The Olympic Bouquets

Did you ever wonder what those medal-winning green bouquets looked like up close?

There were four extras at the last day of bobsleigh competition, just in case there was a tie for one of the medal positions. And since there wasn't.... Rob brought one home.

There's a pretty cool story behind the bouquets, too - just one of the many creative ways ordinary people found to leverage the Games legacy for social benefit. 

So there seems to be a general consensus that continuing to blather on about the Olympics is a good thing. Thanks so much for all the feedback - I especially like Joan's idea, for all of you who didn't quite finish your Olympic knitting.  How about we say the Games aren't technically over until I'm done telling stories?

The Village is considerably quieter this morning, although some of the infrastructure and extra personnel will stay in place for the Paralympics later this month. As the kids headed back to school and the locals began to resume our regular lives, we all agreed on two things: best party ever, massive post-Olympic exhaustion. The entire town looks hung-over, from the grocery store clerks to the school teachers - needless to say, it was a pretty low-key day for the kids. 

For my own part, I had planned to dive right back into a full work schedule, but I've got a serious brain fog going on (spent most of the day with my hoodie on inside out.) I think it's going to take a few days to get up to speed!

Comments

[--Deb]

Beautiful!

[Kristy]

So cool! I definitely see yarn dyeing possibilities in that photo...

[Joan]

Thank you so much for your insider's view of the 2010 Olympics, I have truly enjoyed every post!

[random Cindy]

Lovely. I especially like how the greens were brought back around and tied down into the binding around the bouquet. A very elegant design. Thank you for sharing your beautiful photos and the link to the story. I've always loved green flowers and would love to have a green and white flower garden someday.

[Emiko]

Thanks so much for the close up! I kept seeing the bouquets on tv and wanted to see what the bouquet included, as I loved the green. I agree with Kristy that there's definitely some yarn dyeing possibilities with those beautiful greens!

Thanks also for sharing the story behind how the bouquets came to be - great story.

[johanna]

LOVE seeing the bouquet up close - it is beautiful - so noce of Rob to bring you one - and thanks for sharing :-)

[margene]

NBC did a story on the bouquets. Not only are they very beautiful and unique, the story is wonderful, too.

[mary lou]

Great story on the bouquets. Although, I still don't like green mums. Every time I saw an aerial shot of the sliding track, I thought of your necklace. Hope you sold lots!

[susan]

Oh thats really special.

[Joyce]

Wow! Who knew all that goes into the making of the bouquets. I was frustrated all during the games because I wanted a good look at at least one bouquet. Thanks for posting about this. And....thanks for your postings all during the games. I really enjoyed having an up-close look at one of the venues and at Whistler.

[Sydney]

I'm sensing a new colorway!

[Elizabeth]

Thanks for the excellent pictures and the link that lets us know what plants are in the bouquets. We couldn't get a good view on the TV; my husband asked, "Are they handing them bunches of kale?" Glad to have that question cleared up.

[Tobey]

Thank you! At first glance I was wondering if the athletes were receiving a head of green cauliflower or broccoli. Then I thought it was some sort of light green mum, but the close up views are marvelous.

I really appreciate your personal stories and coverage of the olympics, and I will be back for every one.

Like Sydney, I think a bouquet colorway would be marvelous!

[Tarazed]

I'm all for Joan's idea, being one who didn't quite finish my project :)

And I'm loving the pics of the sleds and their artwork.