Opinion

The most popular day to give flowers is without a doubt on Valentine’s Day. It is one of the busiest days for florists, candy shops, lingerie shops and restaurants.

“All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt.” – Charles M. Schultz Valentine’s Day is here.

It is February, and each year the first thing that enters our thoughts is love. Along with various meanings, Oxford dictionary says regarding love “a strong feeling of affection.” Merriam Webster adds to that “out of kinship or personal ties.

I forgot that Ed, my old neighbour in Saskatchewan, has no stomach for bellyachers and whiners. When I phoned him yesterday, I launched into my story of a disastrous start to my day.

It’s well known that the origins of Valentine’s Day are varied but well documented. This was the first piece of information that I came across: “The holiday has origins in the Roman festival of Lupercalia, held in mid-February.

Dear Editor We have witnessed, from south of the border, the terrible things one man can do when he gets the power. All the men like that are not located in other countries.

Dear Editor When the tumult and shouting dies, Donald Trump will be seen by all but the feeble-minded as the worst president in American history.

This is the perfect time of year to become an armchair gardener. There is enough snow outside that not much can actually be done, so there is time to sit and read, cover to cover, each seed catalogue that arrives in the mailbox.

“Then one of them when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice; and he fell at the ground at Jesus’ feet and gave Him thanks.

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