It’s February, and you know what that means – Valentine’s Day! Which is super fantastic if you have a mate in your life. Of course, if you are still looking for — or on a break from — love, it can be a bit of a downer what with all that mushy red heart stuff […]
Tag: Valentines
Now What, Really, Is Love?
Happy Valentine’s Day, folks. Here’s a quote about love to help you celebrate the day; it’s from Elinor Glyn’s This Passion Called Love. Smooches, everyone! I love you! Really, I do! 1925: Now What, Really, Is Love? We are here talking of love between the sexes ~ that is, the state of being ‘in love’ ~ […]
Man Versus Woman in Love
I just can’t pass by the Hallmark- and FTD-sponsored holiday without saying a bit about love. So here are some appropriate thoughts (besides the sneering comment near the end ~ I’m not sure what that’s about!) for you from Max O’Rell’s wonderfully titled book Her Royal Highness Woman and His Majesty Cupid. Happy Valentine’s Day, all. […]
First Valentine to the Boy Wins!
Q Dear Miss Abigail: Please help! There is this girl that I know who likes this boy that I also like. This Valentine’s Day I’m getting ready to tell him in his Valentine this, “I like you, will you be my Valentine?” Should I or should I not? I want to get my Valentine to […]
Classic Valentine’s Day Advice
Advice for Valentine’s Day – you know you want it! I’ve covered this quite a bit in previous years, so here are a few links tidbits that you might find useful today. Confused about this whole “in love” thing? Check out this excerpt from Elinor Glyn’s 1925 This Passion Called Love. Trying to pick the […]
Valentine’s Day LibraryThing Book Pile
LibraryThing (where I am slowly cataloging my book collection) is having another book pile contest, and this time we’re invited to submit a Valentine’s Day pile, among other topics. How could I resist? Here’s my entry: For those of you curious about the books I used, here they are top to bottom:~Love’s Coming of Age, […]