Last week I was the lucky recipient of not one, but two gifts of flowers. The first, a lovely bunch of dahlias, I shared as my ‘In A Vase On Monday‘ contribution last week.

The next day, as I was cleaning the kitchen, the postman arrived with a very large box. Expecting it to be parts for my son’s BMX ( a common parcel in our house), I was delighted to see that the parcel was addressed to my husband and I and contained not just a very beautiful bouquet, but also a delicious box of chocolate truffles.

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The bouquet was a stunning hand tied of white roses and lilies with accents of blue delphiniums and pale purple coloured fuchsia, all highlighted with plenty of greenery.

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The gift came from my daughter’s boyfriend George and was a gratefully received thank you for inviting him to join our Florida family holiday this summer.

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Above you can see the bouquet in its final home in our bedroom – a lovely sight and scent to wake up to.

George is not only a very clever university physics student, he is also a very talented pianist. He fills our house with music whenever he visits and accompanies our daughter as she sings. Not only is George a beautiful pianist, he also writes all his own music and has an album of his pieces called Time which is available on iTunes and Spotify.

The music George writes has a beautiful reflective quality which, I sense, comes straight from his heart.

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Whilst on the subject of George, I am also including a photo of the lovely couple on my daughter’s graduation day. We were very proud parents on that beautiful early July day!

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I have to say a big thank you to George for our lovely gift and hope that he will be back to keep our piano well used in the very near future.