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Saturday, March 26, 2011
Forget Me Not - Pink Saturday
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For more wonderful things in pink, visit Beverly at How Sweet The Sound!
Hearts and Flowers
I have collected vintage cards, fairytale books, postcards, old photos and art pieces since I was a small girl.
Even before I could read, I spent hours looking at old cards, coloring books and illustrations in my fairytale story books. I am sure my love for art and even my own drawing stylings came from my fascination with them.
Mail was so rare, I saved every card and letter I received as a child. Some of those nostalgic items will be shared on this blog.
Quite a few of the vintage pieces I have collected reflect the life and times of history itself. The cards, postcards, antique photos and art from my collection are dated from the late 1800's, through WW2. Many of these old cards come from our darling little Grandmother Jenny. I have also included some items from the early 1950's which were given to me by my precious Gramma Gladys and dearest Nita.
In a very real way, this Blog is my way of honoring these marvelous inspiring artists and the ongoing influence they've had in my life.
I hope you will enjoy the beauty, tremendous skill and sometimes whimsical work of these long-gone artists as much as I have over the years.
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If you know any historical information concerning these cards, photos and postcards, I would LOVE to hear from you.
Some of the images in my "Cyber" collection are from CardCow. A big Thank you to Eric Larson for his permission to use them!
Even before I could read, I spent hours looking at old cards, coloring books and illustrations in my fairytale story books. I am sure my love for art and even my own drawing stylings came from my fascination with them.
Mail was so rare, I saved every card and letter I received as a child. Some of those nostalgic items will be shared on this blog.
Quite a few of the vintage pieces I have collected reflect the life and times of history itself. The cards, postcards, antique photos and art from my collection are dated from the late 1800's, through WW2. Many of these old cards come from our darling little Grandmother Jenny. I have also included some items from the early 1950's which were given to me by my precious Gramma Gladys and dearest Nita.
In a very real way, this Blog is my way of honoring these marvelous inspiring artists and the ongoing influence they've had in my life.
I hope you will enjoy the beauty, tremendous skill and sometimes whimsical work of these long-gone artists as much as I have over the years.
*** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
If you know any historical information concerning these cards, photos and postcards, I would LOVE to hear from you.
Some of the images in my "Cyber" collection are from CardCow. A big Thank you to Eric Larson for his permission to use them!
A Fairytale Mind
This is a link to my favorite book reviewer. Rena Lanyon gives a well-written review from a youthful perspective.
Thank you dear Paula
Magic Moonlight Free Images
5 comments:
I know why she loved these idyllic scenes - I just got done reading "My Mother's Legacy" by Great Aunt Aggie (edited by Marvin and Danny). Wow. You need a copy of this amazing story. It explains a lot!
I'm so glad your Grammie saved these cards. So precious and sweet.
Question: Is Clytie referring to your Great Aunt Aggie as well as hers?
Postcards bring us back for a moment in time. Neato feeling, huh? HPS!
Joyce M
GORGEOUS card, Beth! I do so LOVE roses! I am anxiously awaiting summer's arrival to enjoy my David Austin's!
I am so glad you stopped by this morning!
Your visits are always a pleasure! :))
Years ago we used to go to a mall called, Webb's Antique Mall. There one could spend a day, more or less, wandering around looking at everything once found in a home, from furniture to old pictures and boxes of postal cards.
Some of my kids still go there and when they do I ask them to look for boxes of old postal cards. They will call me sometimes and tell me they found a box but each card in it is 75 cents. What happened to the useless stuff that it now commands 75 cents a card? Anyway, I don't have any old postal cards except those that were mailed to me back when the postage was one penny.
None look as nice as this picture either.
I don't know what happened to the stuff in the museum in Sendai. Nobody has answered my emails -- at least the people I sent emails to never replied. I assume they have a lot more to do than get on the Internet. I know the piles of debris is, around Sendai, 10 feet high and higher. You can't walk you have to pick your way through or over and under. I suppose people don't really know what to do.
And on top of everything else there is leaking radiation.
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