A Surprisingly Flowery Monday

Ah, the 1st Monday in April...started out cloudy, but now the sun is bright and shining and my office window is open...it all started out so calmly.

Scooped up some freesia from my favorite flower stand on the way to work.

Got some coffee in the kitchen where Michel, the pastry chef was creating roses.

Out of phyllo pie dough! (postscript: the phyllo unfortunately didn't work out, so pie dough was used instead :-)

Then I was asked to make a few arrangements for a tasting with __famous Museum X___, so I jumped at the chance of course.

And got 3 arrangements done in record time

to set on the dining table

which the account exec liked so much that he asked for another for the coffee table...and after a bit of rushing....

finished just before the clients arrived.  We started with a greenmarket salad with edible flowers:

pansies, broccoli flowers, nasturtiums, sweet peas and arugula flowers.

And ended with pear, lemon and raspberry macaroons on a tray decorated with ranunculus.

I made sure to leave some flowers for my friend Liz's desk.

And we have plenty in the walk-in-fridge for another day's adventures...