{"id":6632,"date":"2012-02-14T10:43:25","date_gmt":"2012-02-14T15:43:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/?p=6632"},"modified":"2019-11-25T21:46:40","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T02:46:40","slug":"happy-valentines-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2012\/02\/14\/happy-valentines-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Valentine’s Day!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This year my Valentine to Joe covers our various obsessions. Joe’s got this thing<\/em> about shrimp, whereas I have a fixation with ugly food from vintage magazines. When I spotted an ad for Underwood Deviled Ham<\/strong>, I knew the theme of my card was going to be a romantic picnic. Besides, nothing says passion<\/em><\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0like processed orange cheese on white bread, topped with a sliced cornichon!<\/p>\n

Happy Valentine’s Day everyone!<\/p>\n

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Here’s Joe’s card to me with Mickey the Monkey<\/strong><\/a> now gainfully employed as one of the Wicked Witch’s<\/strong> minions. Hey, a job’s a job.<\/p>\n

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This year my Valentine to Joe covers our various obsessions. Joe’s got this thing about shrimp, whereas I have a fixation with ugly food from vintage magazines. 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