Thanks once more to Sue Lamberti of the Cambridge Flower Shop, for being such a good friend and advising me on beautiful flowers to buy and bring home and photograph. She has been a valuable help and pal; many of these flowers will end up in my raised garden beds in a month.

Sue re-opened her flower shop after a few years of hiatus, and I’m so happy to see her business taking off, prom, weddings, and special events. It’s great to see her shop so successful, and I am always happy to visit with Zinnia, who she loves. (I think she loves all dogs.) She was a bit nervous at first but is sailing alone and right at home, along with her fun friend Michael.

She helped me get a great jump on the summer.

I had a wonderful week, but an exhausting one. The children’s food program was and is a great success. It means a lot to me, and I can’t imagine how Sarah Harrington does it, but I love doing it and consider it a great gift.

I will take it easy tomorrow, or at least try once more, but I will blog here and there. I look forward to seeing you in the morning. We are planning a quiet and peaceful weekend (have we heard this before?). We have both been working day and night, which is our weakness and strength. We’ve been planning a quiet and restful weekend for weeks and months; this may be the one. I told her I was sure this was in us, and we had to be serious about it.

We both love our work too much to leave it alone for long. Good wishes from Bip and Zud.

Good night to you; I hope your weekend is happy and meaningful.

The daises and this rose were made for one another.

The daisies are joyous and straightforward flowers, great to photograph.

I can’t even tell what all these flowers are, but I love their connection to one another.