I'm still searching for the holy grail of teas. This piping hot beverage quest has led me to try an odd Melon & Aloe Vera blend. By golly, it's rather good! I wonder what these vintage postcard cuties have in their tea cups? French vintage postcard
Melon & Aloe Vera Tea
I'm still searching for the holy grail of teas. This piping hot beverage quest has led me to try an odd Melon & Aloe Vera blend. By golly, it's rather good! I wonder what these vintage postcard cuties have in their tea cups? French vintage postcard
BBC Radio Archives - HRH Princess Elizabeth in 1940
The British Monarchy has an official youtube channel! I just listened to 14 year old princess Elizabeth's very first BBC radio broadcast in 1940. The charming future Queen sent out a message of understanding and hope to the children of the world during World War II. These 4 little minutes of archived audio are more powerful than any history book and brought tears to my eyes!
This image isn't officially a postcard:) One could certainly print it out, stamp it, and send it out as one though!
How To Properly Insult Your Friends!
It's quite an insult to call somebody a pear (poire) in French! It's equivalent to calling your target an imbecile. It's bizarre that such a neutral fruit can carry peary pejorative connotations!
The graphic satirist Honoré Daumier drew the 'citizen' King Louis - Philippe I with a fat and very pear shaped knoggin. The last French king didn't like his fruity face or reigning the hexagon shaped country either. Louis- Phillippe abdicated the throne and then fled to England using the name Mr. Smith!
Share a Pear
This basket is brimming with pears! Romans apparently didn't enjoy this pomaceous fruit raw. At least 3 dozen different types of pears were cultivated, according to Pliny's Naturalis Historia, yet they were always stewed before eaten.Chomp! I'd rather sink my teeth into a ripe and crunchy pear:) Si hoc comprehendere potes, gratias age magistro Latinae french vintage postcard
Bumbershoots on a Rainy Day
How do you like my bumbershoot? This quirky little Americanism means umbrella!
The first example of bumbershoot is in Professor Lighter’s Random House Historical Dictionary of the American Languages from 1896. There were some variations around in the early days, such as bumbersol (sol taken from parasol) and bumberell. By the first decade of the twentieth century it had all settled down to bumbershoot.
I wonder why we don't really use this word anymore. (except as the name of a music festival in Seattle) I'm going to start!
umbrella vintage postcard
Hat Envy, Stinky Cheese, and Postcard Friday!
La Normandie - En Promenade
Normandy, France is best known for camembert, calvados, C-Day, and coiffes (that lacy hat perched on Madame's head).French vintage postcard
Editor: Don't you mean D - Day dummy?
Marie: I know...... I just adore alliteration ! I was on a roll with those c's!
These are typical Norman walking costumes from the early 1900's. Did you notice the umbrella? Click here for another brolly vintage postcard gem:)
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These are typical Norman walking costumes from the early 1900's. Did you notice the umbrella? Click here for another brolly vintage postcard gem:)
Welcome to this weeks Postcard Friendship Friday! If you're visiting and would like to join in the fun we would be thrilled;) It's easy! All you need to do is:
1. Have a blast with this mail theme! Examples include: any type of postcard, a photo of a mailbox, mailman, a stamp image, postcard altered art, or simply a photo of something that you find 'Postcard Perfect' etc etc etc!
2. Link in with Mr.Linky at the bottom of this post
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The Dreaded French Tarasque Dragon
Legend has it that this boxy (volvo shaped) six legged sort of dragon ravaged the landscape and peeps in Nerluc, Provence, France. This naughty monster had a lion's head, spiked tortoise shell and a tail that ended with a scorpion's sting. That siren St. Martha saved the day by luring this prickly pest into the nearby village with songs and prayers. The scared peasants exterminated the beast and then converted to Christianity. That was their way of saying thanks to Saint Martha for her help. There is a festival every June where the procession of the dreaded Tarasque dragon is celebrated! French vintage postcard
Pink Clouds and an Outraged Toothfairy
Cotton candy was originally called Fairy Floss. The toothfairy must have been seriously against this appellation. The pink cloud of sugar was first introduced to the world in 1904 at the St. Louis World's Fair. It was a hit! 68,655 boxes sold at 0.25 cents a pop. That was a pretty hefty price at the time!
Cotton candy and the circus are certainly synonymous sooo here's a vintage Barnum and Bailey postcard that is best enjoyed embiggened:)
More Cheese Please
I swoon for adverts from the 1940's. Take me back to the bygone days when illustrations were used instead of photos:)
The Great Fire of London
The very daft Tommy Farriner accidentally set fire to his bakery and then the rest of London in 1666. This all happened in the now infamous Pudding Lane. Pudding is apparently the medieval word for - wait for it - guts and entrails. The lane was thus named for the 'puddings' which would fall from the carts coming down the lane from the butchers in Eastcheap as they headed for the waste barges on the Thames.
Here's a jolly little English fire truck from 1934. (Yes, I'm trying to take your mind off the rather repugnant (yet interesting) etymology tidbit:) Cheers!
Cheesy PFF!
This is a Parisian cheese and cream seller! She roamed the city of lights selling her dairy delicacies to hungry customers. I recently learned that cheddar has been produced since at least 1170. The Romans might have brought it to England from the Cantal region of France. Soooo... we can perhaps thank the French for my favorite sharp yellow cheese. I don't have a cheddar postcard so I'll just sneak that cheesy tidbit in via this pretty Madame. Happy PFF!
Welcome to this weeks Postcard Friendship Friday! If you're visiting and would like to join in the fun we would be thrilled;) It's easy! All you need to do is:
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Vintage German Bratwurst - PFF!
I only seem to blog about food! This postcard from 1954 features a proud butcher hawking his meaty wares in Frankfurt, Germany There are 40 official kinds of bratwurst here in the land of bubbly beer and scrumptious sausage. The word 'brat' actually comes from old German and means chopped up meat. They certainly are delish grilled up and slathered with mustard:) Guten Appetit!
Welcome to this weeks Postcard Friendship Friday! If you're visiting and would like to join in the fun we would be thrilled;) It's easy! All you need to do is:
1. Have a blast with this mail theme! Examples include: any type of postcard, a photo of a mailbox, mailman, a stamp image, postcard altered art, or simply a photo of something that you find 'Postcard Perfect' etc etc etc!
2. Link in with Mr.Linky at the bottom of this post
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Vintage Beef-a-roni - Part 2 - PFF!
In 1914, Chef Ettore Boiardi (Boy-Ar-dee) came to the USA through Ellis island. He was 16 years old! He became the head chef at the Plaza Hotel in New York City ONE (isn't that amazing) little year later. Mr. Boiardi even catered for the reception of President Woodrow Wilson's second wedding.
Ettore opened a restaurant in Clevland, Ohio in 1924. His spaghetti sauce was a hit! He initially sold it in milk bottles to his saucy customers. But he ended up opening a factory to keep up with the demand! Here's Beef-a-roni Part 1:)
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