~Happy Valentine's Day 2013~

To all those in SageBookWhisperer  Land...

~Excuse me a moment while I try to bite through this page for what looks like a delicious treat...testing.....1,2,3,4,.....

                ~Thanks for stopping by~

         ~"Happy Valentine's Day 2013~

 

~Free For All For Women, It's Leap Year,Y'all ,2012 ~

Okay, Ladies it's your chance. If there's a certain someone you've been pining for all your life....you can ask him to marry you! That's right_it's Leap Year!  Upon inspection of the calendar you will find an extra day in February. This means in order to keep the calendar year synchronized with the astronomical or seasonal year an extra day is added to February. You see, seasons and astronomical events do not repeat in a whole number of days,  a calendar that had the same number of days in each year would, over time,  drift with respect to the event it was supposed to track.  By occasionally inserting an additional day or month into the year, the drift can be corrected. A year that is not a leap year is called a common year.

Source for Leap Year Cards:  http://www.victoriantreasury.com/leap%20year/leapyear.html


So,here's the Custom. Ladies are traditionally given the opportunity to go boldly by legally proposing marriage__throughout the year. Many centuries ago Sadie Hawkins Dance programs,Parties,Balls and any and all opportunities to invite the one your heart pines for was offered all year long. There were special cards  & invitations for Leap Year get together!  Of course you could say the men were happy if lots of women flung their heart's and  love in droves!  But here my Ladies_you could choose the one you wanted.

From the beginning of time, women have waited & waited & waited for that special  man to say those magic words_will you marry me. So when you go Boldly and he turns you down...there could be consequences in a Leap Year! Yes,this special significance of a Leap Year proposal is said to stem from 13^th Century Scotland when Queen Mary set a law that women could propose to any man they liked during a Leap Year, with refusal being allowed only if the man was already engaged. Those men who rejected a proposal were hit with a fine and made to buy the woman either a silk dress or a pair of gloves.      

Plan a Dance_ Sadie Hawkins Dances were at one time really popular.as a way to ask that fella the question,will you....So how did this tradition start?  The tradition arose from a comic strip Li'l Abner. There was a designated day in November when unmarried women could chase bachelors around the town in hopes of catching them for marriage.  According to the story, little Miss Sadie Hawkins was "the homeliest gal in all them hills" and this fateful day was her favorite!  However,it was the town bachelor's most dreaded - day of the year.  As the comic strip gained popularity, a holiday inspired by the "perpetually" single Sadie was born. Even though the holiday has been around since 1937 and most dance-goers are unaware of the hilarious history behind the idea, the girl-asks-boy date is still commonly named after sweet little Sadie Hawkins. 

So,your plans should have been in the making December 2010!  What better time than Valentines Day to ask the one you love for HIS hand in marriage! You have the whole year_so a Sadie Hawkins Dance in November, A Ball in the Spring, A May Picnic,  Summer Bicycle built for Two Tour, Wine & Cheese at your place, A Formal Ball where the invitation could read like this 1908 invite:

or an intimate Evening for Two!  What ever you choose_the "HUNTING & PROPOSING SEASON" is on..Every Male Is Fair Game_It's a Free For All Ladies. Now, if I had to HUNT & some of these were not captured or to young...here's my List:  Brad Pitt,Ryan Gosling,Chris Pine,Blair Underwood, Robert Ri'chard, Eric Bana, Denzel, Shelmar Moore, Bradley Cooper, Antonio Banderas, Gilles Marini, Boris Kodjoe, Orlando Bloom and my number one would be_Olivier Martinez(watch out Halle Berry)_because when I saw him in the movie "Unfaithful"....I said "Will you be MINE! Happy Hunting Ladies All Year Long (2012)...who let the ladies out.......

              Olivier Martinez,Will You Be Mine this Valentines?

"Seeing RED" in February....

Greetings_Red Lovers. This is your month.The language of RED speaks to us in many familiar phrases:
Red Letter Day_Red Carpet Treatment_Red Sky in the Morning_Red Sky at Night_Paint the Town Red_Red Eye Flight_In the Red_Red Flag & Seeing Red.

My "Seeing Red' is NOT the traditional meaning_to be angry; it's really just the opposite.The color Red represents courage_revolution_blood and valor.Throughout the Month of February this color is prominent.Here's some reminders .

Hope you didn't forget to wear your Red Dress February 3rd to observe National Red Dress Day, supporting Heart Health Awareness for Women.For more information:

 http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/educational/hearttruth/materials/wear-red-toolkit.htm

Secondly_this month has been designated as Black History Month.Over the years_ I've come to realize this as an opportunity to share the History of a Race that was left out of main stream history books,records,manuscripts,etc.So_I'll be sharing some great historical facts this month you've probably never heard of. Being the History Buff that I've always been...this is exciting. Here's a Red Fact: the Pan-African/African-American Flag is a tri-color flag consisting of three equal horizontal bands colored Red, Black and Green. It was originally created as an official banner to represent an international community for all African people in 1920.
The three colors represent:

• RED: the blood that unites all people of African ancestry, and shed for liberation;
• Black: black people whose existence as a nation, though not a nation-state, is affirmed by the existence of the flag; and
• Green: the abundant natural wealth of Africa.

Have you seen the movie "RED TAILS" about the Tuskegee Airmen? In May, 1944 the 332nd Fighter Group under the command of Colonel Benjamin O. Davis were assigned to fly escort missions with the 306th Wing of the 15th Fighter Command. They were given the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, affectionately called "The Jug" because of its shape. P-47's were well armed and could perform well at high altitude in the escort role as well as ground attack aircraft. The pilots of the 332nd Fighter Group painted the tails of their P-47's red, thus their nickname "Red Tails". Their reputation for protecting bombers would slowly grow and later bomber crews would affectionately call them Red-Tail Angels.

AND,then there's that Special Day for Lovers_February 14th_where we all see RED. Well, most of us if you have a significant other in any form...children,lover,husband,parents,friends,animals(no chocolate please,tummies can't take it),secret lover...you get the picture.RED ROSES RULE THE DAY. These Red Roses represent "I Love You" and respect /courage according to the language of Flowers.

BUT_on a personal note, I love Yellow Roses which represent the celebration of Life & Joy. I've finally convinced my husband that Yellow Roses Rule! It wasn't hard since he's a staunch Irish-Texican,History Reenactor_including The Irish Zouaves shown below in RED  of which he has this outfit & he's a History Buff.

You see_The Yellow Rose of Texas is a traditional folk song.The original "love song" has become associated with the legend of how a mulatto named Emily D.West helped win the Battle of San Jacinto_the decisive battle in the Texas Revolution..Well he's Irish and I could be considered mulatto_works out Perfect.

BTW_For those without a significant other_the first Rule of Life_is to "Love Thyself".Make it a habit of having a Love-Affair with yourself!

Now you know "Seeing Red" is NOT all bad! It's a good thing. I'm looking forward to writing about "Seeing Red" all this Month.It reminds us all to care about another Human_whether women's heart issues, a race of people forgotten in the written word or a Special Day that the sky rains LOVE all over the world. Sooooooooo,

~“'Twas a yellow rose, By that south window of the little house.."~Elizabeth Barrett Browning~