Feed Me!!

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Feed Me!! That reminds me of The Little Shop of Horrors! If you've never seen it you must go, it's so funny. Anyway, I got the idea for this blog while watching Cake Boss the other night as he was creating a cake of the shouting "Feed Me" monster. It made me hungry for cake right then and there.  So, onto the blog... people love food. They love eating and so they love sending food as gifts, not to mention receiving them!

It's always been amazing to me how many florists don't want to create and delivery gourmet, snack and fruit baskets. We love it. We not only do those but we have been doing a cookie arrangement for over 20 years that is very popular and thank goodness, the cake baker sends an "extra" cookie for us now and then. Yum!! And no disrespect to the Cake Boss (you are my hero) but we even do cakes. Add some balloons and the party begins!

We all have people in our lives that we have no idea what to get them. Maybe it's their birthday or maybe they just came home from the hospital, or maybe they are a business associate that we need to thank. Whoever they are, they are just plain old hard to buy for. Why not send them a snack basket? Want to be all formal and elegant? Gourmet baskets fit the bill. Who doesn't love some fresh fruit and other goodies to make them feel loved and appreciated? Every year we create our own custom offerings of seasonal baskets and now that Christmas (heaven help us all) is just around the corner, why not consider food baskets as your gift of choice. Perfect for just about everyone and darn easy to order. Check out our selection at http://www.sendingsmiles.com/. Don't see something you like, we'd be happy to customize for you! Happy holiday shopping and eating!

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