"So, the name of the shop. Bud and Bloom. Is that from Whistler?"
Surprise, and speculation, flickered over her face. "As a matter of fact, it is. You're the first to tag it."
"One of my brothers is big on stuff like that. I can't remember the quote exactly. Something about
perfect in its bud as in its bloom."
Surprise, and speculation, flickered over her face. "As a matter of fact, it is. You're the first to tag it."
"One of my brothers is big on stuff like that. I can't remember the quote exactly. Something about
perfect in its bud as in its bloom."
Chesapeake Blue
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The masterpiece should appear as the flower
to the painter..
perfect in its bud as in its
bloom..
with no reason to explain its presence..
no mission to fulfill..
a joy to the artist, a
delusion to the philanthropist..
a puzzle to the
botanist..
an accident of sentiment and alliteration
to the literary man.
James McNeill Whistler
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(the pictures - and roses - are mine)