Last-Minute Centerpiece
A. K. Lister
Everyone knows that a table set for a dinner party should have a commanding conversation piece at it's center. But somehow this small, still crucial, detail seems easy to forget until the moment guests are knocking at the front door. Don't panic. Check your fridge -- is there a forgotten can of beer in the crisper? (Why is there always beer in our crisper?) Open it, take a sip, relax! Are there a couple bunches of cilantro/parsley/chives/thyme/rosemary in there, too? Make a last-minute centerpiece...
No need to let said herbs go to waste afterwards. Hopefully, you had big plans for them all along. If not, make an omelette for breakfast tomorrow. Make a frittata and take it to a picnic on a grassy knoll. Gather any leftover stems in a mason jar, plus a few wildflowers if you see any. Spontaneity FTW.
But, if spontaneous centerpieces are not your thing, we get it. In October, Lily Peterson of local Flowershop fame comes to the Academy for the first in a three-course workshop all about assembling your own bouquets, centerpieces, and wreaths just in time for the Holidays. (Tickets may be purchased HERE starting 10/1.)