You know those beautiful, vivid green bouquets handed out to the winners? The 1800 bouquets from the games came from a Surrey B.C. flower shop and were assembled by marginalized women who are recovering addicts, former victims of violence or sex trade workers. It's part of a program called Just Beginnings, and more than 2 dozen women a day worked on producing the 150 bouquets needed for the Olympics.
The flowers are all organically grown, locally sourced as much as possible, and wrapped with environmentally friendly materials.
No pussy willows (you could take an eye out if tossed in the crowds) or cedar branches (allergies) but green hypericum berries and spider mums backed with leatherleaf fern, aspidistra leaves and loops of monkey grass. Aren't they gorgeous? I wondered about them during the Olympics and now, thanks to KNITTING ON IMPULSE, I know the story.
Read more HERE
Does anyone else besides me have Post Olympic Letdown?
Sigh.
Showing posts with label Olympics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Olympics. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Monday, March 1, 2010
Go Canada!
Permit me a wee bit of pride in my country. We Canadians hardly ever boast. We are a quiet, humble nation.
Until we get a hockey stick in our hands.
Or a beer in our bellies.
Or we totally rock the Winter Olympics!
Despite the fact that I thought the closing ceremonies were not very good (loved Catriona spoofing the failed hydraulics, and loved Neil Diamond, and Michael Buble, but come on, floating beavers and moose and women dressed like Mountie strippers?!) I loved the energy of the whole Olympic experience. This is so unlike Canada. We never wave flags or get carried away like this.
It feels good.
And this is what Bill Shatner tried to do last night:
Until we get a hockey stick in our hands.
Or a beer in our bellies.
Or we totally rock the Winter Olympics!
Despite the fact that I thought the closing ceremonies were not very good (loved Catriona spoofing the failed hydraulics, and loved Neil Diamond, and Michael Buble, but come on, floating beavers and moose and women dressed like Mountie strippers?!) I loved the energy of the whole Olympic experience. This is so unlike Canada. We never wave flags or get carried away like this.
It feels good.
And this is what Bill Shatner tried to do last night:
Friday, February 12, 2010
Let the Games Begin!
The flame left Greece on October 30th, 2009, traveling
106 days to reach its final destination
26,000 km by land and 18,000 km by air
12,000 torch-bearers
1,000 communities across Canada, including
100+ First Nations Communities
Opening ceremonies tonight at B.C. Place where the Olympic Cauldron will be lit to signal the opening of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games!
Whoo HOOOOOO!! Go CANADA!!!!!!!!! I have my red Olympic mitts and I'm ready to cheer!
Check out the Olympic Torch relay in photos.
Trust me. These are stunning.
Here are the first 44 days in photos.
Here are the next 73 days.
106 days to reach its final destination
26,000 km by land and 18,000 km by air
12,000 torch-bearers
1,000 communities across Canada, including
100+ First Nations Communities
Opening ceremonies tonight at B.C. Place where the Olympic Cauldron will be lit to signal the opening of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games!
Whoo HOOOOOO!! Go CANADA!!!!!!!!! I have my red Olympic mitts and I'm ready to cheer!
Check out the Olympic Torch relay in photos.
Trust me. These are stunning.
Here are the first 44 days in photos.
Here are the next 73 days.
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