Summer Romance -Postcard Friendship Friday #368

I am sorry for not posting last week.  I was hosting a drama camp in my home for a group of little girls.  We had SUCH a great time!  I was totally distracted by all that had to be done beforehand.

I adore this postcard.  The old costumes and the sweetness of love and daisies.  Summertime sweethearts.  I miss my Beloved, walking hand in hand at the park... His funny stories, his laughter--the way he saw life.

Don't take your family for granted.  Life is fragile.  Enjoy every moment.  I hope you have a GREAT weekend, dear friends!

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Summer Roses -Postcard Friendship Friday #268

What a beautiful day it is today--though the clouds are gathering and there will be showers coming in by this evening.  There is also the possibility of thunderstorms.  Here in Oregon, we rarely have dangerous thunderstorms, so when they come rumbling through, I enjoy them.  

This Spring has been amazing.  Plants--roses, fruit trees, vegetables, flowers--are lush and bursting forth in more than normal strength and beauty.  It is the prettiest Spring I've seen in a long time.

And now it is finally summer.  In my garden there is a wealth of beautiful roses, their branches are so heavy they dip to the ground.   Some of my roses are bigger than my hand.  I've never seen them that large before!  

Ah, the aroma of roses and honeysuckle fill the air...the sun is shining, and it is a beautiful day.

Summer is here!  Have a beautiful weekend, dear Friends. Thank you for dropping by, and Happy Postcard Friendship Friday, too! 

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My Summer Girl -Postcard Friendship Friday #126

I have always loved the Gibson Girls.  Though this wonderful artwork is not by Charles Dana Gibson, I am sure it may have been inspired by his art.

Have a lovely summer day, everyone.

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Vintage Bathing Beauty - Postcard Friendship Friday #125

We are well into summertime with all the activities associated with warm weather.  It has been so great to see the sun!  Unlike the rest of America the Pacific Northwest has had record breaking rains clear through June!  Our rivers are still running full and cold.  But happily, our weather has finally turned summer-like.

To celebrate summer's arrival, I found this lovely vintage bathing beauty.  I adore this old postcard.  In that day and age, This young women's swimsuit would have been quite scandalous!  I like her swimming cap and that big bow.  Such a saucy wench!

Have a lovely weekend, everyone! Enjoy summer while it lasts.

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Summertime Friends - Postcard Friendship Friday #75

I adore this beautiful postcard of a girl feeding the doves.  There is something so ethereal about it--a bit of magic sprinkled throughout.  I especially love summer here in Oregon.  There are birds everywhere.  I am grateful to hear their song in the early morning just before the sun rises--including the call of the mourning dove who lives at the top of the great Cedar tree.

Thank you for all your encouraging remarks last week.  My computer is still gone--I'm using my husband's machine to upload this week's PFF.  What a great guy!  (grin)  Anyhow--a friend of ours is rebuilding my computer, I should hopefully have it back by this afternoon, or tomorrow.  It has been an eye-opener, as to how much I do rely upon my computer to do so many things.  Thanks again for your generousity and understanding!

Have a lovely weekend, everyone!  Happy PFF!

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Good Old Summertime - Postcard Friendship Friday #69

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Though it is officially summer now, summertime has been slow in visiting the Pacific Northwest. Happily, the weather man says sunshine may finally break through our grey drizzly clouds. Speaking of drizzly scribbles -- the back of this postcard made me laugh. I wonder what that was all about?

My sisters and I were what we used to call tomboys. Back then, my siblings, cousins and I would often head for the canyon, where we built forts under the cedar trees, teepees from fir branches and followed deer trails to incredibly magical places. We learned to walk barefoot through the woods without a sound. We waded in the cold "crik" waters, chased crawdads, metallic colored bugs and beautiful butterflies. We sampled huckleberries, thimble berries, wild blackberries and strawberries. We learned to eat sour grass, licorice fern root, wild mint and water cress.

Everything changed the day I suddenly became aware of boys as more than buddies. I remember when a friend of mine taught me how to go "sparking" with a fellow in the moonlight -- which, isn't what you think. Did you know wintergreen breath mints spark in your teeth when you chew them in the dark? 'Tis true. You ought to try it -- especially with a fellow you love, under a smiling summer moon.

Ah, good old summertime!

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Vintage Summer Beauty

Here is another postcard from my "cyber collection." A friend who knows I love photos of this little French girl, sent it my way.

Here you see she's a little more grown up. Her face is maturing, and her hair is done up, denoting young womanhood. I wonder what happened to her. I wonder about her life. I wonder who she was.

She reminds me of someone.