G'day Crowhugger,

I noticed your 'handle' in the thread on Alistair Hulett's Swaggies ... song. You'll get a reputation for hanging about with Australians and such questionable characters!

St Valentine's Day: Those who make a profit take a punt on anything that makes a dolar for them. However, it does ave significance to some people. My parents were married on St Valentine's Day, during World War II and my older brother also married on St Valentine's Day.

If we had given in to Mum's persuasion, my wife and I would have celebrated our 30th anniversary yesterday, but we though it was about time to break the cycle!

My wife is Tasmanian, and she complains about the way we t'othersiders (mainlanders) now celebrate the American Mother's Day instead of the English Mothering Sunday she grew up with ... simnel cakes and all!

Regards,

Bob Bolton