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The Symbolic Meaning of Flowers

If you thought that FTD pioneered the idea of “Say it With Flowers”, please allow me to correct your misconception, for the idea of sending messages using the symbolic meaning of flowers actually dates back to Victorian times. For them, the symbolic meaning of flowers were potent allies when words were not enough, with messages [...]

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Happy Mother’s Day, Dawne

It was mid-August, 1986, and you were 8 months pregnant with our first child. The parking lot outside our apartment window shimmered in the heat, with no trace of breeze to cool the sun’s blaze. You kept asking me if you could remove your belly and place it in the fridge, “just for a little [...]

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Dawne’s Answer

I guess Dawne liked the love letter I posted on Friday… she wrote an immediate response in the comments. As it happens, I liked the response so much that I decided to post it here instead. I am doubly honored in this, as Dawne has never written a love letter of any kind before. Sad, [...]

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Romantic Letters - Voltaire

At the tender age of 19, Voltaire, the outspoken French author and philosopher, was sent as an attache to the French Ambassador to the Netherlands, where he met Olympe Dunoyer, perhaps his first true love. Unfortunately, the lovely Olympe was not a woman of standing or education, and because of this neither the Ambassador, nor [...]

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Romantic Words

When “I Love You” has been said so many times that is begins to sound trite and stale, it may be time to exercise your vocabulary and try some different romantic words when expressing your affections. Here are some synonyms for you to use to describe your feelings for your special someone.
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Romantic Letters – Stella Campbell and G.B. Shaw

Stella Campbell, known as Mrs. Patrick Campbell after her first husband (deceased), was the first actress to play Eliza in G.B. Shaw’s play Pygmalion. There is no doubt that Mr. Shaw loved her deeply and passionately, but that love was not to be realized, as evidenced by her letter to him, dated 18 November, 1912 [...]

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