I read recently that in the 1500s people rarely bathed (stick with me, I'm going someplace important with this). When they did it was usually once a month and everyone used the same tub and water. The men went first, then women, and the children went last. Weddings were usually held at the beginning of the month just after everyone had a bath. The bridal bouquet of flowers emerged as a way for women to hide potential body odor by carrying the fragrant flowers.
I don't know if this is true or not but it is an interesting thought. These days flowers can be sent for a variety of reasons. I bet the last time you sent flowers you didn't even consider the body odor of the person you were sending them to (LOL)!
In any case, I still send tons of flowers as gifts. They're beautiful, fragrant, decorative, and if you use a service like 1800flowers then they are about the easiest gift you can give. Keep this in mind the next time you want to impress someone deeply - but don't mention the body odor story - your recipient might get the wrong idea!
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Friday, August 7, 2009
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Last Minute Mothers Day - Order Those Flowers
Every year I try to plan ahead and ask my mom what she wants for Mothers day. Every year she says the same thing, "Oh, don't worry about me." One year I took her up on that and gave her a call to let her know she was appreciated but didn't actually buy her anything. Big mistake. This year, I'm going with flowers.
After hearing about it for a very long time I determined that what my mom said was much different than what she meant. What she said was "don't worry about me." What she meant was "Go ahead and order me some flowers but don't worry about making a big production of it. But do order the flowers."
This year I placed my order for Mothers day flowers early. For those of you who haven't been berated enough by guilt to order early you can still place mothers day orders with 1800flowers for delivery. So get to it! Even if your mom says she "doesn't need anything" don't translate that as "doesn't want anything." Order those flowers!
After hearing about it for a very long time I determined that what my mom said was much different than what she meant. What she said was "don't worry about me." What she meant was "Go ahead and order me some flowers but don't worry about making a big production of it. But do order the flowers."
This year I placed my order for Mothers day flowers early. For those of you who haven't been berated enough by guilt to order early you can still place mothers day orders with 1800flowers for delivery. So get to it! Even if your mom says she "doesn't need anything" don't translate that as "doesn't want anything." Order those flowers!
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