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Mother's Day Magic
Once upon a time there were 3 very different little girls who became Julie, Anna and myself (think peri and post menopausal Charlie’s...
The Flower Bank
Mar 14, 20211 min read
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Spring - A Time for New Beginnings
For the past couple of weeks, I’ve had the most amazing support from an 18-year-old Barnet Young Offender. He totally gets The Flower...
The Flower Bank
Mar 7, 20211 min read
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Looking to the future
I’ve had visits this week from a number of the over 80’s and 90’s who I haven’t seen since March last year! I’m sure the surge in visits...
The Flower Bank
Feb 28, 20211 min read
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Valentine's and Digital Poverty
The Valentine’s Day frenzy is over for another year and there’s a brief calm before the Mother’s Day mayhem kicks off. This week I had a...
The Flower Bank
Feb 21, 20211 min read
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Chinese New Year and Valentines Day
On Friday morning in my class we celebrated Chinese New Year, it is the Year of the Ox so my students and I tried to create an ox using...
The Flower Bank
Feb 14, 20211 min read
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Circle of Life
We had several funeral flowers to prepare for this week which was sad, even more so during Covid, as only 30 people can attend the...
The Flower Bank
Feb 7, 20211 min read
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Flowers, Happy and Sad Moments
Each week it seems like I’m introduced to a different charitable group in Barnet and last week I had the absolute pleasure of being...
The Flower Bank
Jan 31, 20211 min read
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Little Bunches of Kindness
Last week was all about flower bombing. On “Blue Monday” (officially the world’s most depressing day) we flower bombed half the doorsteps...
The Flower Bank
Jan 24, 20211 min read
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Two Whole Years...Oh My!
I was amazed to discover that 2 years ago today I reached my funding target for The Flower Bank, thanks to you. I can’t quite believe...
The Flower Bank
Jan 17, 20212 min read
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New Year...
It’s the first week in January, so our online activities have started again. In case you’re wondering, I’m able to continue to collect...
The Flower Bank
Jan 10, 20211 min read
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Flower Bombing Cheer
Happy New Year, and I hope you’re keeping well. On New Year’s Day, I felt rather maudlin, not sure how The Flower Bank could continue to...
The Flower Bank
Jan 3, 20212 min read
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Uri Geller Would Be Proud
I hoped you’re safe and well and managed to enjoy Christmas in some shape. My daughters’ short-lived the craze this Christmas was for...
The Flower Bank
Dec 27, 20201 min read
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Big Love to You ALL
“Your area is now in Tier 4” were the words my app greeted me with this morning and it’s difficult to know what more to say. Our lives...
The Flower Bank
Dec 20, 20201 min read
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Tales From The Flower Bank
On Thursday evening, after a week of endless wreath making, I drove into town - something I haven’t done since lockdown. I was collecting...
The Flower Bank
Dec 13, 20202 min read
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Fame At Last, Shop Local.
Yesterday was “Small Business Saturday” when Barnet Council launched its shop local campaign and I’m delighted to announce that I’m the...
The Flower Bank
Dec 6, 20201 min read
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Just Another Crazy But Fabulous Week
Last Monday I received my first Flower Bank merchandise, some customised hoodies for me and my volunteers - I haven’t taken mine off yet....
The Flower Bank
Nov 29, 20201 min read
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Mitzvah Day
Last Sunday, Ella (my younger daughter) and I delivered some plants to some vulnerable and isolated members of the Barnet community as...
The Flower Bank
Nov 23, 20201 min read
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World Kindness Day, Amazing!
Last Friday 13th, was World Kindness Day, and I was visited by the Worshipful Mayor Councillor Stock and Councillor Sara Conway from...
The Flower Bank
Nov 15, 20202 min read
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Roller Coaster
It’s been an emotional roller coaster of a week. There was the US Presidential election, the start of another lockdown, and the relief at...
The Flower Bank
Nov 9, 20202 min read
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Something Will Turn Up
One of my favourite fictional characters is Dickens’, Mr. Micawber. The eternal optimist, Micawber’s trademark maxim was “something will...
The Flower Bank
Nov 1, 20201 min read
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