My Daughter’s NYC Apartment Hunt + This Week’s Farm Happenings

Living in New York City in my twenties felt like living in a fairy tale — $700 Manhattan studios, rent-stabilized Stuyvesant Town apartments, and job hopping like it was an Olympic sport. Now my daughter is starting graduate school at NYU, apartment hunting from several states away, and I can’t help but compare her experience to my magical (and occasionally chaotic) NYC days. Plus: a peek into this week’s Farm Happenings, from tulip bulb arrivals to wreath workshops and our Early Black Friday bloom subscriptions.

Why My Boys Would Choose Cake Over Certain Death

A little allergy scare from my boys (yes, even grown children keep you on your toes) had me thinking about the wild genetics lottery in our family and the days when I could actually control what they ate. Thankfully everyone’s fine — and on the farm, we’re diving into wreath workshops, Black Friday specials, and the first big wave of ranunculus planting. A full, funny, very “holiday season” week here at Seashore Flower Farm.

When the Dentist Asked Me ONE Question… and I Aged 20 Years

A long-overdue dentist visit turned into a comedy of generational misunderstandings, but at least I left cavity-free. Meanwhile at the farm, the evergreens have arrived, wreath workshops are starting, the peonies are here, and ranunculus are sprouting like crazy. ’Tis the season!

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