Hearty

Consider the heart. Such a sublime shape. Two lush, voluptuous curves tapering to a point. A decisive “V” shaped dip in the center. Hearts are bilaterally symmetrical perfection.

Now, consider how unromantic it would be if our universal symbol for love were a square. That would be enough to kill off all thoughts of romance.

Here we are at that delightful time of year when hearts are proliferating everywhere. Valentine’s Day is a heart lover’s heaven, and I’m a fan. From the time I folded that first piece of red construction paper in kindergarten and cut out a heart, I was hooked. I’ve been making them ever since.

The other day I decided to take inventory of all the hearts around our house. Then it seemed like a good idea to photograph them. That led to asking my technically gifted husband to make a video of the results. And what good is a video without music? Fortunately, our family diva extraordinaire, Ivy, agreed to do the vocal. Here is the result, a hearty family collaboration. Feel free to share it…there is no copyright on love.

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