Cheesy Pick Up Lines

Valentines day is here! So what better way to pick up some ladies and gents then with pick up lines! I’m just joking of course but everyone can use a good laugh every now and then.     I was wondering if you had an extra heart, mine seems to have been stolen. If you were words…

Sweetest thing ever

I’m going to help celebrate Valentine’s Day by sharing these super adorable stories with you. Enjoy ♥  Special Delivery My sweet husband, John, and I were married for 46 years. Each Valentine’s Day, he’d send me the most beautiful flowers containing a note with five simple words: “My love for you grows.” Four children, 46 bouquets…

Awesome things about Valentine’s Day

Last year, I wrote about a blog titled “Annoying things about Valentine’s Day”. This year I decided to counter my disgruntled opinions with something more enlightening (I find it a tad bit ironic how I was in a relationship when I was complaining about V-Day and am now single and am complimenting it). So February…

Paperman – Classic Love Story

With the Valentine’s Day hype and all, this mini film is the quickest way to get into the the spirit.  Show it to your significant other to get into cupids good books. Telling the tale of a New York city young man stuck in a mundane office job, his life changes forever when a pretty…

Quoteable Quotes

Sometimes you just need a good quote to turn a bad day into a good one!   Here are some of my favourites: “He was gone, and I did not have time to tell him what I had just now realized: that I forgave him, and she forgave us, and that we had to forgive to survive…

Project: I am Hemlock

First, a message from Hemlock: “Hello. You may call me Hemlock.  I would like to be your friend, but we must be secret friends. I seek no personal glory or fame.  I wish only to craft things of beauty.” I am Hemlock was originally a pseudonym used by singer/songwriter Trevor Deley to release his EP Robert in…

What I love about running

The day you’ve been training for all season – all your life! – finally arriving The smell of the outdoors Lacing up your ratty, trusty runners Pulling on your team singlet Good old warm up: karaoke and A/C kicks When the officials call your name Peeling out and putting on your number sticker The anticipation…

Is Valentine’s Day underrated?

Where has the traditional value of holidays gone? Is Christmas just a day where you receive gifts, a day that precedes another day you can buy more gifts for cheaper? Is Halloween just a day where girls can dress up as hairless bunnies? And is Valentine’s Day just a day forcing boyfriends to do something romantic for their girlfriends?