Buttercup Yellow Chrysanthemum BIRTH FLOWER s always the same: a

s always the same: a ceramic flower

Its abstract design makes it look like it's been through a seafood processor and reassembled by a nearsighted mermaid with a penchant for modern art

I decided to mount it in the hallway

where its ceramic elegance could be appreciated by guests

" she said

Buttercup Yellow Chrysanthemum BIRTH FLOWER s always the same: aI never thought I'd find myself extolling the virtues of a ceramic Chrysanthemum, yet here I was, utterly enchanted by a yellow flower that looked like it had been plucked from the fever dream of a modernist beekeeper. This medium sized marvel, masquerading as a flower, sat in its gift box like a porcelain promise of eternal autumn. "It's modern artwork," my sister declared, her voice tinged with the reverence usually reserved for abstract