Day by day, another flower would droop over to the side. A petal would fall, laying next to the vase on the black table. The feeling of freshness left the room along with any life left in those pretty ...

When the flowers were dead, we washed the vases and took them to local florists instead of donating them to charities. They were happy to get them. We did this again when our mother passed.

Dead flowers: Dead flowers are great for your compost bin. Cut them in thirds or fourths for faster breakdown. Need a bin? The Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation, 65 Shun Pike, Johnston ...