On Throw-Back Thursday and Valentine’s Day, here is a repost from a few years ago of a series of Valentine Islands, not all of which are tropical. Are they islands of love on the storm-tossed seas of life? Sadly, they are probably not, but they do look like Valentine’s Day hearts.
Old Salt Blog
a virtual port of call for all those who love the sea , hosted by nautical novelist Rick Spilman
Valentine’s Day
The joke is on all of us!
The Gory Origins of Valentine’s Day
The holiday began as a feast to celebrate the decapitation of a third-century Christian martyr, or perhaps two. So how did it become all about love?
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/gory-origins-valentines-day-180968156/