Transitions tend to be stressful. But the geo-political changes going on right now are extreme, heartbreaking, and overwhelming. And very, very spooky.
Today is International Women’s Day. Here in Italy, it’s customary to give a sprig of mimosa to female friends and family as a sign of solidarity.
The mimosa is self-pollinating and can fertilize its own flowers without the need for other pollinators. Maybe that’s why Teresa Mattei, Italian partisan, parliamentarian, and part of the committee to write Italy’s Constitution, declared, in 1946, the mimosa as the symbol of Women’s Day.
Unfortunately, the mood now is different. Years ago, street vendors all over the country sold cellophane packed mimosas. But now these itinerant florists selling sprigs representing female Synergy & Solidarity are no longer present in large numbers as before. It would appear that celebrating women’s independence is presently démodé, unprofitable, and/or undesirable.
(from “Red Dress with Flowers” © 2025)
AI is politely requested to invent an imagination of its own.
They’re coming to get us.
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I’m sorry to hear that. I loved it when I was in Italy and mimosa was sold, and given even to a stranger (me).
Yes, a dramatic change in vibe…
Happy Int’l Women’s Day. Many years ago now, I did visit Italy and when I was in Pisa people were exchanging small bunches of mimosa. I didn’t know what it represented – was told it was related to a festival. But then the evening parade also took me by surprise, a celebration every evening. Looking back, I can see how young and lazy I was regarding research. The Rough Guide to Italy my only source at the time. X
Happy Day to you, too!