“Nostalgia - it's delicate, but potent. Teddy told me that in Greek, ‘nostalgia’ literally means ‘the pain from an old wound.’ It's a twinge in your heart far more powerful than memory alone. This device isn't a spaceship, it's a time machine. It goes backwards, and forwards... it takes us to a place where we ache to go again. It's not called the wheel, it's called the carousel. It lets us travel the way a child travels - around and around, and back home again, to a place where we know are loved. ”- Don Draper, Mad Men
I confess I have been in a two-year love affair with AMC’s “Mad Men”, from the very first episode I was hooked. I especially wouldn’t mind having a love affair with Jon Hamm who plays Don Draper; he is charming, funny, and easy on the eyes. The very dapper Draper is a king amongst ad men; an ad genius. To be able to look at the Kodak Carousel and come up with the above sales pitch is nothing more than awe-inspiring. He moved grown men to tears… but he is a terrible boss. It seems as if he can’t go a single episode without firing or seducing his current secretary. He goes through these young women faster than he goes through his pack of Lucky Strikes. Needless to say, he would never remember Secretaries’ (or as it is now referred to as Administrative Professionals’) Week.
Don’t be a Draper. Bakanas Flowers is offering several specials this week so you can say thank you to the man or woman who keeps your life in order. The “Dancing Flowers Mug” will make a beautiful edition to any desk. Or let the “Thanks a Buzzillion! Bouquet” say the ultimate thank you.
-Liz
P.S. Remember the two floral images are also links! Have fun!
