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If you're anything like me and have a soft spot for things British, even Yorkshire pudding, or ever envied men for being able to have anything custom made for them, from shoes, to trenchcoats and of course suits and shirts, and if you love a good cup of tea and the tins they come in, you will want to head here Now.

Thanks John for letting me know the blog existed. What amazing things...and memories of preppy past. As well as present.

Proof I am Still Alive

I am uber behind on blogging and posting - funny how a kid beginning kindergarten, a death in the family and illnesses - thank God not of the swine flu variety - will do that to a blogger.

As usual, the ideas are there but the time to post isn't. But watch this space, especially for a much overdue Diana B syrup scrub and body lotion review, and a love letter to my fave store in Williamsburg Binns Dress Shop and my favorite shopping center in Williamsburg, Merchants Square. You can't find a lovelier spot for a long weekend getaway in the fall and into the holidays. So please stay tuned!

Lazy (and Busy) Preppycrat

So I give my peeps this - a hilarious video of the so called activist event in Washington on Saturday morning. Protesting the ability for poor people and people between jobs to have health care. So they can choose to stay alive instead of go broke and die. But as the video above shows there is HOPE, in the latest guise of the Billionaires for Bush. They have morphed into Billionaires for Wealthcare, and as you can see the tea partiers are too stupid to recognize high satire at its best. Brava. And a brilliant way to haul out the preppy evening wear and jewels AND stick it to stupid, callous people. As Chris Core would say, lookin' good, being funny, and being smart are Core Values.

The Lion Sleeps Tonight

I would be completely and thoroughly remiss to have a blog named Preppycrat and not say a few words about a person who more than anyone worked, breathed, ate, slept and existed as the quintessential Preppycrat, Senator Teddy Kennedy. When I started this blog, I wondered what I could say that wasn't being said elsewhere but also who could be the inspiration. The Kennedy family came to mind immediately but especially Mr. Kennedy for his love of the sea, sharp suits, his dogs, the Senate and his country. And for everyone in it regardless of how much money they made, the color of their skin, whether they were well or ill, or whether they lived on the street or on 10 acres in Middleburg Virginia.

My husband was raised by his grandparents and his mother was to varying degrees as he grew up, a practicing Catholic. She hung four pictures on his bedroom wall; one of Jesus Christ, one of the Pope, one of FDR and the last a painting of Jack, Robert, and Ted Kennedy. These were what he saw every night before going to sleep and the first things he saw when he woke up in the morning. I'm lucky enough to live near Merrywood on the Potomac, the longtime home of the Bouviers, Hickory Hill where Ethel Kennedy's parties were legendary - and where summer interns in Senator Kennedy's office were welcome to go swimming one day each week - and yesterday driving home saw a lone American flag outside the gates to Madeira School where Senator Kennedy's daughter went as a teenager. Senator Kennedy will be laid to rest Saturday evening about 3/4 of a mile away from where my own parents are buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

But this isn't the remarkable thing - what is, is in a world where most of us probably truly have 6 degrees of separation from any other person, each of us probably only has 3 or 4 from the Kennedys and Ted in particular. It is amazing the sheer numbers who have met him or who had a friend or relative who met him, or worked for him, or have a story to tell about him and a kindness he did for them. He is our "Uncle Teddy," he is irreplaceable and he will be missed.

The Lion sleeps tonight.

Speaking of Health Care....

I am sorry it's been so long since my last post. As many of you know I'm a union activist and I think a pretty good one. We have had a completely full plate these past few months and this plus my day job and other commitments have kept me away from Preppycrat. I am sorry for the long absence but then again, these are as Mr. Olbermann says below, trying times. Blogging I think is a way for me to make a difference for the better but even more so, is getting out there and working for health care reform through my work as a union activist.

This outstanding commentary should be required viewing for every thinking American. It will be apparent in the first minute alone who is on the intelligent side of the issues here and who's not. I mean, for chrissake's calling Barack Obama OF ALL PEOPLE a Nazi????

A few somebodies need to sit down, shut up and attempt to read the history books and go look up the definition of the word "facsism" in Mirriam Websters.

Then go look in the mirror.

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Thoughts on Elizabeth Edwards, From an Ex Supporter of John

Elizabeth Edwards' decision to write a book about various happenings during her life including the cancer that has returned and metastacized, and her husband's affair is certainly getting alot of people worked up and commenting in the blogosphere and places like HuffPo. Many want her to go away, others are supportive. Everyone assumes she doesn't need the money. But I see a few problems with this picture. First, Mrs. Edwards is fighting a horrible and I'm sad to say costly disease - I know, I was paying bills after my Mom passed away from lymphoma and she was really lucky she had two types of insurance that ended up covering most of her care (even then I had to sic my lawyer on her doctor to get him to reimburse me for one bill). Second, the other woman has been supported by parties close to Senator Edwards and who's to say she won't try to get her hands on as much of what he and his wife have as she possibly can? Yes, he may be the father of the other woman's young daughter but questions persist that indicate said woman might want more than is needed and reasonable to raise one child. However he and his wife have three kids - two quite young - who have every right to inherit money and property after their mother is gone. Third, she isn't going away because she wants to hand her husband his arse in public. He deserves it. So does the other woman. They chose to have this affair. Period. Elizabeth Edwards can still love her husband and want to hand him his arse for this horrible lapse in judgment, and she can also feel it should cost him his future in politics. And as for whether she knew about it being ongoing, I think she really truly did not. Love is blind. I've been there.

I not only support Mrs. Edwards, I picked up her book today and other customers were waiting for the book to be put out on the shelf, taking it out of the sales associate's hands. He even asked me if I was waiting for it and I said yes. Makes me think other people who were there earlier had been taking it right out of his hands too. Which might speak volumes - no pun intended - of whether people really want Elizabeth Edwards to go away. I don't really think they do.

Thoughts on Various Footwear

About those sneakers that seem to have alot of people crying foul over whether the first lady is going overboard with spending money on clothes and shoes...one angle I have heard little of is the possibility that they were a gift. If so, the Obamas will have to make it public and I have faith that they will.

I heard from an insider involved with Imelda "5000 pairs of shoes" Marcos' racketeering trial in New York City that she didn't buy all those shoes herself. Rather, they had been given to her by the Filipino shoe manufacturers who wanted their first lady to promote their shoes and wear them. I'm in no way, shape, or form excusing the things she and her husband did while he was in office, but given the source I heard this information from, I believe she had all the shoes given to her.

Sometimes appearances are deceiving. But speaking of footwear and having multiples of footwear, I'm inclined to hoard my latest favorite shoes. A couple of weeks ago, I ran across a Lands' End online shoe sale and picked up shoes for my eldest who needed a new pair. While I was at the site, I grabbed these for me:

I fully expected to have to return them because I have a sad history of falling for driving mocs and finding them just too narrow for my wide-ish feet. But no, I am nearly living in these and am happy that my size got back in stock in the last 24 hours, yayyyy. What's more, I got stuck in a downpour on Monday and had to make a dash for my car, pushing a fully loaded grocery cart while I ran. Again, I fully expected the worst, a wipeout. Didn't happen. And the shoes made it through the soaking without falling apart or getting otherwise ruined. So if you need shoes that look good in a preppy meets fashionable kind of way, aren't pricey and won't hobble you when keeping up with kidlets or dodging rain bullets, these may be a good bet for you.

In re Torture

The controversy remains over how far to go with release of classified material and impeachment, or prosecutions of those involved with torture in the previous administration. On the one hand, there is as much of a need to know from taxpayers and citizens in this country as there has ever been with any other issue, maybe even more so in this case than Watergate or Iran Contra. But on the other hand, the President has an ambitious agenda and how much of that could be derailed by hearings a la Clinton Lewinsky? When those were held Congress barely got anything else accomplished, the 103rd Congress aside from the hearings and investigation was basically a wash. In my opinion, the country is still weary of what happened that year, remembers it well and doesn't want it replayed.

But this is different. Why? It has to do with how Americans' tax dollars were spent, not private conduct of an elected official involving an unpaid intern. And it goes beyond how tax dollars are spent, it goes to the very heart of principles on which this country was founded, specifically those outlined in the US Constitution's Eighth Amendment on cruel and unusual punishments. Our founders, wanting to separate from England and be distinct from it in so many ways, didn't forget its history of torture and coercing admissions of guilt from people it wanted them from. OK, one could argue, the torture that took place in the Tudor era involved citizens of England primarily. True, but what is the US if it condones methods of torture for foreign born peoples it outlaws itself? And what if those methods violate international human rights agreements?

This isn't what our founders had in mind during the Continental Congress and in creating our Declaration of Independence and our Constitution. But our tax dollars were spent on it. And that's why it does need to be investigated, as fully as necessary.

What I Want to Look Like When I Grow Up

For several reasons I've decided to let my hair go grey. First, though I have little grey at this point, I have enough to know "my" grey is a light, cool silver. This will work with the colors I live in anyway, jewel tones, light clear colors, black, various shades of denim - and my Mom's diamond wedding band. Second, nearly every time I've spent considerable time or money on my hair, I've been disappointed. Styling products from high end to low fry my hair or dull it. Ditto curling irons. Most perms I've had were history 3 days later, regardless of what I paid for them - and I did wait to wash my hair. Third, I know if the grey looks frumpy, my posse will tell me starting with my 5 year old who does not mince words. Ever. But fourth and maybe the most important of all - my Mom, who faithfully went to the salon each month for color and touched it up at home in between salon visits lost her life to lymphoma when she was 85. It's true the older you get the likelier you are to develop lymphoma and not survive. But I have great aunts who lived into their 90s and one who lived to 103. I will always wonder if toxins in hair color took her life. Especially when each time I was pregnant my doc told me not to color my hair. If I end up needing to color my grey it will be with henna or something safe.

I hope that won't be necessary. And more and more, there are great muses for those of us who don't want to cover our grey. Consider Kathleen Sebelius (I am since she's being picked on by Sarah Palin, and since she is having to wait and wait to be confirmed HHS Secretary).



The Obama handbag might look wrong on someone else but on her, it works. It picks up the colors in her hair and she keeps the rest of the outfit vibrant red. Of course wearing a big smile helps the overall look too.



Another red outfit - what I love here is no brass buttons, hers are black and shaped like flowers. I wanted a full head to toe shot of this outfit and alas, couldn't find one but this is another look that's just a bit different from the usual red jacketed female politico.



Here she is at the Governors' dinner in January. January. And looking great in a sleeveless and daringly low cut for DC, evening gown. Her hair is done without looking helmet-ish and the gold jewelry is just right for the forest green of the gown. Did I mention she's a grandmother?



Finally, we see Ms. Sebelius in a blue violet suit the day President Obama nominated her to be HHS Secretary. I think this is the perfect female equivalent of the men's power suit. It's blue, but a more vivid color. It stands out but looks strong too. Her jacket is fitted, a nice change from the overly boxy suits many women in DC have worn up until very recently and a nod to fashion. She keeps the jewelry understated - a wise move with a vivid color like cobalt, and at a press conference that's announcing her nomination for a cabinet level position.

No frumpy here, anywhere. I had a tough time limiting it to just four outfits of hers because when I looked around the internet, she is wearing clothes that are alive with color, and she isn't shy about accessorizing but doesn't overdo it either. I hope those Obama handbags don't go away anytime soon. I might want one of my own one day.

Preppycrat to a T, or a Polo

Over the years, I've wrestled with the question of just what style I prefer - how does one reconcile loafers and twinsets with vivid 80s colors, neon, and black, black black?

Finally I've stumbled upon it. I've been more or less looking for a good raincoat the past few months. My old Merona standby in cranberry red is giving up the ghost. A friend gave me her old Burberry and thrilled, I took it. Burberry for cryin' out loud! But not only did it not fit, it was too...beige. I do feel I'm as preppy as the next Muffy or Buffy but problem is alot of colors traditionally associated with prep totally wash me out - navy and beige in particular. Other 3/4 length raincoats weren't quite right either, black/white giraffe print is overwhelming on a woman of average height like yours truly, yellow, pink, orange might well look out of style next year or the year after and besides, I'll probably get sick of them.

Then this week's rains made the quest more urgent. Finally I found it yesterday, plainer than I was looking for initially but I feel right in it and it will last. A London Fog 3/4 length trench in black. Search over. What's telling is I didn't go for the beige, it was the shape of the preppy option but in black, not the first choice for preppy color but the choice I look alot better in. Then I saw the shirt above at one of my fave places to look for shirts American Apparel. Don't know if Muffy or Buffy ever even walk past AA but then again, this prep also has one foot in the 80s and never quite left. Though this shirt is neon purple, it's a polo shirt. I don't own it...yet.

Then there are the shoes - a pair of Sesto Meucci black loafer mules. Preppy shape yes. But in black patent leather with a graffiti print on them that's gotten alot of comments (and compliments) each time I've worn them. The pattern is in shades of green, turquoise, red, and white, and reminiscent of something Stephen Sprouse may have dreamed up and created. I can't for the life of me find them online but will take a pic asap and post it here.

And if any of y'all are curious, I will elaborate on my style journey and how prep wound up coexisting with 80s chick in a subsequent post. All I can say is it can work. Really.

Awesomeness All Around

Gothic Dragon and I headed to Art With Flowers at Tyson's Galleria on Sunday for the introduction of Pearl, Apothia's newest fragrance.  Ron Robinson is pictured above (left), showing Bill the store's owner and other attendees the magic that is Pearl.   The description from the Apothia.com site reads, "Pearl is a simple, precious, polished work of art with hints of shiso leaf, plum blossom, peony, orris and warm golden amber, parallel to the formation of the pearl - a natural quality gem - small, precious and perfectly polished by nature."  The end result is a complex citrus vs a more simple citrus like O Oui Lancome to give one example I know.  I was a devoted wearer of O, Aromatonique and other citrus scents but went off of them a few summers ago and couldn't really figure out why.  One sniff of Pearl and I knew why, the simpleness of the others has become boring to me.  Pearl on the other hand is so multi layered, it's much more interesting but still fresh.  The dry down was a just showered scent on me and I was intrigued when Ron has us sniff the dry down on his wrist because on him, it was completely different, alot more herbal.  So this is a winner for both men and women.

Thanks to Stevie in LA  for spreading the word about the event, and thanks too to Gothic Dragon for writing up such a great synopsis of the day and of Art With Flowers itself.  I can't say enough good things about this store and it is indeed so much more than fragrances, it's things for the home, eclectic books and CD's, chocolates, teas, skincare, haircare, gifts.  It transcends being a store and is truly an experience.

In other awesomeness, I am now on  Nautical by Nature's blogroll which is pretty cool given how infrequently I've been able to blog the past few weeks.  Thanks Kate!  I promise to live up to the honor.

Mike Signer For Virginia Lieutenant Governor

I haven't done a local politics post in ages so here's one. My Facebook friend and friend of my longtime friend Stevie in LA, Chris Abraham is celebrating St. Pat's day by attending Mike's straw poll. Maybe it's early in the game but even in the Democratic primary, the choices to me seem clear cut. I like what Brian Moran has to say in his run for Governor, and people I know and trust have endorsed him.

I don't know how many endorsements Mike Signer has at this point but after hearing what he has to say, I can say for what it's worth, he is the candidate for Virginia Lieutenant Governor who has mine. It's important to me to have someone in Virginia working hard for unions, and Mike Signer is doing just that.

Yes You Can

Still shop that is.

What inspired this post was an interview I heard with Michael Hirsch of Newsweek on WTOP radio this morning; that people have reduced their spending and that cutting back on all spending threatens any economic recovery. But if we want to help stimulate the economy, where do we draw the line? Mr. Hirsch said the key was cautious spending - OK, not a surprising response. But the anchorperson then speculated on whether he should buy a new camera right now. He sounded like someone who's into photography and going for top of the line. Still though, I couldn't help but think had he never heard of Ebay? Or Costco? Would it be possible for him to find either the exact camera or an acceptable substitute with all of the bells and whistles for a reduction of the retail price by utilizing a discounter or an online retailer or getting onto a mailing list for instore and online codes?

I applied this principle to clothing and accessories of the Preppy variety. No this isn't camera shopping but then again, the Preppy look can be quite pricey. After all inherent in it is the looking like you don't NEED to make money. But for those of us who do and are on a budget I found bargains at three different types of stores; the Cole Haan website, an online discounter, and our beloved Tarjay.

The Cole Haan handbag above is $229.95 on sale. You then get an additional 30% off that price at www.colehaan.com with code SPSALE09 and you get free shipping. This works out to a quality handbag from a quality company for less than $100. If you keep it another 15-20 or even 30 years and a good preppy silver buckle style will probably be around that long, you're looking at cost per wear of something like 1/100 of a penny. And no, this isn't a minibag - the bag measures 13.5 inches long, 6 inches high by 2 inches deep. Narrow yes, but has has length to it so no, it's not a mini.

My second find was from a site the wonderful Preppy Princess clued me in on, 6pm.com, zappos.com's sister site with the deeper discounts. Here are adorable Keds that are pink and preppy and $21.56 a pair:

Last but not least, this skirt is on Tarjay's website for $19.99 and there are also cute madras shorts at the brick and mortar store:

The blue madras says summer and can be worn with just about any Lilly-ish color. I also like that it's not a mini-mini but stops 2-3 inches above the knee. Very cute.

I haven't even begun to scratch the surface with the wonders of Ebay, where probably 40% of my eldest's wardrobe comes from. But my guess is if I can spend a few minutes and track these down, yes that camera could be had for less than retail too.

So in conclusion, Yes You Can

Um, that would be diverse sense of fashion to YOU

Because at this point in the game I think we know the Preppycrat's also a bit New Wave. Or would that be Old Wave at this point? Either way, part of me is stuck in the 80s.

And oh yea, I'm back from Disney World. I have some posts in mind but the pre-vacation craziness continues so I'll post them asap.

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Zippidy Doo Dah....

Where I wish I were staying, Disney's Yacht and Beach club.....Disney prep heaven, and walking distance from my fave park Epcot.

Where I'm going to really be staying - here. Which has advantages; one, we can bring our little ole dog and two, you can actually see the Polo Outlet from there. Not that I need anything from the Polo Outlet but it's nice to see it across the highway and know that I COULD get into the car, drive 5 minutes and be surrounded by pink, green, turquoise, and racks and stacks of lovely preppy wearables.

Coach - ditto.

Will try to check in - if I'm lucky I'll post a pic from vacation, or for those of you who know me on Facebook watch for a mobile update :-).

Preppycrat Inspiration

Wow...a real live honest to g** post! I wanted to make sure I got one in before going to Disney so here it is, and inspired by something I saw on my lunch hour, Esquire magazine's Obama commemorative issue. It's hard to walk past any rendition of the now iconic Shepard Fairey image of Obama and this was no exception. Ok...I'm racing against the clock and needing to get back to work before the catty clatch notices I'm back late from lunch. But magazine still in hand, I flip open the little opening on the cover, an opening within an opening and there it is, a quote from Joe the Vice President, "this is the worst of times to come into office . But the flip side of that is, if you're ever going to do this job, this is the time to do it." p. 78.

And there it is, an article about the man himself, his now familiar rides on Amtrak to DC and interactions with other commuters. But then about nine paragraphs in, the author begins a riff on The Shirt. That Joe Likes the Shirt. The shirt in question is a sportshirt with blue vertical stripes on the body, horizontal stripes on the placket, and red stripes inside the collar. A shirt one could see on any Nantucket denizen.

Having West Virginia roots, I have to respect a man who can go into Castleberry Virginia, deep into coal country and bond with coal miners. But growing up in Northern Virginia, in an area where Lilly and Vera are available in numerous places within 20 minutes of my house I also appreciate that this same man can just as convincingly fold a pocket square or don a snazzy nautically inspired shirt worthy of any smart Preppy man.

It still seems like a dream -Barack Obama is the President, Michele Obama is first lady, Dr Jill Biden and Vice President Joe Biden reside at Observatory Circle. But they have style, smarts and decency enough to fill all of DC and then some.

I haven't had a chance to read the article yet or track down a pic of The Shirt but will find it as soon as possible. I'm sure he wore it well.

Why I Haven't Posted in Awhile

Substitute brown hair for blonde, and this is me - oh and throw in 2 little girls, 2 cats and one little ole dog and an equally frazzled husbin' and there you have it. Work is crazy, home is crazy and yes, we're going on vacation in 3 weeks so we're getting ready for that too. Gah.

I have some great posts in mind so stay tuned, I'll blog again asap!

Musings on Past Inaugural Fashions

I've had fun looking at the retrospectives of fashion worn to past inaugural balls and swearing in ceremonies. Huffington Post has a nice photo gallery here and I have to concur with most of the comments about Jackie having the most perfect sense of what styles worked best for her and best suited the occasion. I also agree on the comments about Lynne Cheney - yikes.

Someone whose sartorial preferences I actually admired was Marilyn Quayle. Not her politics to be sure, and not her choices in hairstyles or hats, but consider the rest of the outfit she wore on Inauguration Day 1989, the color and its shape:



She didn't make the mistake of wearing pastel and opted for one of the best colors a brunette could choose - cobalt blue.  The white turtleneck is flattering to her coloring and her figure while being functional.  Trust me, I was down on the parade route that day and it was coooold.

Here she is again in royal purple in a photo from the Marquette University's archives of Governor Tommy Thompson:



Her hair is pulled back and looks almost severe.  But this particular hairstyle works on her by playing up her thin frame and dramatic coloring and is a departure from the DC "helmet" hair. The dress is a bold royal hue that's anything but bland.

And Mrs. Quayle in red, what appeared to be a favorite:



A common choice for inaugural festivities and for women in politics generally but on brunettes again, an excellent choice.

I remember hearing way back she was an admirer of Jeanne Marc designs like this even having a vague memory of her wearing a black and white Jeanne Marc dress with a very abstract look to it, big shoulders, piping and a very inverted triangle shape. Not the usual style of clothing for a political wife or female officeholder but again, this look suited her.

I believe it or not, see similarity in Michelle Obama's choices of clothing - she likes prints and bold color and isn't shy about wearing less mainstream designers like Reem Acra or Thakoon.   She is also tall and like Mrs. Quayle, likes to exercise and work out.   I'm looking forward to seeing what she wears at the Inauguration and beyond.

Getting Better Acquainted With the Cole Haan Sirens

We might be sharing toothbrushes at this point. Seriously though, I have been looking for a nylon or microfiber shoulder bag in black, and my LeSportsacs, much as I love them don't look right this time of year - not with temps plunging tonight to cold enough to freeze a witch's nether regions. I want a lightweight bag that will look right for the remainder of the winter.

And look right when I go here in approximately four weeks. Can you say I'm too lazy to swap bags out between now and then? Yep, that's part of my motivation. But the other part is I want a bag that will hold all the necessary kiddie acoutrements I'll need while down there but that is lightweight enough I don't end up walking like the hunchback of Notre Dame by the end of the week. The flight bag will be as lightweight as my LeSportsacs but look more sophisticated, which means I get to be snarky about what other people are wearing and carrying there - ah the ubiquitous fanny packs -since I know my carryall will look good.

Like the green tote, this bag was on sale. The free shipping Siren has gone away so I had to pay for shipping but it still ended up being only about $145-ish. To me an affordable final figure when accounting for cost per wear, and I plan on that being about 1/100th of a cent before year's end.

Inauguration Weekend Shopping at Tyson's Galleria

Tyson's Galleria being ten minutes away from my house is a regular Preppycrat destination, especially with Coach, Cole Haan, and the J Crew stores there but it has another find I have blogged about in the past but it's such a beautiful and unique place I have to mention it again - Art With Flowers on the third floor opposite the food court.

Art with Flowers is primarily a floral design shop but as you can see from the pic below from the store, the vibe is very stylish and laid back:





You can find a little of everything here, just check out these candles and these flasks - Paris and LiLo. Too funny.





The back area is a comfy place to hang out and get inspiration both from the flowers in the shop and the nice assortment of bridal and home design magazines:



But Art With Flowers has treats for you, not just your abode. Among the many skincare and fragrance lines they carry are Burn, Serge Leutens, Etro, Santa Maria Novella, Aesop and Floris of London:



This is one of my favorite places to hang out but going in with my camera was a revelation because looking around, there was no bad angle or view in the store. Bill the owner is a genius in making the entire store inviting and a wonderful place to browse and take time looking around.

Last but not least, if you're a fan of hard to find teas and chocolates from around the world, Art With Flowers has them, and has lovely teacups and pots.



If you live anywhere in the DC area, this shop is a must see, definitely worth the trip to Tysons if you live on the other side of DC. If you're here for the Inauguration and staying in the Tyson's area, this is a must see before you leave town.

You can find out more about Art With Flowers here.