I’m not a fan of February. Over the years there have been many times that something not so great has happened in this month, and so, I am relieved when most years it’s a mere 28 days. It’s fine to kiss it goodbye then.
Anyway, here we are in the leap year and we get 29 days. As you know that means Every Four Years Later will appear on the archive on that day, provided, of course, I cease to procrastinate over it.
Fat Tuesday and Ash Wednesday are later in the month this year too. I seem to recall Easter is like April 14th. Growing up I dreaded lent. Not because of fish on Fridays (I’ve always loved fish with a passion) but because as Catholics we were supposed to give up something important to us for 40 days. I usually gave up candy or something like that. When you are a child believe me that’s torture! ha ha
Anyway, for February you get your Wednesday and Friday flashes back. Including a few TOS choices. There’s two for Valentine’s Day too. One for TOS on the 12th and the other on the 14th for AOS.
I have written and scheduled the first flash for March so we will see where we go with that.
I survived the birthday party at the winery last night (with only a slight headache which I consider a win).
Have a good week.
Spirk (with a small dose of Pinto) 
February 1, 2020 at 9:55 am
Yeah February isn’t your best month. Hugs and love!
Yay Wednesday flashes! Woo woo! Double the fun. I love your flashes with a passion. This makes me happy!
You know I feel the same about being raised catholic. You also know I *don’t* feel the same about fish! *cackle*.
Yay for surviving and only having a wee headache. That’s a definite win.
Have a great weekend!
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February 1, 2020 at 11:14 am
Yes alas you and I do not have similar food tastes AT ALL. Still love ya anyway 😀
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February 1, 2020 at 11:20 am
😘 love you too! And that just means we won’t fight over food 😉
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February 1, 2020 at 11:30 am
Supposedly, C.S. Lewis said “I’ve always found this a trying time of the year. The leaves not yet out, mud everywhere you go. Frosty mornings gone. Sunny mornings not yet come. Give me blizzards and frozen pipes, but not this nothing time, not this waiting room of the world.”
Yeah, February is a weird month. I have some good memories of it, but more non-good. But I’ve never had anything particularly memorably bad happen in February, so I’ll call that a win for me. It’s been a very mild winter here, very sunny today and tomorrow and chances of snow Wednesday! Who knows. The one thing I know is that … they don’t really know. They’re just spitballing it all.
I’m so excited for Weds flashes to return. I literally have been waking up the past Wednesdays thinking, oh crap. No, there won’t be one. So I just cling to those updates and Friday flashes. I love that you’re doing both TOS and AOS Valentines. And the every 4 years thing – wow. I can’t wait.
Growing up Baptist, we didn’t do Lent in the way of giving up anything. We were supposed to be giving up sin, every day of the year, and that’s what they focused on. I knew nothing of receiving the ashes until i worked for the Methodist church. Still, no emphasis on giving up anything where I was.
I find I need to give up food, period, for about a year. haha
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February 1, 2020 at 12:10 pm
I love that quote, it’s so very true to me too. Whether CS Lewis said it or not. Perfect.
We’ve had deaths, strokes, accidents, earthquakes…in February….so yeah…not my favorite month. But time marches on and hopefully this year it won’t be such a bad one.
I look greatly forward to you reading all the flashes coming up. I think you and everyone else will be pleased!
Weather is kinda strange here too. No snow in forecast but 80 today, 70 tomorrow and 55 Monday. Odd!!!
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February 1, 2020 at 10:34 pm
February is definitely a trying time of year for me, whether C.S. Lewis said it or not. I’ve not had a lot of great Februarys! Ughh!
But your flashes will be a bright spot for me! Thank you, looking forward to them. ❤
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February 2, 2020 at 10:30 am
I am glad to hear my flashes can help in brightening up the month
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February 2, 2020 at 7:09 am
I have the same feelings about february as you do. We’ve had too many losses in the family this month. A couple birthdays but the losses still hurt even after all the time that passes.
Hoping maybe I’ll have a date for Valentine’s Day.
Looking forward to the flashes coming up! 🙂 They will be bright spots in the month.
Hope you have a good week as well!
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February 2, 2020 at 10:31 am
Good luck with the Valentine’s Day thing, hope it works out! 🙂
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