It’s not every day that you hop off the bus and are greeted with a woman, a stranger at that, handing you a single gorgeous red rose, telling you ‘Have a nice day!’ and waving you off.
Well, that’s exactly what happened to Jan Smith, just prior to Easter, when she got off the bus in Cannonvale one afternoon.
The bus stop sits just opposite Karen Hill Florist, a local florist that prides itself on having the most exquisite floral arrangements in Airlie Beach.
When Jan and another woman alighted the bus, they were greeted with a Karen Hill Florist employee, giving them a red rose, and wishing them well.
“She just dashes out of the flower shop and says, ‘Don’t move! Stop!’... we both didn’t move. You do what you’re told, you know!” said Jan.
“And she came out holding these two absolutely beautiful single roses.
“The strange thing was that I had just been wishing that I had enough money to get a bunch of flowers for the dining room table!”
Jan is no stranger to the Whitsunday area, living between Airlie Beach and England, often spending months with her daughter in the region, participating in local events and community functions, including the Airlie Beach Book Club and the Whitsunday Writers’ Festival.
“I have never gone into that shop, never bought flowers from there. But now I will, and I will talk about her generosity,” Jan added.
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