I arrived home from teaching this afternoon
to discover an envelope in the mailbox
hand addressed to me
from Mr. R.
Enclosed was a comic strip
from Sunday's paper.
(I've been so busy I haven't
read the paper for over a week.)
Of course he also included
a funny note.
Love, coupled with humor,
is what life is all about.
A delightful way to end this month of amour.
May you have a most lovely weekend!
{photo two by flickr Mystic Nat}

The moment I typed
"bolero"
in yesterdays posting I knew instantly
what I would seek for today's viewing pleasure.
Presenting the celebrated

Torvill & Dean

skating in the 1984 Olympics

to Maurice Ravel's

"Bolero"
where they won gold
by receiving 6.0 from every judge.
Jim McKay states at the end of the video,
"All perfect marks! All across the board!"

And the ever gracious Peggy Fleming declares,
"We are so lucky to be here to see this.
This is wonderful!"
Enjoy the fluidity of oneness, on ice, for a way good day!

You and your inamorato seeking
new togetherness?
Try any of these three dance styles
for increased affection! You could start with the waltz,
whose "term applies to any one of the several dances
in which two individuals,

a "leader" and a "follower,"
dance with physical contact
through their upper or lower bodies,
or simply their arms

depending on the particular variety of dance.
Since most social dancing is unchoreographed,
this contact is necessary

for the
leader to communicate

the next dance move to the follower,
and for the follower to respond to this insinuation."
I declare activities with our beloveds
involving physical contact and communication
are desirable!

Move on to Latin dance,
which "typically includes dances originating in
Latin America and the Caribbean islands
such as
cha cha cha, rumba, samba, salsa,
mambo, danza, merengue, tumba, bachata,
cumbia, and the bolero."
(I swear some of these sound
like food items...
salsa, meringue and cucumbers.
Also, the first dancers dress looks like a
frothy mixture of pink material.)

Then conclude by dancing the tango
which is "mostly danced in either open embrace,
where lead and follow have space between their bodies,
or close embrace,
where the lead and follow connect either chest-to-chest
(Argentine tango)
or in the upper thigh, hip area
(American and International tango)"
as these couples competing in the
2008 Shangi Dance Competition.

What are you waiting for?
Grab your dancing shoes and start your heart throbbing,
for a way good time!

{all photos by flickr pc safeguard}
{information in quotation marks regarding

styles of dance from Wikipedia}

Whether you are celebrating la magic
del Carnevale di Venezia,

or enjoying the festivities of Mardi Gras
in New Orleans,
including

hosting a partiti
in your new apartment
cheering the floats in the parade as they pass
directly in front of your home
while consuming King (cup)Cake,
may you always be in the fun family section
for a way good Fat Tuesday!
{photo one and two by flickr Marco_D;
photo three by flickr Michael Homan;
photo four by flickr sugar-bliss gnome;
and, photo five by flickr edwardleger}

From my vase of elegant red roses
from Mr R here at home

to the Red Carpet
of the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles;

it's almost time for the Academy Awards!
Do you have your predictions for the
winners of the golden statues?
Whom shall be the best and worst dressed
(guys and gals)
and who will be stunningly fabulous?

And what about that Aussie host?
Can't wait!
Hope your movie, director, and actor pick
for each category wins for a
way good Oscar weekend!
{photo one by flickr tradica; photo two by flickr jclushlife}

Continuing to enjoy the
beauty and fragrance 

of the gorgeous 

long stemmed roses

from Mr R.
May you _________
(fill in the blank)
with the love of your life
for a way good weekend!
{photo by flickr daverice}

Mmmmm.
Today I (you did too?!) received an email from 

Martha Stewart
that included forty cupcake photos.
I like to nosh upon coconut cupcakes;

Mr. R loves to consume anything
Boston Cream Pie related;

and, who can pass up the
whimsical corn-on-the-cob cupcakes?
Enjoy the cupcake fest to find your favorites for
a way good day!

Does one word express your thoughts?
If so, check out these vibrant tags from
the etsy shop every jot & tittle.

Brighten your correspondence
with these colorful rectangular labels for a
way good way!

Our girls adopted a puppy on Valentine's Day!
It is quite a process that one completes with the rescue agency.

Introducing our lil' grand dog...

Tulip!
Nothing like puppy love for a way good day!
{image and photos borrowed from e's blog. Thanks!}

I say to my sweetheart, Mr. R,
"Come, let us grow old together."
We still have m-a-n-y years until we are this age;
however,
we know life passes in a blink.
I hope we live this long,
healthy,
and
continue to find and create
joy, laughter, compassion and passion
to stay in love
forever.
It makes each and every day a way good one!
The photographer noted this
couple giggled as a teenage couple in love.
I adore it!
I hope this couple also has
many, many years of love ahead of them!
{photo by flickr Henny G}

Happy Valentine's Day!
May you enjoy it in every way
{friend, child, sibling, parent, lovah}
for a way good day!
{photo by Fingers in the Frosting}

Love
is a fruit in season at all times
and within the reach of every hand.
--Mother Teresa
May we be willing to give and receive love
for a way good Valentine's eve!
{photo by flickr iamahomosquirrel}

Haven't made your love a valentine yet?
Not to fret...remember the way to a guys heart
is through his stomach.

We enjoy spending the holiday of
love, affection and kindness
with our family,
the people we love the most!
Each year we celebrate by
everyone helping make
heart shaped,
homemade pizza.
Mmmmmm.
May we suggest
margherita di pizza,
which we heart.
Piacere per una maniera un buono giorno!
{photo 1 by flickr bake, cook, eat;
photo 2 by flickr embem30}

Those who dream by day
are cognizant of many things
which escape those
who dream only by night.
-Edgar Allan Poe
Make and take the time
to dream and be aware for a way good day!
{photo by c harvey}

If there is anything
better than to be loved,
it is loving.

Remember your furry family members
Valentines treats, too.
   To locate feline recipes slink here; 

for canine concoctions jump here.

Have a way good day of sharing the love!

{photo 1 by flickr Lindje; photo 2 by flickr rolaine}

Even those with the littlest fingers can help

make a stack of
Valentine cookies!

Whether they are homemade
or from the bakery

share the love for a way good day!
{photo 1 by flickr Creative Mommy; 

photo 2 flickr by P.Z. Photography;
photo 3 and 4 by flickr whipped bakeshop}

I hope you have a
truckload
of
Valentine's
to deliver to your loved ones.
Have a way good weekend!
{photo by c harvey}

Stressed?

Here's a tension reliever--popping bubble wrap.

Ever notice how
stressed
spelled backwards
creates the word
desserts?

Perhaps you prefer Mother Natures offering of sugar.
Enjoy a dessert for a stress buster way good day!
(Please order me an abundance of desserts.
Or, lots and lots of bubble wrap; all sorts and sizes.)
{photo 1 by flickr danete E13; photo 2 by flickr pi Photos;
photo 3 by flickr the bleeding heart bakery; photo 4 by flickr beta Karel}

Ah...the city I love.
The Canal Grande
is the main (water) thoroughfare
with its colorful confluence
of weaving gondolas and vaporetti.
The Venetian life...
magical.
Andare qualunque tempo,
qualunque stagione,
per una maniera un buono giorno!

What's your ticket to love?

Perhaps you could tuck these

love note invites in his luggage, lunch or....

Order from two peas in a bucket

for a way good way to show your love!

At dawn,

Punxsutawney Phil

ventured out of his burrow

on Gobbler's Hill and

saw his shadow.

Buckeye Chuck

also saw his shadow in Marion Ohio;

there we have it, on good authority--

a predicted six more weeks

of glorious winter.

All the more time and supplies provided by

Mother Nature

to make our loves a way good Valentine!

{photo 1 by flickr Gamptw;

photo 2 by NBC Joe Clark; photo 3 by flickr janoid}

A page turned in our '09 calendars.
A new month...

February!
A month of
passion, love, affection,
red and pink; all shades.
Valentines.
Oh, may it be a way good month of amour!