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Mar 21, 2023Liked by Sara Petersen

Cathartic snark is one of my favorite things

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Mar 21, 2023Liked by Sara Petersen

Pretty sure calendula is orange, white, or yellow...? What is this magical blue one they speak of?

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Correct! Speaking as a flower farmer, this "calendula" does not exist...actually looks more like a marigold with a blue filter applied, if we really want to be geeks about it (which of course I do). I actually *do* own and love a few Christy Dawns because whimsical, timeless, floral prints are my kryptonite, but this marketing approach is a step too far.

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oh to be clear, i love me some whimsical floral prints! i just can't resist the marketing fun! and hell yes to geeking out about the flowers.

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I don't want to wear my medicine. I want to wear my poisons so my enemies will look at me and tremble. Give me a belladonna print dress, you cowards.

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Best post of all time. Honoring mother earth with a print from synthetic dyes that are one of the biggest sources of water pollution.

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Whimsical was becoming a word I've been liking lately. But this might've ruined it for me.

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oh no! don't let them take away whimsy!

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You're right. It can stay — as long as it's not coated with absurd BS

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