My name is Tyyne' and I would like to welcome you to Wild Expressions ~ Musings, Ideas & Prose. I will share with you some of my favorite things ... books, DIY, blooms, wedding trends, & local colour. Some of my regular posts will be Wedding Wednesdays, What I Created Today, & Poetry, Prose, & Lyrics. Sharing is so much fun so please do !
As another year comes to a close, should we look forward to what lies ahead, or reflect on what we have left behind ?
Did you make choices and decisions last year from a place of love or a place of fear ?
Even under the most difficult of situations, were you able to keep your heart open ?
Were you able to forgive (+ pray) for someone who wronged or betrayed you ?
Simply close your eyes right now for just a moment ...
What is it that that you feel inside ?
Is it anger, angst, confusion or uncertainty ....
What would it take, beginning today, to fill your heart with PEACE ?
I so not listen to Christmas music until long after Thanksgiving. If a song comes on the radio, I change the station ! Why ? I want to enjoy the end of football season and cooking a Thanksgiving feast before I start singing Christmas Carole's. When I am ready, this is my fav of them all. If we could all live this song every day .... oh what a world it would be.
Here is my favorite memory of a Christmas song. I believe that I was in sixth grade. The mandatory holiday concert was upon us and our music teacher chose my friend Ronnie to sing "A Little Gray Donkey"solo.
His voice was magical ... his expression angelic ... & the effect on me has lasted many, many years.
Thank you Ronnie !
This is the version of The Little Gray Donkey that Ronnie sang :
The little gray donkey Joseph led, was as tired as he could be
But Mary was riding on his back, so he walked most carefully
At night he dreamed of angel songs, that echoed down the air
And he woke to see the baby Christ and the Sheppard's kneeling there
So reverently he came to rest
And great was his reward
For caring Mary safe he shared the Birthday of our Lord.
I like to drink wine....mostly reds ~ Merlots, Pinot Noir etc... So that being said, I have a LOT of corks. (I know that some wine snobs will tell me that twist offs are just as good... but not for me ;) ) I decided to re-use and re-purpose the corks that I have in a jar in my sitting room. (albeit it is a pretty jar with a cork lid) This creation was a very easy one to do. Wine corks, hot glue, red and green magic markers, small rhinestones and one large rhinestone to adorn the grossgrain ribbon on top of the tree. It took me hardly anytime at all to make. ( I was talking to Jill from Events By JR the entire time ... we both have a LOT to say :) . If you have any questions about how I created this cork holiday tree, feel free to contact me at questions@wildexpressionsflorist.com or call 203-882-WILD
I just finished reading "we are water" by Wally Lamb and I have to be honest. At times, I felt like I was reading two different books. It started out really well and I found it difficult to put down but at times it dragged on and I was overcome by all of the details. Parts of the storyline were quite disturbing as well and I am choosing not to divulge it now so as not to give it away to anyone who has yet to read the book.
" Il destino mischia le carte, ma siamo noi a giocare la partita.
Destiny shuffles the cards, but we are the ones who must play the game."
One of the quotes I enjoyed was found on page 21 and the other one can be found on page 519 :
"Look back on the past but don't stare."
Who else has read this book ?
Mid November weddings give you lots of options as far as decor goes. It technically still is Fall ... but winter is right around the corner. So do you opt for jewel tones of red, yellows, oranges and greens with plenty of leaves, branches and perhaps pumpkins and gourds. OR, do you lean toward the season that comes next and go with whites, silvers, golds and perhaps blues ? This past weekend I had the pleasure of designing the flowers for another one of my fabulous brides. The reception venue was Aria Wedding and Banquet Facility in Prospect Connecticut. My initial consultation with Cassandra lasted for hours ! We talked about her likes and dislikes. Her vision for her special day. How she was going to wear her hair and her accessories. I felt like I had known her for years and was so excited to make all of her wedding dreams come true. Let's talk table centers. A sphere of white carnations on a round mirror and adorned with a pretty brooch of rhinestones and crystals. Lace covered square votives were then placed around the mirror which added a warm glow and romance to the room. Sprinkled on the mirror among loose white dendrobium orchids were clear glass gems that played with the candlelight. Simple, elegant and breath taking. One other aspect of Cassandras wedding that I would like to share with you is the tree I created for the place card table. In a three foot clear glass vase, I added more clear gems and silver sprayed willow branches that wove delicately thru the air. I then cut thirty, ten inch long lengths of thin chiffon ribbon and attached them all the way around the tree on the lower branches. At the bottom of each piece of ribbon I added a single white dendrobium orchid bloom. On the table there were lots and lots of lace covered votives illuminating the entire area.I named this beautiful tree, "The Orchid Waterfall Tree." Working with Cassandra was fun and I enjoyed all of the work and creativity that I shared with her on her special day !
Thursday, November 21st is the date for our annual Chili Contest ! If you have a secret family recipe OR you just love to create call Tyyne' at 203-882-WILD and register the name of your chili. Bring it already prepared in your crock pot ... please remember to bring the cord ... and let the tasting begin ! Bon apetite !!!
