Flutterby Living Equals
Style and Comfort
Flutterby-Living is anything that provides comfort, security
and beauty to your home, your garden, and your lifestyle.
From the roof over your head to the copper fountain that relaxes
you as you laze in a wicker chair on your patio. From
the mural on your child's wall to the orchid growing in the kitchen
window. Flutterby Living refers to anything that makes YOU
more comfortable.
As children grow and learn, many parents find
they have a new family vocabulary. I've often agreed
with my sons that some items are just not named right. We
didn't "walk" up the stairs...we "stepped" up the stairs. Our
shirts were not "inside out" -- they were "right side wrong".
Many of the original names they gave day-to-day
objects have disappeared with time; yet a few of them were adoped
by the whole family and are still used today.
One word
that stayed with us was flutterby. As we sat under a maple
tree on a hot summer afternoon, my younger son and I noticed
several striking blue butterflies in the border of flowers by the
house. My son mentioned that he didn't know why they would be
called "butterflies" when anyone could see that they fluttered
by.
Since then, "flutterby" has been part
of my vocabulary. Flutterby living is a collection of
activities, ideas and products enrich your family's daily
life. It may be the home maintenance of replacing vents,
adding a new roof or cleaning your carpets.
Flutterby living may be the textures of your
home, the wrought iron, bamboo and wicker that form your patio
furniture or the granite on your kitchen counter. My own
personal favorites in flutterby living are those items which enrich
us daily and provide luxury and beauty to our homes, our yards and
gardens...and our lives.
Flutterby Living is anything that adds safety,
comfort and beauty to your family home and your daily
living.
| HOME AND GARDEN (Bradenton Herald) Sun, 11 May 2008 05:02:52 GMT The Bradenton Herald welcomes information on home and garden events open to the public. The deadline for submitting information is two weeks before you want to see the notice in the paper. E-mail information - including time, date and place - to accent@bradenton.com ; put HOME/GARDEN CALENDAR in the subject line. All addresses are Bradenton unless otherwise noted.
| | | Tending garden at local nursing home helps man recover from stroke (The Alexandria Town Talk) Mon, 12 May 2008 07:55:15 GMT George Wells stands over the rows of peppers dressed in his blue jean overalls and work shoes. He drags the hoe in between the rows of peppers in the garden to help keep out the weeds as he has done many other times.
| | | Euroa Garden Club (Euroa Gazette) Tue, 13 May 2008 00:58:39 GMT On Tuesday 6 May, members of the Euroa Garden Club enjoyed their day out visiting Como Historic Houe gift shop was also enjoyed by all. Finally they made their way to Heide Cafe for a cup of tea or coffee and a wander around before their happy trip home....
| | | AT THE CENTER OF DESTRUCTION: Lant’s Bridal Garden, Lant’s Feed Store destroyed; several died in cars nearby (The Neosho Daily News) Mon, 12 May 2008 20:13:00 GMT SENECA — A wedding dress, with orange trim and lace along the bottom, fluttered in the wind while being trapped by debris from what used to be Lant’s Bridal Garden. A few yards to the south, a car stands on the floor of what used to be a small rental home. Now, all that is left of the home is the floor and the concrete steps leading up to it.
| | | Cars entered, garden statues taken (The Sault Star) Mon, 12 May 2008 13:23:31 GMT Numerous theft reports were made to police during the weekend. • A purse and wallet were taken from a vehicle parked at Fort Creek Conservation Area early Saturday night. • Garden statues and lawn lights were taken from a home on Princeton Drive late Friday or [...]
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