Valentine Special Edition

 Did You Know

About 192 million people Valentine's Day cards are exchanged each year.  That is the largest seasonal card-sending occasion of the year next to Christmas.

73% of people who buy flowers on Valentine's Day are men, while only 27% are women.

Alexander Graham Bell applied for his patent on the telephone, an "Improvement in Telegraphy", on Valentine's Day, 1876.

The first Valentine's box of chocolates was introduced by Richard Cadbury in 1868.

Approximately 110 million roses, the majority red, will be sold and delivered within a 3 day period for Valentine's Day.

Ester Howland was the first American to make commercial Valentine's cards out of scraps of ribbon, lace and pictures.

  

 Since it is Valentine's Day, make sure your love does not fade for someone special.

 

Vintage Thingie Thursday

Another exciting vintage day with Coloradolady and friends. Check out what each one is sharing at http://coloradolady.blogspot.com

A very nice vintage sewing display that a seamstress might enjoy.

A 1950 Vintage Red Goose advertising shoe sign.  Wish I had one of these.  Looked them up and it is unbelievable what the asking price was.

This special lady and I came from the same depression time frame, just traveled down different paths of life.  I always admired her. Another of the good ones gone.

Blue Monday

Sally smiles when you share pretty blues on Monday.  Would be nice flying into blue skies if the the air fares were not too high.  Regardless of how you visit her, be sure to stop by http://smilingsally.blogspot.com