Sometimes our favorite live-in- every-day Valentine heroes do pay
attention! (Even without a gentle nudge). Early in our marriage, I got a
lamp one Valentine's Day. It was a "light bulb" moment for me. The man I
married was witty or practical or tired of reading by candlelight!? (We
lived on a shoestring budget in a 2 room apt. with pitiful furnishings
as newlyweds.)
It took years of re-training, but
eventually he moved up to roses and chocolate, even jewelry on rare
occasions.
There were setbacks.
When I
accidentally flushed my wedding rings down the toilet and cried for
days, I made him promise never to buy me expensive jewelry again. I am a
klutz. It is painful, even for a self-confessed klutz to own something
that can be lost...and can scar you forever by the memory.
I was happy with a plain gold band to replace my rings. Costume
jewelry--when an occasion called for it--almost looked as good as real
gems. I wasn't the type to sport dangling earrings or jingling bracelets
or chains of gold, anyway. Instead, I collected things like ceramic
owls, mugs, souvenir vacation spoons, nutcrackers, stray dogs and cats,
rescue horses. All objects larger than anything that would fit in a
jewelry box. I was happy to get a "gift" that expanded my collections.
Especially 4-legged gifts.
When I started writing, I
quickly learned that writers don't wear uniforms or dress up for a daily
meeting with their laptop. Some don't even wear bras when they work,
even preferring baggy fleece and slippers! I'm content with the
metamorphosis to hubby's practical sphere. But that doesn't mean I've
shedded layers of sentiment to get there. So when I wrote "Hot Stuff"
for the new Wild Rose Candy Hearts Line, hubby paid attention to gift
possibilities and found conversation heart earrings made to order--
online. My Valentine passed on a new lamp this year and bought me 2
pair: one pink, one white--imprinted with "Hot Stuff." I'll keep them
all. (Hubby and the earrings.) I may even wear the earrings to work. My
laptop needs a change of scenery.
By the way, the
heroine in "Hot Stuff" is also a redheaded klutz. Truth in fiction is
like a sprinkling of candy hearts, eh!?
Order "The Accidental Wife" or "Hot Stuff"
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