tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492790518621510414.post8416335882024380040..comments2023-05-18T05:47:35.298-04:00Comments on All because two people fell in love...: CortneyTreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04575958841485846247noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492790518621510414.post-14153198492938722552008-06-13T10:21:00.001-04:002008-06-13T10:21:00.001-04:00LONGEST. COMMENT. EVER. ;)LONGEST. COMMENT. EVER. ;)CortneyTreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04575958841485846247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492790518621510414.post-15140579505626780962008-06-13T10:21:00.000-04:002008-06-13T10:21:00.000-04:00It's not a problem, Sunday, I LUV comments ;)"Pira...It's not a problem, Sunday, I LUV comments ;)<BR/><BR/>"Pirate Roots" sounds exotic, huh? Actually it's nothing that exciting, just referring to his glory days of playing music--Matt's band was pretty much a trop rock, Buffett-style group, or that's how it started anyway, and so he spent a great deal of his life traveling and playing sailor-y music for people that would refer to themselves as modern day pirates. Because of the years we both spent in this world, we have a lot of tropical and sailor/ocean/Pirate themed stuff, and the Sailor's Valentine and a compass rose sort of fit right in :)<BR/><BR/>As far as what a sailor's valentine is--in the early 1800's Barbados was THE port of call, and almost any sailor would have stopped there on his way home to the US. To capitalize on this, the local women began setting up shops for the sailors to buy exotic gifts to take home to their families/girlfriends. (Not unlike if you went to a "WINGS" or whatever the chain tourist shops are called at the beach you're at now and brought us all home shell sculptures and shot glasses). One of the items that took off were Sailor's Valentines, they were big octagonal boxes that the women had made into little scenes using tiny shells and sometimes other things like drawings or rope knots and such. Sometimes they spelled things with shells like "Love for Always", which was how the "valentine" came into the name--they were like big giant shell valentine cards for their girlfriends. Anyway, collecting these antiques is apparently a popular thing, and down near Sarasota they have a Sailor's Valentine convention and they sell the boxes and shells to make your own, which is how my mom got the idea and decided to make us one for our anniversary (it started as a wedding present and became such a huge task it turned into our anniversay present!) It's so beautiful and I promise to post better pictures of it soon! Anyway, if you want to see what they looked like, try googling "sailor's valentine", you should find a bunch, plus modern day versions people are making now. It's really amazing!CortneyTreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04575958841485846247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492790518621510414.post-40889737211638360852008-06-13T09:24:00.000-04:002008-06-13T09:24:00.000-04:00just a note, i am on my in-laws laptop at the beac...just a note, i am on my in-laws laptop at the beach and i seem to be leaving a lot of comments where ever i go. sorry about that. i promise i am not that demanding.Sunday Grant Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16000165478913700005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492790518621510414.post-77729451166023797342008-06-13T09:23:00.001-04:002008-06-13T09:23:00.001-04:00i love the pergola idea and you are right perfect ...i love the pergola idea and you are right perfect for the shade! so you must give background to "pirate roots", what in the world, how cool. also what is a sailor's valentine? i need all this information ASAP!Sunday Grant Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16000165478913700005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492790518621510414.post-63656635408844942632008-06-13T09:23:00.000-04:002008-06-13T09:23:00.000-04:00i love the pergola idea and you are right perfect ...i love the pergola idea and you are right perfect for the shade! so you must give background to "pirate roots", what in the world, how cool. also what is a sailor's valentine? i need all this information ASAP!Sunday Grant Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16000165478913700005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492790518621510414.post-83679554987848182762008-06-06T16:06:00.000-04:002008-06-06T16:06:00.000-04:00I luh-HUV the valentine!!!And the pergola! What a ...I luh-HUV the valentine!!!<BR/><BR/>And the pergola! What a fabulous idea. It will be perfect for us to sip lemonade under.KatieKatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04230662046956813341noreply@blogger.com