September Recap

I started September in Salt Lake City, Utah. I was lucky enough to be invited on a Siloh Floral job outside of Park City at Blue Sky Ranch. Per usual we worked very hard and were very tired but I gained some life long flower friends and found out that Utah is where it’s at! Now I know I really want an electric bike thanks to the Swapp Family in Midway!

Alli J’s weddings were huge but there were only two - one in Steamboat and one in Beaver Creek. We got to see the seasonal transition into fall which was magical! Keep Floral had our second wedding of the year in Aspen at The Hotel Jerome… it was a simple yet lovely garden party. I was thrilled with how everything turned out and I want to do it again!

In life, I reupholstered my kitchen chairs - shoutout to my mom. She teaches me everything I know about all creative pursuits and beyond. I read some fun books and I gathered the necessary items to start baking again now that my starter is growing regularly again!

The frost doesn’t look like it’s getting any closer so we will keep the flowers rolling at the collective although we’re all tired and could use a break!

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August Recap

Hello Friends,

Welcome to my Keep Floral Journal! I’ll keep things brief with some short life updates, images of what I am working on, and some tidbits about what I am eating, reading, or listening to. I hope to get a bit better at this as time goes on but for now, I hope your end of summer is cheery and I hope to connect with you soon.

I am writing you from the comfort of my brand-new apartment in Denver. I moved this month! I spent the last four years boppin’ around but now that I finally have a tiny corner of the world of my own, I feel so happy. The couch is in - thank you to friends and family - and I am ready for visitors! Somehow I still found time to read some fun books and make peach crisp ice cream which has changed my life.

Work-wise, it’s been a whirlwind. I took 2023 fully away from flowers. Breaks are necessary and I am so glad life worked out in a way I was nearly forced to take a step back. However, because 2023 wasn’t for the flowers 2024 started with crickets. Instead of Keep Floral weddings I booked my calendar full of freelancing with Alli J Creative. Alli & I are just enough similar to read each other’s minds but just enough different that she keeps me on my toes. 3 of 5 August weekends I was Alli J’s lead designer for her double header weekends. We learned a lot & I’m tired! In addition to Alli J, I’ve been working for Stefanie at The Colorado Flower Collective. I think it’s my dream job. I love learning about the seasonality of flowers, I love meeting the farmers, and I love the community of florists I get to support. August is the biggest month of the year at the Collective which means long Tuesdays full of seasonal blooms!

xo, b

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You can wow all your friends with my peach crisp recipe! I used my crisp to make Peach Crisp Ice Cream and it’s now going to be an August Tradition. Many thanks to Emma Lea Floral & The New York Times for giving me the pro tips I need to make professional-grade ice cream. I have been thinking about a little Ice Cream Subscription for anyone within a few miles of me in Denver. Comment if you want to get on the list! I always have to turn my hobbies into businesses for some reason … In the meantime, my crisp recipe is below in case you also find yourself with a surplus of ripe western slope peaches!

Tried & True Crisp Recipe
3-4 Ripe Peaches
1/2 Cup Flour
1/2 Cup Brown Sugar (I sub maple syrup!)
1/2 Cup Cold Butter cut into cubes
1 tsp Cinnamon
1 Cup Rolled Oats
Dash of Lemon Juice
Salt

Mix all ingredients but the peaches in a bowl and mix - I use my hands! Sprinkle mixture over the cut-up peaches and douse with as much additional maple syrup as you see fit! I forgot the brown sugar this month and didn’t even notice. Bake at 350 until the peaches are oozing and the oats are starting to brown up!