Blue Moon -Postcard Friendship Friday #131

Today is special because this evening there will be a rare Blue Moon.  You've heard the saying, "that happens once in a blue moon."  The truth is, a blue moon isn't actually blue.  It is the rare occurrence of two full moons in one month's time.  I've always loved the idea of a blue moon--of course, the real explanation is a lot less romantic than what I imagined when I was young.

This wonderful old postcard expresses my youthful idea of a romantic Blue Moon.

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Vesuvius Day -Postcard Friendship Friday #130

August 24, 79 A.D. was the day Mount Vesuvius erupted in a huge explosion. To date, it is known as one of the largest volcanic explosions in recorded history.  This deadly volcano destroyed the Roman cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Stabiae. For years these cities were lost, buried by volcanic ash and pumice. 

The tremendous loss of life and utterly stupendous power of Mt. Vesuvius is commemorated today on Vesuvius Day.

Having witnessed (from afar) the horrific explosion of Mt. Saint Helens in the Pacific Northwest in 1980, having seen the heartbreaking pictures of those who lost their lives, having read the accounts of those who actually lived through that terrible blast, I have a healthy respect for volcanoes.  

I can't even imagine the size and scope of what happened the day Mt. Vesuvius erupted.  Even though this terrible event happened over a thousand years ago, I remember those who lost their lives that day.  The plaster castings of the people who died there deeply touch my heart.  Real people.  So long ago.  Yet they once lived--may we never forget them.

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National Thriftshop Day -Postcard Friendship Friday #129

  

Today is National Thriftshop Day.  In the past a thriftstore was a place which sold items of various quality for a discount.  Here in the United States, Thrift stores sell gently used items, which often are donated.  I have been going to thriftshops since I was a small girl--with as many children as there were in our family--secondhand stores were a lifesaver for a family as big as ours.  My sister and I learned how to use Mom's sewing machine to shape clothing which was too big, into just the right size.  We have both used that skill throughout our lives.

I have great memories of thriftshops.  When we were single, Sissy and I would take an entire day and go "second hand store hopping" together  There were an incredible number of thrift stores on Highway 99. It was a hoot to drive from one to the next store.  We found some amazing things.  As little money as we earned in those days, one could still buy a bunch things without overspending.

Researchers do not know how this holiday got started--undoubtedly, a thriftshop somewhere started this special day to promote a summer sale!

Happy Second Hand store hopping!

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Happy Anniversary -Postcard Friendship Friday #128

Tomorrow is a very special day.  Tomorrow our parents will have been married 55 years.  They have been loyal to one another through thick and thin, better and worse, richer and poorer.  They have fought together, loved together, suffered together, laughed together.

Their marriage has been a tremendously realistic role model of what true love is all about.  I am so grateful to them, for their love and care for one another over the years.

Happy 55th Anniversary, Dad and Mom!

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Lily Heart on Ceremic -Guest Heart Thursday

Here is another heart by the same artist of the one I posted a few weeks back.  I can't make out the artist name, but if any of you can do so, I'd love to discover who this amazing artist is, so I can link this post to this person.

For more heart art, photography and altogether fabulous heart stuff from around the world, visit Clytie at Random Hearts for Guest Heart Thursday!
 

Domestic Goddess Day - Postcard Friendship Friday #127

There are so many holidays listed for August 3rd, I can hardly choose which to honor!  It is Waffle Day in some towns, while others around our country celebrate National Park Day.  In the American mid-west, it is Watermelon Day and let's not forget this is the day the entire world celebrates International Forgiveness Day.  Then there are the Olympics with all the nations' fierce competition and joyous contesting of muscle and sinew.

But I have to admit, of all the holidays celebrated today, the one I like most is Domestic Goddess Day, which celebrates women and all they do for their families.  We are all special in our own way--this day celebrates the beauty and power found within every woman.  Whichever holiday, or activities you celebrate--have a perfectly glorious day!

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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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Woodland Fae

This is one of those illustrations found years ago, to which I do not know who to credit.  This artist has been such an inspiration to me.  If you know who the artist is, please let me know so that I may credit and link this person to this blog.

Have a lovely day everyone--may the Creator of the woodlands bless you with joy this day.

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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National Blueberry Month - Postcard Friendship Friday #124

National Blueberry Muffin Day is celebrated every year on July 11th. It is for the celebration of Blueberry muffin and all the muffin lovers. In 1999 the month of July was established as National Blueberry month by US Department of Agriculture.

The United States produces almost all blueberries in the world. These sweet blueberries have been used for eons, in soups, stews and more.  They go back to the very beginning of American traditions when Native Americans taught the pilgrims to how to use blueberries in their food preparations. Blueberries were dried in the sun and ground into a powder. The powder was used to make a pudding called Sautauthig and it was sometimes used to season meat as a “spice rub.”

Blueberry tea was thought to help relax women during childbirth, leaves from the blueberry bush were used to make a blood purifier good for the kidneys and blueberry juice was supposed to be good for coughs.

Science backs this up, apparently blueberries are rich in antioxidants.  They also help prevent kidney infections in the same way as cranberries and may also help prevent macular degeneration.  Research has revealed that eating blueberries may help reduce the chance for cancer and heart disease.  

Dad planted a field of blueberries when we were small.  Some of those bushes survive to this day, growing higher than my head.  The berries are just as delectable as I remember.

I pluck a fragrant handful, plop a few of those plump berries into my mouth.  Ah, it takes me back...The very taste of summer resides in a small blueberry! 

 

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