Everybody, well, almost everybody, knows that Valentine’s Day or St. Valentine’s Day as it is officially known, is named for St Valentine, but who is or was this saint and
An impending Valentine’s Day always makes me think of the postman. Would he deliver cards embossed with red hearts and cherubs? And how many would there be? Of course I refer to a time when a daily visit from a grey-suited postie toting the thrills of handwritten messages in a very heavy leather sack was a daily occurrence.
Valentine’s Day is a time to celebrate the one you love. Feb. 14 is traditionally a day to give roses, cards and boxes of chocolate to spouses, sweethearts or close