Hello all,
Christmas this year was hosted by my daughter, Madeline and her husband, Warren, for about 35 people. Their house, which was recently bought, is generous in size, with spacious indoor areas as well as a large garden and pool, which made it ideal for such a gathering. While everyone contributed dishes to the lunch, the bulk of the work lay with the hosts, who coordinated and prepared the entire event. I was very proud to note that the day was a resounding success.
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| Our charming hosts. |
Below is the floral arrangement that Madeline asked me to make for the dining table. I used cedar branches, cockscomb (Celosia Argentea), hydrangeas, nandina domestica seed heads and poppy pods sprayed gold.
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| George and Dennis - experts in the preparation of Gyro |
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| Sisters three - Vicky, Lucy & Emily |
A few more Christmas arrangements from our last class.
Below is Lei's arrangement. She used dried agapanthus, sprayed gold, one fatsia japonica leaf and bright pink calla lilies. In the placement of her materials, Lei took advantage of the two openings of the ceramic container.
Jenny kept her arrangement all white except for the red poinsettia. The branch is dried magnolia, sprayed white and the Christmas bells are actually silver, although they look white in the photo.
Below is a photo of Vicky's second arrangement and, as such, she could afford to be playful. The white material is something synthetic, while the dark maroon Asiatic lilies are real and proudly grown by her. In the centre of the lilies she placed a little Christmas bauble.
Lucy, in her second arrangement, used a dried branch, sprayed white, a hydrangea, a small conifer branch and a number of Christmas baubles and beads.
With Christmas over, here's to a safe, healthy and very happy New Year for all.
Bye for now,
Emily
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