Archives

Don't forget to click on the archives to get more pretty things I've created for everyone who visits. There's lots to snag and enjoy.

You will need to click on the image for the desktop wallpaper... see it full size... and save it from there. It's very pretty. I have loved this image for a long time ... with her gorgeous flowery hat and lacey outfit. Having it on your computer screen is a nice way to begin your day ... when you turn on the computer.

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I hope you enjoy it. Don't forget I'd love to get some feedback if you are a visitor to my blog. So many people drop by but none take the time to acknowledge anything I share with you... It's great when people do write to me or add a message in the shoutbox below ...... :-)

Click on the image to see it full size and save it from there ...

Click to save the image from the full size or install it from there....

I hope you like it.....

Interesting

It was customary during the 1800's for women to exchange buttons from their garments with loved-ones who would then sew the souvenir onto a wide, black elastic band. An extravagant bracelet indicated a well-loved woman.

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What a wonderful custom. But I could see that there might be competition from some women .. and who knows if you really got those buttons from loved ones or just gathered them yourself... :-) still ... its a sweet thing I think..

A new extra for you... I hope you like it and can use it to send to your family and friends in their letters.

Mother's Day coming soon. This is such a pretty image obviously of a mother and daughter. :-) You can click on it to see if larger.
I miss my old mum. She is buried in a small country cemetery back in Tasmania. She was a country girl and would love the peaceful resting place we chose for her. It's close to a field where there are horses and sheep and lovely big shady trees.

Greetings

A greeting for you to save and send to family and friends... :-)

Vernon_Emile_The_Cherry_Bonnet (1919)

A very pretty image by Vernon Emile ... from 1919.

Click on it to see it full size... It's quite glorious.

greeting cards

I'm not sure if I've posted this one here or not.... :-)) I'd love to hear from any of you who visit the blog ....

anyway save it to your folders if you haven't seen it before and like it to send to family and friends...

Easter is nearly upon us... all those chockies in the stores. I can remember when I was a little girl at home in the small Tasmanian town we lived in. Easter would come and we'd always have a "couta" fish - barracouta - for our main Good Friday meal ... with of course... yummy hot cross easter buns. I have a hard time even finding them here in Canada. And of course there's no barracouta fish. Being a Catholic we never ate meat on Fridays .... and certainly no easter eggs till Easter sunday. Boy have things changed now. As I've grown older I think sometimes I might have been brainwashed by religion ...... never entering a church without a hat on ... if no hat... then we would just put a lace handkerchief over the top of our heads ... bit like a little veil I guess.

Some extras for you to use in your letters to family and friends... I hope you like them.

Click on the image to see if full size and save it from there... MM of course... she's so cute...

Thanks Jann for sending me this list of Victorian Era websites... you can visit them by clicking on the link.