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Flo's Flowers

Last Christmas, the Canning sisters decided to give Flo a bouquet of flowers, one a month, for the entire year. Early this week, while replacing an exterior wall of a condominium rotted by an improperly installed deck (have you checked your flashing lately?), I met Amelia, of Amelia’s Flowers, and bought this bouquet for Flo. The last of the series. I’m pretty sure she’ll say to me, as she has repeated every month, “Oh, you didn’t have to.”

P.S. If there are any inaccuracies in this story, I am sure that either Stickler, or Stickler’s Sister will correct them.



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One could make a cogent argument that I should have told Matthew I had disengaged four wheel drive. Matt drove home from Daryl’s last night, his first in the snow, and I thought at the time, this doesn’t teach him anything.

When we picked him up at after his Saturday job, I shifted back to two wheel drive, then moved from the passenger seat, allowing him to drive. The streets were thoroughly snow covered and slick. Just past the Christian Science church on Windsor, Matt fishtailed, compensated by turning right, then had to immediately yank the wheel, again, to the left to bring the nose of truck back in line.

Diane, from the back seat, said, “Good job Matthew.”

From the front seat, I could see the flushed, Oh Shit! look on Matt’s face.

Since when are YOU a Canning sister?

Posted by stickler (but not A Stickler).

It was her 90th birthday, not Christmas, you inaccurate and thieving snake in the grass.

Posted by stickler'ssister.

I figured if I stepped in she would finally get a decent, lasting bouquet of flowers.

Posted by better than a mere sister.

You are so wrong, incorrect, inmeticulous, imprecise, not to mention duplicitous, dishonest, deceitful, evil, and abominable that I have no words for you and can only agree with stickler's sister's invective.
Santa is reading the blog, you know.

Posted by Roget.

So, is your gift to Flo for her 91st birthday a bouquet a month for the next year? How thoughtful and generous of you!

Posted by Wondering.

That would be an affirmative, Wondering. You see, those flowers are made from wood shavings, each individually hand dipped in waterproof stain, and will last more than a year. If you want to do something right - and not have the inevitable drooping reminders of death- you've got to spend the coin.

Posted by genius.

Each month we've tried to give Flo flowers reflective of the season or holiday. THOSE FAKE FLOWERS YOU STOLE ARE NOT CHRISTMAS FLOWERS, PUNK!

Posted by sticker's littlest sister.

Posted by Michael at December 6, 2003 10:43 AM