What Cheer Flower Farm is a nonprofit with the mission to grow, rescue and donate flowers and flower bouquets to underserved people dealing with stressful situations. Its 2.7 acres are located on a former factory site in Providence. The organization has remediated 18,000 square feet of polluted soil and turned it into organic flower fields, […]
Six months ago, I started taking care of indoor plants for my mental health, only to discover it quickly began to hurt me. I was enamored with each new growth, new species and new green goddess that erupted from the soil. I started buying more and more plants. In six months, I went from three […]
If you go over to their house on a Saturday night, he’ll fix dinner and she’ll tell you the story about how he lost the engagement ring. “He’s the type where I’m always telling him not to put something off, and he’s always putting things off, and that’s how he got himself in trouble.” When […]
When I was in high school, I used to walk up Smith Street to my dad’s office. I’d start at LaSalle Academy and make my way past the houses, law offices, gas stations and plazas. I’d pass the North Providence town line and haul my backpack almost to the end of the street. I never […]
If you took the chance to walk down Federal Hill on a cold February night a few years ago, you might have seen her showing him how to change a tire. “He wanted to go out on our first date. I knew it was Valentine’s Day, but I didn’t want to bring it up, because […]
Motif writer Caitlin Howle recently sat down with Susan Clements, who owns Earth and Ocean in Narragansett Bay. Susan is an herbalist who coaches her clients how to work with herbs, and the world around them, for everything from better health to food and skincare. Caitlin Howle (Motif): What is an herbalist, and what do […]
Spyyyyyyyyccccccceeeeee!!!!!!! It’s Valentine’s day and I’m single!!!!! It’s that stupid age old question: What do I do???? Signed, OMFG VDAY You poor soul! It’s difficult to be exactly what they say you shouldn’t be on a day that’s created exactly for everything you’re not. It’s really messed up! The most messed up part of it […]
If you love someone, it’s romantic to say that you’d stand outside in the cold for them, but when put to the test, he really was willing to freeze. “The thing you have to understand about this woman is that she’s only hot. She only ever gets hot. You touch her skin and you can […]
If you’re in the Fox Point neighborhood these days, you should know there’s somebody on the lookout for a new pod. “Dating was hard enough before you had to find someone worthy of inviting into your bunker.” He wasn’t looking for a boyfriend. Just someone he could let off some steam with while he waited […]
“I think every woman’s dated that guy. He’s– I can’t believe I dated him for as long as I did. That’s the thing. Every woman dates a guy like that, but I date them twice as long as anybody else does. That’s my problem. I don’t know when to call it. This one– He was […]