Valentine’s Day by Dick Wood Westwood Patio Homes 1/4/2021 AROUND THE CIRCLE NEWSLETTER 970-460-5005 FEBRUARY 2021 As I started to write It is said that a person shot with Cupid’s arrow i s p o e m Is lled with uncontrollable desire. To celebrate this special day So, there we have it. I began to wonder All we need to know of these What it all means that this day Two cornerstones Is linked forever Of this special day we celebrate With those symbols of love and devotion We know as St. Valentine and Cupid With remembrances, cards lled with devotion And candy and candlelight dinners So, here is what I’ve found And words spoken so ly at fall gently on the ear St. Valentine was a third century Roman Saint Who ministered to persecuted Christians I’m not sure of you And is associated with a tradition of courtly love But I really enjoy Valentine’s Day (and am so glad it’s not Cupid’s Day) He is the patron saint of engaged couples, Bee keepers, epilepsy, fainting, greetings, It’s a good and blessed thing Happy marriages, love, lovers, plagues, at once each year Travelers and young people. At a time when the season has ripened And the hint of the rebirth of our earth Activities New Happenings St. Valentine was, it seems, a very busy man indeed. Sweetens the air Co ee Group at the Pavilion February Holidays & Dates Tuesdays at 11:00AM • February 2nd – Groundhog Day Cupid represents the love of God And our memories are blushed Bring your co ee or tea and join a small group • February 7th – NFL Super Bowl LV And is presented visually as being at we remember with fondness of Westwood Patio Home tenants for co ee and • February 14th – Valentine’s Day A naked, winged boy e love of our life. conversation at the Pavilion. Masks required. (Weather • February 15th – President’s Day With a bow and arrow permitting) • February 16th – Mardi Gras Fat Tuesday He is the god of desire, Social Hour at the Pavilion Fun February Days – Mark your calendars with some Erotic love, attraction and a ection. ursdays at 2:00PM of these celebratory national days! Join the Westwood Patio Home tenants for a social with • February 6th – International Frozen Yogurt Day wine, beer and friendly conversation at the Pavilion. • February 7th – Send a Card to a Friend Day Please bring beverages to share, bring your own, or • February 9th – National Pizza Day contribute one dollar. All are welcome! Masks required. • February 17th – Random Acts of Kindness Day (Weather permitting) • February 18th – National Drink Wine Day • February 22nd – National Margarita Day Group Exercise at the Pavilion • February 28th – National Chili Day Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 11:00AM Get your bodies moving with your neighbors in this tenant-led exercise group! Strengthen, stretch and balance with a mix of seated and standing exercises. Masks required. (Weather permitting) 4 Westwood Patio Homes | February 2021 Westwood Patio Homes | February 2021 1 Valentine’s Day Traditions • Brazil – Rather than celebrating February Westwood Email Group Please do not put nails in any of the doors, woodwork or From Around the World 14th, Brazilians celebrate Dia dos Namorados, Interested in staying connected with your neighbors via cupboards. You may nd which hooks are acceptable by • Denmark - Men give women or Lover’s Day, on June 12th. In addition to email? Join the Westwood Tenant Email Group to share checking with maintenance rst. “gaekkebrev”, a joking letter consisting of a the usual exchanges of chocolates, owers and pictures, stories, thoughts and questions! Contact Lindsey funny poem written on intricately cut paper cards, music festivals and performances are for more information or to be added to the group. Maintenance is not allowed to work on personal and signed only with anonymous dots. If held throughout the country. appliances, move furniture, ip mattresses, or work on a woman can guess the sender, she earns automobiles or electric scooters. herself an Easter egg later that year. Tenant Showcase The Salon at The Windsor – Please enjoy a Valentine’s Day poem written Shear Hospitality For a maintenance request, call e Windsor front desk at • France - It’s been said that the rst by Dick Wood (featured on back page) Shear Hospitality is not taking appointments at this time (970) 460-5005. Valentine’s Day card originated in France ank you for sharing, Dick! out of precaution due to the rise of COVID-19 cases in when Charles, Duke of Orleans, sent love Weld County. Management will update you as soon as letters to his wife while imprisoned in the If you are interested in sharing a short story, appointments can be resumed. COVID-19 Tower of London in 1415. Today, Valentine’s poem, recipe, etc. in a future newsletter, Westwood Patio Homes is dedicated to preventing the Day cards remain a popular tradition in please contact Lindsey. spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). e primary Maintenance source of information for prevention and management is France and around the world. Regular business hours are Monday – Friday 7:00am- found on the Centers for Disease Control and Colorado Monthly Mindfulness Challenge 3:30pm. Maintenance is available on-call for emergent Department of Public Health and Environment websites. • Wales - e Welsh celebrate Saint Mindfulness involves being focused on the needs on weekends and a er hours. Some examples of Please note we encourage wearing masks and maintaining Dwynwen, the Welsh patron saint of Lovers present moment and not worrying about a maintenance emergency include: Air conditioning or social distancing of at least 6 feet in a community space on January 25th. A traditional Welsh gi is the past or future. Mindfulness has been heat not working, no hot water, water leaks or ooding, to help prevent the spread of the illness. Wear your mask a love spoon dating back to as early as the shown to be e ective at helping regulate and egress related issues. Note: If your smoke detector is securely over your nose and mouth when in a community 17th century. Welsh men carved intricate emotions, manage stress, and live happier alarming and saying “ re” or “carbon monoxide”, please space. Social distancing means keeping a physical distance wooden spoons as a token of a ection for and healthier lives. Try to incorporate this contact 911, do not contact the front desk. the women they loved. Today love spoons mindfulness practice this month! between yourself and others. e CDC recommends a distance of at least 6 feet to prevent the spread of germs. are also exchanged for celebrations such as Maintenance can assist with hanging personal items ank you for helping to keep our community healthy weddings, anniversaries and births. e mindfulness practices listed below as time allows and will provide basic hardware. Any and safe. are from “Tiny Buddha’s 365 Tiny Love hardware beyond what we consider basic (shelves, nuts, • South Africa – It is customary for women Challenges” by Lori Deschene, 2015. bolts, hangers, TV mount, etc.) for personal use should in South Africa to wear their hearts on be supplied by the tenant. Grab bars are supplied and their sleeves on February 14th. Women Compassion & Understanding installed free of charge. pin the names of their love interest on 1. Sit with a loved one or friend in their shirtsleeve. South Africans call this comfortable silence, with the goal of simply Lupercalia in honor of an ancient Roman being there together. tradition. 2. Identify someone in your life that has always shown you compassion, and do • Italy – A Valentine’s tradition in Italy was something compassionate for them. for young, unmarried women to wake up 3. Let someone o the hook for a mistake or before dawn to spot their future husbands. shortcoming that won’t be a big deal in the e belief was that the rst man a woman grand scheme of things. saw on Valentine’s Day was the man she would marry within a year. Or at least Trash & Recycling Schedule strongly resemble the man she would marry. ursday February 4th Trash only ursday February 11th Trash & Recycling • England – On the eve of Valentine’s Day, ursday February 18th Trash only women in England would place ve bay ursday February 25th Trash & Recycling leaves on their pillows to bring dreams of their future husbands. Contact Lindsey if you need a 2021 Trash & Recycling Calendar. 2 Westwood Patio Homes | February 2021 Westwood Patio Homes | February 2021 3.