| One of Lima's favorite florists retires, sells business A florist knows better than most the seasons of 1 year, and the seasons of a life. Rudasill applied for a job there in December, and shortly after found out Brown was looking to sell the business. "We cook the same way," Brown said of he and Rudasill. It's affecting me a lot lately. He's been thinking more of his family, including his daughter and two grandsons, and realizing that he can take it easy, now that he's leaving the business in good hands. "Being a florist is an intimate job. That affects me the most. In a strange way, you're happy to do it; you know what they'd want, what their family wants. Brown thinks of his clients and friends, and the fact that in Lima he's been blessed to say many folks are both. "I know I'm saying this with tears in my eyes, but it's been a lot of fun. Thirty-seven years ago, the business moved to its current location at the corner of Woodlawn Avenue and Shawnee Road. Brown is proud to say he's done wedding flowers of daughters of mothers for whom he did wedding flowers originally. A year later, after apprenticing for two other florists, bought the existing business. While it is the thing he has known nearly all his adult life, a florist's job is a bittersweet thing for a man who will turn 72 in July. Loyal clients will receive the same quality and service they've come to know at the shop, Brown said. Just as regular restaurant customers come to know how something will arrive from the kitchen, a florists' customers know they can rely on a product the same way. The family currently lives in Delphos, but is planning a move closer to the shop. |
Wednesday, 11 April 2012
One of Lima's favorite florists retires, sells business
