I don't remember a general "gifting" on Valentines day when I lived in England and Wales. Maybe it was something peculiar to the south of England. We did do anonymous valentines and I do remember rude or hurtful valentines that were available for sale. My sister got a few. Hmm, I wonder if I sent them. :-) I can't remember if I did but at that time we were not the best of friends.
I was surprised by the exchange of small valentine cards when my children went to school in the US. Thankfully it was only in the elementary schools so it did not affect them for long as they were 10 and eleven when we moved over here. Nowadays DH and I usually exchange a card and that is all. In fact, I think he has given me the same design card on a number of occasions, he must like it. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA where I can't leave my house as I have snow drifts of at least 3 foot high against every door. DH is in California so my snow will be here for a long while. It is the third largest snowfall for the Chicago area. 19.5 inches of snow, but it is blowing and drifting and causing problems all over the area. Very pretty though and once the skies brighten and the snow stops, it will be a good time for lacemaking. www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org ________________________________ From: "dmt11h...@aol.com" <dmt11h...@aol.com> In the US it is customary for children to exchange penny Valentines, tiny minimal Valentine greetings in tiny envelopes, especially in school. My grade school classroom had a box to put all the Valentines in. My mother insisted on enclosing tiny valentine candies with each penny To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com.
