Well, it is Christmas today. For the most part it is not a day I particularly care for but, like the other 364 days in the year, it will roll around regardless of my opinion of it. So, well others are busy doing their thing and making whatever merry they want, I’m cocooning into my house, listening to the quiet as I tinker at bits and pieces of house work, updating some badly neglected blogs, including this one and maybe even reading some of that email archived in my inbox.

Now, don’t get the idea that I’m Scrooge or anything. I just find that being on my own that the whole family thing at Christmas just doesn’t happen. Yeah, I could be at my sister’s place or even my oldest brother’s but you know, no matter how much they include you, you are still the outsider. This year, I decided I just wasn’t into grinning and bearing it. So, I’m staying home. Tomorrow I’ll go to a friend’s place for lunch, which I’m looking forward to. I always enjoy spending time with her.

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I’ve noticed that the ads I placed on the other Valentine’s entries I did this week have been receiving several clicks the last few days. This entry might help those who are looking to order a Valentine’s Day flowers to save some time. I’ll look at the chocolates in a separate entry.

I do suggest that you visit the entry about the language of flowers for guidance in choosing flowers that say what you intend. You’ll also want to order early to ensure that the arrangement you want is available. Read the rest of this entry »

The last couple of days I’ve looked at the origins of St. Valentine’s Day and the history of chocolate which is such a popular gift item for Valentine’s. Today, the natural complement to chocolate is flowers. The earliest cultures known to mankind used flowers as gifts and symbols of meaning for messages the gift was sending. Read the rest of this entry »

Yesterday I spent some time exploring the origins of St Valentines Day which falls on February 14th, about 3 weeks away. Today I decided to have a look at one of the most popular Valentine’s gifts, chocolate.

The giving of chocolate, especially luxury chocolates, has become symbolic of Valentine’s Day. Chocolate, since it’s earliest days has been believed to have aphrodisiac qualities which is likely why men are so apt to give the love of their hearts chocolate on Valentine’s Day. During the year 75% of chocolate purchases are made by women. On Valentine’s Day, men account for 75% of the chocolate purchased for that day. Read the rest of this entry »

Are you a romantic?

If you’re married or in a relationship you may want to start doing some serious thought about finding the romantic in yourself before February 14th. That is when Valentines falls and there are some days you just need to be a bit of a brown noser and don’t forget. Read the rest of this entry »