February 14

A very happy Valentine's Day to everyone! And a very happy 40th (!) wedding anniversary today to me and my most beloved B.... 

Also? Tallulah Mae!

 

Heart Day

 

Today is our 39th wedding anniversary...it seems like not so very long ago that we said "I do." And we still do!!!

We hiked to this heart rock near Lake Arrowhead. Sweet! 

I also saw a rock that looks rather heart-like, and when I moved the rock next to it to get a better shot, the dampness beneath it also looks a bit like a heart. It's Heart Day, after all! 

And Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day!

 

Happy Love Day!

 

Happy Valentine's Day! It also happens to be my wedding anniversary (yay! And 37 years, YAY!).

We kicked off the day this way...

Then we went to pick out a dessert for later. This was an option...

As were all of these (and many more)...

But I ended up choosing this.

While B. had this. 

An indulgence, indeed, but hey! It's our anniversary (and Valentine's Day) up in here!

Velvety

 That thing where you have the sweetest husband ever who brings you these gorgeous flowers to celebrate our anniversary--which was four months ago! Tuberose was in my wedding bouquet...

These roses are actually a darker, more velvety red...the camera is making them brighter than they are. They are amazing! As is my sweet B. ...

England 2020: Day 4 (Salisbury to London to Nottingham/Ruddington)

 From Salisbury, back to London, to Paddington Station. 

 Paddington to Nottingham.

 We stayed in the historic Lace Market District.

The view from the stairs by our room on the third floor--and the lift was not working...

St. Mary's (right outside our hotel window).

 This is St. Peter's, in Ruddington (a village just south of Nottingham). B.'s parents were married here in 1946.

The Framework Knitters' Museum (in Ruddington). So charming, so informative...

 These are the machines...they were knitting stockings, for the most part (and later developed techniques to make lace). These machines make quite a racket...and there were 50 of them in the room at one time.

 The best day: our 35th wedding anniversary!