Warm Love / Hot Love

Valentine's Day 2013 was all about the temps.

I gave Alex a practical yet luxurious warm gift - a 100% wool duvet from Jorgensen Farms. Truly a gift for both of us, we expect the duvet to be warm yet breathable, hypo-allergenic, and easy to clean by hanging in the sun this summer. We're excited to have a piece of Val's beautiful Organic farm in our grown-up bedroom. You can have one too - buy through her online store or at the Worthington Farmers' Market.

Alex expressed his feelings with fire. He created a flaming heart on the driveway, captured on video while I was out of the house. The resultant singe on the driveway will likely last for months.

And we all shared warm sour cherry pie for late afternoon tea. This is our third annual Valentine's tea, a tradition I love for the simplicity and ritual.

What temperature was your Valentine's Day?

The Sweetest Valentine's Day {Wordless Wednesday}

1. devil's food cake in Alex's grandmother's copper mold 2. Alex's sweet sriracha garnish for our lunch quesadillas 3. Lil's heart shaped lunch in my new Fiesta bowls 4. Lil dressed as a 'mail girl' delivering cards 5. 30 before 30 gift to my sister: 30 cans of cat food 6. delivery number 3 of 10 7. delivery 10 of 10 8. father daughter nerf gun gifts

Sparkling Love

Love is:

-Saying yes to buying glitter glue and the most shimmering paper in the craft store

-Patiently cutting hearts by hand

-Making a list of people you love who need a Valentine

-Totaling the list to 24 and then remembering more people you love

-Spending three days of craft supplies strewn all over the dining room table

-Hand applying stickers, glitter glue, and everything 'just so'

-Writing a personal message on each card

-Hand addressing the envelopes

-Selecting a stamp to match the recipient's personality and placing it perfectly in the corner

-Playing cupid to deliver cards on foot and by car

-Taking time, lots of time, to do Valentine's the slow, sparkling, handmade way

How are you expressing your love today?