February Activity Post

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Continuing on with our violet theme, for this activity we’d like you to have a go at putting together conversations for the canon characters using only flowers and their associated meanings.



For example:


Mrs. Hudson:

Fleur-de-Luce (Fire).

Birdsfoot Trefoil (Revenge).

Wild Tansy (I declare war against you).


Holmes:

Raspberry (Remorse).

Red Columbine (Anxious and trembling).


Mrs. Hudson:

Jacob's Ladder (Come down).

Coltsfoot (Justice shall be done).


Holmes:

Major Convolvulus (Extinguished hopes).



For your convenience, I will add a link to Kate Greenaway’s Language of Flowers here. But do feel free to use any sources you like.


As always, you needn’t take part in this activity if you don’t wish to. Once you’re a member, you can post what and when you want—as long as you keep to the 500 words or less wordcount and the ACD Holmes ‘verse. AUs, crossovers and fusions are all permitted, as long as the characters remain essentially recognisable as the original ACD versions.

Please see the profile for the full posting guidelines!

Comments

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Holmes

Golden rod precaution

Fleur-de-lis flame


Mrs Hudson

Pomegranate foolishness

Lobelia malevolence


Holmes

Camomile energy in adversity

Chinese chrysanthemum cheerfulness under adversity


Mrs Hudson

Sadly the message has been rendered into ash


Holmes

Wormwood absence

[okapi1895.livejournal.com]

I have sat down twice to try to do this. It seems like something I should be able to do, on the face of it. But I can't seem to make anything work. It's all a muddle and not a conversation at all. I'll keep trying. Sorry.

[mafief.livejournal.com]

Watson
Weeping Willow - Mourning
Mourning Bride - I have lost all
Asphodel - My regrets follow you to the grave

Holmes
Truffle - Surprise

Watson
Deep Red Carnation - Alas! for my poor heart
White Catchfly - Betrayed

Holmes
Carolina Jasmine - Separation
Goat's Rue - Reason
Rhododendron - Danger
Bearded Crepis - Protection

Watson
Flos Adonis. - Painful recollections
Helenium - Tears

Holmes
Raspberry - Remorse

Holmes
Chickweed - Rendezvous
Hazel -Reconciliation
Persicaria - Restoration
Lily of the Valley - Return of happiness

Watson
Jacob's Ladder. - Come down
Milkvetch - Your presence softens my pains

Holmes
Christmas Rose - Relieve my anxiety

First meeting at Barts

[okapi1895.livejournal.com]

HOLMES: York and Lancaster Rose? [War?]

WATSON: Truffle! [Surprise!] & Fern! [Fascination!]

STAMFORD: Whole Straw? [Union?]

HOLMES: Sage? [Domestic Virtue?] Osier [Frankness]

WATSON [frowning]: Sainfoin [Agitation] & Fig [Argument] & Anemone [Sickness] & Mesembryanthemum [Idleness]

HOLMES: Buckbean [Calm repose] & Iceland Moss [Heath]

WATSON: Straw [Agreement]. Sage? [Domestic Virtue?] Osier [Frankness]

HOLMES [frowning]: Rye Grass [Changeable disposition] & Dark Geranium [Melancholy]

HOLMES: Bundles of Red with their panicles? [Music?]

WATSON: Oats [The witching soul of music]

HOLMES: Double China Aster [I partake of your sentiments].
Chickweed? [Rendezvous?]

WATSON: Straw [Agreement].

HOLMES & WATSON: Zephyr flower [Expectation]