Meet Your Celebrators

A new feature for you from the WOSIB Celebrators!! Each month we are going to “interview” one of our Celebrators so that you can get to know them a bit better. The person we selected for May is no stranger to most of us; she has been a member of the Celebrators for a long time, and has held staff positions in several WOSIB Gardens. ;-) This month let's get to know more about Natalie!

What is your name/WOSIB name and location
Natalie and I live in Brisbane, QLD Australia

What other WOSIB Gardens do you belong to?
Designers & Revue

Tell us about your other hobbies (not WOSIB related)
I love creating graphics and have recently re-opened a graphic shoppe - Fergygrrl Designs. I love pixels and have started branching out into that side with a Adoption Shoppe and Premade Shoppe - Mulbeary. I am a huge book worm and my favourite authors are Diana Gabaldon, Wilbur Smith, Bryce Courtney, Stephen King & Colleen McCullough.

What are your favorites?? Food? Movies? Flowers?
I LOVE Cafe foods - Bruschetta, different kinds of salads ie: Caesar, Mediterranean, Chinese etc. I love all kinds of movies, am not into just one kind of genre - but my most memorable would have to be Lord of the Rings Trilogy and Harry Potter. I love all flowers, don't really have a favourite - they are all beautiful!

Tell us why you wanted to be in the Celebrators garden and how long you've been in the group
I joined the celebrators not too far after joining WOSIB back in 2000. I thought signing Birthday and Anniversary books would be fun and I love a party. I also wanted to make the pages too and it gave me a great stepping stone for my graphics business. Plus there were the girls, I don't think I have laughed so much and had such fun online than I have had in the Celebrators.....Most of us long timers have long memories of members long gone, members that are missed. And the new blood that comes in all the time too, the different graphic styles that present themselves each time a new birthday or anniversary page is made....it's great!

Tell us about something that is going on in your life right now that has you so excited
A family holiday to Tasmania in December of this year....looking forward to spending 2 long and exciting weeks traveling the state where my hubby and I want to settle..... =))))

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*Birth Flowers*
Birth month flowers, colors, and their meanings

Ever wonder what your flower for your month of birth is?? Or what your "colors" are?? Here's a chart that will give you that plus the meaning of the two!

Month
Flower
Color
Meaning


January
Carnation
Black, Dark Blue or Red
The carnation has many contradictory meanings. According to the legend, King Louis IX discovered it in Africa and used it as a medication against the plague. In the middle ages it symbolized fertility. Later the flower became the flower of the ‘working class’ in England while the catholic church adopted it as the symbol of the Virgin Mary, and the crucifixion of Christ.

February
Violet
Violet, Sky Blue or Yellow
This fragrant flower is tiny yet vigorous in its growth. It is self-pollinating, which is why in the middle ages, the church adopted it to symbolize the immaculate conception of the Virgin Mary. This flower is associated with innocent love and virtue.

March
Daffodil
White or Light Blue
This flower is associated with vanity and death. The daffodil is in fact of the narcissus family, and is yellow in colour. Legend has it that Narcissus saw his reflection in the water and fell in love with it, he leant forward and eventually fell into the water and drowned. At the spot where he had been kneeling, a daffodil sprang from the ground.

April
Sweet Pea
Yellow, Red and Colorless
This flower is in constant bloom, which is why it came to be associated with lasting pleasure. This flower has curling tendrils and vivid colours.

May
Lily of the Valley
Yellow, Red and Green
This fragrant, delicate flower is in fact poisonous. Since it grows only in spring, it signifies the return of happiness. Many youths would await the coming of the lily in May to celebrate as it was thought to bring luck in love.

June
Rose or Honeysuckle
Light Blue, White and Cream
The rose is truly the queen of flowers. In ancient Rome, youths wore them at Council of elders or into battle. The Catholic Church adopted it as the symbol of the Virgin. According to the Jews, the rose sprang from the first blood that was spilled on Earth.

July
Delphinium
Green, Russet and Red
This bright blue flower takes it name from the Greek for ‘Dolphin’, because its petals reminded the ancient Greeks of the fins and snout of the dolphin.

August
Gladiolas
Orange, Red and Light Green
This is the flower of the gladiators, and symbolizes strong character. It used to grow freely and abundantly in the middle East.

September
Aster
Brown, Deep Blue
'Aster’ means star and is believed to have sprung from the Earth when the Goddess Virgo spread some stardust on Earth. In Europe they were believed to have magical powers and being capable of driving away the ‘evil eye’.

October
Marigold
White, Yellow and Varied
This bright yellow flower follows the path of the sun like the sunflower. It has medicinal properties and is traditionally used to treat irregular menses, but nowadays much research is being done into its anti-cancer properties.

November
Chrysanthemum
Dark Blue, Red and Yellow
A noble flower in Asia: it appears on many Chinese ceramics and represents harvest, rest and ease.

December
Narcissus
Indigo, Green, Greenish-Blue
This flower is associated with vanity and death. Legend has it that Narcissus saw his reflection in the water and fell in love with it, he leant forward and eventually fell into the water and drowned. At the spot where he had been kneeling, a daffodil sprang from the ground.

Ever wonder where the idea for the birthday cake came from? It is believed that this tradition comes from the ancient Greeks. They would bring offerings to the temple of Artemis, the goddess of the moon. The round cake symbolized the full moon and they would put a candle on top so that it could glow like the moon. Many people make a wish when blowing out their candles believing that this will bring them good luck or that their wish will come true.

Source: http://www.flower.com.sg/birthflower.asp

Reporting for Celebrators: Jeri

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Hugs,

Head Celebrator Pamster

Assistant Head Celebrator Diane

and

Garden Assistant KuntrySue