Today delivering flowers I dropped some off at Russ's Market and met one of the ladies working in the small, underpaid florists' shop there. I later found out that this lady had once owned William's Nursery, which sold shrubbery and flowers. It had been around for more than a hundred years, and been very loyal to the community. However, thanks to competition from big stores like Wal-Mart, with their own flower and lawn sections, the nursery had to close several years ago and auction off the land it had occupied for more than a century. Now, a lady who had once proudly owned a business in our town and poured herself into it is selling cheap bouquets of flowers at a big store. Great example of why I so often get on my anti-corporate, pro-local trip.
On a happier note, I pulled off a 4.0 this semester (although I took Hebrew pass/no pass, so it doesn't exactly count.) Looks like my scholarships are intact for another year. Woo-Hoo!
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