after the party

My mom turned 88 the other day. We threw her a party. Most of my siblings live within a few miles of her, including myself, so there were many guests, all family including five great-grand-babies (with more on the way). It was a fun party. Almost everyone who showed up brought flowers. So for the next couple of weeks I will be the lucky recipient of all her spent flowers which she plucks from the bouquets one stems at a time. This should satisfy my color cravings until our northern spring catches up with the rest of the country. If there must be confetti to clean-up after a party, flower petal confetti is better than most.