Friday, August 7, 2020

August Rose -Postcard Friendship Friday #518


I love Roses--they are particularly lovely in August.  This postcard celebrates birthdays in August.  The flower is wild rose, the stone is a moonstone, those born in August are said to show felicity.  Felicity gives the idea of happiness, joy, rapture, bliss, delight, cheerfulness, contentedness and good cheer.

My younger brother was born in August.  Though he was younger, he was my hero.  Have a lovely summer...I know it is hard with all the awful things going on these days, but if you look hard, there is beauty and sweetness to be found.

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Friday, July 31, 2020

The Summer Girl -Postcard Friendship Friday #517


What a lovely young woman!  I can't even begin to imagine anyone from this time period wearing such a hat!  But back then, it was all the rage...  Imagine having to wear long skirts all throughout the day.  I'm so grateful to be living in 2020!

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Monday, July 27, 2020

Fat Cat on a Wire


I just had to post this. Talk about your social distancing technique!

These days we need a good laugh.  This wonderful piece is by an artist by the name of Andoledius.  I found it this morning in my cyber collection of humorous ephemera.

Enjoy!  Tee hee

Sunday, July 26, 2020

Is Everything Okay?


I couldn't stop laughing at this cutie.  Thought I'd pass it along.  SMILE!!!!

Saturday, July 25, 2020

Silly Circus Mice -Postcard Friendship Friday #516




I love this postcard with its whimsical depiction of a tiny mouse circus act!  I hope the one dangling by a thread makes it okay--he looks a little pop-eyed!

The child inside is delighted and intrigued and wishes to be there watching with the rest of the audience!

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Wednesday, July 22, 2020

A Spring Chicken....


I LOVE this.  Good for a giggle or two...

Friday, July 17, 2020

A Token of Love -Postcard Friendship Friday #515


A Token of Love
Two souls with but a single thought,
Two hearts that beat as one,
Will make our home an ideal spot.
And from dull care we'll run...

Summertime romance...  There's a certain music in the air when summer touches and dispels the cold damp winter, then cool Spring.

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Friday, July 10, 2020

My Country Tis of Thee -Postcard Friendship Friday #514


My Country ‘Tis of Thee is a patriotic hymn written in 1832,by Samuel F. Smith.  At the time he was a student at Andover Theological Seminary in Andover, Massachusetts.

Shockingly, the melody traveled around Europe in several variations, including “God Save the King.” Even Beethoven and Haydn used the music in some of their own compositions.

Samuel Smith loved America and he was driven to create a national hymn for the United States. One rainy day, he wrote the this anthem--it only took him 30 minutes! The first three verses encourage and invoke national pride, while the last verse was specifically reserved as a petition to God for His continued favor and protection of the United States of America.

The following are Samuel Smith’s original lyrics for “My Country ‘Tis of Thee”:
    My country, 'tis of thee, Sweet land of liberty, Of thee I sing; Land where my fathers died, Land of the pilgrims' pride, From every mountainside Let freedom ring! My native country, thee, Land of the noble free, Thy name I love; I love thy rocks and rills, Thy woods and templed hills; My heart with rapture thrills, Like that above. Let music swell the breeze, And ring from all the trees Sweet freedom's song; Let mortal tongues awake; Let all that breathe partake; Let rocks their silence break, The sound prolong. Our fathers' God to Thee, Author of liberty, To Thee we sing. Long may our land be bright, With freedom's holy light, Protect us by Thy might, Great God our King.
This wonderful old hymn was first performed on July 4, 1832 at the Park Street Church in Boston, Massachusetts. Remarkably.  Five hundred Sunday school children sang the piece at a memorable Independence Day celebration.

Samuel F. Smith became a Baptist minister.  He was also a noted author, and journalist. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1801. He was later a student at Harvard and served as a translator for various foreign languages. He received his theological training at Andover Theological Seminary starting in 1830. He later married Mary White Smith and they had six children.

In addition to writing My Country 'Tis of Thee, Smith wrote over 150 other hymns. These hymns were compiled into a Baptist hymnal, The Psalmist.

Smith died on November 16, 1895.  I wish I could have met this talented man.

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Friday, July 3, 2020

Beautiful America -Postcard Friendship Friday #513


This Fourth of July will be like no other I've ever experienced.  Because of Covid-19, Oregon's governor has shut down all celebratory events.  There will be no parade, no live music in our waterfront amphitheater, no running marathon, no grand fireworks over the river.  Our town usually celebrates with gusto--not so this year.


I have the blessing of the company of my precious Mumsie--and we will be going to my sister's home for dinner, games and homemade fireworks.  I am looking forward to it!

I love America.  She is beautiful and I am greatly blessed to live here.

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Friday, June 26, 2020

Memory of Happy Hours -Postcard Friendship Friday #512


May every day a garland be
Of fairest flowers,
And every night a memory
Of happy hours.


I love thinking of memories as fair flowers...  I have so many of them.  The dewdrop on the petal of that rose is one of the beautiful things about good memories--they reflect and sparkle down through the years.

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Friday, June 19, 2020

A Joyous Birthday -Postcard Friendship Friday #511


My birthday this year was a little sad.  Because of Covid-19, my children were not able to celebrate with me.  I miss them a LOT.

However my church was having an outdoor BBQ, where everyone wore masks and practiced safe distancing.  My birthday gift to myself was to attend...  Oh, my goodness...  How wonderful to see all the people I love so well.

Once they found out, they procured a cake and everyone sang to me.  My heart felt so full of cheer.  What wonderful Friends I have!

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Friday, June 12, 2020

A Tangle of Roses -Postcard Friendship Friday #510


Though this postcard is a bit tattered and worn, I love it.  There's something about this artist's loving depiction which delights my heart. 

I think of June and the fragrance of roses comes to mind.  Summertime roses...

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Friday, June 5, 2020

Fairy Soap Mermaids -Postcard Friendship Friday #509


I love Fairy Soap ads.  They are always magical.  This one, however, made me laugh--those little mermaids are washing clothes using a seashell basin and washboard.  I love the little seaweed skirts, too. 

I hope you have a lovely weekend!  June is finally here.  Happy Postcard Friendship Friday.

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Friday, May 29, 2020

Spring in the Netherlands -Postcard Friendship Friday #508


I have always loved this beautiful painting.  If you look closely there's quite a lot going on.  There are chickens under the blossoming trees--which, to me look like they're blowing wildly in the breeze.  There's an old wind mill that's seen better days... 

I like to think about the story behind this wonderful piece.

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Friday, May 22, 2020

Birds in Spring -Postcard Friendship Friday #507


The Birds in Spring a Congress held,
The Blackbird and the lark,
The Oriole; Thrush and Nightingale
Each made a sage remark.

If Mortals could but understand 
The language of the Nest
Quite likely they would often hear,
CLARK'S MILE-END is the Best.

The Clark Thread Company was originally a Scottish firm which specialized in manufacturing embroidery and sewing thread. The company was established in the 1750's by two brothers, James and Patrick Clark.The Clark company was initially based in the Scottish town of Paisley, which at the time was rapidly becoming famous for the production of Kashmir style shawls. The more expensive Kashmir/Paisley shawls were made with silk and wool. As a result of the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815) and a French blockade on the exportation of silk to Britain, the Clark company created a method of plying cotton yarns which created a thread similar in appearance and strength to that of the silk formerly used by the Paisley weavers.
The cotton thread was brought onto the market in 1812. In 1817 the Clark company opened a mill dedicated to the production of this type of thread.  A few years later, the firm discovered a method of winding this thread onto small, wooden spools.

In the 1840's, the Clark company started to send commercial agents to the USA. Despite restrictions on the production and sale of cotton due to the American Civil War (1861-1865), Clark's sales in America increased. So much so, that in 1863 the George A. Clark & Brother Company was formed. In 1864 their mill began manufacturing in Newark, New Jersey under the name J. Clark.

In 1896, the Clark Thread company, now with a large base in the USA, joined its interests with a firm in Britain.  One year later, the company merged with fourteen other companies, which led to the creation of the English Sewing Cotton Company, Ltd. Although not officially part of the English Sewing Cotton Company, P. Coats had a strong financial interest in them. By 1952, J Clark & Partners; P. Coats and the Clark Company decided upon a complete merger, which was effectuated in 1954, under the name of Coats & Clark, Inc. Another merger in 1961 led to the creation of Coats Patons, which in 1986, after yet another merger, emerged again as Coats Viyella.

In 2003 the firm was bought by Guinness Peat, which took it back to the market in 2015 as the Coats Group. The name of Coats & Clark is still being used for various types of thread, which can be found in any craft or sewing store in America!

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Friday, May 15, 2020

Happy Birthday, sweet Mumsie -Postcard Friendship Friday #506


Happy Birthday, dearest Mumsie! 

May all that cheers
our onward way,
Be yours to make life fair.
Sweet sunlight gladden every day
And banish every care. 

I have the sweetest most precious Mother in the world.  She's my best friend.  So many of my friends don't have that kind of relationship with their Moms.  I know how blessed I am to have her in my life.

Happy Birthday!  Happy Mother's Day!  Happy Postcard Friendship Friday!


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Thursday, May 14, 2020

Wedding upon the Crow's nest



Today my husband and I would have been married 37 years.  He has been gone nearly six years now and I still miss him.

I remember when I was walking down the aisle...  So much of life ahead--so much unknown.  It felt a little like that thrilling kiss atop the crows nest in this extraordinary vintage postcard!

Have a beautiful day--don't forget to do something sweet for the ones you love.  Life is short and can change in an instant.

Blessing and hope to you!

Friday, May 8, 2020

Fixing Sissy's Hair -Postcard Friendship Friday #505



As the eldest of six children I often helped fix my sisters' hair.  It was quite fun to do--we played dress up a lot.  In the middle of the field of blueberries was a little bit of a woods.  I made a garden under those trees.  In my mind it was an island in the middle of the sea. 

We would take our lunch out to the garden, where we'd built a fort out of old doors.  We would pretend to be shipwrecked...  Ah, we had so much fun.  It isn't a garden anymore--but everyone still calls it my garden.

Even nearly 50 years later, one can still find ancient earrings hanging from the branches of the old oak trees.  When I find them--I hear the faint song of childhood...

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Friday, May 1, 2020

Mayday Friends -Postcard Friendship Friday #504


I love Mayday.  When I was a little girl we would gather long pieces of grass, braid them, then sew them into little baskets which we filled with flowers.  We would give them to our neighbors and to our sweet little Grandmother next door.

I remember dancing the maypole at my high school.  I wore a beautiful purple dress, one of the few brand new things I'd ever bought.  Funny thing, I still have it in my costume closet!

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Friday, April 24, 2020

A Kiss and a Rainbow -Postcard Friendship Friday #503


I love this old postcard--such a sweet innocence about it.  I often saw rainbows when I kissed my Beloved.  Covid-19 still has the world in lock down.  Or, as they call it here in the US, the "stay in place," order.  I will be glad when this pandemic ceases.

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Friday, April 17, 2020

Two Swans and a Boat -Postcard Friendship Friday #502


Today my Beloved would have been 77 years old.  I still miss him, even though it has been almost six years since he flew away to heaven.

My sweet heart loved boats of every kind and loved the idea of owning a sailboat one day.  Likely, though--he would NOT have had a boat decked with pink sails and forgetmenots!

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