Victoria

The Valentine Tea

hrough the window of my Kentucky home, I watched in quiet wonder as snow drifted softly to the ground. With my Valentine tea only a week away, the days ahead promised a flurry of activity. A litany of chores filled my mind. Cleaning house topped the list, but I also needed to polish silver, iron table linens, and pull china from the cupboards. With so much to do,

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