Flower power

I told my cousin Rebecca that I was surrounding myself with flowers this weekend. She laughed. She said that was interesting. She said I was quite a character. She said, "Did you really spend your weekend surrounded by flowers?" I said yes. I said check my blog tomorrow.

This morning I cleaned the apartment. I did laundry. It's the first day of Spring. Happy Spring!

Yesterday, David picked onion grass out of the ground and waved it under my nose. Simone pointed out a crocus. The first signs of spring. Today I went to Macy's for the annual flower show, another sign of spring. The Broadway windows placed the Muppets as characters in The Wizard of Oz surrounded by flowers. The ground floor was packed with shoppers and with people admiring the displays. I found the orchids. My favorites were the cactii. A tour was being led through. I heard the guide mention gardens on the 7th and 8th floors. I took the escalator.

I couldn't find them. I took the elevator back down. On the sidewalk I read a sign in a window advertising the return of children's garden on the 7th floor and the Chicken Little garden on the 8th. I took the elevator back up. I wandered around and admired the displays in the center aisle: seahorses, crystal, and greenery. I asked a salesperson about the garden. She said it was just past the crystal, back the way I came.

It was a small circular garden. Chicken Little hung above. The children's garden on the 7th floor was somewhat larger. Peter Rabbit loomed above. Pictures of vegetables placed on stakes marked what was planted in the ground. They were both charming.

I had dinner in Korea Town at the Mandoo Bar. Mimi called. She hadn't received my text message. She said she was meeting Amy. She was hungry. I said I had just ordered. She said she had to eat fast and get back to work.

The food came. The waitress indicated the soy sauce and a small dish in which to place it. I thanked her. Then I ate. Posted by eku at March 20, 2005 7:01 PM