Today I get the honor to celebrate with all of you, the loved ones in my life. This famous Hallmark Holiday (2nd most flowers sold day, after Mother’s Day) is a time to show your love for someone special in your life or the lives around you. As a kid, we didn’t have girl friends yet, but we also were required to get the crayons or markers out and fold a piece of construction paper and drawer up a Valentines card for our mom. It was also a time to bring heart shaped candies to school and have a little party.

When my kids were in nursery school, they were taught to sleep with a spoon under their pillow to bring on a snowy day.  As I write this Monday evening, I have decided to sleep with a spoon under my pillow.  

Football season is officially over. For our house that brings a total change of atmosphere. The only sport my husband avidly follows is football. He is a long-suffering Jets fan.   Sunday is the only day my husband has off from work. So, during football season I try not to make any plans on Sundays so he can relax and enjoy watching. I take the time to catch up on those Sundays on my reading, work, or watching television shows that I know he has no interest in.  

In advance of Wednesday, instead of or beside that box of chocolates or nice piece of jewelry, why not offer a set of songs that reflect the sentiments of the day (and more).

Valentine's Day is around the corner...start getting your cards, flowers, and chocolates orders in :-)   I thought it was initially started by Hallmark or a flower company but actually there are several stories how this began. According to the most famous, Saint Valentine was executed for secretly marrying couples to spare husbands from war, defying the Roman Emperor Claudius II's ban on marriages for young men.  

Last Friday we saw our friend, Erin McKenna, a Long Island girl transplanted to Key West, perform at iconic Williams Hall.    It was the first Williams Hall theatrical production, "Bombshell", a 5 act, one woman show starring Erin and directed by her friend Jeremy (The Cat) Zoma . During the arc of the show, Erin transforms herself from a competitive high school talent show contestant, to a bride and then to a dowdy 77 Year old widow who busies herself as a reader for the disabled.  

We were at an upscale Japanese restaurant in South Beach. Very good food. Pricey.The choice of sake started with a sake at $60 for a carafe of about 300 ml. We ordered it.We loved the sake.

Detroit Lions - I am from Detroit so they were my first team and I'm still a fan.  Detroit is a good place to be from – it never felt like home thought despite being my place of birth and locus for 3 decades. I dreamed about living in New York City.