there ain't another Saint as great as Valentine

Need ideas for Valentine's Day? I've come up with some remarkably inexpensive (OK, it's all relative...), creative suggestions. Have at it!

Hodge bookends from Levenger

Sundance Catalog Organic Peridot Ring (size 5) from the Sundance Catalog

Ireland and the Second World War: Politics, Society and Remembrance

Raspberry Truffles (Dried cranberries dipped in white chocolate, dusted in raspberry powder. The most delicious confection on the planet!) from Chukar Cherries in Prosser, WA

Dremel 8200-2/28 12-Volt Max Cordless Rotary Tool kit

Meditating Cow from the Cows on Parade Mini Moos collection

Any good slow-cooker (i.e. crockpot) cookbook--or, better yet, recipes for a slow-cooker. Nothing too elaborate or in massive quantities, because after the first day of leftovers my interest wanes considerably.

OPI Start to Finish (it's a base coat and top coat [those are nail polish terms, guys] in one)

[title quotation from Ogden Nash]