunt Martha. You don’t have to spend hours or even days decorating the house. Everything on thanksgiving revolves around sharing and caring and the dinner table.
In fact, I spend more time planning the activities for Thanksgiving than I do for most vacations.
Every year when I host Thanksgiving dinner I like to incorporate some sort of “activity” into the meal. Over the next few days I am going to share a few of the activities we have done in our home and also some that my customers and readers have shared with me. I will also link to some of the ones we have posted over the years. If you have a special activity or tradition you’d like to share, feel free to leave it in the comments section below. I’d love to hear from you.
If you prefer, you can send your idea to heidi@edenflorist.com with “Thanksgiving Traditions” in the subject line.
Here’s one that was sent to me by Kimberly Glenn:
The Thanksgiving Tree
A few years ago, I sent out a note a few weeks before Thanksgiving asking that each person send me a list of things they appreciated about other members of our extended family. (We have 50-75 people for Thanksgiving!) I printed them on construction paper leaves and made a Thanksgiving tree that was displayed at the front of our large room. It was such a blessing to read all of the nice things about others as well as myself. I made sure that every member of the family had at least 3-4 leaves describing why people were thankful for them. There were many laughs and tears as we remembered why we love each other so much!
And here’s a couple of Thanksgiving posts from last year that you may find of interest:
Giving Thanks Around the world http://www.tulipstalk.com/giving-thanks-around-the-world/
Scrolls of Thanks http://www.tulipstalk.com/scroll-down-for-thanksgiving-activity/
Thers’s still time to order flowers for your Thanksgiving table from Eden Florist. Visit our Website www.EDENFLORIST.com or call 800-966-3336 (EDEN) today!
November 21st, 2009
Anytime is the right time to send flowers! In fact, there are dozens of reasons (if you need more than one) to send flowers to someone special. For instance, did you know that August is Hug Month, Black Business Month and Romance Awareness Month?
If you need more ideas for sending flowers to the object of your affections, there are other holidays in August that are just perfect to do so.
They include:
Single Working Women’s Week Aug. 2-8 (for the time-strapped woman), National Resurrect Romance Week Aug. 9-15 is a good time to bring back the romance, and Be Kind to Humankind Week Aug. 25-31 (know someone who needs a little pick-me-up)?
And lets not forget Happiness Happens Day Aug. 8 (just for the happiness of it), Eden Florist 28th Anniversary! Aug. 13 (that’s right, 28 GREAT YEARS) shared with National Left Handers Day Aug. 13 (even though only about 13% of the world population are lefties, I bet you know at least one left hander and they even have a national holiday all their own).
V-J Day Aug. 14 is the perfect time to honor a Veteran or your favorite service man or woman with flowers, Best Friends Day Aug. 15 (a great way to show how much you care), National Personal Chef’s Days Aug.18-20 (dinner, flowers and …?), Poets Day Aug. 21 (flowers have been the subject of prose since the dawn of time – so give a poet flowers to enjoy) , Kiss and Make Up Day Aug. 25 (if you or someone you know is in the Doghouse, flowers could be just the ticket out), Women’s Equality Day Aug. 26 (celebrate the women in your life with flowers) and Global Forgiveness Day Aug. 27 (is there someone in your part of the world that needs to be forgiven)?
Be sure and check out Eden Florist for a complete selection of flowers, plants, gourmet gift baskets and more.
Remember anytime is the right time to send flowers!
August 5th, 2009
“The man who can smile when things go wrong has thought of someone else he can blame it on.” ~ Robert Bloch
Did you know that today begins National Make Someone Smile WEEK (July 19-25)? That’s right. And all across the country thousands of florists are delivering flowers to people in hospitals, nursing homes, and foster care centers to people who might not otherwise get any flowers.
Started in 2000 by Teleflora, it has become “the floral industry’s most successful charitable program. Last year’s program spanned 144 cities throughout the United States and Canada, more than 2,000 florists donated their time. Teleflora’s program delivered more than 35,000 bouquets to those most in need of a smile.”
Eden Florist will be participating in Make Someone Smile Week by dropping off flowers to my local library, favorite grocery store clerk and more.
Check out the article “How do you Make Someone Smile? Send Flowers, of course!” It’s my list of 21 people and places to send a smile and get on in return. and be sure to visit: EdenFlorist.com to send flowers to someone who needs a lift.
And when you give a smile, it is almost impossible not to get one in return! And wouldn’t it be nice to be “blamed” for doing something good (for a change)? *SMILE
So keep smiling! And be sure to send someone flowers to make them smile too! It could be a total stranger or someone you love. Its up to you.
Feel free to leave your LIST of people you would like to make smile in the comments section below. If we get enough response, I may even have a contest and give free flowers to the writer AND the person she/he wishes to send flowers. How about that to make someone smile?
Happy Make Someone Smile Week!
July 19th, 2009
Celebrate the 4th of July with Flowers!
Thank you to all our loyal readers and followers for hanging out with us, reading our blog and visiting our website. And to those of you who make an ocassional purchase, double thanks!
Wishing you a inspiring Independence Day with Family and Friends. May it be all you hope for … and then some.
Remember to spend some time reflecting on why we celebrate this special day. Because of our forefathers sacrifices we are fortunate to be celebrating America’s Independence and Freedom. A very special thank you and prayer to them.
Wishing you the happiest of 4th of July’s!
Warmest regards,
Heidi and the Eden Florist Family
July 3rd, 2009
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