Jour de St. Valentine

I'm not really sure how to send this greeting in French...when I arrived here 8 years ago, there was not really much fuss around this day.  But like many things, France has begun to catch on to the marketability and boom!  Today, many of the town shop windows are filled with hearts and flowers.

The entrance of a very cool tea shop in Marseille...all the year 'round.

Commercialism aside, I hope you enjoy many days this year in which someone will 'entre libre*' into your heart! 

More importantly, I hope you know how much I appreciate you.  I'm sending this Valentine to all of my readers around the world.  There are thousands of you each month, which continues to amaze me! 

You all rock - each and every one of you!

Enjoy your day!

Yours in appreciation and gratitude,
leslie

*entre libre:  enter freely