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The Reason For Choosing Carnations

celticeagle @celticeagle (189792) • Boise, Idaho 8 May

In 1908 Anna Jarvis organized the first Mother's Day official observation in order to honor her mother. It being her favorite flower she sent 500 white carnations to her mother on the first formal Mother’s Day observation on May...

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Red Roses

Always smiling @allknowing (153544) • India 6 Nov 24

Red roses for most are a symbol of love. But there are many others such as tulips and carnations. On my engagement my then fiance brought me a huge bouquet of carnations. My heart started palpitating to see him with that...

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Carnations

Always smiling @allknowing (153544) • India 19 Mar 23

I have loads of memories associated with carnations. I was given a bouquet of carnations by my then fiance on the day of our engagement. I cherished them for days and took care of them placing them in a vase changing water every...

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Marukai to home

Krissttina Isobe @oahuwriter (26773) • United States 2 Jul 22

Dinner, shrimp, brown rice, veggies. Shrimp was .50 off of $4.42 and my brown rice was the last one. Wasn't going to eat a big dinner, but I couldn't resist the shrimp. A lucky, flower buy for the vendor just put flower delivery...

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Memorial Day Flowers

Krissttina Isobe @oahuwriter (26773) • United States 28 May 21

I was hoping Safeway would have Memorial Day Flowers. They had carnations, roses, tulips, gladiolus, purple iris combination of rises & carnations as well as others. I got purple iris flowers for Memorial Day.

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January 29, 2020 - What happened on that day?

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222288) • United States 29 Jan 20

Curmudgeons Day National Carnation Day 1886 - Karl Benz patents the first successful gasoline-powered automobile. 1936 - The first inductee into the Baseball Hall of Fame is announced. 1945 - Tom Selleck was born. He is an...

baseball hall of fame

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Carnations

C @ShyBear88 (59342) • Sterling, Virginia 25 Apr 19

Last night my husband came home with a very lovely surprise. He brought me some carnations. They are my favorite flower and they even came in my favorite color purple. I didn’t think he would get me a gift from the store...

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Past Their Prime

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381815) • Rockingham, Australia 13 Jan 17

I have had these artificial flowers for a while now but they are starting to look tired and reluctantly they are going out. The paler one is made of tissue paper. The other looks like a gerbera. They are so lifelike and for ages I...

artificial flowers

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Rachel @Raelove's Flower Challenge

celticeagle @celticeagle (189792) • Boise, Idaho 26 Jan 16

I just read @Marlina's post about @Raelove's flower challenge and wanted to be a part of it since I love flowers so much. When my boyfriend passed away back in the 70's from a brain injury I had the florist make up a bouquet of...

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Flowers!!!

hmkoct5 @hmkoct5 (2065) • United States 10 Feb 09

What are your favorite types of flowers to receive? Personally, I love carnations! I have been teasing my husband lately asking him what my favorite flower is over and over again. I'm hoping he will get the clue that I want some...

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Do you have any special reason for liking a particular flower?

Bala @balasri (26537) • India 22 Dec 07

I love carnations from childhood without any particular reason.I find them so beautiful.

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Flowers

kitkat1 @kitkat1 (1227) • Canada 8 Jun 07

I love carnations most of all and i also like blue roses too. I also like lilly and violet love to bring bunches into the house they smell so good. What types of flowers do you like and do you get flowers given to you much. I have...

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flowers

kcrowson @kcrowson (353) • United States 8 Sep 06

what is your favorite flower?

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