The History of Valentine’s Day
Why do we love to celebrate Valentine’s Day?
Like many other special days we mark, such as Mother’s and Father’s Day for instance, maybe we should celebrate and spoil our ‘other halves’, our ‘true loves’, every day…
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Pewter – For The Perfect Ten
Celebrating a 10th wedding anniversary with pewter.
The union of two people in love is a cause for celebration, whether official or otherwise, religious or relaxed, and most often, across the cultures of the world, the…
The ancient art of writing letters
The importance of love letters straight from the heart…
Keep us so near, while apart… I defy anyone to say that they don’t enjoy receiving a letter – now I mean real letters, not the flutter of envelopes…
Don’t Forget Father’s Day
A brief history of Father's Day.
It can argued that everyday should be Father’s Day, not just a socially specified date once a year. However, all too often in our busy, often frantic lives, day-to-day…
Mother’s Day
For mums everywhere...
Like Father’s Day, we should not wait until a prescribed socially-constructed day to honour our mothers. Of course. as with any family member and loved one, we should celebrate…
Breakfast in Bed…
Kisses from me...
To serve, or be served, breakfast in bed to mark Valentine’s Day must surely be the height of love and romance… (well, it is for me!). The selfless act…
Simple Candlelight
Light up body and soul with simple candlelight.
In this fast-paced digital age, where not even with a touch of a button, but merely a cursory flick of a finger across a screen, our busy lives are…