Tropical Winter

I decided a few years ago to reorganize the seasonal calendar to make New England winters shorter. Spring is March - May, Summer is June - October, and Fall is November. This means that Winter is only 3 short, soul-squashing months: December, January, and February! As an additional coping strategy, this year I'm going to buy a huge Bird of Paradise plant (they have them at Home Depot) and let it set up camp and run rampant in my living room/studio.