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family life: A Valentine Mystery in Montpelier!

Sunday, February 14, 2010 at 10:07pm Posted in family life

Happy Valentine’s Day!!

For something a little different this year, the kids and I traveled to Montpelier to see what all the hoopla surrounding the Valentine Phantom was about. Every year since 2002 residents of the state capitol have woken up on Valentine’s Day to thousands of paper hearts plastered to shops and homes around town. Local author and Burlington Free Press columnist Chris Bohjalian wrote about it in this morning’s paper. You can read his column *HERE*!
As you know, I love to take photos, so I was busy snapping away at this fun and mysterious tradition. I hope you love it!!

Before our little walk around town we stopped for lunch at Coffee Corner. The kids love hot chocolate…with whipped cream!

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Baxter loves the comics too.

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old love.

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this place deserves love.

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love is king.

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curious about love.

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This art shop had the most love. A clue to the mystery perhaps?

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my Summer love.

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love to cook.

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vintage love.

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free love.

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love is all you need.

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in need of love.

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big love.

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i see love.

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love is delish.

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shy love.

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sweet love.

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down with love.

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imperfect love.

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walking away from love.

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creative love.

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love this!

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a little love.

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When we returned home, my love of 19 years had prepared an amazing dinner and my very favorite dessert…fruit tart. Now THAT’s what I call LOVE!!

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I hope your Valentine was filled with LOVE!!

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February 14, 2010 - 10:25 pm Josie Andersen - Love it!

February 14, 2010 - 11:00 pm Kathleen Trenske - What a cool tradition - I love it! Thanks so much for sharing, sounds like you had an amazing day!

February 14, 2010 - 11:04 pm Chelsie - This is totally awesome!! Your pictures rock, you captured some great great shots!!

February 15, 2010 - 7:03 am Alison Ellis - Your love shots warm my heart!

February 15, 2010 - 7:45 am Glee Finnegan - Most love-ly!!! I personally love to see pictures of the kids...they look wonderful. Summer looks fantastic in the new hair style...lovesies...mom bob

February 15, 2010 - 7:51 am Gaby - Fun stuff! That's such a sweet tradition, and your photos,as always, are beautiful. I think the fruit tart is the best! Yum.

February 15, 2010 - 8:32 am Meg in VT - What a great supplement to Chris's article! I've lived in VT for 13 Valentine's Days and hadn't heard of the Montpelier phantom. Thanks for filling in the blanks!

February 15, 2010 - 4:31 pm Phoenix McPeek - I love it! <3!

February 16, 2010 - 10:56 pm Lisa Harrison - Oh Daria, you make me want to get out there and just shoot! You are so inspiring. I have lived in Vermont my entire life and you still bring it to life. I also have never heard of the Valentine Phantom in Montpelier! Thanks for sharing xo

February 18, 2010 - 12:00 pm Kathleen - Mmmm, the Valentine's Day Phantom. ;) I love the little associations you found and made!

February 20, 2010 - 8:51 pm Jasmine* - What a cute set of photos! I love love! :)

February 20, 2010 - 9:14 pm Pam - What a fabulous way to celebrate my favorite holiday and by doing and showing what it's all about. It's not about just having the significant other, people.... It's about love and how you choose to share it or not.. you can also just figure out how to love yourself.

March 20, 2010 - 7:16 pm emilie inc. - Such fun! There's a Valentine's phantom in Portland, too!!