It was a week ago Monday that Ariel and I met for flower practice. Each of us brought flowers for our arrangements in celebration of the Chinese New Year, the year of the water dragon. Ariel brought magnolia branches. My offering consisted of Star Gazer lilies and red alstroemeria.
When we finished, I asked, "How did the dragon show up in the flowers today?"
"The dragon appears gentle in his lair," we observed.
Later, I discovered the Chinese view the dragon as a symbol of good fortune and a sign of intense power. The Oriental dragon is a divine beast, a deliverer of good fortune. Unlike our fairy tales, the dragon is not something to slay. How exciting to find our arrangements worked out just as they should!
Befitting the day, we had lemon cake with "dragon (red raspberry) sauce" for tea.
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