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1800 Flowers Meets Twilight

For those bitten by romance, Twilight Valentines Day Flowers might be just the thing to give your significant other on Valentine's Day. Vampires are sexy, and there's something about romance and vampires that goes together well. I love the symbolism! Roses are red like blood... and blood is what sustains vampires, just like roses sustain romantic love.

1800flowers.com has certainly caught on to something here! And their prices don't seem too bad either. At $49.95 you can get their basic package of twelve premium long stemmed roses in a vase, along with a Twilight poster/gift card from Hallmark. Of course, for a bit more you can even get the New Moon DVD.

1800 Flowers: A Good Way to Send Valentine Roses

With Valentine's Day quickly coming up, I am once again thinking about buying roses for my lovely wife. Flowers have a way of smoothing over those little irritants that develop between couples, those things that we don't talk about on a daily basis but which affect the way we communicate with each other. There have been a few of those of late, as I am working long hours and she gets "stuck" at home with the children. What she doesn't realize is that I would LOVE to spend more time with our children, but financial matters unfortunately take precedence at this stage in our lives together.

Sending flowers says that I still love her, that I am happy to be married to her, and that I appreciate all that she is doing. That's the best thing about sending flowers on Valentine's Day, or any other time. It has the power to communicate love powerfully yet quietly. And it helps couples grow closer...

Parco San Marco: an Italian Spa Hotel

Many people from the Lake Como Golf come to visit Parco San Marco. With the golfing nearby, it sounds like someplace my father-in-law should go. He's a golfer who, in his younger years, nearly went pro. He's been here in Cape Town for several weeks, but now I think he's about sick of his ex-wife, my dear mum-in-law, with whom he has been staying.

The Italian Spa Hotel would help him rejuvenate his health and spirit, after several weeks of incessant nagging, as it gears itself towards holistic health. I am not so sure about the meditation pavilion, but I am sure that he would enjoy a nice massage with essential oils by a well-trained masseuse.

A Lake Laguna Vacation at one of Europe's top hotels would certainly relax him, and help him get over the stress he must be dealing with here. I understand and sympathize with him. After this vacation, he deserves a break.

NES Employment Solves

If I were in the United States right now and was looking for work, I would probably go straight to NES Employment Solutions. I strongly advocate using the Internet to find work, as I do this myself as a writer. Companies like NES Employment Solutions help those searching for work by connecting their network of employers with those needing jobs.

While NES Employment Solutions does not specifically have a category for writing professionals such as myself, I could easily slide into a marketing or sales job that involved writing sales copy. I also have ample experience in the travel and hospitality industry. They also have a category for customer service, another area in which I am quite able. In fact, I think I might just send them my resume now...

Sunglasses at Eyeglasses.com

Summer is just beginning here in the southern hemisphere, and now is the time to buy sunglasses. As I wear eyeglasses about half the time, I prefer the prescription kind when I am not wearing contacts.

Eyeglasses.com has quite the selection. They have eighty nine different styles of prescription sunglasses. I particularly like the Revue Fact Eyeglasses, and would probably choose those as they have smaller lenses, something you look for if your eyeglass prescription is -9.0 or worse like mine.

I suppose if I really wanted to look chic down on Clifton Beach - the beach here in Cape Town where people go to be seen - I would choose the TriSpecs. But for those up north, where it is cold and very probably snowing right now, you can still buy a pair of sunglasses for when you go skiing.

Great Gifts from 1800Flowers.com

There is more to 1800Flowers.com than just sending flowers these days. Now don't get me wrong, I have nothing against sending flowers, but sometimes in addition to flowers, it's nice to get something more. Last year, when I was away from my wife, I sent her a dozen roses, along with a gift basket containing a teddy bear, a bottle of sparkling wine, and chocolates.

1800Flowers.com also offers gift baskets, some which boast gourmet food and other culinary delights. They pack cheese, wine, fruit, meat, vegetables, and other goodies into these baskets to complement the flowers. So now you can send more than just flowers on Mother's Day, a birthday, anniversary, or other special occasion. Now you can send flowers along with a variety of other gifts that tantalize the tongue!