tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-105310702024-03-06T22:29:51.104-06:00composite drawlingsOccasional political observations, occasional meanderings, occasional chairs and other mentally abused furnitureleucanthemum bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08506838699802304944noreply@blogger.comBlogger3288125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10531070.post-63708275773617632682023-09-27T18:30:00.005-05:002023-09-27T18:30:52.779-05:00Fish Side Story<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gRBW-I9l_nE" width="320" youtube-src-id="gRBW-I9l_nE"></iframe></div><br /><p>Featuring Odin as Tony and Idun as Maria…<br /></p>leucanthemum bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08506838699802304944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10531070.post-53762588359175159502023-09-07T18:54:00.000-05:002023-09-07T18:54:04.226-05:00Enjoy a moment of kitties and peanut butter…<p> Odin and Idun get regular afternoon treats... usually a spoon dipped in peanut butter.<br /><br />They seem to have a strong preference for the unadulterated organic stuff from Aldi.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Bcvr_Tixq9I" width="320" youtube-src-id="Bcvr_Tixq9I"></iframe></div><br /><p></p><p> I can't blame them. Stupid "organic" label or not, it's pretty good peanut butter. But then, most of what we get from Aldi is darned tasty.<br /></p><p>(in case something goes wonky with the video, <a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/Bcvr_Tixq9I?si=L8yo-SbQmv8FBMFZ" target="_blank">here's a direct link to it</a>)<br /></p>leucanthemum bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08506838699802304944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10531070.post-48549247549811855812023-07-27T16:24:00.002-05:002023-07-27T18:13:42.754-05:00 Words, Words, Words…<p><iframe frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://youtube.com/embed/XJJL-clqdfU" width="480"></iframe><br /><br /><br />following up on my last post about what you can't play in the PCH Word Find game, I have collected a further few <i>verboten</i> terms. Again, I'm assuming that most of these are excluded because whoever created the game didn't have a full-sized dictionary on hand, and so only allowed "common use" terms. Yeh, I know some of my choices are downright Shakespearean in their age, but they're still included in ye olde Merriam-Webster (I didn't bother do dredge up my OED Unabridged for the purpose. Not yet, anyway). Also, in most cases, they haven't been overly particular about whether one uses King's English or American English spelling for most. Except for one example.<br /><br />That, and they won't permit anything which might make someone think of a <i>double entendre.</i></p><p>So, in addition to the previous list, here are a few more words which are not recognized as… well, you know… actual words:<br /><br /><br />DRECK, PROD, TERRAN, MISO, OAST, SCUM SOUSE, HENGE, GLOM, POTTY, GRAIL, TEAT, BONK, HEMP, MOOLAH, GESSO, SCAT, NUDE, TUNG, SODDY, MUFF, SPOOK, LUST, LUSTY, RATEL, NONCE, ORGAN, ORGY, NINNY, GRIFT, SNOG, FANNY, WIDGET, REALISE, STRIP, LAIC, HUMP, HUSSY, SHOAH, NOCK, STOMA, TRET, SCRY, YENTA, VIXEN, YAR, SPOOKY, EDEN, KITED, NERTS, SPERM, FROW, DINK, TATTY, PRIG, TOFF, DYNE, TATAR, RESEAT, BIRDY, PIKA, GAM(S), GRUE, OVINE, CUBBY, ORGASM, REAVE, GROPE, HINNY, SCALER, SNITTY, TEDDY, CHAD, KILL, FEAL, LUGE, DINGE, NITTY, CANNER, CONNING, HOOCH, CHINK, MONAD, EGGY, KIVA.<br /><br />I'm going to keep hunting for more no-nos, because it's actually more fun to learn what you're not supposed to say than it is to accumulate points.<br /></p>leucanthemum bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08506838699802304944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10531070.post-28229037537657668272023-06-22T17:05:00.000-05:002023-06-22T17:05:02.452-05:00You Can't Play That!<p> For a few weeks, now, I've opted to waste my time playing an online word-finding game comparable to Boggle™. The general idea was to keep my vocabulary working for me, even when I was mostly vegging out at the end of hard work in a hot garden. <br /><br />Well, that was the idea, anyway. It feels more like I'm making my vocabulary work against me. This game app (at the PCH website) doesn't recognize <i>a lot</i> of words that are not only used regularly by me, but can be found in any basic dictionary. I mean, sure, I'll dig out the Oxford Unabridged for some crossword puzzles, but for a 60-second word search, the simpler the better. So imagine my surprise to discover that words like "dirty" and "pawn" were rejected. Indeed, so many simple words weren't cleared for score that, after a week or so, I started writing down as many failures as I could recall, at the end of each game. <br /><br />So far, aside from the above terribly dirty words I mentioned above, my list includes these: LOIN, BLACK TART, HOE, DAW, WAD, RIANT, GOD, HELL, ERECT, DIKE (yes, the thing that holds back water, not the pejorative for a "masculine lesbian"), OUSEL, AIT, WEED, HAJ, TED, RAJ, GAY, DARN (my socks resent this rejection), BONG, SPLINE, THUG, POT, HOLT, WOMB, CROFT, ZEN, KILL, BOOB, LINCH, COCK, TOOTS, VAIL, CRACK, MAGE, GAM, FANNY, NARD, WYE, GASH, NINNY, QUEER, RAREE, NAKED, PANSY, SHAG, RUMP, HUMP, BARM, EFT, REFT, RACY, SPADE, SLAG, SHAKO, PROD, NONCE, NENE, FAVA, CHAW, PRAT, STOA, GEST, SLUB, TURD (okay it's gross, but it's still a word), BONK, SIMP, CAVY, TWEE, ROTA, COIR, SCUT, SCUD, SNEW, CRABS (but the singular is accepted), KERN, GOLEM<br /><br /><br />I acknowledge that some of these words might be viewed as somewhat archaic, and a few are – technically – variants of more commonly accepted spellings. Nonetheless… seriously? I can't refer to the apple tart I ate after I used the weed eater to clear a crack in the sidewalk? Or the crabs I chased across the shag rug when they cut their way through a coir-lined container, that then I caught and cooked in the big stock pot? <br /><br />If I had a proper desk, I'd be beating my head against it right now.<br /><br /><br /></p><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/iaHDBL7dVgs" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>leucanthemum bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08506838699802304944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10531070.post-62001967456463417382023-03-26T18:06:00.000-05:002023-03-26T18:06:41.381-05:00Causing a Stir in the Garden: Plant Markers on a Budget<p> (Cross-posted from our family blog, <a href="https://sketchstitchstretch.blogspot.com/2023/03/causing-stir-in-garden-plant-markers-on.html" target="_blank">Sketch Stitch Stretch</a>)<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTq08jVPYmaU2RTaBizC62ieM88BVUmz9gsG8u6UHi7NsRWxkZW-slx227qL0teFPEjVwGvSLVAa6yqXPzKPhN52qh3aRl6pWJzxtXjgz11yaPsFHh03JGbLonGfCqMP2fL2d8_1k108akl2T4b1w7ZsqgzRH3pU3vSe4fJPEGKkIZ5P2NNHFhpvw4JQ/s4032/52773155428_c61bedfdaf_o.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTq08jVPYmaU2RTaBizC62ieM88BVUmz9gsG8u6UHi7NsRWxkZW-slx227qL0teFPEjVwGvSLVAa6yqXPzKPhN52qh3aRl6pWJzxtXjgz11yaPsFHh03JGbLonGfCqMP2fL2d8_1k108akl2T4b1w7ZsqgzRH3pU3vSe4fJPEGKkIZ5P2NNHFhpvw4JQ/w640-h480/52773155428_c61bedfdaf_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Stick with me, kid. </span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />A week or so ago, my cousin posted a set of photos on her social media page, showing off her brilliant work on a packet of plant markers for a friend. She took paint stirring sticks, wrote on them with a wood burner, and then trimmed them with some nice beads and twine:<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuhho6GX-GTElOXU5jBtnWo5-UPB2A9m25-Iinj-VkTs2jsYBVg-Eb7URZEuNKEwUDyqLmyIj2BQDnbbAYi3uuohsd-PMMxOIsKAaWqUa_zSBSKI3llddDlZDLs-VGOY4PkShre-o5I5SiMduTtOtiugizrTRP-P5OpF_5tCiTCftfsF7BDA_lVVEx7g/s2048/336179446_1263030697628776_8280883598609590166_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="946" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuhho6GX-GTElOXU5jBtnWo5-UPB2A9m25-Iinj-VkTs2jsYBVg-Eb7URZEuNKEwUDyqLmyIj2BQDnbbAYi3uuohsd-PMMxOIsKAaWqUa_zSBSKI3llddDlZDLs-VGOY4PkShre-o5I5SiMduTtOtiugizrTRP-P5OpF_5tCiTCftfsF7BDA_lVVEx7g/w296-h640/336179446_1263030697628776_8280883598609590166_n.jpg" width="296" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">My cousin is a LOT more artistically<br />detail-oriented than I am. And her hand<br />is steadier.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br />Naturally, I felt the need to steal her idea (albeit with my own variations, to meet my peculiar preferences). It took me a few tries before I settled on the format I liked, and now I'm better than halfway through the list of the perennial plants requiring identification. <br /><br />Ours is a big garden.<br /><br />At any rate, some paint stores will give away a stirring stick or two, so if you shop around, you can do this on the SUPER cheap, but I ordered a packet of 100 from one of those giant online retailers who shall remain nameless, and the sticks cost an average of 25¢. <br /><br />It also helps to already have a wood-burning tool on hand, but if you don't have one, and you think you might take the craft up as a hobby, these are not particularly expensive gadgets, and you don't need a lot of added doodads to make it a costly addiction... unless you decide you need to start working on specialty wood, or suddenly "need" a laser cutter/burner.<br /><br />A pencil and eraser, also, are useful for marking guide lines and text. Don't bankrupt yourself on high-end toys. Just grab what you have on hand and have some fun.<br /><br /><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT6ItQi0X_pemuYmYr_03bthgPOb9mrMXuZy6CYvBfh5Qp-fQT07zcilquo2elVG7DHNGDPYkwpjqmwToGwFYEC3UrgaXicq-7U0zXby7XRZcbrSUJ3VUAly0imiVd5Kd4O-N8I-iXTyvtLrHcDEytF80D840_-t1bwaW65N-bbwS-lveVHqn2l8RBqg/s3024/52773372998_f1ccc1717f_o.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="2654" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT6ItQi0X_pemuYmYr_03bthgPOb9mrMXuZy6CYvBfh5Qp-fQT07zcilquo2elVG7DHNGDPYkwpjqmwToGwFYEC3UrgaXicq-7U0zXby7XRZcbrSUJ3VUAly0imiVd5Kd4O-N8I-iXTyvtLrHcDEytF80D840_-t1bwaW65N-bbwS-lveVHqn2l8RBqg/w562-h640/52773372998_f1ccc1717f_o.jpg" width="562" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Color enhanced for clarity. <br />Really. It's just pencil markings.</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxjm62WaL41GpxsiNMEqmUdhREs3chIeLYIPFp2SJ3cRDKog3cX3G5aH3zFmzxaReXEM_S2ZiDNeFk9AhxwKTPM_lQFqz2yxqRXkTiQs0WfCM45Ro7CZjswB_rM_UZ0pdZdXtqdQxYUY1-lwQ_3epbJxDgYaIqaQahW60jk-v07eYn_bAXjaD4kSDxug/s3395/garden%20markers.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2716" data-original-width="3395" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxjm62WaL41GpxsiNMEqmUdhREs3chIeLYIPFp2SJ3cRDKog3cX3G5aH3zFmzxaReXEM_S2ZiDNeFk9AhxwKTPM_lQFqz2yxqRXkTiQs0WfCM45Ro7CZjswB_rM_UZ0pdZdXtqdQxYUY1-lwQ_3epbJxDgYaIqaQahW60jk-v07eYn_bAXjaD4kSDxug/w640-h512/garden%20markers.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">I admit it. I'm a nerd. <span style="font-family: times;"></span>I need to include basic Linnaean taxonomy.<br />And I did this on both sides of each stick.<br />Because.</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />For the record, my wood burning tool is <a href="https://www.dickblick.com/products/walnut-hollow-creative-versa-tool/" target="_blank">a multi-tool</a>, for soldering, stencil-cutting, and wood-burning. I bought it several years ago at my <a href="https://www.dickblick.com/" target="_blank">all-time favorite place to shop</a>, and this is the first time I've applied it to wood. It's a learning process for me, too. <br /><br />And I may also dig out an old can of spar varnish from the basement & give these puppies a coat of it, for durability out there in the elements. We'll see.<br />leucanthemum bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08506838699802304944noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10531070.post-49828352415489608602023-02-09T11:07:00.001-06:002023-02-09T11:07:40.602-06:00A Higher Purpose<p><span><br /><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSLFjeBmD8MMoFtAaCwpnLanccb_axUaaEftc3hIR9pYXZ1Xp4vzKRsWhHYNjaDr_tu1aFEnwW2SElM7bSrnLwdI-E-jgT1BFLX8GOdJzBE4plpWDCJ0j7pjHpMmlIMtjRVY_0Zg/s939/Screen+Shot+2023-02-09+at+9.57.32+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="415" data-original-width="939" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSLFjeBmD8MMoFtAaCwpnLanccb_axUaaEftc3hIR9pYXZ1Xp4vzKRsWhHYNjaDr_tu1aFEnwW2SElM7bSrnLwdI-E-jgT1BFLX8GOdJzBE4plpWDCJ0j7pjHpMmlIMtjRVY_0Zg/w640-h282/Screen+Shot+2023-02-09+at+9.57.32+AM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> <span>I know, it's a long quote to be stuck in as though it's a meme,
but it's a topic I've discussed with others more than a few times, over
the past few years (including just yesterday, with me muddah). </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><span>I'm an outsider to religion in general, having been raised agnostic. Still, over the years, I've begun to recognize there are logical benefits which come of those religions in widespread practice today. </span></p><p><span>This is what I've gleaned, so far: most modern religions have been built on the idea that man <b><i>can and must </i><i>rise above his animal nature,</i></b> and the structures of those faiths provide guidelines for doing this. A successful religion persuades entire societies to become forward-thinking and civilized (what Shapiro and others will call "Godly"), creating advantage for both the individual and the collective – be it family, church, community, tribe, or nation. </span></p><p><span>The most powerful message in all of these religions is "control your impulses." Acting without thinking can have dire consequences – whether it's the toddler grasping for something on a hot stove, or the man who seduces his friend's wife. The child risks deadly burns, and the man – at best – ends up with a woman he knows can not be trusted, and loses his friend in the process. At worst… we've all seen the headlines. <br /><br />Codes of conduct such as the Ten Commandments benefit individuals even more than they do the group, eliminating "blowback" or cascading risks for the person who chooses to live by the code, greasing the gears of society. But more importantly, they provide a means for learning to respect oneself. They are goalposts, exercises in self-improvement (toward enlightenment or godliness); with each goal met, strength deepens and confidence grows. <br /><br />Spiritually strong individuals make strong societies. Persons who live beyond the moment are able – and often eager – to lift up others who are less capable, who, in turn, help the weaker still and (as has often been said), a rising tide lifts all boats. <br /></span></p><p><span>Any set of beliefs which fails to encourage thoughtfulness and restraint must therefore fail human civilization, and deserves to be relegated to the ash heap of history, lest humanity end up there instead. </span></p>leucanthemum bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08506838699802304944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10531070.post-88776941692752394772023-01-19T14:24:00.000-06:002023-01-19T14:24:42.328-06:00Cat Poetry Corner<p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihj9hc1Xcs384tw5Xxoil4U5eeIhiiMdKfvPRXOr_lueXVnWfGWUsUNdZL_MKMwsBCQJeLX92x6cGymt5QckUdblb3i28ToTm9laTyafJpnNJjw6tndhWY1kn18FZ3J-b6hFMk1cV6gVfg3BRpPQdoVw8HcImrSWgR4WK1BE8qKbEpP6T7TXQ/s4032/52630934216_c85d8017c8_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihj9hc1Xcs384tw5Xxoil4U5eeIhiiMdKfvPRXOr_lueXVnWfGWUsUNdZL_MKMwsBCQJeLX92x6cGymt5QckUdblb3i28ToTm9laTyafJpnNJjw6tndhWY1kn18FZ3J-b6hFMk1cV6gVfg3BRpPQdoVw8HcImrSWgR4WK1BE8qKbEpP6T7TXQ/w640-h480/52630934216_c85d8017c8_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table> <br />She walks in poopy, late at night,<br />Then down the hall and 'cross the bed<br />O'er all the linens clean and bright,<br />To settle down upon my head;<br />Then acts offended at the sight<br />As I scrub out the reeking tread.<br /></p>leucanthemum bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08506838699802304944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10531070.post-29688139538985210542023-01-04T09:21:00.001-06:002023-01-04T09:21:13.253-06:00Earworm of the Day: 'Concrete And Clay' <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1CEQ640sHr8" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><br /><br />Let your day be a little less crumbly. Unit 4+2 has your back… or at least your ear, for a while.<br />leucanthemum bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08506838699802304944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10531070.post-87540980436998633122022-07-04T20:25:00.001-05:002022-07-04T20:25:23.174-05:00The Sky Is Always Falling for Some People<p> I was having a romp on one of the popular-with-idiots-and-journalists (but I repeat myself) social media sites, last evening, and ended up going on a bit of a rant. It went like this:<br /><br /> <span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">After presenting a few basic facts on a guy's thread refuting his claim that restricting abortions means women will die from untreated ectopic pregnancies, I've just been told "You're obviously a dude with no empathy so bugger off". </span><br /><br />Since my “dude” vagina and I are no longer welcome to clarify, there, re: why I’m not in a panic over the Roe “trigger” laws, I thought I’d put a few of my points here. I’ll start with the biggie: what does the MO law (the one everyone keeps citing as most restrictive & therefore “dangerous”) actually say?
<br /><br />Missouri bars abortion after 15 weeks; still allows for removal of dead unborn child lost to miscarriage, and permits chemical abortifacient treatments for medical emergency, (e.g. ectopic pregnancy) *in doctor’s office, under doctor’s supervision*, and gives the doctors power of decision, using “reasonable medical judgment”.
<br /><br />Response: “concerns mount” <a href="https://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/health/concerns-mount-over-medical-emergency-exception-in-missouri-s-abortion-ban/article_62de4b3b-87fc-55dd-b13f-81f18299186f.html">https://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/health/concerns-mount-over-medical-emergency-exception-in-missouri-s-abortion-ban/article_62de4b3b-87fc-55dd-b13f-81f18299186f.html</a>. <br /><br />If a hospital lawyer decides staff must wait until medical emergency becomes life-threatening crisis before treatment, and the doctors follow lawyer’s advice instead of protecting the health & life of the patient, the hospital should be in for a MASSIVE malpractice lawsuit.<br /><br />
Of course, the immediate response I got was “It’s happening already! There were nurses posting on their social media about it!” My reply: “It must be true because I saw it on social media! (eyeroll emoji)”, which was deemed, by them, a copout. But I’ve fallen for a few fairy tales on here, due to confirmation bias. I’m not saying it never happened… <br /><br />
but unless someone actually follows up with, say, multiple witnesses, some documentation, & maybe, a lawsuit or two, I’m inclined to have my doubts. It’s too easy for someone to hide behind credentials to push an agenda. Granted, that goes both ways, but (and here’s what started the shift of my own opinion on the issue a couple of decades ago), the pro-abort crowd has a longer history of lying. <br /><br />
First, they swore that all they wanted was simple legalization, to stop back-alley abortions & save women’s lives. Remember “safe, legal, and rare”? But, once legalized, the pro-aborts turned a blind eye to Kermit Gosnell’s charnel house for DECADES. <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/58-horrific-details-from-the-kermit-gosnell-trial-that-you-do-not-want-to-read">https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/58-horrific-details-from-the-kermit-gosnell-trial-that-you-do-not-want-to-read</a>
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Next, it was “we’re pro-choice, not anti-abortion”. <a href="https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/jun/8/churches-pro-life-centers-attacked-supreme-court-a/">https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/jun/8/churches-pro-life-centers-attacked-supreme-court-a/</a><br /><br /><br />“It’s not a human being.” “It’s just a parasitic clump of cells.” “It’s not alive until it takes its first breath.” <a href="https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3211703">https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3211703</a>.
<br /><br />Under the new ruling, with trigger laws, “some states have NO exceptions.” <a href="https://ussanews.com/2022/06/28/fact-treatments-for-miscarriage-and-ectopic-pregnancy-are-legal-in-every-state/">https://ussanews.com/2022/06/28/fact-treatments-for-miscarriage-and-ectopic-pregnancy-are-legal-in-every-state/</a>
<br /><br />“It’s a private matter between a woman and her doctor only.” Baby makes three.
<br /><br />Anti-abortionists only care about making sure the baby is born. They don’t care about its life afterward.”</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsTZFC-s0GyP4XrM88GgXKF7ZHEs9OIhabYOXHSruoo0Sday-1SlVfIzDy38VBrrmnmwaFQ9xfyRrOH0hG9RgEKrznH4Wfvn5mpi_mslsk2OGRJt_usTIzKNMxLRu4uiCD4a4Sy6WSUqeJ3pSvv6IC1dIBqanyr9-98ZBZkMH0sfdIyCnnqGA/s720/290004632_1103036527092216_2980451355130428564_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="719" data-original-width="720" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsTZFC-s0GyP4XrM88GgXKF7ZHEs9OIhabYOXHSruoo0Sday-1SlVfIzDy38VBrrmnmwaFQ9xfyRrOH0hG9RgEKrznH4Wfvn5mpi_mslsk2OGRJt_usTIzKNMxLRu4uiCD4a4Sy6WSUqeJ3pSvv6IC1dIBqanyr9-98ZBZkMH0sfdIyCnnqGA/w400-h400/290004632_1103036527092216_2980451355130428564_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />
“You want the fetus to have more rights than the mother.” No, we want the baby to have the *same* right to life his or her mother has.<br /><br /><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">And here's where I answer the "no empathy" part: I've been through an unexpected pregnancy or two. One was ectopic, and I almost died before I got treatment. That was because I was *ignorant* of my condition and the laws. <br /><br /></span><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">When you deliberately lie in order to make people afraid to (a) seek help and/or (b) give lawful aid, you endanger lives just as surely as though the laws actually read they way you claim they do.
<br /><br />That's all I have, for now.</span><br /><br />--------------------------<br /><br /><br />I could probably have found a few dozen more to share, but I got tired. These people & their shamelessness exhaust me.<br /><p></p>leucanthemum bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08506838699802304944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10531070.post-49861554080640990042022-05-27T14:18:00.000-05:002022-05-27T14:18:45.300-05:00Seasonal Volatility<p>I'm a bit agitated, lately, but Mother Nature seems to have arranged a good workout for me, this holiday weekend.<br /><br />Yesterday started off pretty nicely. The sun was shining, the birds were singing, and the geranium was just beginning to bloom again after being transferred from the dining room to the front yard.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEVegWN9HekqaM7WIl7jzSrEidqdXkl43vzgSXTBAYw3Cb4hGOF1Yf92mNMYBtbiAB-244ojKJkYB86XTkrZE10SAM1vwodbAJUguRAVQb-k1vKMsrlnV1FnAuIoJdmdFBJlY6pty4DWKfQ776SF8ZSq4s6RyHHA2Jo04rnhNmwfA6JdGv2D0/s1440/52100823502_b05fe89dcc_o.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEVegWN9HekqaM7WIl7jzSrEidqdXkl43vzgSXTBAYw3Cb4hGOF1Yf92mNMYBtbiAB-244ojKJkYB86XTkrZE10SAM1vwodbAJUguRAVQb-k1vKMsrlnV1FnAuIoJdmdFBJlY6pty4DWKfQ776SF8ZSq4s6RyHHA2Jo04rnhNmwfA6JdGv2D0/w400-h400/52100823502_b05fe89dcc_o.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>And then the sky darkened, the city emergency sirens started howling…<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRywZ8XqJpwMhPTjuqImrXtR_CcL_QnhV8F7lGdkgz1wOP0GJqLFA7jHGYn_PfI0IP-Nl-_FhvnZttaX89s4PWOmx_SWF0jXqO-gzDsoEtg-U3ip4djyYx2Go4iB_DHpkun1qjgZIeyKNVT6xW3GnsBVVFJyZVbiq-XcAvfZtzKJ6zHdmCzNM/s4032/52101886428_86f14316cb_o.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRywZ8XqJpwMhPTjuqImrXtR_CcL_QnhV8F7lGdkgz1wOP0GJqLFA7jHGYn_PfI0IP-Nl-_FhvnZttaX89s4PWOmx_SWF0jXqO-gzDsoEtg-U3ip4djyYx2Go4iB_DHpkun1qjgZIeyKNVT6xW3GnsBVVFJyZVbiq-XcAvfZtzKJ6zHdmCzNM/w640-h480/52101886428_86f14316cb_o.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fun stuff coming up from the south</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>strong winds tore through, flash floods and </p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRgjTXW-1s_a9cvkSv7e4KFalNlY3qEAp_92cy1SZNft9aw-mXufv3Yj81dmqiGGpYwWITrtKTMmxmJxKlfmrkE_UxqBZt0YR6QOhP50eMBSL5pyhnu9WuOVtvE0zbcttGz40GrM9hJ4-QyWLluXr4yXqBdOeTo1KGB81kGiyYea6kDrUfUHg/s4032/52101886968_a34f9f18ac_o.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRgjTXW-1s_a9cvkSv7e4KFalNlY3qEAp_92cy1SZNft9aw-mXufv3Yj81dmqiGGpYwWITrtKTMmxmJxKlfmrkE_UxqBZt0YR6QOhP50eMBSL5pyhnu9WuOVtvE0zbcttGz40GrM9hJ4-QyWLluXr4yXqBdOeTo1KGB81kGiyYea6kDrUfUHg/w300-h400/52101886968_a34f9f18ac_o.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I wonder if I find a way to make the<br />sidewalk look like this all the time?<br />Safety questions aside, that is</td></tr></tbody></table>big-ass hailstones poured down from above.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNb9VoJppRAxwiYpsMNqJQvpePuBGFqxb0LR8GEnIdoI3d6rXcCTG594x7dp7nfCB2lFwRYlHiWi_CO7T7o0gNr-KGr5WhdkRhxM38463jRPcpiurAhBMm7k3R1zmdk5t0mkkpJQxVmlgTDZPlZYhl2RBrknezaHYAmlvo3Gm9cs52TeBWLX0/s4032/52100824002_1540d7f861_o.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNb9VoJppRAxwiYpsMNqJQvpePuBGFqxb0LR8GEnIdoI3d6rXcCTG594x7dp7nfCB2lFwRYlHiWi_CO7T7o0gNr-KGr5WhdkRhxM38463jRPcpiurAhBMm7k3R1zmdk5t0mkkpJQxVmlgTDZPlZYhl2RBrknezaHYAmlvo3Gm9cs52TeBWLX0/w300-h400/52100824002_1540d7f861_o.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">tiny, translucent turtles!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><br /><p></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoJoRxsabqX-6C6GxyCGjrTCgghawJOaugaGukOlytf1TU5UtAkV8tayOVY5W-BywoAaQRlEMutgdJBxTqKQqj70ZyU5Dio69VhMmYTEpkTZWjkmghvwb57FnhNjCmXneC88o2FVVKkpWEp7YW09rVAMiJikyVt_ldKaXgqmxJoEtr8LVPnXU/s4032/52102099029_da71c71463_o.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoJoRxsabqX-6C6GxyCGjrTCgghawJOaugaGukOlytf1TU5UtAkV8tayOVY5W-BywoAaQRlEMutgdJBxTqKQqj70ZyU5Dio69VhMmYTEpkTZWjkmghvwb57FnhNjCmXneC88o2FVVKkpWEp7YW09rVAMiJikyVt_ldKaXgqmxJoEtr8LVPnXU/w300-h400/52102099029_da71c71463_o.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heirloom twig?</td></tr></tbody></table><br />We're <span style="text-align: center;">crossing our fingers that we won't</span><br style="text-align: center;" /><span style="text-align: center;">have to replace the tomato plants</span><br /><br />or the hostas<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia1Q625CqhVP1mcEgMZYuZuYn7wGSe9w3Jkyqcaft7JRiTWa9zkRp3jwGqOmQvAIgQtmDY-ntuv2ctpYiaNxSkEYrynl8gZk0PQcpiEmuZjxlc9BOqquExt4gG4Qgx2HpzLb5YRyAlkMpbqRfiNSMkbCgFfJ1tfEH2yhrqq8WaIN0-YQU4b-A/s4032/52102098994_aaab00cb4b_o.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia1Q625CqhVP1mcEgMZYuZuYn7wGSe9w3Jkyqcaft7JRiTWa9zkRp3jwGqOmQvAIgQtmDY-ntuv2ctpYiaNxSkEYrynl8gZk0PQcpiEmuZjxlc9BOqquExt4gG4Qgx2HpzLb5YRyAlkMpbqRfiNSMkbCgFfJ1tfEH2yhrqq8WaIN0-YQU4b-A/w300-h400/52102098994_aaab00cb4b_o.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If hostas were palatable, I'd have a lovely<br />chopped salad… maybe with some tomatoes</td></tr></tbody></table><br />or my geranium.<br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwLUmBvcUd9PVEUsrJzTWC1XYsxFgHaMgltLnxuftXCstdl9DYqEHWqWTfDd8CdzIIdfzzozUwm9iK2q1ff5LFx9LwbO2vhhHtCRVZ1coWzo_jIdOnBHS-4FedlsS9urWXjyuD8YZeBnRqTzV1VhfWJlj18c3LpXDgZLrRHGDvgRhaw5OVEVU/s1440/52100823567_c1915f8768_o.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwLUmBvcUd9PVEUsrJzTWC1XYsxFgHaMgltLnxuftXCstdl9DYqEHWqWTfDd8CdzIIdfzzozUwm9iK2q1ff5LFx9LwbO2vhhHtCRVZ1coWzo_jIdOnBHS-4FedlsS9urWXjyuD8YZeBnRqTzV1VhfWJlj18c3LpXDgZLrRHGDvgRhaw5OVEVU/w400-h400/52100823567_c1915f8768_o.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">blooming tragedy</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbzwY3Qo6CJnawdtQ5V5f1nk0OdNCX4C-KnPhU4f38L5EUbVAiuWnJSXS37-FtSZRLIM_7734TuPYeDDbPVLlk7LjDluntyIJMGzZ6ndi2RmqYnZw7ti3a82X4rlPBqg_bC-OLAFBzkL5CZ33rmP6hIRlKFVUXvc_GAaLaM_QyxT3gcZlr8RQ/s4032/52102110269_49f9683566_o.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbzwY3Qo6CJnawdtQ5V5f1nk0OdNCX4C-KnPhU4f38L5EUbVAiuWnJSXS37-FtSZRLIM_7734TuPYeDDbPVLlk7LjDluntyIJMGzZ6ndi2RmqYnZw7ti3a82X4rlPBqg_bC-OLAFBzkL5CZ33rmP6hIRlKFVUXvc_GAaLaM_QyxT3gcZlr8RQ/w640-h480/52102110269_49f9683566_o.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pop took out the electric chainsaw between rain showers…</td></tr></tbody></table></div><span style="text-align: center;"><br />Maybe now we can persuade the neighbor to take down that weed tree, though. Neighbor guy seems somewhat more amenable, since he is currently the one with the chainsaw chores, now that Pop's gone on vacation.<br /><br />It would be nice if his girlfriend agreed to our removing that thing. <br /><br /></span>Meanwhile, I'll be out there figuring out how to make portable, pop-up protection for my precious plants. <span style="text-align: center;">Before we get more of that kind of weather, man.<br /></span><p><br /><br /><br /></p>leucanthemum bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08506838699802304944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10531070.post-22635506399061981582022-04-03T19:50:00.002-05:002022-04-03T19:52:51.010-05:00Today's Tintypes: Dynamic Duos<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For someone who has been trying to collect <i>just</i> postcards, I certainly am discovering a lot of not-postcards in those albums and cases. <br /><br />They're getting moved to a home or two where they'll be better appreciated, but in the meantime, they got the royal digitization treatment: brightened, contrast boosted, yellowing/sepia corrected back to original black & white (and, on a couple of faces, some traces of post-darkroom rose paint on the cheeks), and larger blots and blemishes cleared away. <br /><br />They look like nice enough people, they deserve a chance to be seen clearly again.<br /><br /> click any image to embiggen. if you like what you see, please share</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0xKHMgXJor_WfdsaCC-I_g5UpCAG2MOlAi70i6CyAiGRocfjV2xu2K533PXzQx7vgPiwlFTij4oJ3Dg2vkrqgYF0iILdvX32hBiSdiHc-50NqqKZYTUk8QqvEXNz7iEO2M9v5f6sxFOTgsVLJhXJJEVuZOIRONZ_SqGI4q66xEAUT1v_A03Q/s5444/Tintype%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5444" data-original-width="3742" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0xKHMgXJor_WfdsaCC-I_g5UpCAG2MOlAi70i6CyAiGRocfjV2xu2K533PXzQx7vgPiwlFTij4oJ3Dg2vkrqgYF0iILdvX32hBiSdiHc-50NqqKZYTUk8QqvEXNz7iEO2M9v5f6sxFOTgsVLJhXJJEVuZOIRONZ_SqGI4q66xEAUT1v_A03Q/w440-h640/Tintype%201.jpg" width="440" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Is… is this Ed Harris and one of his grandkids?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMGRGxRQ0szesbo0ky3PUplt4qlsAmjtuQ6Kuf3XnFXLbtP40MUbe4H_o4DBAN2KyR_46gGyjyWRniCk6yQ1kSTweHku9uCO1EdpFkU5DKgh9Vnu75Bc8hU4uAPF_pZwOBiyoWLjrxgWENkTQ-bSK9A3KUvQe9T_G7rUH9xTKzIMXXJTetTOU/s4256/Tintype%202.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4256" data-original-width="3631" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMGRGxRQ0szesbo0ky3PUplt4qlsAmjtuQ6Kuf3XnFXLbtP40MUbe4H_o4DBAN2KyR_46gGyjyWRniCk6yQ1kSTweHku9uCO1EdpFkU5DKgh9Vnu75Bc8hU4uAPF_pZwOBiyoWLjrxgWENkTQ-bSK9A3KUvQe9T_G7rUH9xTKzIMXXJTetTOU/w546-h640/Tintype%202.jpg" width="546" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He: Being a gentleman farmer is easy<br />She: I broke a rib laughing at that</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_1OCO7xFvC3yMyEwFbzBQtj33egMvuOsaD3dY4favyVIyb65h_6ul0zcjuB3MKgBA-roxLIvhmK1uU5nDuSbr5easX_EBaspZKFohOoNtSp9VqV-UNLYYWT0oY9FLiz1WZB3T9Kbv7Tw6qXH1czAt75q1nslyMHqOR9ebJmznqEl1ONv48cI/s5604/Tintype.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5604" data-original-width="3563" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_1OCO7xFvC3yMyEwFbzBQtj33egMvuOsaD3dY4favyVIyb65h_6ul0zcjuB3MKgBA-roxLIvhmK1uU5nDuSbr5easX_EBaspZKFohOoNtSp9VqV-UNLYYWT0oY9FLiz1WZB3T9Kbv7Tw6qXH1czAt75q1nslyMHqOR9ebJmznqEl1ONv48cI/w406-h640/Tintype.jpg" width="406" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"You can't prove we did whatever your other camera says we did…"</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><p></p></div>leucanthemum bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08506838699802304944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10531070.post-21105659615161867972022-03-30T19:03:00.003-05:002022-03-30T19:03:30.722-05:00Postcard of the Day: Fair Warning<p> Just thought you'd like to know… </p><p><br /></p><p>this postcard is about 115 years old. So the joke is even older. </p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOKad18Y4aHd8HayJ7UI3ABanlNq1sJeCoq23JWEem7ahBWtsZq0AULMSmv7NmK_dv3R8uK4OrDwpFlDixFHWssLnaLd79ZKArEb8U82fATSXe2dX_1AlrwfDCFfRQ6iZGgosd0eNJ-z8_S5KJOlVRygSGcliMoCkmDkO9khDcv0Jc8AmCCtM/s2197/Today%206.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1406" data-original-width="2197" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOKad18Y4aHd8HayJ7UI3ABanlNq1sJeCoq23JWEem7ahBWtsZq0AULMSmv7NmK_dv3R8uK4OrDwpFlDixFHWssLnaLd79ZKArEb8U82fATSXe2dX_1AlrwfDCFfRQ6iZGgosd0eNJ-z8_S5KJOlVRygSGcliMoCkmDkO9khDcv0Jc8AmCCtM/w400-h256/Today%206.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQelNvBAtF0U7i5PqMrZ58PswptE0jbm4qzknFsw6hfKfIzzbK6DNyrCpjABPWYTdfSo9-nivB9KYdcu3Ms-Wir78gKgFWjPW5nB0Gm_s9KrBGIkAWHTHISYoBCO3OmnIzs1J1UFjabss6bHb1UVyJywdV8Pf_KhjSvUMLQzhNy91hXk5Pqkg/s2213/Today%206.1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1451" data-original-width="2213" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQelNvBAtF0U7i5PqMrZ58PswptE0jbm4qzknFsw6hfKfIzzbK6DNyrCpjABPWYTdfSo9-nivB9KYdcu3Ms-Wir78gKgFWjPW5nB0Gm_s9KrBGIkAWHTHISYoBCO3OmnIzs1J1UFjabss6bHb1UVyJywdV8Pf_KhjSvUMLQzhNy91hXk5Pqkg/w200-h131/Today%206.1.jpeg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /><br /><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>In case you were going nuts wondering.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>leucanthemum bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08506838699802304944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10531070.post-32535543144097620212022-03-27T23:11:00.002-05:002022-03-27T23:11:00.265-05:00Postcards of the Day: Party Time!<p> This week, Pop celebrates the 90th anniversary of his birth. I'm baking a pie or two, in honor of the occasion, and we'll have a bit of a celebration with our closest friends. First we send the invitations,</p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXTtw4OScUgfO8anwBVlDWFravIZNQtngn68YmT5Lj2KczcVw-xpui5yvCLlA57jLMht2BQyfdr9rZUtbEoYICHBcn76EcrjVceWJBPyBSkpMBnGk7KHcdqmNnXrkUHR9jnCg3bfGjFeRTa3FQR0hyVOAPEOx987mpKfkcHJ6NPYOTiw69rBU/s2184/22%20March%202022%207.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1397" data-original-width="2184" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXTtw4OScUgfO8anwBVlDWFravIZNQtngn68YmT5Lj2KczcVw-xpui5yvCLlA57jLMht2BQyfdr9rZUtbEoYICHBcn76EcrjVceWJBPyBSkpMBnGk7KHcdqmNnXrkUHR9jnCg3bfGjFeRTa3FQR0hyVOAPEOx987mpKfkcHJ6NPYOTiw69rBU/w400-h256/22%20March%202022%207.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXeRnKCeP5pmZjrGctlXyIHmCp9Y6stlEnyrHnTIeTC9sM9urP5zoM4ASTPMu-SSBRoV5JDMio1TaW49OpNFZlwGS-V39GzsVodfTrzjBw9v2NTNq5gzheyB3I6lWDUZz7wI_J29H3_xxBIdVWkB5BBDKFE0zJbtLj9FBRhrtJpAf8L8FCZyI/s2184/22%20March%202022%207.1.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1416" data-original-width="2184" height="129" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXeRnKCeP5pmZjrGctlXyIHmCp9Y6stlEnyrHnTIeTC9sM9urP5zoM4ASTPMu-SSBRoV5JDMio1TaW49OpNFZlwGS-V39GzsVodfTrzjBw9v2NTNq5gzheyB3I6lWDUZz7wI_J29H3_xxBIdVWkB5BBDKFE0zJbtLj9FBRhrtJpAf8L8FCZyI/w200-h129/22%20March%202022%207.1.jpeg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqnFUMsbxNDBGSunXBq5Mnr3pKpZ816kSwKkiG4bjc9kD9aRHzuVEWu3lf-8X2ulH40rh5O0l40eJtxKB4rj8NlD1HyDaoeFaDQzlC93cM6C9COYjtpPSJAWMzBbFq2IHksPWhWFS7VnLBNYQ6o19RapXGZHxLGibg6bmFtqCND10Sm5kSNDQ/s2191/22%20March%202022%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1398" data-original-width="2191" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqnFUMsbxNDBGSunXBq5Mnr3pKpZ816kSwKkiG4bjc9kD9aRHzuVEWu3lf-8X2ulH40rh5O0l40eJtxKB4rj8NlD1HyDaoeFaDQzlC93cM6C9COYjtpPSJAWMzBbFq2IHksPWhWFS7VnLBNYQ6o19RapXGZHxLGibg6bmFtqCND10Sm5kSNDQ/w400-h255/22%20March%202022%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY0s0XvLpb9IpVfPNtSIkWJLnzqmm5LvtPI_IS8SOUffhZbmg2__Q0xI7naEAg_FrS4HvK9W6GX0e98X5fxSK1tdhyBN5-ri8E0UGO0bCxWog6Jev9MbVdElr1lEXYwwNSsiNIwG5ZdzZQuk00dhdl32fLR8IMFOgqHEHpvC6rZVBq9jV3szE/s2247/22%20March%202022%201.1.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1433" data-original-width="2247" height="127" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY0s0XvLpb9IpVfPNtSIkWJLnzqmm5LvtPI_IS8SOUffhZbmg2__Q0xI7naEAg_FrS4HvK9W6GX0e98X5fxSK1tdhyBN5-ri8E0UGO0bCxWog6Jev9MbVdElr1lEXYwwNSsiNIwG5ZdzZQuk00dhdl32fLR8IMFOgqHEHpvC6rZVBq9jV3szE/w200-h127/22%20March%202022%201.1.jpeg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br />and wait for the replies<br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCVHEeqO8Dmabqb7zkbewLmVUeONDlPIcGkGAfqVgJFNKHWe7b7MTr2glvfjeLarw8HCKvuPvtMjxyW8bt1XYAdq0V5hVEMdYOeLHKSPC0SXGLWyobPeLMs8oiTRi4_ye_pP-dIvF--wOJrzobJ_ZFxMeNrF3s5R-Mf8ATuf_UQuFiHIDlxqs/s2211/22%20March%202022%208.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1430" data-original-width="2211" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCVHEeqO8Dmabqb7zkbewLmVUeONDlPIcGkGAfqVgJFNKHWe7b7MTr2glvfjeLarw8HCKvuPvtMjxyW8bt1XYAdq0V5hVEMdYOeLHKSPC0SXGLWyobPeLMs8oiTRi4_ye_pP-dIvF--wOJrzobJ_ZFxMeNrF3s5R-Mf8ATuf_UQuFiHIDlxqs/w400-h259/22%20March%202022%208.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX8qFQ_UeeNw-tgUv6o3wdvMtsB9yG-K4jnHfu5rdsGBbK5uRamnuChRfeciujaVPQJHVeVrCVwwK7Sw-OwDQGFj3AToZlBuqvx9pXfKC_Frdej3TwkESs471UuUziurc6kll4Clf8B7xrR7-UfLf1D7MC3uS4ZuzzAtHEXpAg9GwlkOeC3Gg/s2212/22%20March%202022%208.1.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1432" data-original-width="2212" height="129" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX8qFQ_UeeNw-tgUv6o3wdvMtsB9yG-K4jnHfu5rdsGBbK5uRamnuChRfeciujaVPQJHVeVrCVwwK7Sw-OwDQGFj3AToZlBuqvx9pXfKC_Frdej3TwkESs471UuUziurc6kll4Clf8B7xrR7-UfLf1D7MC3uS4ZuzzAtHEXpAg9GwlkOeC3Gg/w200-h129/22%20March%202022%208.1.jpeg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Then there's the party, followed by the realization that we were FAR from politically correct in our conduct…<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjWNBRbWPSqNCJsLoFw3eC5Y03dHbJ6GLjRX7Tw3IM_52qdlmipJzwvjKXSE679-5ASejA0_HyJTc2nwKdT49I6o7cq0_lefZqSYyt2jPFbYcJ66ONnKMHxQKZR__SnEBn36ChAiNUi6OzpXr91SVM366v162xlX6x33nxBqbUx4rRsLSdzhU/s2221/22%20March%202022%202.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1412" data-original-width="2221" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjWNBRbWPSqNCJsLoFw3eC5Y03dHbJ6GLjRX7Tw3IM_52qdlmipJzwvjKXSE679-5ASejA0_HyJTc2nwKdT49I6o7cq0_lefZqSYyt2jPFbYcJ66ONnKMHxQKZR__SnEBn36ChAiNUi6OzpXr91SVM366v162xlX6x33nxBqbUx4rRsLSdzhU/w400-h254/22%20March%202022%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR8fry-TDJzSqRoTnxSo9f2ErmnDL_q2tHJu0_arNJJDwTQGUsOEN5_xjClYNus_xeMNLP3CU1H48bbrZYJilSINZlG4QQjLPt4YwGrEMDhFiiSsIS2iMYjMvrn95V9HJEeAki2OsWyyGmWGMc3MwaTkZGbI1EYfxm__k5bVYsTuPz8RWeVJU/s2247/22%20March%202022%202.1.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1433" data-original-width="2247" height="127" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR8fry-TDJzSqRoTnxSo9f2ErmnDL_q2tHJu0_arNJJDwTQGUsOEN5_xjClYNus_xeMNLP3CU1H48bbrZYJilSINZlG4QQjLPt4YwGrEMDhFiiSsIS2iMYjMvrn95V9HJEeAki2OsWyyGmWGMc3MwaTkZGbI1EYfxm__k5bVYsTuPz8RWeVJU/w200-h127/22%20March%202022%202.1.jpeg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p><br /><br />but nobody around here really cares.<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWUfRBI3F0ybOWbnp1V6hoj6wwZvB07hMDsZZ3zC9cbzQe8AUk_Ef9ge-J-Xxh_Ib5t3WMxgde9vR1rPkSFeQx9J6dH8b2PiDPN6loP04xJgZ0K7G238S7Opycfw7q4N-xJX6fn-NCTFspFHXDca3ZWO29l-rrkpVf6_ZuVOuNARwUZ7YPMbo/s2205/22%20March%202022%209.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1396" data-original-width="2205" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWUfRBI3F0ybOWbnp1V6hoj6wwZvB07hMDsZZ3zC9cbzQe8AUk_Ef9ge-J-Xxh_Ib5t3WMxgde9vR1rPkSFeQx9J6dH8b2PiDPN6loP04xJgZ0K7G238S7Opycfw7q4N-xJX6fn-NCTFspFHXDca3ZWO29l-rrkpVf6_ZuVOuNARwUZ7YPMbo/w400-h254/22%20March%202022%209.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAnwlTg9q-UQ9mD7y-m1XsqadiF7JnsIzNBsx7bBFun60H8jlTPpf3dbFJXRAT5LjeVgoh-pwbLhjreJorzYwca4zUcxrhBW4SgD5w54iquORZzC9k6evcuqe9hSZlzS1HDLJCZdLHSLPhFfjMMI65ak_lOMF4QeTAG7Wg4jVZH66ul0h6nbg/s2201/22%20March%202022%209.1.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1431" data-original-width="2201" height="130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAnwlTg9q-UQ9mD7y-m1XsqadiF7JnsIzNBsx7bBFun60H8jlTPpf3dbFJXRAT5LjeVgoh-pwbLhjreJorzYwca4zUcxrhBW4SgD5w54iquORZzC9k6evcuqe9hSZlzS1HDLJCZdLHSLPhFfjMMI65ak_lOMF4QeTAG7Wg4jVZH66ul0h6nbg/w200-h130/22%20March%202022%209.1.jpeg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>It's just how we do things, here.<br /><br />And maybe in Kansas City, too.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTxodVN8xeS-TlqOzR6x7qpbJmN9r41wWLLxnP4LltzQFOLfexPikJFXxDAZtpoE7JeEcqkzwXC5Wh9yY7v7uMWxihdkIFthFEp9quA4fC7nxHpAHSCfY_iHAq8PakfmtJPe_-ueAoQYSU2UplJwz_acUAnzRDX1BMD6QjB0YK7j7yiFY4iQE/s2202/22%20March%202022%2010.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1409" data-original-width="2202" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTxodVN8xeS-TlqOzR6x7qpbJmN9r41wWLLxnP4LltzQFOLfexPikJFXxDAZtpoE7JeEcqkzwXC5Wh9yY7v7uMWxihdkIFthFEp9quA4fC7nxHpAHSCfY_iHAq8PakfmtJPe_-ueAoQYSU2UplJwz_acUAnzRDX1BMD6QjB0YK7j7yiFY4iQE/s320/22%20March%202022%2010.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU6GC6NcO27y658eRQsiNErVzi4Wuh4SSWT48cvK806cQCs-I8FUGOLlx4W09wItD30MzPalyqdzT9fypE4eka91ChdY9hejbQR6DFLBIKrGeg_altle9ZieEHiLMbz_Gb-dqWVLP-atOUCYh5zs6J0ctd-IsuuRIks0NhdJmPkbKvRWbx35I/s2192/22%20March%202022%2010.1.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1408" data-original-width="2192" height="129" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU6GC6NcO27y658eRQsiNErVzi4Wuh4SSWT48cvK806cQCs-I8FUGOLlx4W09wItD30MzPalyqdzT9fypE4eka91ChdY9hejbQR6DFLBIKrGeg_altle9ZieEHiLMbz_Gb-dqWVLP-atOUCYh5zs6J0ctd-IsuuRIks0NhdJmPkbKvRWbx35I/w200-h129/22%20March%202022%2010.1.jpeg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>click on any image to embiggen. if you like what you see, please share</div>leucanthemum bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08506838699802304944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10531070.post-26290672788622518812022-03-26T21:35:00.001-05:002022-03-26T21:35:45.122-05:00Partial Photo Packet of the Day: Scenes from Monmouth College<p>These pix are numbered as though from a set, likely a small souvenir packet of scenes from around campus – or even around town. Clearly, I don't have the envelope/pouch/packet they originally came in, let alone a complete set. Still, I have learned something today (I might have known this long ago and forgotten it, but I prefer to pretend my memory is less flawed than that): <br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwT0KJJNHNdz4tfYgX_JvVA_NKly7OC4pRWGiiekiudlKgDBGRxtMQfem8uJXylanu8Th_7C4Qn8Lt3iUqPAu48nJZ2Z0NjamvFqaY5l-feq2A7m5wZECP_4JKXQFBabSi2ZLRqa27xbZ4pAA-pkj-xVfKqdqrfLRfZHAnpvPCl8ZF7HNbV3c/s5152/ephemera%205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3861" data-original-width="5152" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwT0KJJNHNdz4tfYgX_JvVA_NKly7OC4pRWGiiekiudlKgDBGRxtMQfem8uJXylanu8Th_7C4Qn8Lt3iUqPAu48nJZ2Z0NjamvFqaY5l-feq2A7m5wZECP_4JKXQFBabSi2ZLRqa27xbZ4pAA-pkj-xVfKqdqrfLRfZHAnpvPCl8ZF7HNbV3c/w400-h300/ephemera%205.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />the music building, long known as Austin Hall, had once been a dormitory called Sunnyside. I lived in an apartment next door to that place for a couple of terms, and knew it had been a dorm, all right, but <i>Sunnyside</i>? Really? What's up with that?<br /><br />I suppose, since it was on the east side of the street, opposite campus, there's a logic to the name, but… wow. <br /><br />Anyway, no surprises with the other four snaps of my old stomping grounds.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiut31atPiticEZGDmH6VV-Q-e4QAUPcJ04IFiNT6H12OUTE765k32dKFZQPcr04Qb9VSohKXHaJ049w-DcYaKkZWB0Z4ToJa-uZkJlbUvJkAmQ5uaXDAp9z79A5HOKCy5koQshhe2Tjeh_TCTHXknkOj_7y0n-jF_JT01VHQMTTghj1WPxPH8/s5154/ephemera%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3882" data-original-width="5154" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiut31atPiticEZGDmH6VV-Q-e4QAUPcJ04IFiNT6H12OUTE765k32dKFZQPcr04Qb9VSohKXHaJ049w-DcYaKkZWB0Z4ToJa-uZkJlbUvJkAmQ5uaXDAp9z79A5HOKCy5koQshhe2Tjeh_TCTHXknkOj_7y0n-jF_JT01VHQMTTghj1WPxPH8/s320/ephemera%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wallace Hall<br />(or, as the label says, "89 Monmouth College")</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihb3uplkD5ij4EJf0_kXiTTB79dhCC9HaEg2YbzaDXmIwg6S2T_U4OluoHJj8_YOi3ex9KnMvlyn8e22pEBkjxS81Trf2qmBQMXwLr02OI9jRnnTXFKLNDXb0YX0Gp5kPco7tAOgvOkdcX-I9gTl7AhPkxfMOpfSi9N4uFwk2Aev9njfBBdNU/s5201/ephemera%204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3906" data-original-width="5201" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihb3uplkD5ij4EJf0_kXiTTB79dhCC9HaEg2YbzaDXmIwg6S2T_U4OluoHJj8_YOi3ex9KnMvlyn8e22pEBkjxS81Trf2qmBQMXwLr02OI9jRnnTXFKLNDXb0YX0Gp5kPco7tAOgvOkdcX-I9gTl7AhPkxfMOpfSi9N4uFwk2Aev9njfBBdNU/s320/ephemera%204.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"-80- Library - Monmouth College"<br />Now called Poling Hall, but we old-timers<br />still pronounce it "CAR-nuh-ghee" </td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcv2Prb9jyKIDKMSaIovPhXaeMIIO40-_aWGQ3KmW2pE95qEwO431F5BaM2lPT3YpkgCWQQnfDz46jtf5pIvJ1LLk2HbXhYQ42tvCB7UCAq4IEgMsHzuhJ2DTNxUPhDUgpm0G775-rktWltaO4P2yRn1XHHDrewtL_oZcbCbUxKIVvp0LJzjs/s5207/ephemera%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3916" data-original-width="5207" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcv2Prb9jyKIDKMSaIovPhXaeMIIO40-_aWGQ3KmW2pE95qEwO431F5BaM2lPT3YpkgCWQQnfDz46jtf5pIvJ1LLk2HbXhYQ42tvCB7UCAq4IEgMsHzuhJ2DTNxUPhDUgpm0G775-rktWltaO4P2yRn1XHHDrewtL_oZcbCbUxKIVvp0LJzjs/s320/ephemera%203.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"–87 – Auditorium"<br />Still one of my favorite structures on campus.<br />It's lovely, and has darned good acoustics.<br />When they don't overdo the upholstery</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyh1I_OrVIWlzrtvpCDL1VPEzuJuZusH20XcickeBgjs_1etMynFXxcwxKRAFDRWEFqJBrocnPhQyQbFRrUUJV1XjAouc1p-RomCE6nh0kqpV2qJC8i4DgClfLUX82IM3JNKyyubC6F2chHeqLu7xP3A_pGQzP2RPE3oQio1ljkRF5a1P9JkQ/s5210/ephemera%206.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3902" data-original-width="5210" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyh1I_OrVIWlzrtvpCDL1VPEzuJuZusH20XcickeBgjs_1etMynFXxcwxKRAFDRWEFqJBrocnPhQyQbFRrUUJV1XjAouc1p-RomCE6nh0kqpV2qJC8i4DgClfLUX82IM3JNKyyubC6F2chHeqLu7xP3A_pGQzP2RPE3oQio1ljkRF5a1P9JkQ/s320/ephemera%206.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"-86-Monmouth College Gymnasium" <br />Ask me, sometime, about the<br />dirt track in the basement. <br />Under/around the pool.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br />leucanthemum bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08506838699802304944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10531070.post-12425770235794068122022-03-25T11:00:00.015-05:002022-03-25T11:00:00.191-05:00Postcards of the Day: Fishing for Laughs<p> We've gotten a bit of rain, this week, so I have new plans for the garden…. ;)</p><p><br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ5XfkUwiXoUh7M5rxAsT9-Y2SvYo4KwqEMxekphhthiKaKPiCv8oDIQiPT2ovfzd4mpK-_yDVoAvLOvUL0l7vPlVckMFi03f6kOjUI_PC7MF7sc6QQete-s7YPghKTcnPW4h_zlpknXY7g0ghkJ6ygAIMs7Gp3kX1eVVP1Hy68N8s1ZEjrVg/s2206/22%20March%202022%205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1406" data-original-width="2206" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ5XfkUwiXoUh7M5rxAsT9-Y2SvYo4KwqEMxekphhthiKaKPiCv8oDIQiPT2ovfzd4mpK-_yDVoAvLOvUL0l7vPlVckMFi03f6kOjUI_PC7MF7sc6QQete-s7YPghKTcnPW4h_zlpknXY7g0ghkJ6ygAIMs7Gp3kX1eVVP1Hy68N8s1ZEjrVg/w400-h255/22%20March%202022%205.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipGrWXexewn8HFoso_AmoBpY5mOiiyDB90ifcuubz7R--pz3CtFLVN1nS5lUE0A66dwt3wfx7EQyS0R3zHX0NeDThbLh1bCKlfdDc18VvkkLOptRlFhFR3LMXZSifMRXv1j8xAaJAawU3yhe7542YJwzwZYPEZLDy49YVlM2pVlBF5D9iMccA/s2270/22%20March%202022%206.1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1424" data-original-width="2270" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipGrWXexewn8HFoso_AmoBpY5mOiiyDB90ifcuubz7R--pz3CtFLVN1nS5lUE0A66dwt3wfx7EQyS0R3zHX0NeDThbLh1bCKlfdDc18VvkkLOptRlFhFR3LMXZSifMRXv1j8xAaJAawU3yhe7542YJwzwZYPEZLDy49YVlM2pVlBF5D9iMccA/w200-h126/22%20March%202022%206.1.jpeg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I feel that way about baking, as well as fishing. But not necessarily fishing while baked…<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3mWn0kjXTQN3GayxZ6KVE6Z2YnjE6YdtaDBB-KwtgIdzARnI1473WWZevdnwzUz6igBInHe-NcTEUkxV0Rbj_yPh4nButP5GUkMJq7keBJ3lXKGCQY2HgFbgCx1d7meFjjGKyYM7B9UFw7JKyrz25cuQ3xiUE6VrBnjjkbQFOUKbvyg-JWxg/s2206/22%20March%202022%206.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="2206" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3mWn0kjXTQN3GayxZ6KVE6Z2YnjE6YdtaDBB-KwtgIdzARnI1473WWZevdnwzUz6igBInHe-NcTEUkxV0Rbj_yPh4nButP5GUkMJq7keBJ3lXKGCQY2HgFbgCx1d7meFjjGKyYM7B9UFw7JKyrz25cuQ3xiUE6VrBnjjkbQFOUKbvyg-JWxg/w400-h254/22%20March%202022%206.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9os0Qcwci2ikkwCoxpM2ORQHPGxv7dYITTU_A3F5tXYLM7E98lFQ0se3ToTgqbCLtsrLA_jOMmFLbSuERWS9GLeBN6g1x_9Vke1abDNSjiEGpi5OlOf0UsK3lofqvgfLx-nV34O4MWxtfgcsuwosic817lOYsaSuKmI_7yezcT849P2cY8Ow/s2184/22%20March%202022%207.1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1416" data-original-width="2184" height="129" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9os0Qcwci2ikkwCoxpM2ORQHPGxv7dYITTU_A3F5tXYLM7E98lFQ0se3ToTgqbCLtsrLA_jOMmFLbSuERWS9GLeBN6g1x_9Vke1abDNSjiEGpi5OlOf0UsK3lofqvgfLx-nV34O4MWxtfgcsuwosic817lOYsaSuKmI_7yezcT849P2cY8Ow/w200-h129/22%20March%202022%207.1.jpeg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></p><p>Not sure what one can catch, other than a cold (or, maybe some serious heck from the authorities, for his technique.</p><p>But then there's always the girly fishing style... for a different sort of catch.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghuXpt1Kzg5vY6RKXlzCAZj1tRhDjsx3p9Va-hQ9N_6GVo9C-dvfkRuonKfo6d_pipIkkl5xqrRvd7IlBKz0sU1OxkbOK-YjPFUlrTvLpSz47kPzlEGqoWWkqjVeWnGxz__Kvhapsua6BSW_sQrIsgo9cMPqJoHsFvLnKPNgyTsyPjEvNtT-s/s2221/22%20March%202022%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1401" data-original-width="2221" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghuXpt1Kzg5vY6RKXlzCAZj1tRhDjsx3p9Va-hQ9N_6GVo9C-dvfkRuonKfo6d_pipIkkl5xqrRvd7IlBKz0sU1OxkbOK-YjPFUlrTvLpSz47kPzlEGqoWWkqjVeWnGxz__Kvhapsua6BSW_sQrIsgo9cMPqJoHsFvLnKPNgyTsyPjEvNtT-s/w400-h253/22%20March%202022%203.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p></div>leucanthemum bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08506838699802304944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10531070.post-55701627782641851882022-03-24T16:43:00.000-05:002022-03-24T16:43:05.640-05:00Postcards of the Day: A Little Travel Humor<p> Today is a day for shifting from my chair as little as possible. I've already been out and about, a small amount, this morning. This afternoon, I'm putting my feet up and taking in some time with a cat snuggling on my chest, because she requires it.<br /><br />Meanwhile… hit the road.</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitJ2TOHYm-DLZH4dZrEd-HvMUBEJqP0rHjL8zgKdISMBT-GMlvjYC43R4NElf7sXTeZXjfI09X2H1LR82gvDJYpVNTxNRDMT4Pdl7Es7KRfZ8ZB_ykb9Sk1WRs2eq6NsjD8GCwqKkc-Dp9kWt2Oa7IutYM8QiYh4jdOXd3Vkw0_oD1fC4MFjQ/s2201/22%20March%202022%204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1397" data-original-width="2201" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitJ2TOHYm-DLZH4dZrEd-HvMUBEJqP0rHjL8zgKdISMBT-GMlvjYC43R4NElf7sXTeZXjfI09X2H1LR82gvDJYpVNTxNRDMT4Pdl7Es7KRfZ8ZB_ykb9Sk1WRs2eq6NsjD8GCwqKkc-Dp9kWt2Oa7IutYM8QiYh4jdOXd3Vkw0_oD1fC4MFjQ/w400-h254/22%20March%202022%204.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1386" data-original-width="2220" height="125" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdof0TwiPfprc-hthnpL5-bUTMPYi2kSYEY43DR4EINXlea5aCPHtCUbPWMxr9VMcRJUaS2_NmPndffLGZ9SBjSkY03LeSXvHJ_qtMIKzJTN8exdv6l5t8ZL7_ObUyBFm6KPjmLgbsCmgdcsfEZ2UXSLfPPNTTGbbvz8lhZQasIbRJr5BEzoU/w200-h125/21%20March%202020%20.1.jpeg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table></p>leucanthemum bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08506838699802304944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10531070.post-4042924658732266642022-03-22T16:31:00.005-05:002022-03-22T16:31:57.297-05:00Postcards of the Day: Food Funnies<p>Because food is crucial…and so is a sense of humor.<br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0l9YCr3LTHW2oHge0mT7PywN4Kk_i2vIp5e2hWLA4GBza0Rv5fEHsPtE0wGzcy6YM795Am3q9bLYRvcVf-l-hdnsmSYMYgv2kfxy2x9M70uKJNXVDqI3qvoetUVlFWrf2otkds-nBMDx6SoGTwi2YQvyVrPb_0eOJGjLmzmO4fF4Nt7d0t_4/s2187/22%20March%202020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1399" data-original-width="2187" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0l9YCr3LTHW2oHge0mT7PywN4Kk_i2vIp5e2hWLA4GBza0Rv5fEHsPtE0wGzcy6YM795Am3q9bLYRvcVf-l-hdnsmSYMYgv2kfxy2x9M70uKJNXVDqI3qvoetUVlFWrf2otkds-nBMDx6SoGTwi2YQvyVrPb_0eOJGjLmzmO4fF4Nt7d0t_4/w400-h256/22%20March%202020.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p><br /></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt4dZ6Nc3dXy_CQwI22ZPr9Sl7jmrifwXjXf7Q-eIVnlA1ITDjffw3HhPjVJjDZduwR6MVnLjig2Di47Zu67-ijOUzYIud3kdMP9ZU5OqkbkOF1vheqykd4Tl_rZ1-oUGhYZWk0J49JKqo8MvNDFd3w3eq43MLAty_oF13y_NWKggxw-RJyqI/s2208/22%20March%202020%20.1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1435" data-original-width="2208" height="130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt4dZ6Nc3dXy_CQwI22ZPr9Sl7jmrifwXjXf7Q-eIVnlA1ITDjffw3HhPjVJjDZduwR6MVnLjig2Di47Zu67-ijOUzYIud3kdMP9ZU5OqkbkOF1vheqykd4Tl_rZ1-oUGhYZWk0J49JKqo8MvNDFd3w3eq43MLAty_oF13y_NWKggxw-RJyqI/w200-h130/22%20March%202020%20.1.jpeg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">postmark: La Fayette IND <br />Feb, 1944<br />Address:Gale Downey<br />Plymouth Illinois<br />R.F.D.<br />Got here 12:45<br />Had a long<br />train ride Got<br />here O.K. Was<br />up town this <br />P.M. <br />Your Aunty<br />Mildred</span><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-FnckSxKlCXlKjQic1DSFExFsV5oc14T7ZKOyfm8iM50GOYKueIJ8BJ43gFbarSH_Rd4gyzGqJKmdflAcb9zEhbrkydKUch06cZoa0ue5MH1oQcAdjHxW8TAhfg9-Kb1ZCC6GU6Vn5eVcb4IFFjHWLX3RoN6Ay8pjjDlvhme5r0IweIJrd1I/s2175/22%20March%202020%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1362" data-original-width="2175" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-FnckSxKlCXlKjQic1DSFExFsV5oc14T7ZKOyfm8iM50GOYKueIJ8BJ43gFbarSH_Rd4gyzGqJKmdflAcb9zEhbrkydKUch06cZoa0ue5MH1oQcAdjHxW8TAhfg9-Kb1ZCC6GU6Vn5eVcb4IFFjHWLX3RoN6Ay8pjjDlvhme5r0IweIJrd1I/w400-h250/22%20March%202020%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghfZOR5rn4LkkjdujVXALvah9YVRYEMtcbRf3T-7__AfrEq45K64p0tvcDp2bL5p3OTc8j9bggwIGc8pjleGDKV05SmUWxD2k_9miWQ9hLdJB7LRAJLiA1BckY5inD1kg1BifDCDH4csqffCEbgiqi3IH4P5IZIRf_BC41_bmyIZXnRmYH9Vo/s2208/22%20March%202020%201.1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1382" data-original-width="2208" height="125" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghfZOR5rn4LkkjdujVXALvah9YVRYEMtcbRf3T-7__AfrEq45K64p0tvcDp2bL5p3OTc8j9bggwIGc8pjleGDKV05SmUWxD2k_9miWQ9hLdJB7LRAJLiA1BckY5inD1kg1BifDCDH4csqffCEbgiqi3IH4P5IZIRf_BC41_bmyIZXnRmYH9Vo/w200-h125/22%20March%202020%201.1.jpeg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">postmark: FOXBORO, MASS<br />Aug 12, 1955<br />Address: The Dora Downeys<br />Plymouth Illinois R.R.<br />Friday morning Aug 12<br />Dear Kids; We are almost<br />to Providence R.I. Boston<br />was some town. Streets<br />so narrow when meeting<br />a car, you had to drive<br />part on side walks.<br />Traffic is really tough.<br />Not making as good time<br />as expected. we wanted<br />to be out of N York tonite but<br />impossible now. the<br />hurricane came near us<br />I guess, from what I heard<br />Love. M. + F.</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p></p><p></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOvtw56hbNNEClqJOHnKpQXXW_iD4XiNRqTs4TxOJg1pS6vwOm5_AKoMReMl5-6t75yUNwBnMoHCRNrzSQF1eBapmrb0p32LbK32vcnENwk_nuS2pGPR2eWPrKSvx9NS8hOBOfvcuGzstrh-TtCPb6hYNaJ2_opUE4yk3v7aMDS1yvGvlWrfw/s2197/22%20March%202020%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1388" data-original-width="2197" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOvtw56hbNNEClqJOHnKpQXXW_iD4XiNRqTs4TxOJg1pS6vwOm5_AKoMReMl5-6t75yUNwBnMoHCRNrzSQF1eBapmrb0p32LbK32vcnENwk_nuS2pGPR2eWPrKSvx9NS8hOBOfvcuGzstrh-TtCPb6hYNaJ2_opUE4yk3v7aMDS1yvGvlWrfw/w400-h253/22%20March%202020%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj51uGd6XepSZdNIM-yCh6X-Kg0vBf00g2C2dNoU4lsDcEK4BSN-_xFW_xu_hkhKT5GI3Y1zELLHyM35Z1r4L0HNiCD-XA1q5GYLHFSn7E8mpoJysqKVkrVkvPs0X7SIilTlOwKKqHG1kmYTXXdgNo0cTKbQbZt3eAUvzQZkraz1g3oJnwg9GE/s2208/22%20March%202020%202.1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1382" data-original-width="2208" height="125" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj51uGd6XepSZdNIM-yCh6X-Kg0vBf00g2C2dNoU4lsDcEK4BSN-_xFW_xu_hkhKT5GI3Y1zELLHyM35Z1r4L0HNiCD-XA1q5GYLHFSn7E8mpoJysqKVkrVkvPs0X7SIilTlOwKKqHG1kmYTXXdgNo0cTKbQbZt3eAUvzQZkraz1g3oJnwg9GE/w200-h125/22%20March%202020%202.1.jpeg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /> Someone does not appreciate this one, though.<br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPJP2UNjsjCbW-mi2Q-JqCpl3IRPBzuHoc7h3B_oRjuGI6ditNRtM1MKakQAqIloU39z3GsyP4yU0xfpBTHATgE8WFfB8B9lYLBu9vvkFbFig1YRqx4U7yCcLhzcKTgy8UiEUFlojzSyxLUluZj8eaqEZx7WZUKJgfkLTvqvBsg3uq9mSGEAs/s4032/51939112318_3af628259a_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPJP2UNjsjCbW-mi2Q-JqCpl3IRPBzuHoc7h3B_oRjuGI6ditNRtM1MKakQAqIloU39z3GsyP4yU0xfpBTHATgE8WFfB8B9lYLBu9vvkFbFig1YRqx4U7yCcLhzcKTgy8UiEUFlojzSyxLUluZj8eaqEZx7WZUKJgfkLTvqvBsg3uq9mSGEAs/s320/51939112318_3af628259a_o.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Not funny, Ma.</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />leucanthemum bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08506838699802304944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10531070.post-55463138278893886822022-03-21T20:59:00.005-05:002022-03-21T21:27:01.843-05:00Postcards of the Day: Farm Humor<p> Yesterday I came to you from a modern kitchen, so today I'll bring in something from the farmers' fields, in chronological order from their having been planted – erm – postmarked or published/copyrighted.</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYR6Gb-XjP8Uar5JzxDYXRK1EXatCvbMLeubGpbfxLDgThea3ZYt77JgPefLfCOrdD-cdrntnhLWGIB_s7rnQdSumzoMgThKVsA-hyR44Y5f85XnZ2wpqBxFau9MPavmVusg_yiGlIn21gPLhf1zf3VW5LP3lSTlGPExV4_iVG0uy6CwLaing/s2178/21%20March%202020.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1374" data-original-width="2178" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYR6Gb-XjP8Uar5JzxDYXRK1EXatCvbMLeubGpbfxLDgThea3ZYt77JgPefLfCOrdD-cdrntnhLWGIB_s7rnQdSumzoMgThKVsA-hyR44Y5f85XnZ2wpqBxFau9MPavmVusg_yiGlIn21gPLhf1zf3VW5LP3lSTlGPExV4_iVG0uy6CwLaing/w400-h253/21%20March%202020.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">copyrighted Photograph 1908 by W. H. Martin<br />"Here is the place we grow large cabbage"</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2OdyAu-8eDx7YhLCdk0J9lvYs_Ai9TClYGc7uhGeeBsBH69hb77tas-vbn5o_G2REEqJB-VCzNmTccfWDlY07M3BIgh69sAc7dFvciroyXY2MP_RbIPp72Gu9bAJUsUSnJyXCVoyfUB8MwrBB0uw36TX0FQUtnR6eZCUfSkyRrRF1cejRUME/s2220/21%20March%202020%20.1.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1386" data-original-width="2220" height="125" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2OdyAu-8eDx7YhLCdk0J9lvYs_Ai9TClYGc7uhGeeBsBH69hb77tas-vbn5o_G2REEqJB-VCzNmTccfWDlY07M3BIgh69sAc7dFvciroyXY2MP_RbIPp72Gu9bAJUsUSnJyXCVoyfUB8MwrBB0uw36TX0FQUtnR6eZCUfSkyRrRF1cejRUME/w200-h125/21%20March%202020%20.1.jpeg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDTE39onSiCP4VjMKJ9g5726EZ3SDV_mc-OXgNOrCP97NFvE4U2eQKgsenRjzO5yDrUFCS1S6f7CXlkCO7E8BNWcQBUtrjwTBbQxavWyqEu3Jm1MRH2yscW9bWSuTmZaCr_1Mgz6942e1eDtqOJfbbyAGVB9V2moW8VyeL6hujOzS6gCeyFxM/s2182/21%20March%202020%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1395" data-original-width="2182" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDTE39onSiCP4VjMKJ9g5726EZ3SDV_mc-OXgNOrCP97NFvE4U2eQKgsenRjzO5yDrUFCS1S6f7CXlkCO7E8BNWcQBUtrjwTBbQxavWyqEu3Jm1MRH2yscW9bWSuTmZaCr_1Mgz6942e1eDtqOJfbbyAGVB9V2moW8VyeL6hujOzS6gCeyFxM/w400-h256/21%20March%202020%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Copyright 1909<br />Edward H. Mitchell <br />San Francisco<br />"1886 – A CARLOAD OF GRAPES FROM CALIFORNIA"</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg17oKFb2vLG5s-xpJmfPZC82jdyKGKdmaeehWC6Lha3ne0b7u02JDz-m_MUkDgCI8YFINQkNOjsKCQTowMi6tee6sKSFmSs72EmMf5WK8q_YJFAgOHFJWjkoYneouASaB1dqVIgZE91QwWCE8FTUNHulUfpLZM5KgSbKa6GKz0Ga0BjdS3ThQ/s2231/21%20March%202020%201.1.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1396" data-original-width="2231" height="125" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg17oKFb2vLG5s-xpJmfPZC82jdyKGKdmaeehWC6Lha3ne0b7u02JDz-m_MUkDgCI8YFINQkNOjsKCQTowMi6tee6sKSFmSs72EmMf5WK8q_YJFAgOHFJWjkoYneouASaB1dqVIgZE91QwWCE8FTUNHulUfpLZM5KgSbKa6GKz0Ga0BjdS3ThQ/w200-h125/21%20March%202020%201.1.jpeg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Postmark Boomville CAL., 1909<br />addressed to Mrs. Jno. Van Pappledam,<br />Warsaw, Ill.<br />Boomville Californay,<br />Dear Friend, Have <br />thought of you often<br />am well haveing<br />a good time; Hope<br />you and husband<br />are well; I want you write and <br />give Mrs Horner's home<br />address as soon<br />as you can; I have<br />bin so many plases<br />since I left I tel <br />you married life<br />beats living alone<br />you friend Mrs<br />G G DuBois</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja4PDvQFtnlQZTQqkQzSEU9TqcsLJLUFfDR6vnv28zw3o2nXiqv1OsrZPL2F3mhxCceOmJZ97nMNX46HsEMZhlOSyUL-ApvZHkEGXHMGNcIV2nq7mVgRW8fEYSWVC2ydFs3PRDut-g1LBFYK_-6pEPAolI1tUlkZjBfXzrIlLJjWB7t_ODwuc/s2196/21%20March%202020%202.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="2196" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja4PDvQFtnlQZTQqkQzSEU9TqcsLJLUFfDR6vnv28zw3o2nXiqv1OsrZPL2F3mhxCceOmJZ97nMNX46HsEMZhlOSyUL-ApvZHkEGXHMGNcIV2nq7mVgRW8fEYSWVC2ydFs3PRDut-g1LBFYK_-6pEPAolI1tUlkZjBfXzrIlLJjWB7t_ODwuc/w400-h255/21%20March%202020%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7taoINySCCL1svz6K2WRLn8zqBi-FyUIsJfRmNyBBJPBXat3enK9RDm3reeGC81wyjGaNrYmmd54DKF9IYAvQYN4e3f00IvrcgH7v239s9tfEuwBT3uqkEytdtI_DavMASSCxIGgpQmdInl8UArYCa569mpV1NqWtpbyNaAVHHHK80-o1hTw/s2297/21%20March%202020%202.1.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1478" data-original-width="2297" height="129" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7taoINySCCL1svz6K2WRLn8zqBi-FyUIsJfRmNyBBJPBXat3enK9RDm3reeGC81wyjGaNrYmmd54DKF9IYAvQYN4e3f00IvrcgH7v239s9tfEuwBT3uqkEytdtI_DavMASSCxIGgpQmdInl8UArYCa569mpV1NqWtpbyNaAVHHHK80-o1hTw/w200-h129/21%20March%202020%202.1.jpeg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">postmark Kansas City MO, Nov 15 1948<br />to Mrs Dora Downey<br />R. R. #2<br />Plymouth Illinois<br />Dear Mother.<br />We got in here<br />around 6:30 and<br />got a room at the <br />YMCA.We have<br />rode the street<br />car and ben down<br />to the stock yards.<br />We are going to Pheobe<br />tonite. Bye, Bye. Gale, Daddy</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>leucanthemum bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08506838699802304944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10531070.post-22720066991593343582022-03-20T22:58:00.001-05:002022-03-20T22:58:23.128-05:00Thoroughly Modern… postcard<p> I thought it appropriate to share my postcard of the Kitchen of Tomorrow, because I'm spending my time this weekend – and most of my free time tomorrow – working on saving a cookbook that's from at least a decade before this display kitchen was built.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Tag-6qJLHWd6Qg2q1nMIQxjVnFwB9Kc-Qn85LICIX9kgW_svMS1fUYlJhDRsl7aHSpUXE-57StuMuKI2Ut1j5fqmshtnLgFGQh5wo7CGJZqLNVjdMZ1qqnInAMdDDW8t1UBKimiypg1eDprWFjdY0rKeGxkuDj5qMvh2FvrSQA1DOw5ShrM/s2216/20%20March%202020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1302" data-original-width="2216" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Tag-6qJLHWd6Qg2q1nMIQxjVnFwB9Kc-Qn85LICIX9kgW_svMS1fUYlJhDRsl7aHSpUXE-57StuMuKI2Ut1j5fqmshtnLgFGQh5wo7CGJZqLNVjdMZ1qqnInAMdDDW8t1UBKimiypg1eDprWFjdY0rKeGxkuDj5qMvh2FvrSQA1DOw5ShrM/w640-h376/20%20March%202020.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLFllZkhtaUlt1bJ0TlOVVcqDxXmKgUMBrjgWmjoWJMuOM8tdb1PuBel9ZdQ2hMrjzd_imiVHklDknxuLOCV4h_J2MfwqKrb3kBKsdjJo4yuS887EbtpgJ5UvTU9Be6VPxCcFJvRj46m9rcFo44pxcC5FeGrxcdDgCmXWBMA_PHvZg6bqggzc/s2245/20%20March%202020%201.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1309" data-original-width="2245" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLFllZkhtaUlt1bJ0TlOVVcqDxXmKgUMBrjgWmjoWJMuOM8tdb1PuBel9ZdQ2hMrjzd_imiVHklDknxuLOCV4h_J2MfwqKrb3kBKsdjJo4yuS887EbtpgJ5UvTU9Be6VPxCcFJvRj46m9rcFo44pxcC5FeGrxcdDgCmXWBMA_PHvZg6bqggzc/w320-h187/20%20March%202020%201.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"The Famous 'Kitchen of Tomorrow' was designed<br />by Libbey • Owens • Ford Glass Company, Toledo<br />Ohio, to demonstrate how glass can add to the<br />convenience and livability of homes of the future."<br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;">©1943 by bla bla bla</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><a href="https://paleofuture.com/blog/2008/12/3/tomorrows-kitchen-1943.html" target="_blank">Paleofuture has the scoop</a> on all the cool features this space had to offer… </p>leucanthemum bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08506838699802304944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10531070.post-59807219696999786702022-03-19T22:41:00.000-05:002022-03-19T22:41:23.265-05:00What's Keeping Me from Sharing More of My Postcards <p>and preventing my spending time on social media:</p><p> Stuff. I'm doing stuff.<br /> </p><p>I'm mid-project, this weekend, scanning another <i>ancient</i> cookbook, <br /></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMP9jSfAVpPAYdWwF4_DfJje1UZaXGHr0LGXgJgx1PeDF4hby3b67ruPzHCbGRN6gZv8xApQNYHZAbPDAhlUOacsiFnPDbp3T-CVWgvWEpVvwlT8AFQLJSW0Wm-sswT0vwmVCfT23AIO19IggmPE-yOcjRpzm4fCM96JpDZLqNtGH2D9K-SPg/s2497/Good%20Things%20to%20Eat%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2497" data-original-width="1805" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMP9jSfAVpPAYdWwF4_DfJje1UZaXGHr0LGXgJgx1PeDF4hby3b67ruPzHCbGRN6gZv8xApQNYHZAbPDAhlUOacsiFnPDbp3T-CVWgvWEpVvwlT8AFQLJSW0Wm-sswT0vwmVCfT23AIO19IggmPE-yOcjRpzm4fCM96JpDZLqNtGH2D9K-SPg/s320/Good%20Things%20to%20Eat%201.jpg" width="231" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><br />including the handwritten notes <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvheqvH0u6ExMmzWQYlc-3-aXh4WTNNJjsjShcQomEIOlFStZ0Dig0WQEq4kpMwmUVMe_2CY38DWAaxrNr8fIYlHrO8IJO9vR6B4msM2eJxGpCpXyyNeGUcnSraOQKuv1J8MNn59dX_jBfy2QS3_L1XE7_fixb5p2g4mzRybZ4_biKjWNm2S4/s4032/51949500475_c407c1543f_o.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvheqvH0u6ExMmzWQYlc-3-aXh4WTNNJjsjShcQomEIOlFStZ0Dig0WQEq4kpMwmUVMe_2CY38DWAaxrNr8fIYlHrO8IJO9vR6B4msM2eJxGpCpXyyNeGUcnSraOQKuv1J8MNn59dX_jBfy2QS3_L1XE7_fixb5p2g4mzRybZ4_biKjWNm2S4/s320/51949500475_c407c1543f_o.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p>and the few other bits of ephemera stuffed inside it, to save it all for posterity. Well, it's <i>probably</i> ancient – by the date of a couple of the things inside, it's at least 85 years old, and possibly a decade or more older. This copy has no title/copyright page, and I can't find any listings for it anywhere else online, so all I really have is a handful of hopes and assumptions to go along with my spiffy little two-ring-binder book, in all its bits and pieces. My greatest hope is that the club which compiled and edited this book has either allowed the copyright to lapse, or will have no objections to my sharing its historic contents. My main assumption is that, even if that's not the case, it'll be – at most – a decade and a half until it automatically falls into public domain, and then the copyright information will be of no concern, anyway, and I'll just set my pages to repost on the first day of AD 2037 (in case the internet is still a thing, then). Because it's too neato a compilation not to have everybody look at it. <br /><br /><br />The bad news about my copy is, due to age and the corrosion of metal in the spine, the cloth that bound the hard cover together gave up its last six threads as I opened it up, this week. <br /><br /></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG58hx9llXn9VAwzTAIKWXuuYurRnvaffohjUOJDurIerMsh7WP8EnD9PsCS3III-iUrQaYaGI06HlXGBnPzQv5-hkY6tmatuBvIBbDBW38wq4bQ_sEUshPVFM7zEixyw9WgOsKqbVlK_G6tEGHPwI0sZx9xy3xxDnh4qda7WVd3JcOqW-GFo/s4032/51949203764_bfec994918_o.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG58hx9llXn9VAwzTAIKWXuuYurRnvaffohjUOJDurIerMsh7WP8EnD9PsCS3III-iUrQaYaGI06HlXGBnPzQv5-hkY6tmatuBvIBbDBW38wq4bQ_sEUshPVFM7zEixyw9WgOsKqbVlK_G6tEGHPwI0sZx9xy3xxDnh4qda7WVd3JcOqW-GFo/s320/51949203764_bfec994918_o.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br />The good news is, I can fit the front and back covers into pockets on the outside of my acid-free 7"x9" three-ring-binder notebooks, and the pages are getting individual sleeves inside said notebooks, so they're protected from any further abuse. I'm not sure how to preserve what's left of the spine and its mechanism alongside all the rest, but I think, with time, I'll figure something out – probably involving lucite, hot glue, hinges, and a few good, old-fashioned, monosyllabic expressions from the pre-Saxon Angles…<br /><br /><br />And then, once I finish adding it to my digital library, I'll see about finding a good, loving home for the original pieces.<br /><p></p><p></p><br /><br /><br />leucanthemum bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08506838699802304944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10531070.post-15243303646138785862022-03-19T22:14:00.004-05:002022-03-19T22:14:51.748-05:00Because Yesterday Was for Cowboys…<p> Today's postcards must bring a hint of balance: </p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-vBPNRp0cpAXBbxTG6MS4D_8Tj5IuldJpauTpkfxmajG2zXLgNmYt5bax7xQqXJ19JtYRJNV6jEbUzL0Wa1UiopmWtVc5wGbc7y4SVzLk7X3z5aik5ekhvV1NNfMFcJll22lwILkhHOvgnezYbj4XzaU07IWlZfGb8l_-u4GrW6iM1z1CdPo/s6486/Cowboys.Injuns%20postcard%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6486" data-original-width="4174" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-vBPNRp0cpAXBbxTG6MS4D_8Tj5IuldJpauTpkfxmajG2zXLgNmYt5bax7xQqXJ19JtYRJNV6jEbUzL0Wa1UiopmWtVc5wGbc7y4SVzLk7X3z5aik5ekhvV1NNfMFcJll22lwILkhHOvgnezYbj4XzaU07IWlZfGb8l_-u4GrW6iM1z1CdPo/w258-h400/Cowboys.Injuns%20postcard%201.jpg" width="258" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">CHIEF GERONIMO</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlgHOvJhg0JO37gzR91-1N7nZsQXLMudI7ruUFTqjAbEB0iHTunSrztFB1kQCon1MMKOXLyI9yrV5KWGrZumOukXm2rOvCJLJYCS9N5aoAUu-NXZFCgk53Srt8cKYCAsKuqoapp3wLC6BjgjY35jKdRedfVaPTmqHxIKbBrZG6q6N5s6tgYjw/s2161/Cowboys.Injuns%20postcard%204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1383" data-original-width="2161" height="128" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlgHOvJhg0JO37gzR91-1N7nZsQXLMudI7ruUFTqjAbEB0iHTunSrztFB1kQCon1MMKOXLyI9yrV5KWGrZumOukXm2rOvCJLJYCS9N5aoAUu-NXZFCgk53Srt8cKYCAsKuqoapp3wLC6BjgjY35jKdRedfVaPTmqHxIKbBrZG6q6N5s6tgYjw/w200-h128/Cowboys.Injuns%20postcard%204.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Postmark: <br />Washington ILL. Oct 12 1909;<br />Address: <br />Mrs Chas Wagner<br />Eureka Ill Rout 1 box 17<br />Message: <br />Dear Sis:<br />Well I guess<br />I won't come out this<br />week as the weather <br />is bad + Ida Royer is here<br />now. So if any of you<br />come in town by next<br />week I can come out<br />then any time So good<br />by your Sis<br />Maxine(?) Woldenhauer<br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbkto_gl2OmiwHgoc3wpjqW3pf-iKFqXibEdVKi3vNaTOLf4xsWAOv05_CvPxfJcU51DhLIm31QhIw1Rm5kcCZEN0A5d6BsQc-bXFRP3d0fwyZ8wVDrbNGovmpeFZzAdqsHSbGAr3W81neDWulgm3L8S6BASQKGtR_6kSJ804TvJzzodJzXqI/s6507/Cowboys.Injuns%20postcard%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4127" data-original-width="6507" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbkto_gl2OmiwHgoc3wpjqW3pf-iKFqXibEdVKi3vNaTOLf4xsWAOv05_CvPxfJcU51DhLIm31QhIw1Rm5kcCZEN0A5d6BsQc-bXFRP3d0fwyZ8wVDrbNGovmpeFZzAdqsHSbGAr3W81neDWulgm3L8S6BASQKGtR_6kSJ804TvJzzodJzXqI/w400-h254/Cowboys.Injuns%20postcard%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">NAVAJO SAND PAINTING</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyeIc78RKfLWCGcOqOA085pwneu1kMz4Bafwg-iV9h5SFAyRzqv3Nkoa5qA1vVDDxygT0i4ad88g0aftg8MuOvcw1YIw-dc3soOmx3R9_bW9CtHnc_xr2cIiwZb-mN-7AYRHfC1CLZS6bsQZuB5PzU4QCX5yGzlKCc5AGJjOJ_yBGQ0RBDk3U/s2159/Cowboys.Injuns%20postcard%205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1392" data-original-width="2159" height="129" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyeIc78RKfLWCGcOqOA085pwneu1kMz4Bafwg-iV9h5SFAyRzqv3Nkoa5qA1vVDDxygT0i4ad88g0aftg8MuOvcw1YIw-dc3soOmx3R9_bW9CtHnc_xr2cIiwZb-mN-7AYRHfC1CLZS6bsQZuB5PzU4QCX5yGzlKCc5AGJjOJ_yBGQ0RBDk3U/w200-h129/Cowboys.Injuns%20postcard%205.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">fairly typical stamp for a <br />real-photo postcard…</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I have lots more cards on the general topic, but I ran out of hours before bedtime, so I'm just sharing the pair. Not to worry, the rest will eventually follow…<br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>click on any image to embiggen. if you like what you see, please feel free to copy/share</div>leucanthemum bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08506838699802304944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10531070.post-11330272185740329092022-03-18T21:20:00.003-05:002022-03-18T21:20:21.470-05:00Cowboys in the Mail<p>Today's postcards are all of one of my favorite subjects – yippee-ki-yay!<br /><br />click any image to embiggen. if you like what you see, please copy/share</p><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3FAGvVblOBArgMhcIFefxxe9Q7XaVi6Tb-vb_MOxuq2XyErreMEaWNi7QlM7rvccJIDNQODNInszGiYfh5N2tNNlQWS4L9hgjHJivN_V4vQBSImy3BTvchdrYWN1dhO7i4LhNxRH0yo7KAC7Oqu8Y0yaHFzlm-ZdeRedubEHGFhzmo4Y31a8/s3323/Cowboy%20postcard%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; 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This is the place where I spent my formative years, the place I consider my hometown. In some ways, it's changed a lot, and in more important ways, it's still the same small community. <br /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjggsVzZDjCzaE_PEpCF73avkXmQ2SNuVgT4xgxFjqW_66CuPyfnjgQM-L16ZAVhOdV--Ga4UPloJxQ2WDQQoUvmkJI0em5pmSQNxM3xo4ipRA7c4nnvpWa0DB5nvFrJoQJkTEdFTbmHOZ-MiU7hsxcRNRFkT6im11Q5Cz2mGFH-sd8e68JNtw/s1630/Monmouth%20Postcard%2002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1014" data-original-width="1630" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjggsVzZDjCzaE_PEpCF73avkXmQ2SNuVgT4xgxFjqW_66CuPyfnjgQM-L16ZAVhOdV--Ga4UPloJxQ2WDQQoUvmkJI0em5pmSQNxM3xo4ipRA7c4nnvpWa0DB5nvFrJoQJkTEdFTbmHOZ-MiU7hsxcRNRFkT6im11Q5Cz2mGFH-sd8e68JNtw/w640-h398/Monmouth Postcard 02.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br />Looking down East Broadway, toward the sunrise. I live somewhere down this road and then a couple of blocks to one side, and have done so in every one of the places I've occupied over the years. The half of town east of Main Street is where I roamed, most of my free time. The buildings on the near right are still there, as is the Presbyterian Church (the steeple you can see behind the trees, on the left side of the street). But almost everything else here is changed, since this postcard was mailed in 1912.<br /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFdzZ-wSYUI1QuONFlOlmcqFGl_g5rRerAnsvMJ0P288tvVAPHJL_7IkIGRmlqJG9ltOOOYEWgo0HfIHj9zUAtFNoiwwklVuQLeE3Eomi64pLFzL82DOzswNmpqN08xn1wcZ7LATuc1bpMoH_U1xbc15fjrp1RhZHQFzjyZsVxOHivcsleubM/s1620/monmouth%20postcard%2002.1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1061" data-original-width="1620" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFdzZ-wSYUI1QuONFlOlmcqFGl_g5rRerAnsvMJ0P288tvVAPHJL_7IkIGRmlqJG9ltOOOYEWgo0HfIHj9zUAtFNoiwwklVuQLeE3Eomi64pLFzL82DOzswNmpqN08xn1wcZ7LATuc1bpMoH_U1xbc15fjrp1RhZHQFzjyZsVxOHivcsleubM/w200-h131/monmouth postcard 02.1.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">East Broadway<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />During the non-free hours, the majority of my time was spent, as they say, in scholarly pursuits… at, among other places, the "New High School" (postmarked 1911).<br /><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigJAJ3bPjkdjP1Z9ZPeqx3gMLCRXuOwBzy2jeNb1Ln_t5jjc2BglTroiWpTmR_zh3O7J8RrQBff9EvZdCSdPLrmqDRc9NqyACyk1ER7G7RuVCuMsreIM61H9LZnYR96Foj2AjdKsU7yOkbu9A9Vrttna3BuABzSSClYq3bBHgjcxmPQQ3114I/s1623/Monmouth%20Postcard01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1011" data-original-width="1623" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigJAJ3bPjkdjP1Z9ZPeqx3gMLCRXuOwBzy2jeNb1Ln_t5jjc2BglTroiWpTmR_zh3O7J8RrQBff9EvZdCSdPLrmqDRc9NqyACyk1ER7G7RuVCuMsreIM61H9LZnYR96Foj2AjdKsU7yOkbu9A9Vrttna3BuABzSSClYq3bBHgjcxmPQQ3114I/w400-h249/Monmouth Postcard01.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /><br />By the time I got there, it wasn't new any more, though. They'd expanded, added a big ol' gymnasium along one side of the building long ago, a library, and, several decades later, another "all-purpose room" in which we had half our gym classes (and served as a modest cafeteria, among other things) and then right after I graduated,
they did a massive renovation project and stirred up lots of dust and asbestos. Beyond that, I admit to knowing nothing. As I was not particularly happy in my youth, it's better, I think, to let most of those associations vanish from my memories.</p><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_H1KuA89nY8cPL9oxXJ4IA_dlXBDqY5L4S8M7mDDyDIMxw5GqWQ6OBqM7gzoexJ2Jsh2k93bkIZDKVYyhiz-IkOk1lL4MD4Hgzyk3cs_f5QGf1CfQNjbTFVj445B5dHGo1KY1Y7uWQsXtzAazD7quX3hu1ZqiGL8-_Cj0Tdq6wZZAlVeJV1E/s1620/monmouth%20postcard.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1061" data-original-width="1620" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_H1KuA89nY8cPL9oxXJ4IA_dlXBDqY5L4S8M7mDDyDIMxw5GqWQ6OBqM7gzoexJ2Jsh2k93bkIZDKVYyhiz-IkOk1lL4MD4Hgzyk3cs_f5QGf1CfQNjbTFVj445B5dHGo1KY1Y7uWQsXtzAazD7quX3hu1ZqiGL8-_Cj0Tdq6wZZAlVeJV1E/w200-h131/monmouth postcard.jpeg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New High School<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The most recent substantial adjustment was to the entire school district, as it joined with a near neighboring community in our county, became Monmouth-Roseville High School, and still has some extraordinarily gifted students attending there. <br /><br /><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw5RhXYQWRr3qH0whRwNq4wd6xKcev5zxbVtkz00ajVS1kpBw1qgq854N973J1zfRgP0CFe7RkA7cv5k_4MdVCWwVFon3b1yW6xx8b7DwNyfUgoR4dhSftX_-nlYFu72zWxIEMRVL-8DxDloJOPd4jiHUNZ6t7QEksqHTsHzREEwwmYVZ-S-A/s1660/Monmouth%20Postcard.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1050" data-original-width="1660" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw5RhXYQWRr3qH0whRwNq4wd6xKcev5zxbVtkz00ajVS1kpBw1qgq854N973J1zfRgP0CFe7RkA7cv5k_4MdVCWwVFon3b1yW6xx8b7DwNyfUgoR4dhSftX_-nlYFu72zWxIEMRVL-8DxDloJOPd4jiHUNZ6t7QEksqHTsHzREEwwmYVZ-S-A/w400-h253/Monmouth Postcard.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>Another shift: The National Bank of Monmouth underwent a series of changes after
this (1919 postmark) card was published and sent. Around the time of my return to town
after too long away, the bank had moved on (to phrase it kindly), and City Hall
settled in. The interior is still a grand space, though, in which to attend to bureaucratic concerns. <br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFG5P7xHY6iSBMzSHtamRlBv0UG2KQxdvbQt9OoXGTxE0ZEjxKuIBCS3UCaXLvAH1YSg8nR9h8nTQyJHh10KmpxF6Aw8-aUThYu4oZKd8nCfhcDLXs8i8IGIfimQbgOIjzPpIOidKW6YDo2icK7seJ5Tds5CLhDK1eNPV-StMyELb3WxY0GbE/s1650/monmouth%20postcard%20.1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1044" data-original-width="1650" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFG5P7xHY6iSBMzSHtamRlBv0UG2KQxdvbQt9OoXGTxE0ZEjxKuIBCS3UCaXLvAH1YSg8nR9h8nTQyJHh10KmpxF6Aw8-aUThYu4oZKd8nCfhcDLXs8i8IGIfimQbgOIjzPpIOidKW6YDo2icK7seJ5Tds5CLhDK1eNPV-StMyELb3WxY0GbE/w200-h126/monmouth postcard .1.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">National Bank<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br />The town, too, is a pretty grand space, all things considered. The roads need repairs, the infrastructure in general hasn't been much seen to since before I was born, but businesses are still functioning, the parks are still free and the people are still family. </p><p></p><p> You can't really ask for better than that.<br /></p><br />leucanthemum bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08506838699802304944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10531070.post-53145028043821699922022-03-12T23:06:00.003-06:002022-03-12T23:06:19.649-06:00Nature Trail to Al (in 3-D)There is little so satisfying as a tacky artifact which, at the very sight of it, causes <a href="https://youtu.be/oDBMFz3plMU" target="_blank">a Weird Al song</a> to spring forth…<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZC15bXEF1Onc-X370jv8d6F9jepVizLIG8wcKpACezKeLJb2y8Ad337XZYPs3IjdLJziG-NE7XZ29H0H6cFk343TJ_u2wy3caXkO135EslTB3I2esHpQh7-TnvlVbUO8MKn_lbKxh-C9MRtpxNMfQ0LYWu72zo4qQhLh9hQaOgP7A-YaAHLE=s4613" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4613" data-original-width="3387" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZC15bXEF1Onc-X370jv8d6F9jepVizLIG8wcKpACezKeLJb2y8Ad337XZYPs3IjdLJziG-NE7XZ29H0H6cFk343TJ_u2wy3caXkO135EslTB3I2esHpQh7-TnvlVbUO8MKn_lbKxh-C9MRtpxNMfQ0LYWu72zo4qQhLh9hQaOgP7A-YaAHLE=s320" width="235" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrgaj6aRpVuoJhjXsYMjfZf751MoMni9eWSbv_jv9Jao0-XAC3Wx_9Ha-9AhUkp59mBwP1RrmYs66S8Utzoh8pwq6ztoBMZMoXMKs3jK5sh2hcZkAJaiEMiD2RMOJXkrYmfSauh4qkV5t033I_jROnTI7hoYNtNTg5Z2GlH5kID6HLwy1Nod8=s4583" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3284" data-original-width="4583" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrgaj6aRpVuoJhjXsYMjfZf751MoMni9eWSbv_jv9Jao0-XAC3Wx_9Ha-9AhUkp59mBwP1RrmYs66S8Utzoh8pwq6ztoBMZMoXMKs3jK5sh2hcZkAJaiEMiD2RMOJXkrYmfSauh4qkV5t033I_jROnTI7hoYNtNTg5Z2GlH5kID6HLwy1Nod8=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsaUgTxHPL_WbVVm8w2bD4-mmTTo8ilKPSNSWJKsy39FkOokD4O6CfaITkIsqhbHaDpyWjSrpPTmqC50MYmxJDplwjnCNgobP8yl3YXhNeIK7taRRQbnS1KqqvLa4PrxK8bp1G97dgDhaMWfAgiSz7wBrA-d8FotQz5LRXNnIgUxWYOXQHRJ8=s4568" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3286" data-original-width="4568" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsaUgTxHPL_WbVVm8w2bD4-mmTTo8ilKPSNSWJKsy39FkOokD4O6CfaITkIsqhbHaDpyWjSrpPTmqC50MYmxJDplwjnCNgobP8yl3YXhNeIK7taRRQbnS1KqqvLa4PrxK8bp1G97dgDhaMWfAgiSz7wBrA-d8FotQz5LRXNnIgUxWYOXQHRJ8=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4QkMt3ffSZAqD3Dkc6jiW23KQctjIV44LBjB3YW7yHK45UGVYA_g_qv87eWjkdx0JDlUEvnaaBLlmZkG3DAnumCN3zyCGUpEj4iWcpdfPx0FOOAUqyGSHVIDSk2cl4KCVX0F70D62HNxIJhw0rLupL3inm60HiVIdlmeaE3BeXfFmY8HCgf0=s4568" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3295" data-original-width="4568" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4QkMt3ffSZAqD3Dkc6jiW23KQctjIV44LBjB3YW7yHK45UGVYA_g_qv87eWjkdx0JDlUEvnaaBLlmZkG3DAnumCN3zyCGUpEj4iWcpdfPx0FOOAUqyGSHVIDSk2cl4KCVX0F70D62HNxIJhw0rLupL3inm60HiVIdlmeaE3BeXfFmY8HCgf0=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p>I know, I know. This post is for the birds.</p><p>In 3-D.<br /><br />click any image to embiggen, and please, if you like what you see, share/copy<br /></p>leucanthemum bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08506838699802304944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10531070.post-18887978430676276252022-03-10T20:45:00.000-06:002022-03-10T20:45:41.653-06:00Three Cards and a Sepia<p>In reverse order. <br /><br />Today's scanning and cleanup project had some serious time constraints, since I promised to make a birthday cake for the weekend, and… some assembly required.<br /><br />Therefore, after I opened up my last – I think – daguerrotype (every time I shift things around in my room, I discover something I'd missed in the last reorganization)…<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjet_JwPnw69gwLQjU91qLw9Cujc-jBd6vYK1Xn3CyBir7AuIZPnwKzNK3KQ7Ag093yIFvU7KLys0lWuviY2ttGac3DwTwT5Z8DCxlQeInGbqtZzIWOFzgBJSjMsj2KpajWPq253airUy0jWxFxuE562bL5TpL_wt4l3AkBY1f7yjqv2q6Z3is=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjet_JwPnw69gwLQjU91qLw9Cujc-jBd6vYK1Xn3CyBir7AuIZPnwKzNK3KQ7Ag093yIFvU7KLys0lWuviY2ttGac3DwTwT5Z8DCxlQeInGbqtZzIWOFzgBJSjMsj2KpajWPq253airUy0jWxFxuE562bL5TpL_wt4l3AkBY1f7yjqv2q6Z3is=s320" width="320" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfvV2TC51gvJDiCCfSs1J7yF77WofikrGR0VPxmVMiBhF8f-7aahg6RiHls87_HJP3TWntZVvuU69QBolt1oba_IU6HvtULjIYrMuy2tDYZI4maFVJ9XyWTbs6uwPp9wdP0bguX6iUulXzX319ToSeRTWJ46f0hI31lKvf6Eh0-i7zk1DF35E=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfvV2TC51gvJDiCCfSs1J7yF77WofikrGR0VPxmVMiBhF8f-7aahg6RiHls87_HJP3TWntZVvuU69QBolt1oba_IU6HvtULjIYrMuy2tDYZI4maFVJ9XyWTbs6uwPp9wdP0bguX6iUulXzX319ToSeRTWJ46f0hI31lKvf6Eh0-i7zk1DF35E=s320" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><p>and consigned it to digital memory…</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3w0U1-0Mhk3FPJJjS47pHal8-GnoNKe6QxY_Ix-3u4qjvcnqItUQMx240KdGoz0N9N_-VInB2801rotztCx_Qs0Hl5jyQ_WhV8YX2JF0NT_lYM5s067zbxGtnRH3J4tPx4NZXh_DWqA0TxUPXLmyNmR8bI4HAsr8DZDLGAwgayinRs4U6sXM=s7828" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="7828" data-original-width="6590" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3w0U1-0Mhk3FPJJjS47pHal8-GnoNKe6QxY_Ix-3u4qjvcnqItUQMx240KdGoz0N9N_-VInB2801rotztCx_Qs0Hl5jyQ_WhV8YX2JF0NT_lYM5s067zbxGtnRH3J4tPx4NZXh_DWqA0TxUPXLmyNmR8bI4HAsr8DZDLGAwgayinRs4U6sXM=w336-h400" width="336" /></a></div><p><br /><br /> I went through a stack of shreds from a scrapbook which was probably started in the early- to mid-1920s, picked out the three surviving photo postcards, and let them be the focus of the day's work:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgj74OAuHbZ9G17Yb_IBIS5zhYD_HF1w0KpXuT57lgGwsG-P2Z-yLfcR9__4OojYahFgwgWBneEIf3De2tvcdVQJcXE-_uHg3ZW53hwIEVlJEIEcG-JGZ6dQtE8vO8tPmBnHRTE3Z0MxZhWZ72tY0qWnp-Klahickn943GAJzLclPPWBcO8dBg=s6456" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; 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margin-bottom: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4108" data-original-width="8331" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhSp3E4nfmUwTOwTQQSowRNFtOuX-mZ7Y-dckzONFXDjUOPeQLnCRzCd0avWwofdMjkKrXbPs3upKOiQ6gc77wZVjtzeF9UpoSfMvBzNP9b8krLn429cmy5JgrHXgpd-FoOI3kzKHpuz9XByG5xCOOWzsnepJA73hEeVfb9CZrdB44B02_UQtc=w640-h317" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>because. Just because.</div><div><br /></div><div>And, now, to rest.</div>leucanthemum bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08506838699802304944noreply@blogger.com0