FOURTEEN DAYS of VALENTINES....Day 5

DAY FIVE......Book of love poems

A card is wonderful to receive.  The pretty picture on the front; the lovely heartfelt words inside and the signature from the giver/sender even a few words penned by them. What can be more special than being the recipient of a card especially picked out just for you?  

How about a book of love poems?  The book of poems  that I’ve been using at the end of each days ‘rambling’ is one such book to give.  There are many love poetry books available; you just need to look.  In this age of e-readers you can download such a book for someone.  This morning I’ve found two that my husband downloaded to my Kindle. (Of course he knew my information to do so.) These are definitely ones I’d never consider doing so for myself. Last year instead of a book of love poems he downloaded two romantic novels instead.  You can always search a used book store if you so desire; you never what treasure you’ll find.

As I think about the books my husband downloaded for me today, I realized what a romantic gesture.  Not only do I have the books on my Kindle device, but also on my IPHONE Kindle app.  I can pull up the book at any time and read a poem or two from wherever I am.  

As I mentioned last year my husband changed up from poetry to romance novels.   As I am more of a mystery/suspense reader I found these books he gave me a look into another genre; found the books to be light hearted and a wonderful break in my reading habit.  Think about the recipient of the gift today and perhaps they may enjoy a book of poems as well as a love story. 

Until tomorrow....enjoy your day.  I plan to read a few poems later as I sip a glass of wine.  

DAY SIX GIFT IDEA....Gift bag of treats the person enjoys. 

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                  SMALL WORD

        (From the book “LOVE ALWAYS and 
           FOREVER”)

  L....

    O....

       V....

          E....

LOVE...

  A small four letter word

    With an unexplainable 

          meaning 

        That even a few short 

           sentences can not define

LOVE......

   An emotion that one does not    

     sell or buy

      But given freely to another

         Around since the beginning 

            of time 

            A mystery that perhaps 

               will remain unsolved 

LOVE......

    Strong affections within your 

       heart 

       Dearly held for a special 

         person

      Constant devotion each and 

         every day 

          To that one individual only

  Undivided attention to all the do or say

LOVE......

  Such a small word that can 

     bring

        Joy......

            Pleasure......

               Fulfillment......

                  Contentment......

                      Excitement......

Yet......there are moments

     Love brings tears......

        Despair......

           And sorrow

LOVE......  

     The Bible tells us that

    'Love is kind

       Patient

         Never boastful or rude

           Love bears, believes, 

      hopes and endures all things

            It is never ending'

LOVE......

      The adoration given from one

    heart to another 

      A gift to cherish always

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FOURTEEN DAYS of VALENTINE’S....Day Four

DAY FOUR....Six silk roses in a vase

I have always love flowers.  Unfortunately I found over the years red roses make my allergies act up.  Odd but it’s only red ones.  That’s fine with me; I like purple colored roses and dark pink best.  

During February it seems the price of roses is outrageous.  They only last a week if you’re lucky.  Silk flowers, on the other hand last.  They just need a dusting or cleaning

every now and then.  Tie a red ribbon on the vase to make it extra special.  Dollar type stores sell vases in different sizes from bud vases to ones that hold a large bouquet.  I’ve found vases in thrift stores that I have used and given out with flowers both artificial and real; depended on if I found an inexpensive bouquet.  For years we had a vase of silk carnations in the one house where we lived.  To be truthful the vase and flowers were there at least five years before I met and married my husband. On occasion I’d have to take a feather duster to them, but otherwise they looked great.  A nice adornment to the room where they were displayed.  As much as I love flowers it saddens me when they die.  Seems the joy I had when I received them leaves along with the flowers; or so it appears to be for me.  Flowers, real or artificial, brighten up a room.  During the gray days of winter they seem to make things a bit more cheerful.  

So today as you give the six red silk roses; you could be making a dull dreary day brighter to the recipient no matter who they be to you; a love one, family member, co-worker, neighbor or friend. This morning it is overcast.  The silk flowers which are a combination of roses and carnations are quite welcomed as they have already brightened up my day; since it’s both dreary outside and a Monday.  

Until tomorrow....enjoy your Monday. Hope where you are the sun is out and not hiding behind the clouds. 

DAY FIVE GIFT IDEA.....Book of love poems. 

Today I am giving a few quoted lines from a poem titled ROSES TELL a STORY from the book “LOVE ALWAYS and FOREVER”.  

The poem is about receiving roses in various shades. 

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 “Thirteen roses of various shades

    Each with a special meaning 

    Given on Valentine’s Day 

Tell a story of feelings from sender 

      to receiver”

       

“Thirteen roses......  

their perfume fragrance filters through the             

       air an insight of feelings 

      deep within my soul”

     “The full bloom single red rose

           Says it simply......

                 “I LOVE YOU”

FOURTEEN of VALENTINE’S DAY....Day 3

DAY THREE.....Coffee mug with hearts design 

I have quite a few Valentine’s coffee mugs, but after awhile the insides seem to become discolored even if I clean them constantly.  I generally end up using them as some type of catch-all item.  Generally they go into a drawer and use them for my beaded bracelets or my silicone ones l have for different causes (Support our Troops; RED FRIDAY; POW/MIA to name a few).  

Coffee mugs for holidays can be purchased with something inside like candy or a stuff animal; or there can be nothing inside.  You can purchase one and come up with an intriguing gift idea for the person who is the recipient.  The one I received today had hair accessories such as two barrettes, pony tail ties and a two clips to put my hair up off my shoulders.  I will use this mug beginning tomorrow and retire my previous coffee mug.  Holiday coffee mugs are an inexpensive gift to give; you can pick up a set of four different and fill with different candies.  

Until tomorrow....enjoy the day. 

DAY FOUR GIFT IDEA......Six silk roses in a vase. 

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               A VIEW of LOVE

(From the book “LOVE ALWAYS and FOREVER)

Various views on 'love' can be

       boggling to the mind

As we all seem to have our own

      opinion on the subject

Love is a wonderful feeling found    

       deep within our very soul

Every moment spent with that   

      special someone wondered 

Needless to say at times 'love' is 

       not always a blissful state

Time and again, we encounter rocky roads 

        and clouds of gray

Inasmuch we weather the storms 

        returning us to nirvana 

Never admitting at times that 

      'love' is more bitter than sweet 

Expecting 'love' to be all hearts 

      and flowers....a hopeful reality

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FOURTEEN DAYS of VALENTINES....Day Two

DAY TWO....Bag of cinnamon candy hearts or bag of heart shaped lollipops

Not everyone likes those jellied sugared cinnamon candy hearts.  I enjoy them; a few at a time.  Today I found a bag of the hearts along with a bag of the lollipops waiting for me near my coffee cup.  I’ll probably keep a few of the lollipops and use the remaining as a give-a-way.   I plan to pick up a box of kid type valentines and tape a lollipop to the envelope.  Everyone likes to feel special and get a little something to make them feel as much.  

You can also take a bag of heart shape lollipops and red ribbon to make a lollipop bouquet.  Take six of the pops and tie with red ribbon; give to friend, acquaintance or family member as a ‘thinking of you’ type gift.  In the past I’ve done this and it was well received.  

As for giving the of the cinnamon hearts, put them in a cute gift bag. A few years ago I purchased a plan white bag then cut out red hearts of various sizes and pasted to the bag. You can also decorate with downloaded and printed clip art of hearts, Cupids, flowers or anything for Valentine’s Day.  Be creative and have fun. 

As for what I gave my husband for Day One, I gave him a red tee shirt again; same as last year.  We never have enough red tees as we wear one every Friday.  My Day One gift was a pink shirt (yes I wear a lot of pink).  Accompanying the shirt was a pink scarf.  The design on the scarf was  X’s and O’s. This was indeed different but a very welcomed gift.  See he thought out of the box for sure.  I’ll be wearing this today. As he said about the gift the shirt is not just for one holiday but can be worn all year; as the same with the scarf. Both items look well together.  

He appreciated the red shirt as he says wearing one every Friday it seems they fade overtime.  

DAY THREE GIFT IDEA.....Coffee mug with hearts as design. 

 

Until tomorrow.....enjoy the cinnamon hearts or heart shaped lollipops; if you received both, lucky you. 

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              TREATMENT of LOVE

             (From the book “LOVE ALWAYS and FOREVER) 

VERY often we take for granted the person 

          that we love

AND sometimes ignore their thoughts,          

          needs and feelings

LIKE yesterday's unread newspaper....at 

            times we treat them

EASILY put aside when our presence is 

           required elsewhere 

NEVER considering our actions towards       

             them at the moment

TIME and time again we say "nothing else 

               matters but you"

IT seems....those are only words to make us 

               feel better inside

NEGLECTING that one person like the      

             newspaper by the door

EXPECTING when we return....they will be 

              waiting 

FOURTEEN DAYS of VALENTINES ....Day One

Day One.....Tee shirt with a heart design; for a man red tee shirt or sweatshirt 

Giving a tee shirt or sweatshirt on February 1st is a great idea.  The receiver can wear the shirt for the days leading up to Valentine’s Day. 
You can find shirts for under $10.00.  They need not be red or pink; they can be black, white or any other color as long as they portray the holiday.  I have a few that I’ve received over the years in black with the word “LOVE” and a sparkling heart on the shirt. I found I can wear them all year if I so desired. 
I can not see a man wearing a tee shirt with a heart or Cupid on it; so the idea of red shirt would be appropriate.  No one has too much red shirts. In fact they can use that particular shirt to wear on Fridays (RED. Remember Everyone Deployed).
As of writing this, we have not done the Day One gifts yet; it’s still early in the day.  Usually on Day One we are late giving our gifts.  I don’t surprise my husband every day for the Fourteen Days of Valentine’s Day; he surprises me.  He leaves my gifts where I’ll see them when I first get up or go into kitchen for coffee or near the computer.  His I leave the night before (I go to bed later than he does).  He finds his at the computer desk the next morning.  
It’s Day One and Friday so enjoy.  

The first poem/quote was written by my husband. 

DAY TWO GIFT IDEA.....Bag of cinnamon candy hearts or bag of heart shape lollipops. 

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            GIVE ME a REASON 

   (From the book “LOVE ALWAYS and 
            FOREVER”) 

Love is more or less then

  It should be

      Or

        I want

But it is not easily said 

     Or

       Implied

Without saying "I Love You"

Where can I go 

    And stay

Not believing in the words I say

One more chance is all I want

To see a new tomorrow with you 

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FOURTEEN DAYS of VALENTINES....It Begins

February begins tomorrow with fanfare....well for me at least.  So many holidays this month.  First and foremost it’s NY BIRTHDAY MONTH. What that means to me is that I’m the queen this month. Of course I have few Facebook pals and relations also born in February and we all are queens and kings this month. YES I have a tiara to prove it too. 
February is month we celebrate Ground Hog Day.  Will Punxsutawney Phil see his shadow?  All await in anticipation for this event. 
The 53rd Super Bowl will be played.  Which team will be champs?  Will the Patriots again win or will it be the Rams as champs? 
President’s Day will be celebrated with a Federal Holiday; and February 14th is Valentine’s Day.  
 For those who have someone with to share Valentine's Day, I will be blogging about the holiday.  Even if there is no one special in your life, perhaps you can make things a bit brighter for a friend or acquaintance by showing them someone is thinking about them.  Use this as a random act of kindness for Valentine’s Day.  You never know; you may bring a smile to someone who feels down and blue. 
For some reason it seems florists charge outrageous prices for roses and other flowers a few days prior to the holiday.   Restaurants offer deals for the day but for many places you need to go or make a reservation for dinner.   

 The last few years my husband did something different. Since it went over well he plans to repeat again this year.  
Instead of one big Valentine’s gift on February 24th, he gave me little vmcyre items from the first of February up to the fourteenth. It was well received and very thoughtful. I actually enjoyed it more than just celebrating on the14th. I had something to look forward to each morning. 
He saw the list I made for gift ideas for this year and what to give each day; not saying he’ll stick to the list as he may change the gifts around to a different day or decide on another item for that day. 
All in all I’m looking forward to this as I never know what I’ll find waiting for me each morning. On some days I will surprise him with with a gift; I know he’ll enjoy this as well. 
  We may use these fourteen days of Valentine’s Day as an act of caring and kindness by give out something to others on a few of the days.  Like other holidays, someone may be alone and just this thought or act may lift their spirits. 

You can find little whimsical items from mugs, glasses, scarves and stuff animals at a dollar type store.  You need not go overboard with the idea of a little gift a day; think out of the box. Each day I plan to post a Valentine's idea to my blog as well as on my Facebook page. 

Also I’ll be posting as I did last year a poem or quote from a poem found in the book. “LOVE....ALWAYS and FOREVER”.  Also I’ll post the next day’s gift idea the day prior.
Until tomorrow.....why not consider this as a challenge of LOVE; do the

Fourteen Days of Celebrating Valentine's Day or....Fourteen Days of Showing Caring. 
Whatever you call it, I’ll be posting ideas to make it a fun fourteen days. 

DAY ONE GIFT IDEA......Valentine’s Day tee shirt or sweatshirt; for a man either a red tee shirt or sweatshirt.  

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DAY 1.....2019

KWANZA DAY 7..... FAITH 

Today is the first day of 2019.  It’s a new day, a new month, new year and new beginning.   Today many begin their resolutions they made although I know many begin the 2nd of January with their resolutions.   

As I enjoy the day with writing this and having my usual New Year’s Day coffee (an Irish coffee at that); I am hoping that the coming year will be better than last. 

Of course it’s only a hope and wish as we never know what is in store for us.  

On January first we make resolutions for the year ahead; to me, as I always say, a resolution means that I resolve to do something and it will be done. Now if we make good intentions or goals we try hard to make sure they are complete by years end. We are not resolving to do something but working towards something instead. 

Today I think about the goals/good intentions I made in 2018. Many I must say were not realistic but I would begin each time I failed.  Today I begin my new 2019 I intentions/goals for 2019. As always I plan or hope to follow through and if I find I have failed I will BEGIN again. 

It’s the first day of a new month and a new  year.  How you decide to proceed is up to you.  No one can predict your fate; what you do is up to you.  

Happy New Year to you.....enjoy the day. 

As I said it’s up to you....you alone are the master of your destiny for the new year.  

                 HAPPY NEW YEAR 

   (From the book “HOLIDAY GREETINGS”)

How fast the year has come to an end

   Again we wonder, where did the year go?     

      Past twelve months sped by quickly 

         Pondering at years end, we recall all 

                      we had done 

           Yet we wonder....we’re all our goals 

                         accomplished?

 

Now another year will begin again....another 

                  chance 

   Each of us makes goals for the next 

                     twelve months 

     Will we follow them through from 

                  beginning to end?

  

Year after year....good intentions by us are 

                     made

   Each objective....carefully thought 

                   through

      A promise made to our own self, no one 

                      else 

        Resolutions made this New Year’s 

                  Day....will we keep?