{"id":35013,"date":"2026-02-14T00:37:46","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T00:37:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abingdonblog.co.uk\/?p=35013"},"modified":"2026-02-14T00:37:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T00:37:46","slug":"valentines-day-has-arrived-in-abingdons-shop-windows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/?p=35013","title":{"rendered":"Valentine\u2019s Day has arrived in Abingdon\u2019s shop windows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/imag26\/2026021204a.jpg\" \/><br \/>\nFinishing Touch has pink tones, blossom branches and coordinated pink outfits. There is spring in the air and something new, possibly romance.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/imag26\/2026021205a.jpg\" \/><br \/>\nMasons on Bath Street has a red flowing fabric backdrop, scattered with hearts and pink paper lanterns. At the centre of the theatrical scene stands a heart-patterned dress tied with a sash.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/imag26\/2026021202.jpg\" \/><br \/>\nOn Stert Street, Oxfam has a bridal gown and morning suit. Valentine\u2019s Day has gone beyond romance novels to the commitment &#8217;til death us do part&#8217;.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/imag26\/2026021206a.jpg\" \/><br \/>\nAt Acacia UK, the scene is playful and more domestic. Red clothing and hearts are placed around a table in what is described as \u201cThe Love Nest\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Judging by these displays, some of the shop window mannequins have lost their heads and others their hearts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finishing Touch has pink tones, blossom branches and coordinated pink outfits. There is spring in the air and something new, possibly romance. Masons on Bath Street has a red flowing fabric backdrop, scattered with hearts and pink paper lanterns. At the centre of the theatrical scene stands a heart-patterned dress tied with a sash. On [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35013","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-displays"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35013","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=35013"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35013\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=35013"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=35013"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=35013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}