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FEBRUARY 16, 2009
Hoopsue, I love you, Papoofnik

Roses are red, violets are blue,...

"Hoopsue, I love you, Papoofnik", with these words I proclaimed my love in the first ever Valentine's Day classified ads in The New Britain Herald  (many, many, years ago). Little did I realize it but he, the man I loved, placed an ad too "Carol, how do I love thee, let me show you the ways this November".

Who knows where pet names come from but early on in our relationship, my then husband to be started calling me Papoofnik. Not to be outdone, he became Hoopsue and the names stuck for many years. This Valentine's Day we are married 38 years (39 in April). No, we don't call each other these names anymore, and he may not send me roses, but the twinkle in his eye, and the beating of my heart, remain as in those early years of love and courtship.

Speaking of proclamations of love, I came across this neat new book featured on NPR, Six-Word Memoirs: The Valentine's Day Edition . "Can you sum up your love life in exactly six words? Hundreds of famous and not-so-famous authors rose to the challenge for Smith magazine's Six-Word Memoirs on Love and Heartbreak."

A bit belated but wishing all a Happy Valentines Day.


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