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This Valentine’s season turn up the heat 🔥🌲

We don’t know about you, but we spent our snowed in days experimenting with some homemade fire starters. Shredded paper, cinnamon sticks, bits of our beloved Christmas tree and pinecones make a delightful seasonal collage all melted together in pinks & reds.

Only $1/each while supplies last 🩷❤️

Is Throwback Thursday still a thing? 👀

Well, even if it’s not, here is a throwback to last year’s Battlefield Lantern Tour at Cowpens National Battlefield! We are so excited to be gearing up for *this* year’s lantern tour happening THIS Saturday, January 17th from 5:30-7:30. Spaces are filling up fast! Call or follow up via the Cowpens social media for more information — looking forward to making history come alive together this weekend 🌬️🕯️✨

Happy St. Lucia's Day! 🕯️ St. Lucia (also called Lucy) was a fourth-century Italian martyr whose name is derived from the Latin "lux", meaning light, and has become associated with winter solstice festivals and celebrations of light.

Before the Gregorian calendar reform in 1752, her feast day occurred on the shortest day of the year (the winter solstice). Hence, there is a famous saying:

"Lucy light, Lucy light,
shortest day and longest night."

St. Lucia Day is especially important in Sweden, where a child (traditionally the eldest daughter) dons a crown of candles and wakes the family with these sweet rolls seasoned with saffron. Lightly sweet, the lussekatter—or S-shaped buns—are best served with coffee. Here's our recipe! 🕯️ Almanac.com/recipe/st-lucia-buns