tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post5983855844239005672..comments2024-03-28T22:01:11.059-04:00Comments on Murder is Everywhere: Happy Valentine's Day.Ovidia Yuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749549092493567689noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-70167699270912984252016-02-05T08:56:52.468-05:002016-02-05T08:56:52.468-05:00greatgreatjohnhttp://www.wowupdates.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-84742411437576656172015-02-14T17:34:26.638-05:002015-02-14T17:34:26.638-05:00Thank you, EvKa, I feel so much better now!
Thank you, EvKa, I feel so much better now!<br />Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-28977207149809602482015-02-14T17:19:22.407-05:002015-02-14T17:19:22.407-05:00It's your smallest part
Where you'd feel t...It's your smallest part<br />Where you'd feel the pain.<br />No, not down there.<br />Yes, of course, your brain.<br />Everett Kaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371555243187874414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-84430039896696259932015-02-14T16:58:28.824-05:002015-02-14T16:58:28.824-05:00At last, a fellow plant lover,
One true and blue ...At last, a fellow plant lover, <br />One true and blue and feisty too.<br />So all I need to know from her,<br />Is where the thorn makes men boo-hoo.Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-47044131512290291222015-02-14T16:08:17.434-05:002015-02-14T16:08:17.434-05:00My favourite flower is the thistle
From its leaves...My favourite flower is the thistle<br />From its leaves I can make a whistle<br />The thorns have been known to make strong men wilt, <br />If there is nothing worn beneath the kilt....Caro Ramsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08499318515241879831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-36492935497947100852015-02-14T08:44:34.646-05:002015-02-14T08:44:34.646-05:00I know, but I thought it was a funnier line direct...I know, but I thought it was a funnier line directing inquiries to our Scottish colleague than to one of those rock groups most certainly still singing in Middle English.<br /><br />By the way, it translates (I believe) as"<br /><br />"For this was on Saint Valentine's Day<br />When every bird cometh there to chose his mate."<br />Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-71579632581981348112015-02-14T08:37:14.801-05:002015-02-14T08:37:14.801-05:00That is a truly touching story, AA. Did she percha...That is a truly touching story, AA. Did she perchance take a photo of the remains in their reliquary? If so, she may have sent it off to her beloved together with a heartfelt Valentine's Day poem along these lines:<br /><br />Here is a box upon an altar,<br />It gives me power not to falter,<br />To tell you if you don't say "I do,"<br />Very soon, my love, this will be you.<br /><br />xox<br /><br />Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-35843237897597999502015-02-14T08:28:26.863-05:002015-02-14T08:28:26.863-05:00Yeah, EvKa, you could end up in a reliquary on the...Yeah, EvKa, you could end up in a reliquary on the Gran Canal.Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-52457572803327783422015-02-14T02:31:59.097-05:002015-02-14T02:31:59.097-05:00Oh and by the way, Chaucer wrote in middle English...Oh and by the way, Chaucer wrote in middle English, not Scotish. There are similar is, but Middle English is a bit easier to read. Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-64977508541440407702015-02-14T02:29:34.364-05:002015-02-14T02:29:34.364-05:00In the Church of San Samuele on the Gran Canal in ...In the Church of San Samuele on the Gran Canal in Venice, in a white and gold box on a side altar, lie the bones of San Valentino. The scristan opened the box for us and let us see them. My companion that day was a young woman pining for a lost love. They were married a year later and are happy together still. Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-91515527077884579532015-02-14T00:59:46.775-05:002015-02-14T00:59:46.775-05:00While I care for you deeply, Jeff, I won't be ...While I care for you deeply, Jeff, I won't be sending you flowers or chocolates. I'm afraid what might happen to me if I were to make someone jealous...Everett Kaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371555243187874414noreply@blogger.com