ARE WE THERE YET?...

Although, 

the photo above usually sets the scene

 when the title question

 of this post is asked, 

but today 

it means something 

very different.

What it means today is: 

 Isn't it 

Valentines Day

 yet?

For such a short month, 

February is turning out 

to seem like a very long time! 

I will admit, however, 

that I did start our

 Valentines celebration

 a little early...

...the first posting 

reminded us of the garland 

and how it had looked before...

...the second posting 

showed the planning 

that goes into 

a labor of love...

...and in the third posting 

you could find beauty 

through gray skies

 if you looked hard enough.

Now 

we are at the fourth posting

 and it still isn't Valentines Day.

 Not until

 two days from now 

will we reach that 

auspicious occasion.

 But, 

since I won't be here then,

 I will show you, today, 

what I am fixing for

 the love of my life

 for his special 

Valentines Day dinner.

The candles are lit,

 the wine has been poured 

and the mood has been set...

...and now the food 

has been served.

 A porterhouse steak (for two), 

baked potatoes, 

fresh green beans and...

...fresh fruit 

to be enjoyed 

as a salad 

or as a sweet ending 

to the meal.

But, the puzzle remains:

 Since there is still 

two days remaining 

until Valentines Day, 

was the meal cooked ahead 

for a photo opp only, 

and then consumed 

at a later date, 

or was the day 

celebrated ahead of time?

  

If you answered 

"a little of both",

 you might be right.

 In actuality, 

the Captain had 

two teeth pulled on Friday

 and we didn't know

 how long before 

he would be able to eat 

anything of substance.

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY 

TO YOU ALL...

"If apples were pears

And peaches were plums

And the rose had a different name

If tigers were bears

And fingers were thumbs

I'd love you just the same."

Anonymous

...Judy...

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