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11:21 pm
Fri 29-Jan-10
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danast
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Kate that is lovely.
Danny I hope it is more than just an occasional fairy!!! 
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10:10 am
Sat 30-Jan-10
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elrohana
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Danny said:
OK, Rae, TA and Elrohana.Yours are fair comments but:
Cut flowers do have a short display life but living flowers do not last a heck of a lot longer. And the whole Darwinian thingy hangs on either strength of species, or usefulness to mankind or other species. The cut flowers that we adore may never become extinct, only because they are in demand. I like the purple flowers of thistles but you don't find them in your local florist, or grown in Kenya for the UK market.
A living plant, in a pot, like the Dragonplant or potted lilies and various other things like Xmas cactus that folk have given me over the years, will often last long enough to flower more than once. I'd rather have a non-flowering plant like a spider plant, or something that can be planted in the garden like a patio rose or a crocus in a pot, because that way it will have the lifespan it was meant to have, instead of being raised fast in a greenhouse and dying early on the table in my front room. I guess that's the pagan treehugging hippy in me, but I just find it so sad throwing out the dead husk of something beautiful that could have lived much longer. Same reason I could never keep caged birds, and now can't even bear the thought of keeping rabbits as pets, although I did as a child.
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Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy, and taste good with ketchup.
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6:09 pm
Sat 30-Jan-10
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Toffeeapple
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elrohana said:
I guess that's the pagan treehugging hippy in me. Same reason I could never keep caged birds.
I just found my soul-mate! 
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7:01 pm
Sat 30-Jan-10
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SOL
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I find cut flowers sad some how.
And I think I am going bonkers. I saw Avatar at the cinema yesterday in 3d. Defo worth seeing. But I came out of there and thought "I am going to stop eating meat". I said this to PB and he nodded and said "if you like".
What has this got to do with Romance? well this is romance for me, he sits there in the cinema, WHICH HE HATES. it is always freezing cold, over priced and people cough on him, sneeze, kick the back of his seat. But he took me on our day off together, wore the stupid glasses, that someone else had used… ewww. that is romance.
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7:04 pm
Sat 30-Jan-10
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elrohana
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Aw, Toffee, what a lovely thing to say! I know lots of people like me though…my sister for a start.
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Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy, and taste good with ketchup.
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11:46 pm
Sat 30-Jan-10
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Danny
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S.O.L. said:
And I think I am going bonkers. I saw Avatar at the cinema yesterday in 3d. Defo worth seeing. But I came out of there and thought "I am going to stop eating meat". I said this to PB and he nodded and said "if you like".
S.O.L. – oh for goodness sake. So PB said "if you like".
Excuse me, but is this romantic?
REALLY romantic is if he falls to his knees, kisses each Jimmy Choo and says (in a French accent):
"Baybee, vee will never, ever, kiss a sweet young lamb chop. Not even a baby pork chop. And never, ever consume ze aweful. Not even a calf liver, my darleeng."
Please confirm whe PB has enacted the above script.
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10:32 am
Sun 31-Jan-10
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Rae Mond
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Danny, you're wrong again I'm afraid, the correct romantical response is "As you wish" as all fans of the dread pirate Roberts will confirm!
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5:02 pm
Sun 31-Jan-10
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SOL
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lmao Danny that is hilarious. The not eating meat was more of a side note that I just decided that, that second.
the romance is PB does things he hates for me.
PB doesnt have a french accent in England. Only when speaking to family or after about a week of being in France or Canada. Go figure, that is strange eh? No, I lie, he also does it on the phone to telesales people, it gets rid of them quick. He actually sounds as if he has a plum in his mouth.
Although being able to change from one language to another at the drop of a vowel, (pun intended) would be really cool if I could master it. But as I sound like the English/French policeman in Allo allo, I dont think I really ever have a chance. and it most embarrassing on my part when I know what I am saying is correct. and if I wrote it down the person I am talking to would know exactly what I had written, it is more when I open my mouth it comes out wrong a la Del boy trotter. PB waltzes in says exactly the same sentence with flounce and accents and they are like "ahhhh oui, oui". Look at me and then back at him and continue to serve him, when it is I , who was asking first. Although my FIL, will start with "please excuse her french" arrrgggggggghhhhhh I try honestly I really do. I even watch cinemoi on sky for crying out loud!
but it surely is the language of love, for me anyways.
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5:26 pm
Mon 1-Feb-10
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Ruthdigs
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How about giving a 'bouquet' of pretty flower seeds – including favourites of the recipients?
I'm romantic myself but sadly have not found a corresponding person as yet. Actually tell a lie – my ex fiance could be quite lovely but sadly it didn't work out and nobody since has been romantic. Last one didn't believe in valentines day at all. Whilst I fully agree it's commercialised to within an inch of it's life in order to make someone a fat profit I don't see what's wrong with celebrating in your own way. I made a hand made card for him with a lovely and special photo on the front. He went – 'oh – didn't think of doing that.' Tw*t. Ahem. 
It is the small things that can make a difference; recognising when someone has had a long rough day and bringing them the aforementioned tea / beverage of their choice for example. 
I am a sucker for flowers, although I like a small bunch of daffs at this time of the year. For the outlay they really cheer me up in the depths of SAD inducing winter. I'm more that kind of flowers person. To me spending £20 + on a bunch makes me wince and think – you could have got a nursery / B+Q / waterstones / amazon voucher for that. Then I'd think of the person every time I used / saw whatever the voucher had bought me, not just for the life of the flowers.
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8:10 pm
Mon 1-Feb-10
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Danny
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Ruthdigs said:
It is the small things that can make a difference; recognising when someone has had a long rough day and bringing them the aforementioned tea / beverage of their choice for example.
Ruth, I am in total agreement, having made all the silly mistakes and wasted "big" gestures that blokes are notorious for. Big Gestures (and I include a lavish bouquet of cut flowers in my mental list) only work well if they have been provided with a foundation of everyday smaller ones. In my case, an example would be to make Fiona a hottie (5 minutes effort) every winter evening, but I so often forget. Or sparing five minutes on a hectic work morning to sit on the edge of the bed and chat (that can be a greater sacrifice on some days!) and offer to bring her an early morning cup of tea when I have been hammering away since 05:00. Or when she comes and massages my neck at 18:00 after a stressful day. I am not at all trying to paint myself in a good light, just describing what works for us. It's small things 90% of the time.
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9:01 pm
Mon 1-Feb-10
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Rae Mond
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I remembered earlier today a very romantic thing my boy did for me before we were together. I got myself sent home with swine flu, just after i'd moved out of the flat i'd been sharing with my best mate (incidentally she's the one who introduced us), and in to a house on my own miles away from the center of town, and I was feeling very lonely and sorry for myself. Despite not having a car, and having to take a giant greyhound with him, and not having a car,so he had to get the bus,which takes an hour each way,and having a meeting that afternoon, he baked brownies and brought them out to me.
If that's not love, I don't know what is.
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3:58 pm
Tue 2-Feb-10
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KateUK
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Absolutely.
Small,personal things. The best.
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9:44 pm
Wed 3-Feb-10
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Danny
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Nice one, Rae.
Interestingly, this is my first opportunity to visit the forum in the past 36 hours – and this is first thread I selected. Just an observation, with no under/over tones. I think we will feature it next week for V. Day.
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10:32 am
Thu 4-Feb-10
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Rae Mond
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Aww Danny, you're just a big soppy romantic aren't you?
Which plays right into my hands, mwahahahahahaha (ahem. sorry. where was I?).
I need ideas for something truly wonderful, yet quite inexpensive, that I can do for my boy for valentines day. I know it's a crass commercialised hallmark event, but I don't care. I've had various ideas, but they've all been way too expensive, a night in a lovely hotel or a really nice bottle of whisky, a really nice watch (he has a thing about watches), stuff like that, but my eyes are bigger than my wallet.
I'd like to make some fudge or soemthing, as he also loves sweets, but I couldn't do this as a surprise because he's always around.
All is further compicated as it's my birthday on the 10th, and some friends of mine are coming for dinner on saturday the 13th, and then we're hopefully going to a gig in bristol on the sunday night, and our friend Joel is moving into the spare room on friday the 12th, so we wont have any space/time to ourselves 
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10:41 am
Thu 4-Feb-10
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brightspark
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Rae Mond – how about some little pics of you two together (if you have any ), and enclosed in a little beautifully-handmade (by you) heart, and then placed on his pillow.
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