Flower, pretty flower

Ten Thousand Hour MamaFlowers are probably in Peeper’s top ten favorite things, ranking below milk and baths but above pizza. Whenever she sees flowers, she makes a sniffing noise and squirms to get closer.

They feature in her play, too. When we have bouquets in the house, I periodically give her a flower or two.

She carries them around and offers them to everyone, making a sniff, sniff noise.

Inevitably, though, she finishes by pulling off all the petals. I imagine her reciting, “She loves me, she loves me not” as she plucks them.

Peeper, the answer is yes, no matter whom you’re picking petals for. How could anyone fail to love you?

Ten Thousand Hour Mama

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  • August 12, 2014 at 8:51 am
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    My daughter loves flowers, too! We have to keep our yard stocked with roses and other blooming things!

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    • August 12, 2014 at 8:56 am
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      I bet! I can’t wait til we live in our own house and have a yard—I have a feeling Peeper will have a big influence on what we grow. (Flowers and strawberries galore!)

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  • August 12, 2014 at 10:39 am
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    So cute! Every morning while my husband or I water the yard and Suzanna sits watching in the jogger, we give her a mint leaf or other herb to sniff. Now she smells everything, including pictures of flowers.

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    • August 12, 2014 at 11:11 am
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      Haha! I’m getting a kick out of imagining her going crazy over an issue of Sunset. 🙂

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    • August 12, 2014 at 12:54 pm
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      Haha, her priorities may be a little mixed up, but to each her own! 🙂

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  • August 12, 2014 at 3:41 pm
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    Have you read “The Language of Flowers?” It’s a really interesting novel and I bet it would be something special to share with your daughter when she is old enough.

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    • August 12, 2014 at 3:47 pm
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      I haven’t, but I just read its description and it sounds interesting! I’ll have to add it to my Goodreads.

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  • August 13, 2014 at 8:52 am
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    So sweet! I especially love the bottom photo b/c her feet look huge. Big piggies to tickle! Edie is following in her namesake’s literal footsteps. Gma Edith always had huge flower and strawberry gardens (also rhubarb, but we can leave those out). Peonies and roses were her favorites. How special that I loved my Grandma Edith so, and now I love my Granddaughter Edith so.

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    • August 13, 2014 at 9:03 am
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      Once we have a yard of our own, we’ll definitely plant peonies. They always make me think of Pretty Grandma. xo

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