Entries Tagged as 'Valentine'
by Christopher Proudlove©Español | Deutsche | Français | Italiano | Português
If it’s true that sailors have one in every port, then an awful lot of young ladies will be looking forward to next Tuesday with high expectation. If you need reminding, it’s Valentine’s Day and woe betide the lover who fails to send a token […]
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Tags: Valentine · Maritime
by Christopher Proudlove©Español | Deutsche | Français | Italiano | Português
Poor St. Valentine. He probably never had a sweetheart of his own and he had absolutely nothing in common with lovers. He became their saint quite by chance. His story starts in Rome in about 271AD when the poor wretch was flung into prison for […]
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Tags: Valentine · Ephemera