Oldest Known Valentine William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 2-14-20

The oldest known valentine was from Charles, Duke of Orleans to his wife, Bonne. Charles wrote it while imprisoned in the Tower of London after being captured at the Battle of Agincourt in 1415.

It reads:

My very gentle Valentine,

Since for me you were born too soon,

And I for you was born too late.

God forgives him who has estranged

Me from you for the whole year.

I am already sick of love,

My very gentle Valentine.

Charles never saw Bonne again. She died about 10 years before he gained his freedom in 1440.

Oldest Known Valentine William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 2-14-20
Oldest Known Valentine William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 2-14-20

Pysanky Workshop At HMB Church

Pysanky Workshop At HMB Church –Pysanky, which is the ancient art of Ukrainian Egg Decorating, will be taught at a four-hour workshop, Saturday, March 7 at Holy Myrrh-Bearers Church, 900 Fairview Road, Swarthmore, Pa. 19081.

Cost is $20 and covers all materials. Seating is limited. To reserve a spot call 610-544-1215 by March 1 or email HBMChurch@verizon.net.

Pysanky Workshop

Beauty itself William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 2-14-20

Beauty itself William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 2-14-20

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Answer to yesterday’s William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit puzzle: Beauty itself is but the sensible image of the Infinite.

Francis Bacon

Beauty itself William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 2-14-20
Beauty itself William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 2-14-20