I heart old-fashioned cards

Maybe it’s because my mom always made the holidays so traditional and special (oranges and walnuts in my Christmas stocking, petits fours from Stein’s Bakery at Easter), but I love anything reminiscent of the past when it comes to paper and small gifts. Vicki Peterson, owner of Paper & Chocolate, does, too. She’s brought in Easter cards from Moonlight & Roses, reminiscent of the Victorian era with pretty violet, pale yellow, and robin’s-egg-blue colors. And she just acquired the line LeClair Handcrafted Cards (which has designs in the same scheme)—and is the only one in Dallas that has them. I like her thinking.