Happy Birthday, Mom!

My mom is yet another loved one with an eagle eye for awesome old stuff. As a chairperson of the hotly anticipated annual Thursday Club Rummage Sale, she's been collecting, selling and cherry-picking the china, crystal, silver, cashmere and jewelry of San Diego's rich and charitable for more than a decade.

I'm so proud.

But it presents something of a conundrum on her birthday: what do you buy used for the woman who has access to used everything?

I circumvented the issue by opting for flowers instead. If you haven't already heard of them, California Organic Flowers is an excellent source of sustainable local flora, especially if you're, um, in California...

I couldn't decide between all the seasonal delights, so I decided not to.
Decide, that is.

I sent happy happy dahlias,



elegant lisianthus,



and wacky wild herbs and spices:



Mom reports that all the bouquets are fresh and gorgeous, but she likes the herbs and spices best. Apparently it's super fragrant, and she loves the brainy looking coxcombs.