Greetings! Sowed a little seed today and ran a mental checklist of all the frustrations we've been feeling this week....realized that almost all the consternation was self created. What to do. Hmmm. We love poppies, blood red oriental poppies. Ancient Egyptians placed garlands of poppies on mummies and the Greeks crowned their dead with the flower. Legend has it that in Europe, poppies sprang up on battlefields from the blood of slain soldiers. Poppies symbolize consolation, sleep, and … [Read more...] about For the Love of Poppies