Casa de las Flores (
The House of Flowers), and now I am sad. I am sad because, after binge watching the Mexican black comedy-drama, IÂ
miss those characters. The show follows the de la Mora family, who owns a prestigious flower shop attached to their mansion, and examines how a suicide in the first episode triggers all the possible drama in the world. OK, I know that doesnât sound so fun, but I cannot state the level of addiction I had to the three seasons of this campy masterpiece. At times it was weird enough to make me miss
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Get Inside: 8 Things to Do While You’re Stuck at Home “The Portland Book of Dates” may end up being somewhat useless as a guidebook, but it takes on greater importance as a historical text: a snapshot of Portland as it was just before it changed forever.
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