I ALREADY HAVE THE BEST VALENTINES

 

Roses are red,

[We ALL can agree];

And these little cuties

Are precious to me !!!

LOOK WHO'S TURNING "1" TODAY !!

           My Valentine 'book-end' grand-daughter!!!

 

That is, our b'days occur before and after the BIG RED HEART DAY...

But so worth it !!!

Today is Your Birthday, RKG !!

                                                                   

Three days past 'Ground-Hog'

Our son raised his OWN head,

And greeted the world in a flurry.

But now that he's older

We say, "Take your sweet time"

No need to grow up in a hurry !!

Please take precious moments

To enjoy what's around you;

Work hard, yet

Play hard, as well...

We hope that this birthday

Brings health, wealth and laughter

Plus memories

Exceedingly "swell" !!

          Including this one !!!

 (as shown in his younger years)

XOX,

Your family

GLORY BE TO HEAVEN, LOOK WHO'S TURNING 7 [tomorrow !!]

                                                    

It's our precious grandson, John !!!

And we've loved you every

step of the way...

John with Grandpa and Jude a few years earlier

... and many happy returns !!!

SWEET LITTLE STORY 'BOUT KATHY AND JACK:

 THEY ARE MY ANCESTORS 

FROM VERY FAR BACK !!!

Katherine Swynford's life holds many of us in thrall for she enchanted a royal prince for many decades! As for John, he too was a very captivating individual. John of Gaunt was believed arrogant by his enemies yet considered a powerful Plantagenet prince by his friends. Was Katherine a brazen seductress? A scandalous mastermind? All the same, what special charm did she have for John of Gaunt to love her so passionately?  At a time when neither of them was young but perhaps still 'young at heart' [John at 56, Katherine at 46], he decided to finally "put a ring on it". In that day and age, nobles did not always feel the need to marry their mistresses, but John ultimately did: A month before Valentine's day.

January 13, 1396 was their wedding date

Oh, how I love genealogy !!!!!