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et you don’t know why the sun sets red. You see, light is made up of lots of colors. And out of all those colors, red is the one that travels the farthest,” explains Axel Red is a powerful color. It was the first color to be named after white and black and has been used ever since in pieces of art and decorations to demonstrate strong emotions like passion, love and anger. At one point the color was historically known for the revolution. This image is so strong that it symbolizes all sorts of ideas. It can physically be light and dark, it can be good and bad, it can command attention, and yet be subtle. It’s easy to get swayed in any idea that this color brings, but it’s hard to ignore all the ideas that the color red symbolizes.

With representation most often related to emotions, such as passion and love, the color red is often associated with the month of February. According to a study to find out the rankings for the most celebrated holidays in the United States depending on the number of holiday cards sold, Valentine’s Day comes in second place selling around 151 million cards (not including cards given in classrooms). Valentine’s Day is celebrated on February 14 and is commonly known as a day to celebrate someone’s love for their significant other by gifting them with red roses, cards, and chocolates.

For myself, I’ve never been a typical gift giver. I’ve always felt that handmade gifts or quality time together are more precious than any gift that can be bought. For those who might feel the same way, during the month of February, the Florida Strawberry Festival rolls into town, offering a great opportunity to spend quality time together. This eleven-day festival is full of many activities besides buying fresh strawberries. The event is full of top talented entertainment from many of my personal favorite artists such as The Oak Ridge Boys, Rascal Flatts, Reba McEntire, Patti LaBelle, Eli Young and many other amazing vocal superstars. This festival is open to all ages and includes food-eating contests, magic shows, battle of the bands, pig racing, cooking shows and more than I can mention!

The Strawberry Festival is an annual tradition in Florida that can turn a mild February day into a fun and unique one full of memories. For more information check out http://www. flstrawberryfestival.com.

For those who may not celebrate Valentine’s Day, don’t worry. There are many unique ways you can celebrate during the 28 days (or 29 days during a leap year) in the month of February. For those who don’t have a significant other to take to the Strawberry Festival, don’t worry! February 15th is known as National Single Awareness Day. This holiday was created for those who are single to treat yourself to something nice. Whether it’s going to a balmy, outdoor festival, joining friends for a walk in a park or cooking yourself a nice dinner, check out the informative calendars inside for local events around town and advertisements boasting fun places, good food, or even new ideas.

Fun can be found at home curled up with a good book suggested by Kathy Megyeri or watching Randal C. Hills’ suggested movie of the month. Point being, enjoy whatever adventures—no matter how big or small—this month has for you. Have fun and enjoy the month of Red.

Love is everywhere!

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Strawberry Meals Forever BY rAndAl hIll

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echnically, they are known as Fragaria ananassa, but we know them as coveted delights—bright red in color and with an alluring aroma, a juicy texture and seductive sweetness. Yes, we’re talking about strawberries here, found in abundance this time of year in Plant City, Florida, the unofficial Winter Strawberry Capital of the World.

You can indulge your passion for all things strawberry at the 85th annual Florida Strawberry Festival (FSF) where, as always, you’ll find offerings of foods that are deep-fried, grilled or smoked, and all bearing the infusion of the heart-shaped fruit for which the Festival is renowned. Available to the most diverse of palettes are mouth-watering strawberry pies, cobblers, crepes, crème puffs, cheesecakes, shortcakes, jams and milkshakes, as well as—for the culinary adventurous— strawberry pizza, strawberry hamburgers and strawberry peanut butter. (Hey, you’re here only once a year, so why not try something different this time around?)

Of course, what would the FSF be without a cornucopia of top-flight musical acts? FSF president Paul Davis enthuses, “The announcement of our headline entertainment is a highly anticipated event.”

This year features the legendary Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Hailing originally from Jacksonville, Florida, they took their name from their P. E. teacher Leonard Skinner, who apparently always hassled his male students about their long hair. The veteran band is famous today for such easily recognizable works as “Sweet Home Alabama,” “Free Bird,” and “What’s Your Name?”

In the country-music world, there’s nobody bigger than Rascal Flatts. With roots in Oklahoma and Ohio, they paid $5,000 to buy the name of a defunct ‘60s garage band named (for some reason) Rascal Flatts. The trio has been hitmakers since 2000, and there’s a good chance of hearing such Number One country classics as “These Days,” “Take Me There” and “Yours If You Want It.” You can mine even more musical gold with country queen Reba McIntyre, Michael Ray, Josh Turner, the Oak Ridge Boys, Sammy Kershaw, Collin Raye, Neal McCoy and Jimmy Fortune.

Ladies, get ready to resurrect your giggly girlhood (complete with moments of ear-splitting shrieks) when cutie-pie American Bandstand icons Frankie Avalon, Oak ridge Boys

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Bobby Rydell, Fabian and Chubby Checker hit the stage this year. Also on hand will be Tommy James and the Shondells, as well as Matthew and Gunnar Nelson, the tribute-offering twin sons of teen idol Ricky Nelson.

You say soul music is more your preference? How about Patti LaBelle, ex-Gap Band leader Charlie Wilson, and 98 Degrees performing for your pleasure?

Too cool!

For those seeking a musical act with minimal structure and a taste of the bizarre, there’s Bobby Bones and the Raging Idiots. You have been warned.

Concert times and prices are listed on the FSF website. Service charges apply to Internet and phone orders. See below for more information.

Each year, the highly anticipated FSF also includes agricultural and livestock exhibits, commercial displays, horticulture, fine arts and crafts, youth development programs and parades featuring colorful floats. The Bell City Midway offers 80 different rides, and the Sunny Bell Kiddie Korral is there for the little tykes.

But wait—there’s more! Don’t miss the annual Battle of the Bands, the magic show, the cow milking, the pig racing, the dog show, the circus acts and a surfeit of eating contests that usually involve—well, you know what.

Local farmers plant over 10,000 acres of strawberries annually, and nearly 3,000 Hillsborough County farms produce fruit and vegetable crops with a value of more than $360,000,000.

The FSF was started in 1930 by members of the nascent Plant City Lions Club. Obviously, the idea caught on; last year 509,000 folks eagerly came through the gates to enjoy a gala that now rivals any state fair in the nation.

Enjoy!

IF YOU GO: The 85th Annual Florida Strawberry Festival When: Thursday, February 27 through Sunday, March 8 Where: Festival Grounds, 303 N. Lemon St., Plant City hOUrs: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. Midway opens at noon Tuesday through Friday; weekends and Monday at 10 a.m.

AdvAnce cOncert tIckets: Get the best seats in advance online at www.flstrawberryfestival.com; by phone at (813) 754-1996; or in person at the Amscot Main Ticket Gate, 2209 W. Oak Avenue, Plant City.

Call (813) 719-6680 for information about ADA-accessible seating or tour group sales.

GAte AdmIssIOn: Adults 13 and older: $10. Children 6 – 12: $5.

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Other: Sorry, no pets other than service dogs. No alcohol is allowed on the festival grounds. Be aware that Interstate 4 can slow to a crawl in Plant City during Festival days. One can avoid Interstate 4 by taking alternate routes. For directions see www.flstrawberryfestival.com.

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A Mardi Gras Masque: The Feb. 25 Gala for Opera Naples is the Highlight of the Social Season

By LAUREN REEVES

Thelma Negley and Moira Fennessey, 2019 Co-chair of the Egyptian Fantasy Gala

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magine Bourbon Street all glammed up for Fat Tuesday, and you have the Opera Naples Gala, “A Mardi Gras Masque.” It’s your chance to be a mysterious monsieur or feathery belle of the ball and all for a good cause.

The annual benefit gala, set for the evening of Feb. 25 at the LaPlaya Beach and Golf Resort, is known for its splendid cocktails, superb dining, live Lifestyles After 50 • Naples • February 2020 • page 8

and silent auctions and dancing. This year includes performances by the Opera Naples Children’s Chorus under the direction of Robin Frank. Dance music will be provided by Naples’ own Dan Miller, Lew Del Gatto, and a New Orleans-style jazz band.

It will be paddles up as the primary sponsor of the evening, Crown Jewelers of Naples, provides a spectacular amethyst and diamond ring to bid on

during the live auction. Other auction items include trips to the authentic Mardi Gras in New Orleans (with invitations to VIP parties), a Venetian adventure for the annual Carnival festival in Italy or the Venice Film Festival, and a Francophile’s dream vacation to experience the chateaux and wines of the Loire valley. Then there are tickets to the Ferrari Challenge motorsport challenge in Italy and a luxurious sevenday cruise aboard the Sea Dream yacht-style cruise ship to bid on as well.

Also, a silent auction of luxury items and experiences will provide further opportunities to bid and win.

Greer Grimsley, known worldwide as one of the primary Wagner interpreters of our generation, is the honorary Chair of the event.

“I’m happy to focus a spotlight on Opera Naples with this association,” noted Grimsley. “Opera Naples is a very important part of the Southwest Coast’s cultural landscape. Not only by producing professional opera, but also by providing crucial exposure for children to opera in schools, performance opportunities for older students, and professional training for young singers and emerging artists as well. Opera Naples is a gem that needs and is worthy of our support.”

The gala is a principal source of financial support for Opera Naples. Funds raised at the gala support the permanent opera company that enriches the Southwest Florida community.

The company produces three operas a year with international artists and rising stars as well as numerous outreach and educational programs that are integral—and enriching—parts of the Gulf Coast cultural scene.

The evening begins with cocktails at 6 p.m. at LaPlaya Beach and Golf Resort, 9891 Gulf Shore Dr. in Naples.

Tickets and more information are available by calling (239) 963-9050 or online at OperaNaples.org

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The shift is back to the 1960s, and I’m trapped in that old ad for Grant’s Scotch. I’m not sure how many bottles of whiskey they sold, but the slogan “As long as you’re up, get me a Grant’s” had a major impact on popular culture. It went viral before there was such a thing.

The Grant ads oozed upper-class sophistication, featuring either an elegant man or woman, dressed for a gala, seated in a chair no doubt purchased at a Sotheby’s auction.

Each body was turned slightly as if addressing an invisible off-stage partner.

Although the ad has been defunct for years, I’m happy to say that its spirit is alive and well and living in my house. With some revisions.

The man (my husband) is not wearing a tuxedo, but is dressed in golf shorts and the chair in which he sits was purchased for comfort rather than its antique value.

The woman (me) does not wear a gown, but is attired in jeans and a T shirt, and is not now, and never has been, as thin as the woman in the ad. However, the operative words remain unchanged: As long as you’re up…

Perhaps it’s my inability to remain seated for extended time periods. I’m frequently moving about during the course of an hour-long TV show. So it doesn’t

seem unreasonable that a voice from the other room calls out “As long as you’re up, get me a glass of club soda.” He swears he has no recollection of ever seeing that ad, but the words flow from him as easily as scotch over ice.

It’s not always club soda.

Sometimes it’s a piece of chocolate.

Or ice cream. Or a sweater because he’s chilly. Really, it’s all okay. I’m happy to do it. As long as I’m up.

Occasionally, however, I hear a slightly different request, one preceded by if you’re getting up…, or, when you go upstairs…, assuming a fact not in evidence.

Have my hyperactive tendencies created a monster, or at the very least, a spoiled spouse? Not really, because at the end of the day, I know there’s a balance. I bring him a pillow, and he brings me a …

Remind me, what is it he brings me?

In fairness, the favors do go both ways. He graciously plays golf with me on Sundays, which can’t be much fun for him, and he doesn’t make me watch football, which is never any fun for me.

But most important, he is someone I rely on, someone who’s always there for me, someone who loves me unconditionally. So I will happily continue to bestow him favors. As long as I’m up!

Susan Goldfein holds a doctorate in Communication Disorders from Teachers College, Columbia University, and enjoyed a successful career as a clinician, teacher, and consultant. For more essays filled with wit, wisdom and irony, visit Susan’s blog, www.susansunfilteredwit.com. Her book, How Old Am I in Dog Years? may be purchased on Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com

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hese days, Valentine’s Day is often touted as a scheme cooked up by greeting card companies. And although Hallmark, florists and chocolate candy companies do exceptionally well around this time of year, the celebration of love and romance started long before that.

Here are some interesting facts, theories and rumors about the oh-sosweet holiday: 1. Valentine’s Day is rooted in ancient Rome with a pagan festival.

One very dark theory, according to historians, is that the day stems from Lupercalia, a raucous pagan festival on February 15 where men sacrificed animals, stripped naked and spanked young maidens with animal skins in the hopes of upping their fertility.

6. Perhaps the most notorious Valentine ever was sent by Lincoln’s assassin, John Wilkes Booth.

He sent the anonymous Valentine to Lucy Lambert Hale, the daughter of a U.S. Senator in 1862. “To see you has indeed afforded me a melancholy pleasure,” he wrote. They eventually got engaged and, according to some accounts, Lucy dined with Booth two hours before he killed the president. Her picture was found on his body.

7. Valentines weren’t always so nice.

After the Civil War, the Vinegar Valentine became popular. These meanspirited cards hurled insults to the recipients such as: You’ve got more curves than a roller-coaster, Your clothes fit like a glove There’s one thing wrong, Glamourpuss, You’ve a face— Only a mother could love.

2. The holiday of love officially originated in A.D. 496.

I think what is most important is to be kind Things got much more romantic when Roman Pope Gelasius declared to everyone, every day. But since there is an St. Valentine’s Day to be celebrated on official day to show your appreciation of 8. Wearing your heart on your sleeve February 14 in honor of the Christina (to show your emotions) is a phrase martyr, Saint Valentine of Rome. friends and loved ones in your life, do it! It will that comes from the Middle Ages.

About 200 years earlier, the Roman probably mean a lot more to them than you realize.

According to the Smithsonian, young Emperor Claudius II was trying to bolster men and women living in the medieval his army, so he forbade young men to days would draw names to see who marry because, apparently, single men their Valentine would be. If they liked make better soldiers. It is reported that in the spirit of love, St. Valentine defied the ban and performed secret marriages. For the pick, they would wear the name pinned to their sleeve for one week so that everyone would know their supposed true feelings. his disobedience, the Roman saint was executed on February 14 in A.D. 269.

3. Saint Valentine’s skull is in Rome.

His flower-adorned skull is on display in the Basilica of Santa Maria in Cosmedin, Rome. Other parts of his skeleton are on display in the Czech Republic, Ireland, Scotland, England and France.

4. Passing out valentines is a 600-year-old tradition.

The oldest reported record of a valentine was a poem Charles Duke of Orleans wrote to his wife when he was imprisoned in the Tower of London in 1415. Today, almost everyone gives out Valentine’s Day cards, affirming their gratitude to those who are special in their life.

5. And it’s pretty big business.

According to the National Retail Federation, some 55 percent of Americans celebrate Valentine’s Day and spend about $20 billion a year, including more than $1.8 billion on candy alone. In the survey, men said they expected to spend an average of $338 on Valentine’s Day. And the women? A mere $64.

C’mon ladies. We can do better than that!

9. The well-renowned candy conversation hearts were originally medical lozenges.

Weirdly enough, the story of conversation hearts first began in 1847 when a Boston pharmacist named Oliver Chase invented a machine that simplified the way medical lozenges for sore throats could be manufactured. The result was America’s first candy-making machine because the pharmacist soon shifted his focus to making candy.

In 1866, Oliver’s brother, Daniel, devised a way to press words onto the candy tablets, using a felt roller pad moistened with vegetable coloring. His “conversation candies” or “motto lozenges” didn’t become heart-shaped until 1902.

Maybe this is where the term lovesick came from?

10. Nearly 6 million couples get engaged on Valentine’s Day. According to a recent survey, Valentine’s Day is one of the most popular days of the year to pop the question, with as many as 6 million couples getting engaged on February 14.

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There are more than 12,000 species of ants all over the world.

Ten thousand of these species are citizens of the United States.

There are four types of sugar ants. I know because all of them have found shelter beneath the roof of Castle Wright, my home. They are everywhere, not just in the kitchen but in areas where no food is to be eaten, such as The Imaginareum, my writing room, where no food is taken other than the requisite cup of black coffee. When I turn on the light, they scatter like cockroaches.

I fire up my iPhone and one ant comes out of nowhere, and runs across the screen only to die like the first Terminator, under my thumb.

They seem to drop from the ceiling, where they land and then run down my face, most of them finding their doom before they get a chance to explore my ear (their equivalent of Mammoth Cave).

They laugh at ant traps and Terro liquid. Ortho only works if they drown in it.

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I originally shook talcum powder on their stomping grounds, and whenever I saw a little puff of smoke, I’d stab it with an ice pick. This only works on body lice.

I made a “tea” of boiled cloves and wiped it onto the countertops. It just makes them angry and defiant.

It is said that they won’t cross a line made with Borax. Not only did they cross it, they used it as a racetrack.

The most recent suggestion I attempted was to pour liquid dish soap into a condiment bottle, such as those you find in BBQ restaurants. You then run a bead along the seam of the countertop where it meets the backsplash. Did it work? No! But I’ll bet you dollars to donuts that my ants are cleaner than yours.

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4939 - onE SWEET HEARTED GUy. what edition(s) you would like it placed in, 5389 - To 5382, iSo LTR 75 years Early 70’s...playful, adventurous, fit, along with a $6 fee for 30 words (25¢ for each old, S, W, disease/drug free, NS very emotionally & financially secure. additional word, abbreviations not charged) light. A one woman man looking Seeks a special lady for cozy to the Lifestyles After 50 address listed below.

Ads received by the 15th of the month will for someone to share life and all mEn SEEKinG WomEn togetherness. appear in the following issue. its pleasure. Age and looks not important. Lehigh Acre.

5403 - SWm/LTR 73 yrs old. nS, 4930 - iSo LTR, 68 yR oLD, SWm. To RESPonD To An AD: Write nD, free easy going, outgoing, Romantic, affectionate, sincere, a letter to the person you want to 5391 - LooKinG FoR FRiEnDSHiP. loves life and its simple pleasures. disease and drug free. Loves life contact. Place that letter in a stamped Someone who is honest & caring. Romantic, affectionate. Looking and all it has to offer. Looking for envelope and write the ad # on the bottom Good sense of hunor. NS, W, D. for a lady to enjoy it all with. Will someone to share it with. No game left hand side of the envelope. Place your Someone to share time with. N. Ft. answer all with phone #. Sincerity players or liars. Only sincere need stamped, numbered envelope(s), along with $2 for each letter enclosed, into another Myers a plus. No liars or game players reply. Photo, phone please. envelope and address it to: thanks. Photo, phone please.

Lifestyles After 50 5388 - i REmEmbER CooKinG XXXOOO 4921 - WiDoWED GEnTLEmAn Seniors Getting Together ToGETHER, dancing in the kitchen, LivinG in vEniCE. I’m 84, honest, P.O. Box 638, Seffner, FL 33583 walks & holding hands. ISO FRIEND, 5382 - iSo LTR. 75 yr old, SWm, stable, caring and affectionate.

CommonLy USED AbbREviATionS: early 80’s, SOH, NS, LT SD. I am W, disease/drug free. NS, very light 5’10” and average weight. Looking F-Female, M-Male, S-Single, D-Divorced, WWC, widow, 5’5”, HWP & attractive. SD. Romantic/Affectionate. A one for a similar type lady wishing to Widow, A-Asian, B-Black, H-Hispanic, I-Indian, Reply with phone or email. S. Ft. woman man looking for same in a enjoy the golden years.

W-White, C-Christian, J-Jewish, YO-Years Old, Myers area. lady to share life and all its simple YY-Years Young, ISO-In Search Of, SOH-Sense pleasures with. Age and looks 4903 - iT’S nEvER To LATE for Of Humor, SM-Smokes, S-Light Smoker, NS5377 - i Am LooKinG FoR A not important. Personality and dreams to come true. Single white Non Smoker, ND-Non Drinker, SD-Social FRiEnDSHiP. Are you a positive sincerity is. Photo, phone please. male, 75, no children. Our passions: (Light) Drinker, DR-Drinks, NDrg- No Drugs, gentleman? Passionate about life? I Thank you. running, long walks and talks, LTR-Long Term Relationship, HWP-Height & Weight Proportional, R-Retired, P-Professional, am a attractive lady in my early 70s. sharing life. Sarasota. Let’s meet.

FF-Friendship First, TLC-Tender Loving Care.

I like golf, travel, theater, concerts, 5387 - SWm, 73 LooKinG FoR dining out or at home. I am always SWF. NS, ND, for travel, quality on the go and think it is no fun to time, share life’s moments, holding have fun unless you have someone hands, hugs. Affectionate. to share it with. INTERESTED? Personal Ad Placement only $6 per month!

5374 – SinGLE, 75, bALLRoom 5375 – RETiRED LADy bAnK DAnCER. 6’2”, 180, dance all Deadline for ads is the 15th of the month prior to placement. oFFiCER. Would love to marry a night like a partner for dancing MArk The ediTiOn(S) YOu WOuLd Like TO run YOur Ad in: W, NS, NDrg, gentleman, 60-90 yo. I or life. Have no illness, like tall, ❍ Tampa Bay & Suncoast (Hillsborough/Pinellas/Pasco) am healthy, have positive thinking, skinny, friendly, available for ❍ Lake/Marion/Sumter ❍ Southwest & Sarasota (Lee, Charlotte/Manatee) vibrant, intelligent. I love cooking, every kind of entertainment, Ad Copy ••• PLeASe PrinT neATLY ••• 30 Word Limit homemaking, swimming, travel. volunteer friendship center 16 yrs.

TITLE: Bonita Springs.

Englewood.

(First 4 Words)

Seniors Getting Together

5365 – i Too Am A WomAn WHo LovES To DAnCE and wants companionship. Love music, good music. Love to go to the movies or I collect them. Have hundreds. Write me, I am a lot of fun.

5366 – LooKinG FoR CHRiSTiAn mAn. You must love to dance and have a sense of humor. I enjoy dining out or creating a gourmet meal at home. Let’s meet and walk the beach together. Photo please.

Venice area.

4119 SEEKinG HonEST GEnTLEmAn. Former airline stewardess and model, 5’4”, 104 lbs., slender, white with Ph.D. in healthcare.

Fulbright scholar, eats healthy and

4959 - LooKinG FoR FRiEnDSHiP. WM, 80, NS, ND, honest, sincere, spiritual. Likes cards, bowling, dancing. Looking for lady to share some time with. North Port area.

4950 - Hi! SWm looking for female who needs a home. Must be somewhat slim, fun, loving, easy going. ND, NS, affectionate. I’m same. Want to share my life. I’m 5’7”, 150. Send photo & phone please.

Thanx.

4945 - Hi, i KnoW yoU’RE oUT THERE. I am looking for you too.

My life partner. DWM, 76, fit, NS, ND. Likes adventure, travel, U.S. National Parks, sharing expenses. Let’s enjoy what life offers. Ft. Myers.

CITY:

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If more room is needed, please use separate sheet. Mail this form along with $6 for each ad per month (add $4 for each additional edition/market in the same month).

We cannot accept your ad without it. This information is confidential.

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