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September 30, 2024

Stronger Together: Healing Hearts and Homes After Helene

In the wake of Hurricane Helene, our hearts ache for the countless families who have faced unimaginable losses. Homes, memories, and beloved pets have been swept away by the powerful winds and relentless waters. Each story of devastation echoes the…

September 17, 2024

Welcome to Home and HeartStrings…

Welcome to Home and Heartstrings! I’m thrilled you’re here and excited to share the inspiration behind my blog with you. As a seasoned mom of three and Grammy to four, I’m now retired, single, and ready to embrace a new…

My passion for flowers began as a little girl when my grandmother inspired me to plant my first flower garden. I remember her growing breathtaking Zinnias in huge old tomato cans sitting on her porch. She didn't have money for decorative planters, so she just used her imagination. I would love to have those old vintage cans with Zinnias in glorious colors spilling from them. Isn't what's old new again? That passion for flowers and designing with them followed me my entire life, and eventually was the inspiration behind starting my own business in Home Decor and Floral Design years ago when Meadowsweet was born.

That was then, and this is Now...

It's a Wonderful Life as it continues today at Home with Family and Friends, getting lost in my Garden, or spending days with the most precious flowers of my life... the ones that call me Grammy...

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