Hi and welcome to the "love" month.
I went from seeing hats, horns, champagne glasses to hearts, flowers, candy and deep red wine. Plus, I still don't know whether to wear my jeans and leather jacket or shorts and no jacket. All the trees and flowers are loaded with new buds and squirrels.
Squirrels - yes where I live we have many of these fast-footed creatures. No, let me rephrase that. They have been around for so long, they sit still and you are expected to walk around them. Really.
They will sit and stare, almost as if to dare you to make them move. The other day there were two of them, side by side, on the sidewalk. Be darned if I was going to walk in the wet grass, so we had a stand-off. One adult female staring down at two small squirrels. Small? No way. These had bushy, bushy tails swaying in a frantic flutter. Then I noticed their hindquarters and realized they should be on a new fad diet. They had been storing up enough food for three winters. No wonder they stood still as they couldn't run, only waddle. Made me wonder if anyone has found the fattest squirrel?
Did you get to watch all the bowl games? Some had me biting my toe nails, (hate the look of bitten fingernails). Now it is official - Giants and Patriots. Yeah, it is a great time until I think of all the money invested. Wow! What if all those dollars were turned into charity? Just a thought.
Hope all of you have your favorite television stations. I've learned some new ones these past couple of months just to get away from all kind of sports and all politics. Yes, I need to be informed but not brainwashed. Love the station where "Guy" goes to Diners-Drive-Ins-Dives. He travels all over to find some of the most outlandish places. Even as I watch the preparation, my heart pumps harder and harder. But, can't you just smell the aromas and taste the freshness of the herbs used?
Have you ever wondered about the origin of Valentine's Day? This originated from Rome and continued down through centuries and countries. So I went online to see just what information was out there about Valentine gifts. How about Wales, where hearts, keys and keyholes were engraved on wooden spoons - hey, you unlock my heart. In some countries, a young woman receives a gift of clothing and if she keeps it, she will marry him. Oh...Oh. Remember seeing the S chairs in movies, the black and white kind? The lady would sit on one side of the S and the man on the other side of the S. This way they could be together without really being together. And again think back, maybe to just yesterday, when you twirled an apple around the stem with - loves me, loves me not, until the stem broke from the apple. Valentine's Day is rooted in history and one of the most commercialized days of the year. Enjoy your "Red Heart Day" and celebrate with someone who needs a Valentine.
Be kind to yourself and others. Happy writing.
Patricia
