Flowers For Lori: a memorial project

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About Flowers For Lori: a memorial project

As many of you know, my dear wife Lori (aka **starburst**,) passed away peacefully on October 27th of 2007 after a long, but eminently graceful, battle with cancer.

Through flickr, her various flickr groups, and of course her amazing blog, Lori touched literally thousands of souls worldwide... a fact I have been gladly reminded of on a nearly daily basis since her passing.

The "Flowers For Lori" group was conceived as a way to honor my wife on a global scale, via the two things she probably loved best––flowers and travel.

The idea was actually quite simple: get Lori's friends from across the globe to pick or purchase a few beautiful flowers, and then place them in memorial at some lovely spot they consider sacred or simply peaceful.

Oh yes, and get them to take pictures as well, so we can all see just how far Lori's precious spirit has traveled on this great big beautiful planet of ours.

The ideas here are endless... you could create a lovely little flower memorial while traveling to far-off lands, or even right in your own backyard.

You could say a few words about how Lori touched your life (or speak directly to her, as I do,) or simply let the flowers speak for themselves.

You could light a candle, meditate, or do a silly dance (Lori loved silly dances.)

A few pointers:

• Lori loved ALL beautiful flowers, so any kind will do!
• Though Lori's favorite colors are burgundies, reds, and purples, any pretty colors will be fine!
• You can tag your photos: "flowers for lori" (with quote marks included.)
• Geotag your photo if at all possible, that way we can see all the memorials on our Group Map! (Just find the location on the World Map, and then Drag & Drop!)

I will also be posting the photos, and their stories, over on Too Sexy For My Hair: The Lori Miller Memorial Project.

I owe a special big thanks to Amy Scher, who kicked off this whole idea when she placed a gorgeous bouquet of flowers in India, in honor of Lori, only to be greeted by a meditating mutt (another of Lori's great loves,) and a pair of nearly miraculous angel's wings in the clouds.

Thank you all for participating,
––Cary Miller (aka {cary})

www.carymiller.net

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