Today is the third anniversary of the opening of Zuzu’s Petals new shop on Fifth Avenue. And for the occasion, Fonda, Zuzu’s owner has started a blog called,  Zuzu’s Petals, a delightful addition to the Brooklyn blogging community from that most Brooklyn of shops.

For those who don’t know, Zuzu’s Petal’s Seventh Avenue location burned down a few years ago. With a great deal of personal and professional resilience, combined with the love and support of their customers, the Zuzu’s team gathered together seed money and planted a new shop on Fifth Avenue.

What a difference a few years make. They’re thriving in their Fifth Avenue shop. They even have a blog, which brings alive the stories, people, plants, and pets of that Park Slope institution. Here Fonda writes about her first Thanksgiving at the new shop.

This morning i will take bear to the new shop on 5th
avenue. it is full of flowers for thanksgiving. i have a picture in my
mind of later today …families and friends gathered around their
tables, heads bowed together before the meal to say some sort of prayer
of thanks…and in the center my flowers once again there to grace the
moment.

the lesson?…. life can change drastically at any
moment, something can be terrible and wonderful at the same time. loss
and grief can make you strong, everyday is a lesson.

most of
all…what goes around comes around and something like that last line
from abby road….the love you take is equal to the love you make.

a prayer of thanks from all the zuzus for all of you who have become  part of our family.
and now…let’s eat!

fonda