February 14th is Valentine’s Day and being incredibly romantic I reminded Camera Girl of this important holiday. I asked if she would make a heart out of red construction paper for me to signify her undying love. She made rude noises. Luckily I can decode that as good natured fun.
Now being of the generation of which I am, my ideas about love and Valentine’s Day are inextricably intertwined with what I learned watching the Little Rascals. Alfalfa, that star-crossed Lothario was endlessly frustrated in the pursuit of Darla, that femme fatale of the pre-adolescent set. In the Valentine’s Day episode his pursuit of Darla is foiled by the machinations of Spanky. Apparently Alfalfa was an officer of the He-Man Woman Hater’s Club (a noble fellowship if there ever was one) and because of his oath breaking over Darla Spanky punished Alfalfa by replacing the swiss cheese with soap in the Valentine’s Day sandwich that Darla had made for Alfalfa.
And that lesson has been with me for almost sixty years, trust but verify. I always check cheese in a sandwich before eating. Happy Valentine’s Day.