Tanya Marsh

In the search for that Valentine’s Day gift, don’t overlook these downtown specialty shops.

under $3

The Index

To eat

* Handmade Truffles, $1.85 – avail-

able in decadent-sounding flavors

like “fudge love truffle” and “mousse

truffle.”

To smell

* Incense, $1 to $2.75 – in cones,

sticks and all kinds of smells

under $5

Brookings Book Company

Lovey dovey

* The Way of Love, poetry, $3.50

* Erich Fromm’s The Art of Loving, $1.75

Lovey dovey but brief

* Cliffs Notes for Bronte’s Wuthering

Heights, $1.75

Something for your love’s interest

* Book of Ibsen plays for $2

* Tiny collection of floral paintings by

Georgia O’Keefe for $3

* Ukrainian phrasebook for $2

* Cookbooks, woodworking books,

biographies, kids books …

* Comics, $2 to $3 or so

under $10

Artworks

Tea time

* Republic of Tea canisters, 50 tea bags,

$9

Clean time

* Nut’n But Soap homemade soap, $4

to $6.50

Art time

* Unframed prints, $6 on up