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Block of Stores Including Avalon Florist in the Process of Being Sold - Sunnyside Post

The developers demolished the prior building at the site that housed businesses like King Boulevard, SSS Video, and Azteca Restaurant to make way for the project. Share this article: -- 35 Comments 35 Comments -- /** * RECOMMENDED CONFIGURATION VARIABLES: EDIT AND UNCOMMENT THE SECTION BELOW TO INSERT DYNAMIC VALUES FROM YOUR PLATFORM OR CMS. * LEARN WHY DEFINING THESE VARIABLES IS IMPORTANT: https://disqus.com/admin/universalcode/#configuration-variables */ var disqus_config = function () { this.page.url = 'https://sunnysidepost.com/block-of-stores-including-avalon-florist-in-the-process-of-being-sold'; // Replace PAGE_URL with your page's canonical URL variable this.page.identifier = '51578'; // Replace PAGE_IDENTIFIER with your page's unique identifier variable }; (function() { // DON'T EDIT BELOW THIS LINE var d = document, s = d.createElement('script'); s.src = 'https://.disqus.com/embed.js'; s.setAttribute('data-timestamp', +new Date()); (d.head d.body).appendChild(s); })(); Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus. -- ... https://sunnysidepost.com/block-of-stores-including-avalon-florist-in-the-process-of-being-sold

The poinsettia: history and care - Pagosa Springs Sun

History of poinsettiasThe poinsettia is a native plant of Mexico and originated in a rather limited region near present day Taxco. Long before the arrival of Europeans, the Aztecs of central Mexico cultivated the plant and called it Cuetlaxochitl. Because of its brilliant color, the poinsettia was a symbol of purity to the Indians. It was highly prized by both King Netzahualcoyotl and Montezuma, but because of the high-altitude climate, the plant could not be grown in their capital, now known as Mexico City. The Indians used poinsettia bracts to make a reddish-purple dye. They also made a medicine for fever from the plant’s latex.During the 17th century, a group of Franciscan priests settled near Taxco. They began to use the poinsettia in the Fiesta of Santa Pesebre, a native procession. Juan Balme, a botanist of the same period, mentioned the poinsettia plant in his writings. He described it as having large green leaves and a small flower surrounded by bracts, almost as if for protection. The bracts, he said, turned a brilliant red. Balme also found the plant flourishing on the slopes and in the valleys near Cuernavaca.Poinsettias were first introduced in the United States in 1825 by Joel Roberts Poinsett. While serving as the first United States ambassador to Mexico, he visited Taxco and found the flowers growing on the adjacent hillsides. Poinsett, a botanist of great ability, had some plants sent to his home in Greenville, S.C. They did well in his greenhouse and he distributed plants to botanical gardens and to horticultural friends, including John Bartram of Philadelphia. Bartram, in turn, supplied the plant to Robert Buist, a nurseryman who first sold the plant as euphorbia pulcherrima willd. The name poinsettia, however, has remained the accepted name in English-speaking countries.The ... http://www.pagosasun.com/the-poinsettia-history-and-care-2/

With morning glory, beauty and some hippie history - Fredericksburg.com

It will explain why it’s best to avoid planting them unless you can be sure they are completely frost killed each winter to prevent potential invasiveness.According to an early Spanish writer, Aztec priests used morning glories known as tlitliltzin to elicit visions for divination rituals. The rituals involved a shaman who consumed the plants to reach the spirit world to learn truths or foretell the future. No doubt many of such rituals were performed in Tenochtitlan as news of Cortez was brought from the coast. To this day Nahuatl priests as well as Zapotec shamans continue these practices.Such history proved there is something very potent inside morning glory vines. While the rituals involved eating the seeds, it’s likely the same alkaloids are present in lesser extent throughout the plant. Chemical analysis proved these were very similar to LSD, which led Abbey Hoffman to personally experiment with ingesting them to prove the effects on the human brain were similar to that of his well known work on LSD-25.He’d later write, “It turned out that the new demand derived from hippie circles and other groups interested in hallucinogenic drugs. They believed they had found in the ololiuhqui seeds a substitute for LSD, which was becoming less and less accessible. The morning glory seed boom, however, lasted only a comparatively short time, evidently due to unpleasant experiences with this ‘new’ inebriant.”Personal experience has proven that the vines can also cause transdermal poisoning. When gardening in the heat, pores are open to sweat and the morning glory bleeds heavily when cut or torn. When the sap lands on your skin it is taken in just like it does with a pharmaceutical medicine patch. The longer you work with the vine the more you’ll absorb without knowing it. Eventually migraine headache-like visual distortions begin, and that is how you’ll know you’re in trouble.In Mexico folks know about these vines, but we see them as simply seed-grown grandmother’s garden flowers. Truth is they are anything but that. Imagine a child playing hide and seek within a morning glory shrouding plants. Perhaps a puppy might be drawn to flowers in the morning when bright and fragrant. Maybe you’re barefoot and step on the thin vines without real... http://www.fredericksburg.com/features/house_and_home/with-morning-glory-beauty-and-some-hippie-history/article_aa942270-1088-5ba4-9128-b3a9794b2db5.html

Bloomfield business creates unique gift baskets - Farmington Daily Times

Chance.Prices can range from $10 to $30 and can be designed to carry a personalized theme, message or greeting card.Delivery in Bloomfield is free while delivery to Farmington, Aztec and Blanco is $2.50, Jarred said.Buy PhotoNichole Weaver, owner of N&J's Sweets and Treats, poses with some of the items she offers in her gift baskets on Thursday at her home in Bloomfield. (Photo: Jon Austria/The Daily Times)Nichole Weaver added delivery to locations such as Shiprock is under consideration.Information about the business is available on the N&J's Sweets and Treats Facebook page or on Instagram and Twitter.For information call or text 505-360-4088 or email njsweetsandtreats@yahoo.com.Noel Lyn Smith covers the Navajo Nation for The Daily Times. She can be reached at 505-564-4636.Read or Share this story: http://www.daily-times.com/story/news/local/bloomfield/2017/02/02/bloomfield-business-creates-unique-gift-baskets/97414616/... http://www.daily-times.com/story/news/local/bloomfield/2017/02/02/bloomfield-business-creates-unique-gift-baskets/97414616/

Specialty flower shop opens its doors in Aztec - Farmington Daily Times

Buy PhotoLil Aztec Flower Shop owner Susan Aguirre takes a phone call Tuesday at the shop in downtown Aztec.(Photo: Jon Austria/The Daily Times)Buy PhotoAZTEC — Offering gift items that are "out of the box" is the mission of the newest store in downtown Aztec, its owners say.The Lil Aztec Flower Shop, located at 101 N. Main Ave., was opened Dec. 10 by Aztec residents Susan and Guillermo “Willie” Aguirre in the corner location that formerly housed the Sweetpea Café.The shop specializes in Real Touch flowers — silk flowers that look and feel very similar to fresh flowers. Susan explained that this type of flower is often preferred by hospital patients who can’t handle the smell of real flowers, as well as elderly shut-ins who don’t want to care for real ones.Susan Aguirre, who worked as a florist in Aztec’s Safeway supermarket for the past three years, said owning a shop like this has long been her dream.“I noticed that there just isn’t anything like this around here,” she said. “When you see Real To... http://www.daily-times.com/story/news/local/aztec/2016/12/28/specialty-flower-shop-opens-its-doors-aztec/95886890/

Washington court rules against florist in gay wedding case - Albuquerque Journal

U.S. Supreme Court, according to Lambda Legal. In 2014, the court declined to hear an appeal of a case out of New Mexico that went against a photographer who denied a same-sex couple service.Gov. Jay Inslee lauded Thursday’s ruling, saying it was “in favor of equality for all Washingtonians.”“By ruling that intolerance based on sexual orientation is unlawful, the Court affirmed that Washington state will remain a place where no one can be discriminated against because of who they love,” Inslee said in a written statement.Stutzman had previously sold the couple flowers and knew they were gay. However, Stutzman told them that she couldn’t provide flowers for their wedding because same-sex marriage was incompatible with her Christian beliefs.Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson and the couple sued her, saying she broke state anti-discrimination and consumer protection laws, and the lower court agreed. The state’s nine high court justices upheld that verdict.The court rejected several arguments put forth by Stutzman, including the assertion that since other florists were willing to serve the couple, no harm occurred.“As every other court to address the question has concluded, public accommodations laws do not simply guarantee access to goods or services. Instead, they serve a broader societal purpose: eradicating barriers to the equal treatment of all citizens in the commercial marketplace,” the court wrote. “Were we to carve out a patchwork of exceptions for ostensibly justified discrimination, that purpose would be fatally undermined.”The case thrust the great-grandmother into the national spotlight and she testified before state lawmakers in Indiana and Kansas.Michael Scott, a Seattle attorney who worked with the American Civil Liberties Union to represent Robert Ingersoll and Curt Freed — the couple denied the flowers — had previously told justices he didn’t believe Stutzman’s floral creations constituted speech. By providing flowers for a same-sex marriage, he argued, “she’s not endorsing same-sex marriage. She’s selling what she sells.”Ferguson had said the state’s argument rested on longstanding principle, and uprooting it would weaken antidiscrimination law.After the arguments in the Supreme Court case last November, at a packed theater at Bellevue College, a large crowd of Stutzman’s supporters greeted her outside, chanting her name and waving signs that said “Justice For Barronelle.”In a February 2015 ruling, Benton County Superior Court Judge Alexander Ekstrom found that Stutzman’s refusal to provide flowers because of sexual orientation violated Washington’s anti-discrimination and consumer protection laws. The following month, Ekstrom ordered Stutzman to pay a $1,000 penalty to the state and $1 in co... https://www.abqjournal.com/951260/washington-court-rules-against-florist-in-gay-wedding-case.html

El Paso, New Mexico florists create tribute to Walmart mass shooting victims - El Paso Times

Maria Cortes Gonzalez  El Paso TimesA group of florists from El Paso, Las Cruces and other parts of New Mexico are creating a tribute to the 23 victims of the El Paso mass shooting using moss and dried flowers.The goal is to use 23 silhouettes to create a colorful, emotional and uplifting visual at this weekend's opening of the El Paso County Community Healing Garden through the beauty of sunflowers, cosmos, zinnias, roses, and larkspur.The moss represents the healing garden that is being created, and the flowers in all colors represent life, people and unity.Young victims such as 15-year-old Javier Amir Rodriguez, formerly of Horizon City, will have a silhouette covered completely in flowers as their lives were cut short and didn't get to bloom, the florists said. The teen was about to start high school in El Paso.Each of the silhouettes will be holding a star in one hand, representative of the Star on the Mountain in El Paso.The silhouettes will be displayed along the roads inside Ascarate Park lined with luminarias, from 8:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 2... https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/2020/07/31/el-paso-new-mexico-florists-create-floral-tribute-shooting-victims/5555190002/

Jay Myers, florist with ‘charisma,’ dies at 55 - Albuquerque Journal

Myers helped contribute to the community outside of his store, Ausbun said, giving financial contributions to the Rio Rancho High School Rams and to young women aspiring to run for the Miss New Mexico pageant.Myers also contributed time playing music in three churches around the city, Ausbun said, even though he wasn’t in their congregations.“He was just one of the kindest people you’ve ever met,” she said. “He had this charisma and this light that was infectious to everybody. He loved delivering flowers and that he made the world a better place, one flower delivery at a time.” ... https://www.abqjournal.com/838745/jay-myers-florist-with-charisma-dies-at-55.html

Signature Sweets & Flowers is your place to go for holiday flowers - NMLiving

Signature Sweets & Flowers has you covered. The owner of Signature Sweets & Flowers discussed the wide selection they have to offer. Signature Sweets & Flowers is a local Albuquerque, New Mexico florist delivering courteous, professional service and the highest quality floral and gift items around. Their experienced designers can create floral arrangements that will complement any occasion and meet your budget and style expectations as well. They also offer daily delivery service to all local funeral homes and hospitals.Choose from their nice selection of Green Plants, Blooming Plants, Dish Gardens, Fruit & Gourmet Baskets, Gift Baskets, Baby Gifts, Candy, Greeting Cards, Home Décor, Scented Candles, Silk Flowers, Stuffed Animals, and more. They offer non-contact, safe delivery too. Call them at (505) 833-5400 or visit their website. Related ... https://nmliving.com/2020/11/17/signature-sweets-flowers-is-your-place-to-go-for-holiday-flowers/