
It's Knitting Season
Every January, I slow down. Shops are quiet, kids are back in school, days are dark and short. An...

Telling Your Story
I am in the middle of an eight week writing course. It's been an exciting process of sharing my v...

Losing A Parent
Like any other Sunday morning, I walked to the Brooklyn Heights Deli for a breakfast sandwich and...

A Sacred Pause
I would consider Tara Brach to be a sort of spiritual guru for me, and over the last decade I’ve ...

Growing a Business
It's hard. Like, really, really hard. And takes more emotional and physical stamina than I would ...

Hold On, Loosely
I was listening to a podcast the other day, as I often do on my runs. This one struck me, as I h...

Imposter Syndrome
“It won’t be long now until someone finds me out!” It’s called Imposter Syndrome, and it’s a noti...

Warmer Weather and Sunnier Skies? Cue Container Gardening
The advent of Spring signals deep memories for me; listening to my parents talk about garden pla...

Here’s My Favorite Way To Start a Floral Design
Color! Struggles with color when designing florals are often painterly ones. How can we pair and ...

What do wedding flowers cost?
Wedding flowers can be one of the most beautiful parts of the wedding day. I've had the pleasure ...

The Good Enough Mother
George turned nine last month. It was a gorgeous day on Nantucket. I had ideas that I would spend...

The Promise of Spring
I've been gazing out my window lately, into the garden, and back into myself. The green buds poki...

Hello, friends.
Hi! I'm Anne Dickson, creator of Fox and the Fleur. This is my first blog entry. So welcome to th...