On a frigid January day there is nothing like sitting in my director’s chair (a subconscious homage to my high school hopes and dreams) my feet on my desk, with a cup of tea and a good book. It’s even better after a snowstorm! A feeling of relaxation over takes me as I glance out the window at my world blanketed in white and the few later-than-me starters digging out their vehicles. The knowledge that my work is done makes the rewards of my toils much more satisfying. This is the only time I love snow. Most of the time I am required to venture out into the tundra and that is when I look to the sky and curse the heavens before begrudgingly hacking through the frozen crust that entombs my poor little car. However, on a day like today, when I have no responsibilities other than digging my house out and procrastinating writing an essay on Edgar Allan Poe’s emotional effects (I agree, it is as dull as it sounds) I find my sleepy street to be quite tranquil. Snow brings people together. Whether it’s helping a neighbor shovel her walk or just shooting the breeze as we fling shovel full after shovel after shovel full of endless powder into the street for the plows to scoop up I love that sense of camaraderie. We’re all friends here in the trenches.
Alas, times moves on and soon the snow will be gone with January. Which will bring us to February and more importantly… Valentine’s Day. But for now it’s still January, why not send that special someone flowers just because? Allow me to introduce the “Victorian Romance” bouquet. Romance blossoms beautifully within this elegant bouquet. The serenity and innocence of a dozen white roses is in delightful juxtaposition with lavender waxflower and soft greenery. It's as romantic as a stroll through the English countryside. I very much like this arrangement. It reminds of what I speculate the scenery in Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Ernest” looked like. (Wilde happens to be my favorite Victorian Era author.) You don’t have to saddle up your Tauntaun and trek out into this frozen Hoth that used to be Marlton, this lovely ode to Queen Victoria can be ordered online at bakanasflowers.com. Hurry! This special won’t last long. Before I return to my book and further procrastination I’d just like to remind everyone to take a moment and look at the natural beauty snow beholds, before it turns black and mushy.
-Liz
