8 last-minute VALENTINES DAY ideas
This is the perfect year to surprise your sweetie with a last-minute getaway because Valentines Day falls in the middle of a long weekend for many, thanks to Presidents Day on Monday. Youll find Sunday night rates cheaper than Saturday night rates.
For the Truly Avant-Garde, Black Is the Color of a True Loves Rose
Perhaps embracing the darker side of life, Manhattanites have been going mad for black roses for Valentines Day. A couple of years ago, no one had even heard of them, said Hilary Offenberg, the manager of Fisher & Page, a wholesale flower business on West 28th Street. But these relatively new rose varieties, known as Black Magic and Black Beauties, have been hot sellers this year. At $125 to $200 a dozen, they are more expensive than the usual red roses.. New York City wholesale florists comment on current popularity of black roses for Valentines Day; photo (M)
Will You Be Disappointed On Valentines Day? Let This.
Its totally normal to feel like Valentines Day has to be an unforgettably romantic experience. After all, jewelers, florists, restaurants and greeting card companies depend on it! But the notion that Feb. 14 must exceed our��.
Beautiful start to Valentines Day weekend - KFOR.com
OKLAHOMA CITY ��� If you plan on celebrating Valentines Day a little early, you may want to dress in layers. On Friday night, temperatures will be in the mid-30s. If you dont already have any plans for Saturday, you may want��.
For Relationships Not Suited to Hallmark Sentiments
Valentine sentiments dont have to be cloying, judging from a new gift book, Valentines: Vintage Holiday Graphics (Taschen, $9.99), edited by Jim Heimann. Indeed, through the years some of the most notable cards (a sampling is above) have had an edge -- even, to modern eyes, a slightly twisted quality. Mr. Heimann, a writer, editor and collector in Los Angeles, scoured the Rose Bowl Flea Market and Swap Meet in Pasadena, Calif., for the cards. Blatantly cute ones, or what he calls bottom feeders, sell for about $1, he said, while the satiric ones with monkeys and little old maids -- the ones you dont want to get if youre a diehard romantic -- will hover around $30. Victorian die-cut valentines sell for up to $100. But inexpensive vintage cards are still fairly easy to find. In New York, on Sundays, Geno Sartori sells early 20th-century valentines (from $6.50) at booth T8 of the Green Flea Market at Columbus Avenue and West 77th Street; he can also be reached by phone: (212) 691-9776.. New book Valentines: Vintage Holiday Graphics edited by Jim Heimann displays some notable old Valentine cards; photos (S)
THE VALENTINE SEASON.; Another Flood of Sentimental Merchandise--No Abatement of the Trade--Extent of the Manufacture and Sale of Valentines in this City.
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Reaching Into the Past for Valentines
A BIG green bullfrog with bulging eyes sits on a lily pad in the center of a lacy white card and says: Why! You dont mean to say youll not marry me. What next? As the frog said when his tail fell off.. Collection of antique valentines to go on sale at Bergdorf Goodman store, NYC; illus
VALENTINES DAY: Bonnies Last-Minute Gift Guide From $5 Up
Valentines Day is just days away and if you havent picked out some very necessary gifts for all the best girls in your life ��� including yourself ��� then check out my gift guide ASAP! Valentines Day isnt just for lovers. Its also for all the women.
ST. VALENTINES DAY.
To-morrow will be St. Valentines Day. The old Saint, after whom the day is named, flourished in the fourth century, and is more generally Known in connection with the annual transmission of amatory epistles than for the acts of piety and self-sacrifice that distinguished his life.. Valentines Day
Valentines With a V
ALL over the world, in combat zones, post exchanges and ship service stores on our far-flung fronts, thousands of service men are buying V-mail valentines--made in the U.S.A. --to send back home to their wives, mothers and sweethearts this Feb. 14.. V-mail Valentines described
Where to Eat Actual Hearts in New York This Valentines Day
eater_blacksaturday.0.jpg On Valentines Day, hearts are the predominant symbol. Give your love a heart-shaped box of chocolates or heart-shaped pendant and he or she will love you forever. Mouth something like I love you with all my heart, and the .
This Valentines Day, Im Loving The Boyfriend I Built For Myself
Have your parents ever asked you if youre dating someone, and just to get out of the situation, you lie and say, Yes, I am. His name is Rick Jagger? No? Really? Me neither. But one new company is betting that many people do feel very awkward about .
Happy anti-Valentines! Slow-mo video blows up the cuteness
If Valentines Day makes you feel more queasy and annoyed than warm and fuzzy, check out this video that explodes a few cherished symbols of love.
Happy Valentines Day: Whats Car-Related About This.
Happy Valentines day, my lovely gearheads! I know weve had our tough times, what with that orb business, but you all know I love you, right? Of course I do. Youre my readers, and youre dear to me. That out of the way, who��.
Heres Proof That Everyone Will Be Online Dating This VALENTINES DAY
If youre worried that going on dating sites and apps on Valentines Day is a faux pas, then let these statistics assuage your fears and enable your swiping. The leading purveyors of digital courtship confirm that, for the most part, Valentines Day.
Cooking Lesson for Valentines
FOR those seeking romantic inspiration in the kitchen, Valentines Day celebrations at the Tarrytown Hilton and the Rye Town Hilton will focus on how to make culinary delights. At the Tarrytown Hilton, a Cooking for Lovers weekend starts with an afternoon cooking class next Saturday. Under the tutelage of the executive chef Jean-Jacques Metrailler, couples will put on toques and learn how to prepare dishes like oysters Rockefeller, veal loin with porcini mushrooms and Merlot sauce, roasted garlic mashed potatoes and champagne parfaits with pears and raspberries. Guests will then dine on their masterpieces.. Valentines Day celebrations at Tarrytown Hilton and Rye Town Hilton to focus on cooking (S)
Valentines Are for Pampering.
The stage is set for Valentines Day down at Shenanigans in Greenwich Village. Christmas is something youre obligated to buy for, but Valentines Day is a fun, love kind of thing, said Marjorie Stern, co-owner of the gift shop at 384 Bleecker Street.
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VALENTINES DAY Cartoons
Flowers, chocolates, and expensive dinners. Last year, I bought so many of these for Valentines Day that I have been living off them ever since. Every morning, I braid my hair with a new set of flowers and sigh as I dig into my daily breakfast of.
Advises on Soldier Valentines
. US War Dept bulletin urges immediate mailing of greetings for overseas mil forces
ShredYourEx Lets You Destroy Photos Of Your Ex Just In.
Hey, newly single people: If your plans for Valentines Day involve little more than stalking your exs Facebook page, please allow us to recommend a better option. A website launched by ad agency McKinney earlier this week��.
Funny Valentines
Love is in the air, and our celebrity couples -- looking pretty in pink (red and black) -- will kiss and make up, after they get the laugh. Footnotes Resources, references and the back story behind the story.. Fashion photo article on celebrity couples celebrating Valentines Day
Love Is An Expensive Business - VALENTINES DAY By The Numbers [Infographic]
Love is an expensive business and nothing proves it better than Valentines Day. Few countries take February 14th as seriously as the United States and this year the average American will spend $142.31 on gifts. Men are going to spend nearly twice as.
Old Valentines on Display
. NYC Museum shows old-time valentines
Best Gifts To Buy For VALENTINES DAY 2015 List And Photos.
Did the woman in your life tell you she didnt want anything this year? Or did she go with the whole ���Valentines Day is a stupid principle��� excuse? Because we guarantee she does want something and she does not think��.
Getting the male perspective: Valentines Day
Valentines Day���a holiday dreaded by some and sought after by others. The things to do on this day are almost infinite. Some students may be snuggled up with a loved one, while others may choose to stay at home and treat Feb. 14 like any other day of.
Valentines Day Dessert Round Up - PaleOMG
Sure, Valentines Day is about love and whatever, but its more so about desserts. Thats just a fact. I didnt make it that way, the government did. Yep. I believe in a conspiracy theory about Valentines Day put in place to boost��.
Valentines Day gifts under $50 - Business Insider
Valentines Day is a chance to give our loved ones reassurance that we care ��� and perhaps a token or two of our affection. Whether your Valentine is a friend, family member, new date, or treasured spouse, check out 25 gifts��.
VALENTINES DAY? How about we just dont.
Its Valentines Day! Bring on the flowers and the stuffed teddy bears, the candy hearts and the drugstore aisles lined with pink and red. March out the prix-fixe menus, the Hallmark cards and the heightened expectations of those who are young and in.
VALENTINES OUT OF FASHION.; An Old British Custom Has Fallen into Desuetude.
From The Westminster Gazette. The valentine has had its day. The trade in valentines has been on the wane for over ten years, each succeeding year being worse than the previous one, until now the vanishing point is approaching. Some of the large wholesale houses which once did a big business in valentines have given up the trade altogether.. Westminster Gazette on
Will the weekend storm kill Valentines Day?
Mother Nature is taking aim at Valentines Day. After three weeks of storms battered the city, restaurateurs hoped the skies would clear Saturday and the annual celebration of love might resurrect business that had ground to a halt. Now, eateries fear.
The Right Way to Think About Valentines Day
What bothers you may not be the arbitrary nature of Valentines Day. Lots of celebrations occur on arbitrary dates (New Years Day, Thanksgiving and so on), and few people complain. What probably bugs you is the feeling that Valentines Day was created.
Give the Gift of Nerdery with Our VALENTINES DAY Giveaway.
Just because Valentines Days traditional presents include chocolates and roses doesnt mean you have to fall in with that. Lets be honest here ��� who do you know that would actually like to receive any of these things? Sure��.
Teens Are Totally Over Valentines Day
Ah, to be young on Valentines Day: walking past aisles of CVS chocolates to pick up your acne medication, stalking your sisters college roommate on Instagram to admire her cute boyfriend, glaring at the one couple in your high school who prove that .
Couple Sell Family Photos As Ready-Made Nostalgia
One Valentines Day card at Scaredy Kat, a card shop at 219 Fifth Avenue in Park Slope, Brooklyn, shows a black-and-white photo of an exotic flamenco dancer, head thrown back, ruffled costume baring her torso. Pasted on another card is a 1953 snapshot of a girl squinting at the camera, holding out a birthday cake. On still another: a woman, her hair swept into a severe bun, gazes solemnly ahead. To the owners of the store, Damond Gallagher and Nora Yockey, who make the cards themselves, this merchandise has particular meaning.. Damond Gallagher and Nora Yockey, owners of Scaredy Kat card shop in Brooklyn, NYC, use copies of old family photos to adorn hand-made Valentines Day cards; photo (S)
7 Science-Based Tips To Make You Sexier On VALENTINES DAY
7 Science-Based Tips To Make You Sexier On Valentines Day. Eric Barker. 12:01 AM ET. SHARE. rose-petal-heart Getty Images. Eric Barker writes Barking Up the Wrong Tree. 1) Definitely stare deep in their eyes. Oliver Burkemans Help! How to be slightly .
VALENTINES.; Interesting Statistics of the Trade--The Practice of Sending Valentines Extending.
Atleast ninety-nine out of every hundred individuals, male or female, to whom the inquiry might be addressed whether Valentines Day was as faithfully observed now as it was formerly, would tell you without a moments though or hesitation that the deluge of missives which used to mark this notable anniversary had of late become a very insignificant shower, and that in a very few years the practice would probably be entirely forgotten.. History of the Trade, Statistics, &c.
Police foil Valentines Day plot to kill people at mall
TORONTO (AP) ��� A senior police official said Friday police foiled a plot by two suspects who were planning on going to a mall and killing as many people as they could before killing themselves on Valentines Day in Halifax. The official told The.
Books of The Times; Rex Reed in Celebrity Land
When Rex Reed wearies of too much make-believe in his job as film, drama and nightclub critic, he likes to devote an occasional day to reality he tells us in the diary that kicks off Violets Vitriol, otherwise a collection of celebrity interviews. Reality, in Rex Reeds hyperventilated world, means going to cocktail parties.. Rex Reed book Valentines & Vitriol revd
I never loved Valentines Day. Thank God I married a British.
I never loved Valentines Day. Thank God I married a British woman. I knew that if I was ever going to get married, I would have to find a woman who felt the same way about this stupid holiday as I did, says Tim Dowling.
Romantic ways to celebrate VALENTINES DAY in NYC
From ice festivals and romantic concerts to luxurious hotel packages, New York City is the ideal place to discover and cherish romance on Valentines Day, according to NYC and Company, New York Citys official marketing, tourism and partnership organization.
How to buy flowers for Valentines Day - Business Insider
*You may think that Valentines Day ��� the day you send your significant other flowers and chocolates ��� is Saturday, Feb. 14. And youd be dead wrong. The impact is made when you send flowers to their work. its a status��.
Wrong Idea far Valentines
. Col E Boothe asks women not to send blood donor ctfs to servicemen as valentines
Valentines day rom-coms that guys like too - Business Insider
So you wont get into an argument on Valentines Day over which movie to watch.
Party Valentines
Nothing says Valentines Day like long-stemmed roses, dark chocolate and a sweet love note from Hillary Rodham Clinton:. The Republican and Democratic National Committees get into the Valentines Day spirit -- or something like that -- with holiday-themed critiques of the leading candidates.
A Valentines Day to Remember - Boston University
Cupids Undie Run is a fun, unique way to celebrate Valentines Day and support a good cause. Photo courtesy of Cupids Undie Run. Valentines Day is Saturday, conjuring images of red roses and Necco wafers with quirky��.
Price Check: Valentines Day gift ideas | The Verge
Valentines Day is right around the corner ��� in fact, you can practically see it in the distance if you squint hard enough. And while we may be close to living in a world where drone delivery is.
TUSSIE-MUSSIES FOR FRAGRANT VALENTINES
LEAD: DEAR Valentine, how do I love thee? With a tussie-mussie, a tuzzie-muzzie, a nosegay or a posy? An Anglo-Latin dictionary of 1440 gives the three terms as interchangeable for a small fragrant bunch of flowers. Today a posy is defined as a nosegay or bouquet, nice to smell, and a tussie-mussie as a fragrant hand-held cluster or knot of flowers.
State Regulation Banning Students From Exchanging.
A Southern California mom said her preschooler was brought to tears when she found out she couldnt exchange Valentines Day cards at school because of a state regulation. Dezery Castillo, whose daughter is a��.
Doilies and Lace, the Makings of Valentines
ALMOST 100 valentines make up an exhibition called Wilt Thou Be Mine, at the Bush-Holley House through Feb. 23. The house in the Cos Cob section of Greenwich -- the site of the first Impressionist art colony in America in the late 19th century and now a national historic landmark -- is the home of the Historical Society of the Town of Greenwich. The exhibition is made up of pieces that come the societys archives and from private collections including that of the town historian, William E. Finch Jr. We thought it was time, said Barbara Freeman, the societys program coordinator and curator of the show. The last valentine show was 12 years ago. Ms. Freeman said she was inspired by a scholarly show at the Museum of the City of New York where master examples were laid flat in cases. As a lover of collections as well as the art of arranging, she looked toward a composition where cards could stand and, in some cases, reveal their three-dimensional effects. She was also pleased to add decorative accessories of the time: handkerchiefs, purses, fans, candy boxes and other containers, fabrics, boa feathers, tassels and flowers. By doing the exhibit, valentines were flushed out, Ms. Freeman said. People came to visit and offered a part of or whole collections.
How to Survive VALENTINES DAY if Youre Single
For Valentines Day last year, there wasnt a single male human around who wanted to beat the shit out of me with the blood-splattered pelt of a goat. MY HEART, IT BREAKS. Anyway, this year I decided to take control and make my own goddamned fun.First .
Blackface, darkies and chain gangs: 23 racist, funny - Raw.
Yes, Valentines Day is rife commercialism and sexism, but it also deserves credit for its legacy of racism. Though the racist attitudes in these greeting cards from the early 20th century are unapologetic they are presented as��.