{"id":13724,"date":"2026-01-20T10:29:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T15:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/?p=13724"},"modified":"2026-01-20T10:31:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T15:31:15","slug":"a-pop-of-sentiment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/2026\/01\/a-pop-of-sentiment\/","title":{"rendered":"A pop of sentiment"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a> Isn’t it funny how cyclical life can be? The last kitsuke coordination<\/a> I did before leaving Montreal last time involved poppies, and now the last ikebana I’ve done before leaving California involved poppies.<\/p>\n

Last weekend, Keith and I were in Palm Springs (doing an escape room – unrelated but super fun!) and I figured while were there we’d check out one of the local florists. I was running under the assumption they’d have more variety than the supermarket near home and typically I’d be right but they’d done a big event that morning and were running low on stock. I found this bundle of pink and white poppies in various levels of bloom and decided I could do something neat with them once I let the buds open up a bit.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, the following day I learnt the very important lesson of Don’t Put Your Hand In The Blender While It’s Plugged In<\/em>. Thankfully I only pulsed one finger for a fraction of a second, and while there’s a fair bit of gnarly tissue damage it could have been so much worse. But I couldn’t exactly use my hand, or even hold the scissors I needed to cut the stems. I was worried they’d wilt before I had the chance to feature them.<\/p>\n

So imagine my surprise when a beautiful set of proper wide-handled ikebana shears<\/a> showed up in the mail on Tuesday, courtesy of my lovely friend Andrea.<\/p>\n

I decided to just let the flowers shine, featuring them at different heights and different levels of open. I love the contrast, and how sculptural the stems are. A bit of foliage to balance things out, and the arrangement essentially put itself together. I could not be happier with it!<\/p>\n

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