If watching Lion King isn’t the best way to spend Valentine’s Day, then shoot me now

As we head into another year of celebrating commercial romanceiness (isn’t a word, but should be), here is a reminder to you (and my partner), that in 2013 my idea of a successful Valentine’s Day looked very different.

It looked like this:

And you know what? I still would class that as a great way to spend Valentine’s, single or not.

Pps, I remember buying the trilogy in a HMV store, back when the boxset was on sale for £10. I’m amazed I was this calm and collected when I typed that social media status, to say I was buzzin’ would be a vast understatement.

By the way, I was nervous of using *actual* Lion King imagery for this article’s featured image, so I’ve used this delightful piece of fan art.

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The Spirit of Valentine’s Day, in One Profound Sentence

As said by my dearest father to Mumma B.

“If there’s one good thing about Valentine’s Day, it’s that the days are getting longer.’

Deep. Poignant. Truly Cotswolds.

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