Another subway ride and I brought the vase and micro dried bouquet to the office.¹ While I lost a few bits of sea lavender and larkspur to the underground, I managed to keep the vase and almost all of the bouquet intact.

Dried stems don't need it, so I didn't add water into my vase. However, without anything in the vase, the stems wouldn't stay in place. I adjusted, and readjusted, and readjusted. And the more I adjusted, the more buds of sea lavender flaked, and the more blooms of larkspur broke.

Finally, lightly sweating, yes actually sweating, I resolved to not let perfect be the enemy of good. Perhaps I should take the lesson, or perhaps I should text my friend to get me sand.