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Blossoms Of Joy

On December’s article, “Happy Flowers,” featuring Debbie Reynolds, who repurposes wedding flowers for nursing homes and assisted-living facilities

“What a wonderful idea. After my daughters’ weddings, I was struggling to try to find something to do with the beautiful flowers other than the ones we kept. It’s great to see them being used in such a loving way.”

- Karie M. Bailey

“This is a fantastic idea. I made 75 small arrangements from my daughter’s wedding flowers for a hospice to take to their home patients. This is such a better use than the dumpster.”

- Kim Pennington

“This is a generous, sweet and caring thing to do.”

- Wendy Mcarthur

“What an amazing idea and thing she is doing for others.”

- Meagan Mangold

“I’m so grateful she does this and by doing so, brightens so many lives that truly need it.”

- Sandra Edmonds Whiting

“I love her sweet spirit. She is a blessing.”

- Sherry Price

“Debbie is beautiful – inside and out. We would have been lost without her amazing talent at my granddaughter’s wedding.”

- Tammy Smitherman Garrett

Sweet Inspiration

On December’s Bay Tables, “Sweet Traditions,” where Kathleen Galloway Collins shares her holiday baking tips and family traditions

“I want to try the peppermint cake.”

- Millie McAleer Hutton

“Oh my goodness, he [Kathleen’s son Frederick] is absolutely precious!”

- Mary Rose DeMouy

“They are such a sweet family.”

- Jillian Lami

The Noble Bay Leaf

“My bay laurel is one of my most prized possessions. I enjoy having fresh bay leaves year round.”

- Linda Lollar-Goldstein

The 2012 Christmas Tornado

On December’s article, “Ten Years Later,” recalling the community banding togehter to rebuild after a torando tore through Midtown

“A smaller tornado also hit Midtown five days earlier on December 20th. We had two tornadoes that week.”

- Dave Williams

“It’s honestly still hard for us who were in the path to believe. I’ll never ever forget hearing the projected trajectory on the news: ‘Midtown... Loop... Murphy... Silverwood...’ Thinking about it gives me chills to this day.”

- Courtney Matthews

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