A Bouquet of Roses - Twice the Pleasure

Whenever I do the grocery shopping, I usually bring a (cheapo) bouquet of roses.  I brightens up the sitting room and my day.
They don't last very long, about a week or so and then their heads start to droop. 

That's when the second pleasure comes. I sever their little heads from their scrawny bodies (read : I cut the flowers off the stems)
Place them in a bowl, sprinkle some rose essential oil over them and you have fresh and natural potpourri.

They will dry out further and when the time comes and they are covered with dust, I already have another bouquet on the go and the old ones can go on the compost heap.
Still, you can get a few weeks out of them and top up with more roses and essential oil. Sometimes I use lavender oil, very confusing for the passers by. ;)

Patricia xxx...x