Sunday Funday: U- Pick Flowers

Sunday Funday: U- Pick Flowers

Tuesday, August 11, 2020

                               

 

Hey Socialites! 
This past weekend, I went to two different U-Pick flower fields in the Washington/Romeo area and had so much fun gathering all the flowers together and creating little bouquets of flowers for around the house! 

Both places I went (which I'll share below) were awesome about keeping all the tools sanitized, wearing masks and offered areas where people could wash or sanitize their hands afterwards. This is a fun date day activity or if you have littles, its a great family event too! 

Below is a round up of a few locations for gathering your own flowers, including where I went this weekend! All websites are linked as well! 

                                

Vanhoutte Farms | Armada, MI 

So many types of flowers to choose from, including a  wide variation of sunflowers (I had no idea there were as many types of sunflowers as there are!) 

Westview Orchards | Washington, MI

Great COVID precautions in place and just had their sunflower Fest! So many beautiful variations of sunflower to choose from! 

Brightmoor Flower Farm | Detroit, MI 

Has select dates to check out their gardens! 

Manchester Blooms | Manchester, MI 

Great reviews on their COVID precautions! 

Let me know if you check any of these locations out this weekend! 

Love from Detroit, 

Marisa Quinn 

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Life Updates

Life Updates

Monday, August 10, 2020

           

Hey Socialites! 

Long time, no posts! I know, I know- I haven't been super active on the blog for literally OVER A YEAR. However, I do have an explanation for this... 

I GRADUATED WITH MY MASTERS DEGREE!

This past year has been a crazy whirlwind as the Masters Program I completed is a 2-year degree ( 5 semesters) I completed it in 14 months (4 semesters)! I honestly thought I could use "downtime" to work on creating content and exploring the city, however, I literally had no downtime, or if I did, I would spend it out hiking, kayaking or straight up catching up on house work. Since my program was online, I often didn't feel up to writing blog posts after typing up 15- page reports or even worse, dreaded discussion board posts and comments (#iykyk). 

                                                        

During this time though, I really did miss getting out and about and writing about my favorite places I visited and sharing that with you all. With that said, There will definitely be more content on the blog. I'll be sharing more of my favorite locally-owned businesses and events coming up in the Metro Detroit area, since I think we're all getting a little stir crazy during quarantine. 

Be sure to head back later this week to look for some events coming up this weekend! 

XO XO, 

Marisa Quinn 

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Spread the Love: Valentine's Day for Kids in the Hospital

Spread the Love: Valentine's Day for Kids in the Hospital

Wednesday, February 13, 2019

This post is one I've been so excited to share and it isn't even anything like my typical posts! Something that has been newly trending these past few years has been sending kids in the hospital Valentine's Day Cards- or really any type of well wishes around the holidays. I've always loved this idea and participated in it since a little act can go such a long way. Today I have rounded up a list of a few of the Children's Hospitals that distribute Valentine's to those in the hospital. The University of Michigan's very own CS Mott is on the list as well. 

Without further a due, Valentine's for the Kiddos: 

Cincinnati Children's: This one is so cute and has little activity pages for the kids receiving them to do during their stay! 

CS Mott: This one is fun since you can also download the app and send them to your own family members! They've actually stopped doing the valentines due to the outpouring love from the community this year! 

Boston Children's: BCH allows for you to put your own custom message on the back for the kid! Something so little that can be so sweet! 

St. Jude: I absolutely love how they featured some of the kids original artwork as cards to choose from! I had so much fun sending in a card on their site! 

CHLA: Party city is donating $1 to CHLA for every card they receive! Help even more dreams come true by sending in a valentine! 

ACH: The Arkansas Children's hospital is also donating $1 for every card received! 

There are so many more hospitals doing this as well all it takes is a quick google search to find others!  Spread the love this year and send in a Valentine! It takes two seconds of your time to brighten someone else day! 

Love from Detroit, 

                       Marisa Quinn 

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