Return to the Roses Forum
| Post a Follow-Up
Unique way I share my roses
| | |
Posted by
Sara-Ann z6b OK (
My Page) on
Tue, Jun 24, 14 at 7:29
| I live and work part-time in a very small town. I work in the front office of a business in a fairly relaxed atmosphere and wait on customers who come in for various services. When I am not at my computer it goes to screen saver and I have dozens of pictures on it, of grandkids, lots of roses, etc. I enjoy so much having a way to share roses with others. Most of the time they are inexperienced with roses and are in awe of all the beautiful pictures. Occasionally there will be someone who does grow roses themselves and they are glad to know someone else who appreciates their beauty. Yesterday I enjoyed so much a mother and daughter who were almost mesmerized by the roses. The daughter remembered an arrangement of Angel Face roses she had received when she graduated from high school and recalled how fragrant they were. I enjoy so much brightening someone's day, even if it is only for just a few fleeting moments. |
Follow-Up Postings:
RE: Unique way I share my roses
| | |
| sara-ann, if I lived in your town I'd certainly come by to see your screensaver. Would love to see your rose pics! grandkids too, of course. |
RE: Unique way I share my roses
| | |
RE: Unique way I share my roses
| | |
- Posted by jim1961 6a Central Pa. (My Page) on
Tue, Jun 24, 14 at 19:06
RE: Unique way I share my roses
| | |
| Hi Sara! I too live in a small town and we have a pharmacy and I love to make bouquets to share with all the customers. Lots love them and even thank me for bringing them in like I need a thank you for such a beautiful hobby!! Lol. Others just stroll in and out without a word!! I can see my flowers sticking their tongue out when being ignored!! Lol. Judy |
RE: Unique way I share my roses
| | |
| Thank you, Jim. Judy - That sounds like a wonderful way to share, and I am sure your customers appreciate it. I used to do that frequently when I was younger, but recently I haven't done it as much. Most people are grateful and enjoy seeing them, but one time my feelings really got hurt, because one lady let me know roses didn't do anything for her. She had been on a tour of the rose garden in Tyler, Texas and apparently didn't get that big of a thrill out of seeing all those roses. She really is a fairly nice person, guess she just isn't that fond of roses, takes all kinds I guess! |
RE: Unique way I share my roses
| | |
| I also live in a small town with several small towns all around me. I work part time at the local news paper. I take roses into the office almost every week. They put them in the front lobby for everyone to enjoy. Something else I did this year was plant a small garden out in front of the building by the entrance. That way everyone that comes into the building see's them. Six roses. Peace, Chicago Peace, Remember me, Perfume Delight, Twilight Zone, Granada. I'll be glad when they mature. It will make a good cutting garden. |
RE: Unique way I share my roses
| | |
| The screensaver is a great idea, I'm going to borrow it! Thanks for sharing. |
RE: Unique way I share my roses
| | |
| We share our roses by placing their pictures on business cards. Just get a sheet of business cards, set Word up to print the size of cards you purchased and then drag and drop your pictures to each card on the sheet. You don't have to do all of one picture. Word will resize the picture to fit so don't worry about having a big picture. I carry mine in a small card sized note pad. .....let me show you our roses....etc....etc.... You could also print your email and/or address on the back side of the cards if you so desire. You could even print a border on the cards, so each has a frame around it, by doing multiple printings. Have fun. toolbelt |
RE: Unique way I share my roses
| | |
| Ken - I couldn't believe it when you said you work part-time at the local newspaper, that's where I work! We are a very small weekly paper and do other things, like faxing, copying, printing and carry a few office supplies. I've worked there a long time and it has changed drastically in those years. Planting those roses sounds like a marvelous idea, hope your customers appreciate it. I think you chose some great varieties. Ratdogheads, I'm very happy that you want to borrow the screensaver idea. Honestly it didn't start out as a way to show off roses (and grandkids too), because of its proximity it gets noticed, so I try to add new pictures and take the older ones out from time to time. Toolbelt - That sounds like a unique and fun way to share your roses. I appreciate any input and ideas that anyone has. |
RE: Unique way I share my roses
| | |
| A picture of one of my rose arrangements is my wallpaper on my iPod. |
RE: Unique way I share my roses
| | |
| Sara-Ann, I work back in the mail room. We print 9 papers for different towns here in N.E. GA. I only work Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 1/2 day. Some weeks can really get crazy. My home rose garden is my relaxation. Taking care of the garden at the office is simple. |
RE: Unique way I share my roses
| | |
| Ken - Your situation is quite different than mine. We are one of the newspapers that have our paper printed elsewhere, pretty common for the smaller ones. I can definitely understand how your rose garden is your relaxation. Even with where I work being a small weekly, back in the old days it could get hectic. Modern technology has changed that by speeding up the process. |
Post a Follow-Up
Please Note: Only registered members are able to post messages to this forum. If you are a member, please log in.
If you aren't yet a member, join now!
Return to the Roses Forum
Information about Posting
- You must be logged in to post a message. Once you are logged in, a posting window will appear at the bottom of the messages. If you are not a member, please register for an account.
- Posting is a two-step process. Once you have composed your message, you
will be taken to the preview page. You will then have a chance to review your
post, make changes and upload photos.
- After posting your message, you may need to refresh the forum page in
order to see it.
- Before posting copyrighted material, please read about Copyright and Fair Use.
- We have a strict no-advertising
policy!
- If you would like to practice posting or uploading photos, please visit
our Test forum.
- If you need assistance, please Contact Us and we
will be happy to help.
Learn more about in-text links on this page here
