What a wonderful idea.
Move the clock ahead an hour and have more daylight in the evening. Whoever decided we needed to keep Daylight Savings Time must have known that I suffer from SAD (seasonal affective disorder) and need some serious sunshine to keep me and my family happy! Today, we gain an hour of daylight and my hopes are that it hurls people everywhere into that happy, springtime, be outside & enjoy ice cream time of the year!
For those of you who actually take the time to read this and know I haven't posted for 2 months, we have been very busy and I have not had a chance to blog about anything..(and of course I was a victim of the wintertime dreads, a.k.a. SAD and was only making it to go to work, sleep, eat ice cream and do some laundry). Funny, though...I know that winter is just long enough for me to detest the thought of it getting dark at 5pm and cringe when the weatherman says 'cold' when that is conjoined with 'darkness' and clouds. I don't really care that I suffer from seasonal allergies from the Bradford Pears in the early spring that make my eyes itch like mad and sneeze occasionally. I am happy that Spring is around the corner!!!
During these cold, dark, cloudy winter days JD and Joe have worked hard to get a system down to assure we have more than enough ice-cream for the warm day rushes and after school trips. We have plans for umbrellas with more tables outside for the summer and some greenery for the mostly concrete sidewalk area. I am working on practicing cake techniques and am taking a Wilton Method cake decorating classes and making cakes as the orders come in. The whole family is involved and thrilled about the coming warm days!
We are excited that the shop is doing well and our plans for the spring & summer are being carefully planned in hopes that we have lines out our doors in the heat of the summer when ice cream is the only way one feels they are able to cool off!
Thank you so much for your support over the last 3 months and we hope to see you soon!!
As a victim of SAD, myself, I was surprised to read that you folks have it in the South! I had always assumed I got it from living in the North, where there is hardly any sunshine in the winter & when it does shine, it's not long enough! (It gets dark even earlier than 5pm here!)
ReplyDeleteLike you, I will take all the pollen I can, and bugs, as well (including insects)! For here, those are all signs the days are longer (hopefully warmer), no snow shovels will be needed and most importantly: The ICE CREAM PLACES open for business!!
Good luck with your new venture! I am in awe of what you have done already, and I can not wait to travel down and taste your products!!!