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Apr 20, 2018

These miniature flowers are perfect for small spaces (and budgets)

I saw a whole drift of King Alfred types the other day (probably the ubiquitous Carlton) in front of a country house hotel in Ireland. Planted along the entrance lawn by the hundreds, they had a pleasing presence and scale — their yellow brilliance was a match for the veil of drizzle. But as a cut flower in a table arrangement, they were a bit frightening. I looked away and asked for the cheese board.It took me a long time to fully understand the delight of small daffodils, but now I wouldn’t be without them, either in autumn planting season or in April, payoff time.Everything about them is delicate and refined, from their buttonlike cups to their grasslike leaves. Many are intensely fragrant. What they lack in bloom size, they can make up in the sheer number of flowers.[Chase away the winter blues with these lovely early-blooming trees and shrubs]Brent Heath, the daffodil deity from Gloucester, Va., says one of his new hybrids, Sunlight Sensation, has as many as five stems per bulb, each with four or five blooms. A dozen bulbs might give you 300 flowers. “It has a lovely fruitlike fragrance,” he said.Even long-established varieties combine delicacy with abundance. Minnow, white with yellow cups, has been around since the 1960s and still deserves to be in every garden. Hawera, developed in New Zealand way back in 1928, remains to me the most elegant of small daffodils, pa...

Aug 10, 2017

More than just flowers: Georgia O'Keeffe at the Art Gallery of Ontario ...

O’Keeffe’s ‘New York Street with Moon,’ ‘New York Night’ and ‘Ritz Carlton, Night’ at the Art Gallery of Ontario (Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Ontario).I overheard a conversation by two middle-aged men, presumably educated in at least some sort of art history and background, as I walked through the exhibit. They read a short description that told of how O’Keeffe did not want her flowers to have any extraneous connotations, yet proceeded to laugh and ask rhetorically how the paintings clearly portrayed a woman unable to express her “clear femininity” other than through her work. As a woman and an artist, I still could not help but be grossly transfixed and eerily disgusted by O’Keeffe’s continued legacy as a sexualized symbol. Although we may not immediately associate the sexual symbolism with her work that art critics did, it still raises a troubling question. Like public perception of celebrities and artists today, we very rapidly jump to judge individuals based on what the masses say. With the influences of Stieglitz—a male figure who did not necessarily completely define her career—O’Keeffe was quickly brought up to the big leagues amongst the New York elite and avant-garde artists to whom she would be forever tied. Who’s to say how O’Keeffe may have been seen without the looming eye of critics to constantly analyze her precious flowers, mix her personal life with her artistic one or take even her own statements with a grain of salt.How can we trust to continue beyond this thin veil of public shadow casted upon art? It may be impossible to unlink the inextricably linked artist from her art, but it’s aghast to think that we as a society cannot even trust the artist’s own words. This uneasily feeling lingered with me throughout the entire exhibit, even as I was astounded by her many natural landscapes that far exceeded her famous flowers in depth and vibrancy. I couldn’t shake what O’Keeffe’s legacy means for artists today—a constant reminder of the fact that we are judged, especially by our own actions, statements and even accidental associations. It’s something that we sadly and frustratingly may never be able to get over, but certainly need to try, even for the sake of honoring the wishes of individuals who just want to be taken seriously, not solely seen in the light of their male counterparts.The Georgia O’Keeffe retrospective exhibit is at its only North American stop at the Art Gallery of Ontario un... (The Stanford Daily)

Apr 27, 2017

Biz News: Garden show comes to South Coast Plaza starting Thursday

University of Utah, previously was associate director of group sales at Montage Deer Valley in Park City, Utah. He also has worked at the Ritz-Carlton resort in Dana Point.Westin South Coast Plaza gets new meeting and event managerJamie Reiter has been named meeting and event manager at the Westin South Coast Plaza hotel in Costa Mesa.Reiter previously was a meeting and event manager at the Monarch Beach resort in Dana Point. She is a graduate of the Rosen College of Hospitality Management at the University of Central Florida.Crystal Cove community to get upgraded irrigation systemPark West Cos., a Rancho Santa Margarita-based provider of landscape construction, landscape management and tree care services, has been engaged to upgrade the irrigation system in Newport Coast’s Crystal Cove community.Among other projects, Park West will install technology that includes wireless controllers, according to a news release. (Los Angeles Times)

Mar 23, 2017

Funeral notices for Wednesday, March 22, 2017 | Sun Journal

Topsham, ME 04086-1240; or to the Clergy Benefit Retirement Fund, 510 Ocean Ave., Portland, ME 04103. Albert & Burpee Funeral Home.CARVER — John Carlton Sr., 80, of Turner, passed away Saturday, March 18. A memorial service will be held March 25 at 1 p.m. at the West Auburn Congregational Church. Immediately following the service will be a light lunch in the church vestry. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Hospice House, c/o Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice, 15 Strawberry Ave., Lewiston, ME 04240. Arrangements entrusted to Funeral Alternatives, 25 Tampa St., Lewiston.CONTI — Louise S., 90, of South Portland passed away Friday, March 17. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Saturday, March 25, at 10 a.m. at Parish of the Holy Savior, 126 Maine Ave. in Rumford. Spring interment will be in St. John Cemetery. If so desired, contributions in Louise’s memory may be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Arrangements are under the care of S.G. Thibault Funeral Home, Cremation and Monument Services, 250 Penobscot St., Rumford, ME 04276. 364-4366.COURBRON — Jason Charest, 38, of Greene died Saturday, March 18. Private funeral services will be held. Arrangements are under the care of The Fortin Group Funeral Home, Cremation & Monument Services, 217 Turner St., Auburn, 783-8545.COUTURE — Corinne F., 94, of Auburn died Saturday, March 18. Visitation will be held at Fortin/Lewiston on Wednesday, March 22, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Thursday, March 23, at 11 a.m. at Sacred Heart Church. Committal will follow at St. Peter’s Cemetery. Arrangements are under the care of The Fortin Group Funeral Home, Cremation & Monument Services, 70 Horton St., Lewiston, 784-4584.HOLBROOK — Marguerite L., 81, of Auburn died Friday, March 17. A memorial service will be held at Gracelawn Memorial Park Chapel, Turner Street, Auburn, on Friday, March 24, at 10 a.m. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Hospice House, 236 Stetson Road, Auburn, ME 04210. Arrangements by Funeral Alternatives, Lewiston.LUTZ — Gerald T. Jr., 55, passed away Thursday, March 16. A visitation will be held Saturday, March 25, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Fortin/Lewiston. A committal service will be held at a later date in the spring. A service of The Fortin Group Funeral, Cremation and Monument Services, 70 Horton St., Lewiston, 784-4584.MACOMBER — Raymond A., 87, of East Wilton passed away Monday, March 20. Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 13, at 1 p.m. at the Wiles Remembrance Center, 137 Farmington Falls Road, Farmington. Relatives and friends are invited to call from 11 a.m. until the time of the service. Interment will follow at the East Wilton Cemetery, Cemetery Road, East Wilton. Following services, all are welcome to attend a comfort reception at the Lions Club (American Legion), 350 Main St., Wilton. The family suggests that those who desire consider memorial gifts in memory of “Raymie” to the Wilton Fish and Game Association, P.O. Box 339, Wilton, ME 04294.MOORE — Kenneth, 93, of Lewiston, died in Lewiston on Friday, March 17. Visitation will be held at... (Lewiston Sun Journal)

Mar 23, 2017

Funeral notices for Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Topsham, ME 04086-1240; or to the Clergy Benefit Retirement Fund, 510 Ocean Ave., Portland, ME 04103. Albert & Burpee Funeral Home.CARVER — John Carlton Sr., 80, of Turner, passed away Saturday, March 18. A memorial service will be held March 25 at 1 p.m. at the West Auburn Congregational Church. Immediately following the service will be a light lunch in the church vestry. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Hospice House, c/o Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice, 15 Strawberry Ave., Lewiston, ME 04240. Arrangements entrusted to Funeral Alternatives, 25 Tampa St., Lewiston.CONTI — Louise S., 90, of South Portland passed away Friday, March 17. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Saturday, March 25, at 10 a.m. at Parish of the Holy Savior, 126 Maine Ave. in Rumford. Spring interment will be in St. John Cemetery. If so desired, contributions in Louise’s memory may be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Arrangements are under the care of S.G. Thibault Funeral Home, Cremation and Monument Services, 250 Penobscot St., Rumford, ME 04276. 364-4366.COURBRON — Jason Charest, 38, of Greene died Saturday, March 18. Private funeral services will be held. Arrangements are under the care of The Fortin Group Funeral Home, Cremation & Monument Services, 217 Turner St., Auburn, 783-8545.COUTURE — Corinne F., 94, of Auburn died Saturday, March 18. Visitation will be held at Fortin/Lewiston on Wednesday, March 22, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Thursday, March 23, at 11 a.m. at Sacred Heart Church. Committal will follow at St. Peter’s Cemetery. Arrangements are under the care of The Fortin Group Funeral Home, Cremation & Monument Services, 70 Horton St., Lewiston, 784-4584.HOLBROOK — Marguerite L., 81, of Auburn died Friday, March 17. A memorial service will be held at Gracelawn Memorial Park Chapel, Turner Street, Auburn, on Friday, March 24, at 10 a.m. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Hospice House, 236 Stetson Road, Auburn, ME 04210. Arrangements by Funeral Alternatives, Lewiston.LUTZ — Gerald T. Jr., 55, passed away Thursday, March 16. A visitation will be held Saturday, March 25, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Fortin/Lewiston. A committal service will be held at a later date in the spring. A service of The Fortin Group Funeral, Cremation and Monument Services, 70 Horton St., Lewiston, 784-4584.MACOMBER — Raymond A., 87, of East Wilton passed away Monday, March 20. Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 13, at 1 p.m. at the Wiles Remembrance Center, 137 Farmington Falls Road, Farmington. Relatives and friends are invited to call from 11 a.m. until the time of the service. Interment will follow at the East Wilton Cemetery, Cemetery Road, East Wilton. Following services, all are welcome to attend a comfort reception at the Lions Club (American Legion), 350 Main St., Wilton. The family suggests that those who desire consider memorial gifts in memory of “Raymie” to the Wilton Fish and Game Association, P.O. Box 339, Wilton, ME 04294.MOORE — Kenneth, 93, of Lewiston, died in Lewiston on Friday, March 17. Visitation will be held at... (Lewiston Sun Journal)