Happy Valentine’s Day!

No, I’m not going crazy

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Here’s something I’ve just discovered

Dydd Santes Dwynwen – St. Dwynwen’s Day

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it’s Valentine’s Day in Wales

http://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/Wales-History/StDwynwen.htm

Happy Burns!

Yummy shortbread for afternoon tea …

Yummy beer for drinking with my haggis …

Oh hang on, Hamish has drunk it all!

Oh well, I’m sure there’s whisky in the cupboard!

Here’s a Burns’ poem to get you started on your celebrations
… my mother’s favourite …

John Anderson, my jo, John,
When we were first acquent;
Your locks were like the raven,
Your bonie brow was brent;
But now your brow is beld, John,
Your locks are like the snaw;
But blessings on your frosty pow,
John Anderson, my Jo.

 John Anderson, my jo, John,
We clamb the hill the gither;
And mony a canty day, John,
We’ve had wi’ ane anither:
Now we maun totter down, John,
And hand in hand we’ll go,
And sleep the gither at the foot,
John Anderson, my Jo.

And here are a few links if you’d like to hear it performed …

Re-mixed with an early Betty Boop cartoon
… from before the censor made her lengthen her skirts
and behave like a lady …

Betty Boop

… or something more soulful and melancholy …

Eddi Reader

Garbage

And to finish the day and get rid of any pent up aggression
here’s the perfect thing …

Whack the Haggis Game

Enjoy your Burns Supper!

Frosty Morning