"Had professed to return with even superior ardour..." ~ Jane EyreSince Valentine's Day is about fluff, whether it be fluffy Hallmark cards or marshmallow fluff atop a chocolate dessert, I decided to post a light and fluffy meme about some things I truly love, alphabetically listed! Happy Chocolate Day to all tomorrow!
A rtists: Johannes Vermeer, Edward Hopper
B ooks on Love: Ovid's
Book of Love, Plato's
SymposiumC hildren: Jack, Jack, Jack
D ips: spinach and artichoke, crab
E pilogues:
Romeo and Juliet
F rozen treats: Skinny Cow mint flying saucers, banana splits
G ardens: rose garden at the Planting Fields
H istorical Eras: Roman, American Civil War, American Revolution
I dioms: "And all that jazz..."
J urassic creatures: Stegasaurus
K orean dishes: bi bim bop
L ibraries: Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC
M ollusks: mussels oreganata
N awlins: Pimm's cup, Rebirth Brass Band, Audubon Zoo
O pera: Eugene Onegin (Tchaikovsky)
P oets: Pablo Neruda, Li-Young Lee, Sharon Olds
Q ueens: Elizabeth I
R eviews:
The New York Times Book ReviewS eas: The Atlantic Ocean
T eas: barley, gingerbread, vanilla, Earl Grey
U rban areas: New York City
V ictorian writers: Charlotte Bronte, George Eliot
W ines: Nero D'Avola from Sicily, Scuttlehole Chardonnay (Channing Daughters)
X mas activities: decorating the Christmas tree, cooking for my family
Y eats poems: "The Falling of the Leaves" and "Leda and the Swan"
Z est: Key lime!
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