2. I once gave a poetry reading on Valentine's Day, and only read poems that contained the word "love". Fourteen poems. Paul was there -- we'd only just begun to date -- and the reading was hosted by one of my bakery customers with whom I'd gone out a few times.
3. When I was newly widowed, I received, at the bakery, a bouquet of tulips with a card signed "from one of your admirers".
4. I've always coveted those lapel pins with an outline of a heart in red rhinestones.
5. Heart-shaped, iced sugar-cookies are sublime.
6. My son Nelson, at age four, for shoes wore only a pair of red cowboy boots.
7. Those old valentines, where you had to cut out and glue the envelopes? Bad idea.
8. Valrhona 85% Bittersweet Dark Chocolate + a glass of Ruby Port = Heaven.
9. When I say "Happy VD" I want to hear you clap.
#9... chuckle.
ReplyDeleteNo 9 is a real blast from the past! Yuk.
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Great nine, T. Did you hear me clapping?
ReplyDeleteI'll be keeping a look-out for no.4 on your list. They sometimes turn up in auctions here. xo
More rather than less!
ReplyDeleteStrange paper fiend that I was/am, the envelopes are a fond memory.
ReplyDeleteUgh. L. and I had our first date on Valentine's Day. It was a nice date, no red flags at that point!
ReplyDeleteV-Day is much nicer now.
heart-shaped cookies, sprinkled with red crystal sugar that tickles the tongue....
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