If you are looking for the perfect host in Puerto Rico, look no further.
This tasty little treat was hand delivered from Sweden, courtesy of our delightful guests. It’s spice rather than vast amounts of sticky sugar that lend distinction to these light and tasty cinnamon rolls. No napkins required :)
Thank you J & M!
This fabulous, gothic historical monument is always such a delight to view on our morning walks. Beauty is everywhere- you just have to know where to look.
Red ginger (Alpinia purpurata) sends up long stems with red or pink flower bracts. The long flower spikes have multiple bracts along their length. They add an exotic touch to indoor bouquets and arrangements. The ginger flowers have a long life as a cut flower, continuing to bloom for two weeks or longer when given proper care. Use red ginger alone in a single-stem vase or combine several ginger blooms with other flowers.
Things You'll Need
Knife
Bucket
Vase
Flower preservative
Instructions
1 Cut the red ginger flower when it is ½ to 2/3 open, but before it completely opens. Cut through the stem with a sharp knife at the base where the stem emerges from the main plant.
2 Place the cut stem in a bucket of warm tap water. Immediately placing the stem in water prevents air bubbles from entering the stem, which extends the life of the flower.
3 Dissolve a packet of cut flower preservative in a vase filled with 120 degree Fahrenheit tap water.
4 Strip the leaves from the ginger stem, leaving only the top one-to-three leaves in place. Cut the bottom of the stem at a 45-degree angle using a clean knife.
5 Transfer the prepared ginger flower to the vase. Place the vase in a cool room with receives bright but indirect sunlight.
6 Replace the water in the vase with fresh water and preservative every two to three days. Replace the water more frequently if it becomes cloudy or discolored.
Voila! Gorgeous tropical blooms that last! :)
My little Plumeria,
your beauty is greater
than that of your bloom.
But simply put,
to me you are most divine.
An excerpt by Sir Wm van Hoorn © 2003
The Lady Pugglesworth and I were enjoying our late afternoon stroll through Miramar and fortunately happened upon this stunning display. It's a street we've walked down from time to time and these gorgeous blooms went unnoticed. Isn't it funny how just a slight change in perception can make the biggest difference? Change your view; change your world. Indeed.
