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Paul Burrell says wife cried over gay wedding revelation - Stock Daily Dish

Paul Burrell tells of how he and his former wife cried when he told her he was going to marry his gay lover and how he feels ‘selfish‘ at hurting her Princess ‘s former butler Paul Burrell has spoken of the moment he told his ex-wife that he was going to wed his gay lover.The 58-year-old revealed he and Maria broke down into tears during Paul‘s agonising revelation, and that Maria warned how he faced losing their two sons.Mr Burrell, 58, now a florist living in Cheshire, will wed his lawyer partner Graham Cooper, 58, next month and they have reportedly been together for up to a decade.The father-of-two divorced his Maria, 63, last year and the wedding was the first public acknowledgement that he is gay – despite a source close to Mr Burrell claiming the only person her ever told about his sexuality was Diana.Burrell told how he feels ‘selfish‘ about the decision as he had ‘hurt the most important people‘ in his life.He told the newspaper: ‘Myself and Maria have been to hell and back. Our marriage lasted 32 years, and I still want to be there for her. We cried, when I told Maria I was marrying Graham.‘And she said, “Does that mean we’ll never be togeth... https://stockdailydish.com/paul-burrell-says-wife-cried-over-gay-wedding-revelation/

Teleflora Recognizes Michael Kraft of Nanz & Kraft Florists as the 2019 Tom Butler “Floral Retailer of The Year” - PerishableNews

Palm Springs, CA – Teleflora, the world’s leading floral delivery service, today honors the late Michael Kraft of Nanz & Kraft Florists in Louisville, Kentucky, with the fifth annual Tom Butler “Floral Retailer of the Year” Award. David Kraft, co-owner of Nanz & Kraft Florists, accepted the award on his behalf. The Honorary Award recognizes a retail florist and Teleflora member who best exemplifies the legacy of Teleflora’s former Chairman, Tom Butler. The announcement took place at the American Floral Endowment (AFE)Fundraising Dinner in conjunction with the Society of American Florists’ (SAF) AnnualConvention in Amelia Island, Florida.   Established in 2015, the “Floral Retailer of the Year”Award was created to honor former Chairman Tom Butler, who was devoted toserving as a trusted business partner, friend and innovator to independentretail florists across the U.S. and Canada. In addition to leading a superbretail operation, the awarded florist must show commitment to servicing theircommunity, being a steadfast ambassador in the floral industry, and offeringmeaningful guidance to fellow florists. “Michael Kraft’s incrediblecontribution to the floral industry and to his ... https://www.perishablenews.com/floral/teleflora-recognizes-michael-kraft-of-nanz-kraft-florists-as-the-2019-tom-butler-floral-retailer-of-the-year/

20 Beautiful 'Garden Terrasses' In Montreal - MTL Blog

St. Ambroise beer that they make on tap, which makes for the perfect afternoon refreshment.More info.AgrikolWhere: 1844 rue AmherstWhat: This Haitian restaurant, co-owned by Winn Butler and Régine Chassagne of Arcade Fire is a seriously fun restaurant with some great dishes and strong cocktails. They have a beautiful terrasse, too.More info.Le Saint-SulpiceWhere: 1680 rue St-DenisWhat: This huge bar on Saint-Denis boasts a large, beautiful terrasse filled with plants and flowers. Go for the décor, stay for the great music and ambiance.More info.Terrasses BonsecoursWhere: 364 rue de la Commune E.What: This swanky terrasse in the Old Port has a ton of greenery, both real and fake. Not to mention their famous sangria, which comes in dozens of variations.div class="embed... https://www.mtlblog.com/eat-drink/canada/qc/montreal/20-beautiful-garden-terrasses-in-montreal

Community blossoms at Princeton's Vaseful Flowers and Gifts - Community News Service

Growing up in Pittsburgh, where his father was a milkman, he thought he wanted to be a priest, and at an age when most children are still in middle school, he began attending a seminary in Butler, Pennsylvania, when he was 12. On his time off when he was not taking class, he volunteered working at a home for disabled children.He decided being a priest was not for him and enrolled in public high school. He earned a degree in philosophy at the University of Dayton and spent some time teaching, but ultimately returned to his original calling.Eventually he worked as the executive director at United Cerebral Palsy of New Jersey and later for the state in the Department of Human Services. At the time, New Jersey was second in the nation for number of people with developmental disabilities living in institutions, and Stack’s job was to try to get them out of those facilities.“New Jersey was horr... https://communitynews.org/2019/07/01/community-blossoms-at-princetons-vaseful-flowers-and-gifts/

How to Get Flowers in the Foyer—If You Don’t Have a Butler - The Wall Street Journal

New Covent Garden Market, which operates in the early morning—not all that convenient for a busy professional with small children. “I didn’t have a butler, so if I was having a dinner party I would go to the market [before work] in a pencil skirt and stilettos,” she says. “I didn’t understand why I couldn’t get the market to my door.” This frustration led Bromberg Hawkings to explore the mechanics of flower distribution in the U.K. “The flowers come from Holland. They go to the flower market, sit for three days; they are marked up, sold to a florist, sit for three days; they are marked up, they are sold to the consumer,” she explains. “I was like, Why can’t we just cut all that out, get fresher flowers, get better value?’’ So Bromberg Hawkings founded an online company, Flowerbx, creating a direct line from growers to purchasers, delivering single-variety stems of optimum freshness—the flowers are only bought from the farmers once an order has been placed—at a competitive price. After launching in France and Germany last year, the company expanded further into Europe this March and now delivers to 21 countries there; it does all the floral gifting for Dior in London and supplies flowers for European events put on by brands like Louis Vuitton. Most notably, it has just crossed the Atlantic and opened for business in New York, its May arrival heralded with a monthlong pop-up store in Bergdorf Goodman. Flowerbx began with a $180,000 personal investment from Bromberg Hawkings; her husband, Peter Hawkings, senior vice president for menswear at Tom Ford; and Ned Salter, an investment director. “We bought a ‘plug and play’ website, leased a van, hired a driver and [rented] a warehouse,” she says. To kick off the business, in April 2015, she sent bouquets to 20 friends, influential people she’d met over nearly two decades at Tom Ford, where she started out as the designer’s personal assistant. “Ranunculus,” she says. “I bought them myself.” Many of the recipients, who included Alexandra Shulman, then editor of British Vogue; Elizabeth Saltzman of Vanity Fair; and Natalie Massenet, founder of the online fashion retailer Net-a-Porter, posted pictures on Instagram. Bromberg ... https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-get-flowers-in-the-foyerif-you-dont-have-a-butler-11556800089

With closed doors, Frankfort retailers, florist make alternative plans - State-Journal.com

Frankfort retailers are making alternative plans after Gov. Andy Beshear issued an order mandating all nonessential Kentucky retail businesses to close to in-person traffic by 8 p.m. Monday.Nonessential retail businesses include auto and vehicle dealers; furniture and home furnishing stores; electronics and appliance stores; cosmetics, beauty supply and perfume stores; optical good stores; other health and personal care stores; shoe stores; clothing stores; sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument and book stores; department stores; florists; office supplies, stationary and gift stores; and used merchandise stores.At Poor Richard’s Books — an anchor shop in downtown Frankfort for more than 30 years — owner Lizz Taylor worries that the closure will make it more difficult to get educational materials, especially books, into children’s hands.“I’m concerned that this will be a long haul and video screens will get old,” she said.The Paul Sawyier Public Library closed and ceased all operations — with the exception of online services — on Saturday. ... https://www.state-journal.com/business/with-closed-doors-frankfort-retailers-florist-make-alternative-plans/article_298b2460-6d36-11ea-b291-63a3f84599ce.html

Manchester Florist Offers Bows to Honor High School Seniors – Mix 94.7 KMCH - kmch.com

Saturday morning and by the afternoon, there was just one lonely bow left. She’s planning to make more on Monday.And her idea has been seen by other florists on Facebook – some as far away as Kentucky – who plan on making bows to show support for their high school seniors too.photo courtesy of Sarah’s Flowers & Gifts ... https://kmch.com/blog/2020/04/20/manchester-florist-offers-bows-to-honor-high-school-seniors/

With the right placement and little care, hydrangeas can make your Kentucky garden pop - Courier Journal

But while these are better garden plants and work well outside, the fact of the matter is that they work much better in Savannah or Charleston than they do in Kentucky. Bigleaf hydrangeas struggle in Kentucky because we are way too dry in summer (ever try to keep one of these from wilting in July or August?), and they also get their blooms blasted by Kentucky’s annual late spring freezes. The moderating influence of the Atlantic Ocean tends to help Savannah-grown hydrangeas avoid that fate. There are forms that bloom on new wood each year (so still bloom if hit with a spring freeze) but they still have that darned constant wilting thing ...And now to what should be considered the state tree of most northern states, Hydrangea paniculata. When I lived in Maine, not having a PG hydrangea in your front yard was a bit like not raking your leaves in fall or not shoveling the sidewalk in front of your house. Nobody wants to be that guy! Suffice to say, they were omnipresent. But after a while, it can get a little monotonous. Fortunately, plant breeders jumped in, and we now have a gigantic slate of varieties from which to choose.There are types with gigantic, white, globular flower heads that can reach 10-12 inches long. They have mostly sterile flowers with four petals each — the fertile flowers are tiny and buried deep in the flower cluster. Then there are those with a mixture of showy, sterile flowers and the non-show, fertile flowers. This gives the whole flower head (inflorescence) a lighter and more airy feel. A bit less like a Nerf football. Most are white flowering, but there are some (the variety Pillow Talk comes to mind) that start out greenish, go to white and then end the show with rich pink.But I prefer to look at the various varieties out there as opportunities to extend the bloom season. To that end, two of my favorites are the earliest of the H. paniculatas to bloom, "Dharuma" and the latest, "Tardiva.""Dharuma" is a Dutch selection that has a white, lace cap bloom type with a mix of sterile and fertile flowers. It is one of the smaller growing forms with 10-year-old plants at Yew Dell Botanical Gardens topping out at around 5-feet tall, less than half the size of the straight species. But it is also the very first one in our collection to bloom each year, usually starting to show its color in May.Then, when "Dharuma" is just making its last gasp of show, "Tardiva" bursts into bloom. Another lace cap type bloom, this one is just about the last one to flower in the group. It blooms in pure white and flowers through late July and August. So, with one plant of each in the garden, you can have flowers almost all summer long.But wait, there’s more.Another development in the large hydrangea world over the last few decades has been the discovery of the North American native oakleaf hydrangea. A large grower to 10-feet-plus tall and wide with thick, leathery leaves, this is an understory plant that graces the garden with billowy white blooms in late spring and early summer. And like all the ... https://www.courier-journal.com/story/life/home-garden/2020/05/08/hydrangeas-give-your-kentucky-gardens-ample-variety-color/3047641001/

Arnold, Carl J. - The Chattanoogan

Carl was born in Franklin County, Tennessee, January 25, 1917 and attended Franklin County Public school. He earned his B.S. from Bowling Green College of Commerce (now Western Kentucky) in 1939 and taught school in Wellsburg, West Va.   He was employed by TVA before entering the Navy in 1942. After being honorably discharged as Lieutenant Senior Grade in 1946, he went to work for Interstate Life and Accident Insurance Company and retired in 1984 as Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer. Carl was an active member of the First Centenary United Methodist Church having served as Treasurer, leader of the Discussion Sunday School Class and President of the Baker-New-Mur class. He was a member of the Chattanooga Kiwanis Club serving as Treasurer, Finance Chairman and Board Member with almost 40 years of perfect attendance. He had a special interest in the Educational Assistance Committee and served as its Chairman for many years. He served as Chairman and was a long-time member of Citizens Committee for Better Schools and was a member of the first Contact class in 1969 serving in some capacity with this telephone ministry until it ceased operating. Carl was the oldest member of the Chattanooga... https://www.chattanoogan.com/2019/11/14/399569/Arnold-Carl-J..aspx