tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882241647734848746.post7764348277966358281..comments2023-06-20T07:47:24.386-05:00Comments on The Spiced Tea Party: Valentines Day and Romance.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882241647734848746.post-23396457317242528692007-02-14T23:33:00.000-05:002007-02-14T23:33:00.000-05:00Yes, clean family fun... and a little bittersweet ...Yes, clean family fun... and a little bittersweet this year. It's my daughter's last year of elementary school and her last year of class valentines. She wasn't even interested in decorating her bag. In years past we've had some truly awesome valentines receptacles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882241647734848746.post-52290066562452017942007-02-14T22:21:00.000-05:002007-02-14T22:21:00.000-05:00Yes Jane, in the UK, Valentine cards are given sec...Yes Jane, in the UK, Valentine cards are given secretly to lovers or potential lovers-not kids, family or friends. It's certainly a different kind of holiday over here!Kate Pearcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079485861541059016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882241647734848746.post-77862185889708598192007-02-14T20:39:00.000-05:002007-02-14T20:39:00.000-05:00I'm wondering at what point Valentine cards starte...I'm wondering at what point Valentine cards started up and whether they were always anonymous--probably during the Victorian era when greetings cards were mass produced. In England when I was growing up the whole idea was that you got a card from a secret lover who might or might not give you a clue as to his identity. It was a very erotic concept, whereas now I think it's been Hallmarked into good clean family fun.JRMullanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09385318200404516357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882241647734848746.post-62145624292091481682007-02-14T20:00:00.000-05:002007-02-14T20:00:00.000-05:00LOL re the battery operated boyfriend, Shelli. But...LOL re the battery operated boyfriend, Shelli. But in San Francisco, anyway, we celebrate Valentine's Day more ecumenically, and the battery operated are invited to the party (I've also heard it called Hallmark Day about a dozen times today -- damn, and here I thought I made that one up myself).Pam Rosenthalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04357928783704661668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882241647734848746.post-7876370088219087462007-02-14T19:37:00.000-05:002007-02-14T19:37:00.000-05:00Ok you totally did your research. LOL. I'm reading...Ok you totally did your research. LOL. I'm reading that going...huh? But then, I am the anti-Valentine. Long live the battery operated boyfriend!Shelli Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04655090278459446392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882241647734848746.post-45754506068033859772007-02-14T15:36:00.000-05:002007-02-14T15:36:00.000-05:00I love Chaucer-so very very naughty.Great info on ...I love Chaucer-so very very naughty.<BR/>Great info on Valentine's day!<BR/>Have a great, loving bird filled day everyone!Kate Pearcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079485861541059016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882241647734848746.post-50637209672188885382007-02-14T14:54:00.000-05:002007-02-14T14:54:00.000-05:00Scipio Africanus -- hmmm, is that why the hero of...Scipio Africanus -- hmmm, is that why the hero of Carla Kelly's wonderful <I>Miss Minton Speaks Her Mind</I> has that unlikely name? Or does he appear all over in classical or post-classical literature, for those (not me, obviously) who know where to look for him. Another thread in the tapestry almost knotted.<BR/><BR/>Happy Valentine's Day.Pam Rosenthalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04357928783704661668noreply@blogger.com