Oh, but doesn’t this card have it all? Cherubs, a bird, stars and moon, forget-me-nots, embossing and gilding. Every delightful trope of love from the 1910s or so. This card was not sent, but there is some lovely fountain pen calligraphy on the back. I’d like to think it was hand-delivered. This card is from a collection gifted to me by a friend.

I’ve always preferred Groundhog Day instead of Valentine’s. It’s the halfway point between the solstice and the equinox. If you are lucky enough to have true love, which I am, it should be celebrated every day…not just on February 14. And if you are not lucky enough to have true love, I doubt you need a reminder of it.

I’ll leave you with a favorite line of mine as a Valentine’s Day gift suggestion, no matter your love status:

“Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker.”

― Ogden Nash