One of the things she brought home were 4 lei's.By the time she arrived home they were pretty wilted. It's amazing how they perked up after a few hours in the refrigerator.
I have to tell you about the wonderful joy they brought to 4 special ladies. First, she gave one to the bride to- be as a birthday/bachelorette gift. Well, one of the brides grandmothers wound up in intensive care for several days.Once she was moved to a regular room, the bride brought her the lei. It caused quite a stir on the hospital floor!
The second lei my daughter Chris gave to my best friends mom. Yes see, Chris has a VERY special connection with this lady. She is 89 years old, blind and profoundly deaf yet always has the most positive outlook despite overwhelming tragedies in her life. She lives in an assisted living complex. When my friend gave her the lei she was in the community room with about 50 other residents. Not only was she the hit with her friends, the other residents had never seen nor smelled anything so beautiful in all their lives. They could not believe this came all the way from Hawaii. It was passed around the room for everyone to see.
The third went to the brides mother which, I'm sure she passed on to her 90 year mom, Nana. We all love her!
The fourth and last one went to my mom. I wore it for a while to show off at the party, but, once my mom arrived, it was all hers. Mom loves anything fragrant, especially Gardenias, but I think this will replace them, lol. Mom is soon to be declared legally blind but she felt she didn't have to see this to know how beautiful it was.
I have made lei's before, however, we usually only use dendrobium orchids which have no scent. This lei had dendrobs but a beautiful yellow flower which was so sweet smelling. My daughter finally email one of her Hawaiian friends and we were so excited: they are a primrose!
It was so wonderful to hear how such a simple yet beautiful gift brought so much joy to these exceptional Senior Citizens.
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