Corsage made for Mom and Mei Ling Ouyang

Mom is happy with the corsage I made for her at her Lions Manor Apartment.

I also made one for my dear volunteer friend Mei Ling Ouyang at Arcadia Public Library.

In Flanders Fields Poem

In Flanders Fields

by John McCrae, May 1915

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

Inspiration for “In Flanders Fields”

Lieutenant Alexis Helmer, 1st Brigade Canadian Field Artillery. ⁽¹⁾

During the early days of the Second Battle of Ypres a young Canadian artillery officer, Lieutenant Alexis Helmer, was killed on 2^nd May, 1915 in the gun positions near Ypres. An exploding German artillery shell landed near him. He was serving in the same Canadian artillery unit as a friend of his, the Canadian military doctor and artillery commander Major John McCrae.

As the brigade doctor, John McCrae was asked to conduct the burial service for Alexis because the chaplain had been called away somewhere else on duty that evening. It is believed that later that evening, after the burial, John began the draft for his now famous poem “In Flanders Fields”.

Field poppies growing near Connaught British Military cemetery on the old Western Front battlefields.

Poppies have become a symbol of remembering soldiers who died in wars. 

Moribana style

Calla Lily in yellow really has a stunning appearance! Amazingly, calla lilies are not true lilies. It’s no surprise that the name calla lily comes from a Greek word for beauty.  It has been associated with holiness, faith and purity. Yellow ones can carry a multitude of meanings, but are typically associated with gratitude. Additionally, as the cone-line flowers blossom in spring, they have become symbols of youth and rebirth.

Extraction (Movie, 2015)

Not even Willis could save this one. Lutz is so nothing, you will forget him as you watch. It's a series of worn out cliches strung together by bad acting and an equally worn out plot.

Dracula Untold (2014, Movie)

This one was very clever in its telling of why Prince (not Count) Dracula chose this curse.  It is more of a prequel of the Brams Stoker novel. It portrays Dracula as a noble hero who sought dark powers to protect his people. Awesome effects!

Moribana style

We used helleborus, a rare to find flower, as the main character.

Wedding bouquet and Corsage

We have roses, tulips and alstroemerias.







The corsage is mainly made of orchids.