tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85605113630031423222011-07-08T11:38:04.531-04:00Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11141089166598191281noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560511363003142322.post-15129582125741819262009-12-16T15:45:00.007-05:002009-12-16T15:53:22.234-05:00By Carmen Cosentino<br /><br />Saturday, December 12, 2009 11:43 PM EST<br /><br />Lore of the poinsettia: Many, many years ago, a little Mexican girl, on her way to the Christmas Eve service in the church, in her small town, cried and cried. All the children had flowers and gifts for the Blessed Virgin. She had none. Her family was too poor. Her grief was deep. She must have something for the Madonna. As she approached the church, empty-handed, she snatched a simple green weed by the roadside and placed it on the altar amongst all the beautiful flowers that the other children had come with. She prayed that she could do more, one day. Suddenly, the weed began to turn red and in moments, it turned into the most beautiful flower in that church. The little girl's prayer was answered and the world got its poinsettia.<i> <a href="http://auburnpub.com/articles/2009/12/13/lake_life/lakelife05.txt">More...</a></i><br /><br /><i>Read more at:<a href="http://auburnpub.com/articles/2009/12/13/lake_life/lakelife05.txt"><br />AuburnPub.com - Poinsettia a cherished Christmas gift</a></i><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8560511363003142322-1512958212574181926?l=flowersbycosentino.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11141089166598191281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560511363003142322.post-47155428002393658532009-12-16T14:14:00.005-05:002009-12-16T14:38:44.779-05:00Good Morning!<br /><br />Anne Marie and I and Jessica want to take a moment to thank you for your patronage this past year and, more importantly, to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year with lots of good things and no problems or issues.<br /><br />All seems to be going well at the store. We ARE ready for Christmas with the most beautiful Poinsettias we have ever had. They are absolutely magnificent. (I e-mailed our grower yesterday and told him just that. He grew a fantastic crop.) Our selection of arrangements is strong and I have talked with our Miami shippers and they tell me that the flowers coming through are wonderful. So far. So good. The next 10 days will tell the story. Merry Christmas to you and yours.<br /><br /><br /><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Carmen</i></span></span><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><i><span style="font-size: small;">You can visit our&nbsp;</span></i><a href="http://www.cosentinosflorist.com/FloraNotes/FloralNotesIndex.htm"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Archive of Newsletters</span></i></a><i><span style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;for more articles!</span></i><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8560511363003142322-4715542800239365853?l=flowersbycosentino.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11141089166598191281noreply@blogger.com0