Valentine’s Day Thoughts

The Tall John’s team like to think of themselves as a romantic bunch. But when we were all younger, Valentine’s Day had the same qualities as a McDonald’s drive-through: the anticipation never quite matched the pay-off, and you were always moving too fast to really take the thing in properly.

There were those infuriating people who could go through both experiences looking like movie stars, while the rest of us were left very red in the face, either from embarrassment or from elevated levels of salt.

If you’re really lucky, maybe you’ll find out that you have a secret admirer. There’s nothing quite like the thrill – although be sure that you never discover their identity. The results will be disappointing, as all those cards written in a shaky left hand inevitably turn out to be from your mum. (I once knew a girl who thought an admirer was leaving mementos outside her bedroom window, only it turned out to be a golden retriever.)

Perhaps you’re one of the people who’ll get engaged this Valentine’s. If so, be sure that you make the most of being smug. This is one of the few Valentine’s that live up to the bill (rather than one of those where your partner fashions you a card out of last night’s take-away menu and steals a handful of bluebells from the roundabout by Tesco). You’ve got a brilliant year ahead of you, looking at wedding venues, throwing parties, and eating your bodyweight in cake. It’s also the best time in your life to try new things. Why not go sky diving? Why not take up Morris dancing? Well obviously, there are a thousand reasons why not, but you get my drift. Go and travel the world, if that’s what you’d like to do; and while you’re at it, drop in and see us at Tall John’s House. We have an excellent range of homemade cards…