Vol. Roses are red, violets are blue No. I bought chocolate and ate it too. Happy Valentine's Day: And what a day it'll be. Did you know that Valentine's Day goes all the way back to Bacchanalian feasts in Roman times?

Did anyone know today, the 14th, is Dress Up Your Pet Day - I kid you not. So, did ya? Prove it if you did, post photos on my Facebook page, the one I like best gets a prize. What prize, you may wonder? Hey, guess.

was just thinking this month is like a downhill ski run, the days don't slow even for moguls, from decorating to mailing off Christmas presents and cards to making the house the ultimate of jolly to basking on the sofa at night in the dark and simply staring at the Christmas tree, all lights and colored-ball garlands, not to mention all the piles of presents stacked up.