Caitlin : Such a beautiful tribute, I love every word and image of this. And I love that your home came with so many blooms from its past, and that you are adding to it with your mom. (I also just clicked over to your post from last year about your grandmother's sweet peas. I don't know how I missed that one, but it was absolutely beautiful. And not suitable for work in the tears-streaming-down-my-face sort of way.) (5/9/2016, 10:33AM)

mom: "When words escape, flowers speak." Bruce W. Currie and so I would also say. "I hope some day to meet God, because I want to thank him for the flowers" Robert Brault (5/8/2016, 11:14AM)

Laura Reed: I was blest with a grandmother who, from my birth, celebrated me every day. She defined unconditional love for me. She was witty, a voracious reader, sang beautifully, a raconteur and generous with compliments, hugs and love. She was irises, lilacs, roses, Ireland, and summer sun. I miss her every day. (5/6/2016, 12:04PM)