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A welcome deluge of rain lilies - Houston Chronicle

Photo: Molly Glentzer Image 5 of 7Rain lilies bloom in a flooded Bellaire garden after Hurricane Harvey.Rain lilies bloom in a flooded Bellaire garden after Hurricane Harvey. Photo: Melissa Ward Aguilar Image 6 of 7Almost immediately after skies cleared following Hurricane Harvey, wild rain lilies popped up in weedy lots and and along streets in Brenham.Almost immediately after skies cleared following Hurricane Harvey, wild rain lilies popped up in weedy lots and and along streets in Brenham. Photo: Molly Glentzer Image 7 of 7Rain lilies pop up in a vacant lot in Bellaire after Harvey's rains.Rain lilies pop up in a vacant lot in Bellaire after Harvey's rains. Photo: Melissa Ward Aguilar A welcome deluge of rain liliesBack to GalleryI noticed them just before sunset on the day the remnants of Hurricane Harvey finally veered eastward: wild rain lilies waving in the amber light on a weedy lot next door.This was two days after the first sign of hope that pulled me outside, following two days of hunkering down and looking at almost nothing beyond the TV and computer screens: a double rainbow that spread like a giant, upside-down smile across the sky.Finally. Mercifully.Then each one of those humble flowers offered six little petals of cheer.TranslatorTo read this article in one of Houston's most-spoken languages, click on the button below.Nothing comforts a g... http://www.houstonchronicle.com/life/article/A-welcome-deluge-of-rain-lilies-12183324.php

Flowers by Adela - Community Impact Newspaper

Fri. 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m., closed Saturdays and SundaysDelivery: Flowers By Adela delivers to Missouri City, Sugar Land, Richmond, Rosenberg, Katy, Fulshear, Fresno, Rosharon, Meadows Place, Houston, Bellaire, Needville and the Texas Medical Center.In 1999, Ohl and her husband, Olan, bought the business from Adela Pendergrass, who opened Flowers By Adela on Feb. 1, 1977, at 3756 Cartwright Road and then opened a Sugar Land store five years later.By 2012, Ramona and Olan’s daughters, Olivia Ohl-Lara and Odessa Ohl, were working for the business full time.Flowers by Adela lists among its clients all Fort Bend ISD schools and the Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce. Designs range from roses to tropical and artificial plants. Same-day delivery for orders placed by 3 p.m. is available.Out-of-state and international customers place orders for their friends or relatives who live in the area, Odessa said.“I even have this lady—she probably does this two times a year—she calls from London,” she said.The business has weathered two recessions in the Greater Houston area. The Ohls saw a drop in orders when the price of oil plummeted two years ago. So how has the business managed to stay afloat?“By the grace of God,” Odessa said.Web searches and social media now generate nearly 85 percent of customer orders, Ohl-Lara said.The Ohls are uncertain what the future holds for them. Olivia and Odessa said the long hours that require them to stay on their feet make it a physically demanding job.“It’s very hard work,” Ohl-Lara said. “You’re dealing with perishables … you can’t sit on these for a long period of time.”But the Ohls said a florist provides significant experience for the workplace and also for life in general.“We try to give everybody personal service and make it right,” Ohl-Lara said.

How to Get Married During a Pandemic? With Tents, Masks and Fewer Guests - The Two River Times

There’s no way I can do it by myself,” Malloy said, noting that both her job and her husband’s job are stressful. Matt is a tugboat captain who was then working three weeks on, three weeks off in Texas.The Malloys were able to use their original photographer, DJ and florist, but Deo had to procure a tent, caterer, tables, seating and more. They used Brennan’s Delicatessen in Rumson for the food and Bay Ave. Bakery in Highlands for the cake. In the end they spent more than their original budget for the wedding which Deo said is not unusual for a tent wedding.“Don’t be surprised if your budget is going to be a little bit more, or equal to where you were with your venue,” she said, which always catches people off-guard. “You are no longer in a venue with a roof over your head, with air conditioning and heat and tables and chairs and staff and everything else. You are now in the middle of a backyard or farm… and we’re bringing in every single fork, every chair, every plate, every light, every everything, and you’re building this atmosphere or this vibe out of nothing.”“To create that wedding atmosphere and everything that goes into it is a lot of money,” Deo said.The Malloys invited about 185 guests to the October wedding and ended up with about 120, a hundred fewer than their... https://tworivertimes.com/how-to-get-married-during-a-pandemic-with-tents-masks-and-fewer-guests/

Ice and Snow Would Not Stop Their Wedding in Texas - The New York Times

Courtney Broussard and Jerimy Craft had planned for disruptions because of the pandemic. But an unexpected storm on Valentine’s Day in Texas had not occurred to them.Jerimy L’Bene’ Craft and Courtney Marie Broussard never imagined that the coronavirus would be the least of their worries when it came to their Feb. 14, 2021 wedding. Little did they know that a winter storm was about to put a deep freeze on their Valentine’s Day wedding.They initially planned to get married about 30 miles from Houston, with 150 guests, at the Meekermark in Magnolia, Texas.But because of the pandemic, they soon narrowed the list from 150 to 50, inviting the other 100 guests to join virtually. They wanted to avoid rescheduling because, Ms. Broussard said, “Jerimy and I wanted to honor our date of Valentine’s Day.” Enter the winter storm that ravaged a large part of the country, particularly Texas.Sunday morning, Ms. Broussard became inundated with concerned calls while at their hotel room at the Residence Inn Market Street in the Woodlands, Texas, which was about 35 minutes from the venue. Initially, the storm was predicted to hit well aft... https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/26/style/ice-and-snow-would-not-stop-their-wedding-in-texas.html

Judge Says Florist Charged in Capitol Riot May Travel to Mexico - The New York Times

Jan. 6 siege, said she had planned a four-day “work-related bonding retreat” in the Riviera Maya with employees and their spouses.A federal judge said on Friday that a florist from Texas who has been charged with taking part in the riot at the U.S. Capitol last month may travel to Mexico for what she had described as a “work-related bonding retreat.”The judge, Trevor N. McFadden of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, granted the woman, Jenny Louise Cudd, permission to take the prepaid trip this month, saying she had no criminal history and there was no evidence she was a flight risk or a danger to others.Judge McFadden also said that Ms. Cudd’s pretrial services officer and prosecutors had not objected to her request to travel. Ms. Cudd must provide her itinerary to her pretrial officer and follow any other instructions the officer gives her, the judge said.Ms. Cudd, who was charged with violent entry and being in a restricted building or grounds, said in a court filing that she had “planned and prepaid” for the retreat with her employees in the Riviera Maya, south of Cancún, from Feb. 18 to Feb. 21.A grand jury has indicted Ms. Cudd, of Midland Texas, on five counts, including d... https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/05/us/politics/cudd-texas-florist-mexico.html

Longtime CEO of Wedel’s Nursery remembered for love of faith, family, fishing and flowers - mlive.com

Harley Wedel’s four children, is also still involved in the business, Schwartz said.That only scratches the surface of cousins, aunts and uncles who work at the nursery, now located in Texas Township, as well as the family’s farm and other related businesses, she said.Who will take over the business with George Wedel now gone is unknown, Schwartz said. But one thing is for certain — it will stay in the family.Known for his joy of bringing people together for picnics and BBQs on Sunday afternoons, George Wedel also loved fishing and the Detroit Tigers — his two biggest passions outside of his faith and love for plants, his children said.Each year, he would look forward to trips to Drummond Island to go perch fishing, Lake Erie to fish for walleye and an annual trip to Detroit for a ballgame, Schwartz said. Andy Wedel recalled trips to the South Haven pier as a child to catch perch.In addition to fishing, Andy Wedel recalled growing up in “gardens so big a child could get lost in” them and “Detroit Tiger baseball blaring over the little AM radio sitting out on the post.”“I think he has been part of making this county more beautiful,” Schwartz said. “All the trees, shrubs and plants that have been put in all over Kalamazoo County. Our business is 74 years old, just think how many things have been planted around here.“He had a work ethic was like no other and it’s really just why I feel our business has survived and done so well.”A visitation for Wedel will take place from 3-6 p.m. Sunday, June 28, at Country Christian Evangelical Free Church, 9286 36th St. in Scotts. The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, June 29, at the church. Wedel’s burial will take place at Harrison Cemetery in Scotts, and a luncheon will follow.Also on MLive:Two children playing on Kalamazoo sidewalk struck by gunfire, police sayWillie Nelson’s tour stop in Michigan rescheduled to 2021p class="article__paragraph article__paragraph--left" id="737B3WX2YRAMNJN2Y3YET... https://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/2020/06/longtime-ceo-of-wedels-nursery-remembered-for-love-of-faith-family-fishing-and-flowers.html