Ever since I could remember anything, flowers have been like dear frie…

Celia Thaxter
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Ever since I could remember anything, flowers have been like dear friends to me, comforters, inspirers, powers to uplift and to cheer. ✨ Celia Thaxter (2008). An Island Garden, p.5, Applewood Books
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