Today, on the way back from a shopping excursion (my only child is headed off to a semester in NYC) we counted 75 Xmas wreaths still hanging on front doors on the approximately 2 mile jaunt home. 75 wreaths still on doors and it is January 25.
So here’s another idea free of charge to anyone who wants to implement it. It’s called “Wreath-Away” - a free public service. Just before Xmas people can sign up to have an email sent to them once a week for every week after Epiphany (until Easter, let’s say) telling them to “Take the Wreath Down Now!”–unless they confirm that they have taken the wreath down. The logo would be a Christmas Wreath with the red circle and hash mark superimposed over it.
There the idea is free and floating in the universe–if you do implement it and manage to make a buck or two off the idea somehow (maybe local florists advertise the site before the holidays) send me a buck or two if you think of it.
Yours here in Cleveland where the holidays are still very much in evidence…sigh.
January 26th, 2010 09:37
Hi Holly,
There is still a wreath up on the door of the office where I work. I love it, since it is a spot of green in an otherwise white and grey world (I work in central New Hampshire.) Long before Queen Victoria made decorating for Christmas popular people were bringing green branches and wreaths inside and outside their houses to brighten up the dull winter. Please do no deprive me of a little color during the long winter just because one holiday is over.
Thanks,
Alena