Valentine's Mantel

and if you remember then follow....................

My Valentine's Mantel
and I have to tell you I have never done this in my life -
When my kids were small of course there would be goodies here and there around the house to delight their little hearts - but that was it.

Now?
I actually feel guilty about not doing something...............so here we go - the things you people make me do!
Blogging has created a monster out of me, seriously  ( I've gone Valentine's day nuts - if I start posting
St. Patrick's day decorations - just shoot me - although my leprochaun of a grandmother would have been proud lol ) I'M NOT DOING ST. PATRICK'S DAY - ABSOLUTELY NOT!!!!

I love those 2 little hearts - my daughter made them for me years ago - and no, she had no idea there was
a song called " September " lol -

My other daughter created this one year for me - no room on the mantel for it but it has another place of honor

she titled it " the bleeding heart " so I'm not really sure what the message to me was - but I call it
" my daughter made me this because she loves me completely " and that shall be its name forever more.

if you missed the wreath post you can find it Here
and the book?

I just adore.  It was my brother's many many years ago - when he sailed off to sea ( well he flew ) to live in Japan for 5 years and asked my Mother to store his too many to count boxes of books.
I loved it and so I stole it - it's really as simple as that.

it's filled with beautiful silly words
and beautiful silly images
and it belongs to silly me
and he's never getting it back

If you click HERE you can order it through my blog  shameless promoter I know - but this book really is the perfect Valentine's day gift to give someone ( although I hope this post goes viral so I can make a million dollars ) you get the book - and I get a nickel and if enough of you order it well then I can get a starbucks coffee for free.
And you know I don't promote things normally on my blog - AND it's not a sponsored post - so this is as genuine as it gets - if you're looking for an affordable gift - get there and order it now so you have it on time!
Just know that it's a gift for a better half - not your offspring lol - would make no sense whatsoever to an offspring.  Am I brilliant or what?  I swear to you I didn't think of mentioning my Amazon affiliation until AFTER I thought of talking about this book.
And I have something else I'm posting on Wednesday's I wanna live there - and  you may or may not want to order something I suggest then too - and then I could have a donut with my coffee.......)
The book is about a couple that come together - drift apart - and come back together - proving that although
love can be difficult it's worth it.
You'll 100% thank me for introducing you to this jewel!
Promise!
I wouldn't steer you wrong.

and it looks pretty good on a Valentine's Mantel don't you think?

from my heart to yours,  ( now excuse me while I frantically look for some green paint and shamrocks )


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Giveaway Day!

As promised I'm here this morning with a giveaway to celebrate 700 followers ( it feels completely alien to type that number in association with my blog !!! )

But here we go

A pair of pretty mirrored wall sconces.  Aren't they romantic?

and because these may go too high on the wall to safely blow out - I found this beautiful snuffer

and of course the candles

Because YOU guys really do light up my life.......................

All you have to do is leave me a comment and follow me!

I'll pick the winner on Friday - so you can have these in time for Valentine's dinner :)

Good luck and have a wonderful Monday

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