I hope everyone had a nice Valentine's Day!
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Don't you just love the hearts hanging outside the store?
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We have enough to include a new tree in our decorating, thanks again to our Heart Lady-Helene. Helene makes hearts all year and then surprises people with them in February.
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She comes back each year with a few more and one heart with the year hand embroidered on it. It's fun to check each day to see if we've been "hearted" again.
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It's nice to see the bright colored hearts during this gray month! I like how they look with snow caps and icicles.
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The hearts will be out until the end of February, and then they will hibernate until the beginning of February next year.