There's pansies, that's for thoughts….. from Hamlet (Act IV, Scene V) Shakespeare
The cheerful 5 petaled flower seems to have a human face. In August it leans forward in the heat as if in deep thought. This delightful play on words pops up on many French vintage postcards. If you want to show someone that they are in your 'thoughts' the pansy will certainly get your message across.
The idea that pansy blossom juice is a love potion exists. … ‘the juice of it, on sleeping eyelids laid, will make man or woman madly dote upon the next live creature that it sees.’ Au revoir ! I'm off to the garden center!
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6 cool cats commented:
What sweet pansy postcards! And I really like the dress that woman is wearing in the romantic "my thoughts follow you" card. I want a dress like that!!
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Pansys always make me think of my grandmother (Nanny). She grew them and violets like crazy. I bet there are vintage postcards in heaven!
Pansies are cute, but the name always makes me think "why're you calling those flowers names? Why???"
I've never known that pansies were symbolic in France for thoughts. That makes them even lovelier. Thanks for sharing these beautiful vintage postcards. They are so wonderful. I look forward to returning to your blog and browsing through your vintage postcards for inspiration!
Your blog is most interesting. I will have to look thru my box of flower postcards and search for Pansies.
Judy
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