Forget Me Not, Lovely Little Victorian Paper Lace Valentine with Cupid yellow schmid cups but of course I always

but of course I always feel compelled to adopt the wounded ones

with these two holding in their expressive

and he is sturdily attached to his base which sits flush

wise and mysterious nocturnal creature

which reads wide eyed-happy-attentive from one side

Forget Me Not, Lovely Little Victorian Paper Lace Valentine with Cupid yellow schmid cups but of course I alwaysA handful of Victorian paper lace valentines today, because 'tis almost the season, and what a lovely thing to give to a beloved, including oneself. I'm fussy about ones I like, choosing this and a few more from over a hundred 19th c. examples I had the joy of perusing last weekend, which had been collected over many years by a major Maine based paper dealer, whose collection was not long ago acquired by another Maine dealer and friend. A note that