def restore(self, value, context=None):
        """
        Restores the value from a table cache for usage.

        :param      value   | <variant>
                    context | <orb.Context> || None
        """
        value = super(DatetimeWithTimezoneColumn, self).restore(value, context)

        if value in ('today', 'now'):
            value = datetime.date.now()

        if isinstance(value, datetime.datetime):
            tz = pytz.timezone(context.timezone)

            if tz is not None:
                if value.tzinfo is None:
                    base_tz = pytz.timezone(orb.system.settings().server_timezone)

                    # the machine timezone and preferred timezone match, so create off utc time
                    if base_tz == tz:
                        value = tz.fromutc(value)

                    # convert the server timezone to a preferred timezone
                    else:
                        value = base_tz.fromutc(value).astimezone(tz)
                else:
                    value = value.astimezone(tz)
            else:
                log.warning('No local timezone defined')

        return value
Restores the value from a table cache for usage.

        :param      value   | <variant>
                    context | <orb.Context> || None