Archive for May, 2007
Warm weather at last!
The past week the weather has been just beautiful. The village of Huntington has come alive with people strolling and shopping. Kenji, the owner of the shop has started the “Name Game” once again. Much to the delight of the people who work and reside in the Village. What is the “Name Game” you […]
Posted: May 31st, 2007 under Lori's blog.
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Husband arrested in Bagel Shop shooting
Her husband was just arrested. From local CBS News:
“(CBS/AP) HUNTINGTON, N.Y. The estranged husband of a woman who was found shot to death in a bagel store was arrested Friday on charges of second-degree murder, police said.
… Robert Anderson, 66, was arrested later that afternoon at his sister’s home, said Suffolk County police spokeswoman […]
Posted: May 25th, 2007 under Long Island News and History.
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Bagel shop owner shot to death in Huntington
The owner of “Super Bagel” in Huntington Village, near intersection of Wall St & Gerard St, was shot to death early this morning. Read Newsday Article here.
At this moment, it is not clear whether this is an armed robbery or something else. Our village is usuaully a very safe place to operate a […]
Posted: May 25th, 2007 under Long Island News and History.
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How NOT to flower Queen Elizabeth II
Julie Ardery of Human Flower Project wrote an interesting article entitled “How to flower a Queen.” Julie writes:
“…We’re just a shade away from expecting Her Majesty to chunk a $20 into the self-serve rose cooler at baggage claim.”
“Here, an attractive bunch of young girls meets Queen Elizabeth as she arrives at the Virginia State […]
Posted: May 24th, 2007 under News and Announcement.
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We will be closed on Memorial Day, May 28th (Mon)
We will re-open on Tuesday, May 29th. We wish you a beautiful Memorial Day Weekend.
Posted: May 21st, 2007 under News and Announcement.
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Identity Theft Rant
We hear about it all the time and most of us think it won’t happen to me. Well guess what. It happened to me, or I should say my husband. He would never have known untill a check bounced or he couldn’t get money from an ATM, but his bank called to ask about suspicious […]
Posted: May 21st, 2007 under Lori's blog.
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Flower market update
Tulips: The tulip season is finished. Tulips from domestic growers (Washington, New jersey, New York) and those from Holland are done. We still have a limited availability from Canada, which will end in June. No French Tulips will be available until late July.
Peonies: Peony production is increasing. We expect there will be a reduction in […]
Posted: May 19th, 2007 under Flowers today.
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Flowers are NOT expensive.
People sometimes ask us why flowers are so “expensive”?
OK, my answer is simple: flowers are not expensive at all. In fact the price of flower arrangements has been flat for the last 10-15 years. During the same period, the price of gas tripled, while the average price of meal in a restaurant doubled. […]
Posted: May 7th, 2007 under Official rant.
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