Heading Out for Blooms
Woke up early determined to find this Jacquemus flower shop everyone’s buzzing about on social media. Grabbed my keys, forgot my reusable bag, then had to run back inside because rain started splattering hard. Threw on an old raincoat – totally clashed with my outfit but who cares.
The Hunt Begins
Took three wrong turns even with GPS because the streets around there are like a rabbit warren. Saw this tiny alley with pink petals blowing down the pavement and thought “that’s gotta be it.” Walked past twice before spotting the discreet sign – just a little brass plaque next to oversized wooden doors.
Stepping Inside
Opened the door and bam! Hit by this crazy wave of smells – sweet, spicy, earthy all at once. Place looked like they’d scooped up a French meadow and dropped it in the city:
- Flowers jammed in huge clay pots on rough concrete floors
- Weird giant stalks with fuzzy purple tops I’d never seen before
- Tiny buckets of those wrinkly roses looking like fancy cabbages
Bent down to sniff this spiky orange bloom when a staff guy popped up beside me saying “Careful, she’s got thorns like knives!” Made me jump nearly into a bucket of peonies.
Choosing & Chatting
The guy – Pierre or Jean or whatever French name – started explaining the flowers like they were his kids. Told me that blue-ish hydrangea changes color based on soil acidity. Crazy! Decided on:
- Three stems of those velvet-looking crimson roses
- One wild bunch of baby’s breath for filler
- That big freaky purple stalk just to confuse my neighbors
While he wrapped them in brown paper, we chatted about how city people forget to just stop and smell stuff. Dude had dirt under his nails but talked more sense than my therapist.
Back Home Reality
Got soaked again walking to the car. Spilled rainwater on the passenger seat. When I finally wrestled them into a vase at home, my cat immediately tried eating the baby’s breath. Spent ten minutes wiping pollen off the TV stand.
But man… That crazy purple stalk catches the light every morning now. Makes me smile while I’m chugging coffee. Totally worth dodging raindrops for. Next time though? I’m wearing better shoes.
