Postcard Friendship Friday

Many of the old pictures of my mother's family when she was a young woman were taken in Glen Oak Park in Peoria, Illinois.  It seems like many people dressed in their "Sunday best" and spent an afternoon in the park.  When I was a little girl, I can remember my grandmother walking me over there and I think the building in this card was by that time a building that housed birds.  I have memories of a mynah bird saying "5 o'clock".  The message on this card is strange and I think it is  connected to..................+

this one which also has a message about chickens.  Maybe you can figure it out!  Nice pictures of Glen Oak Park, though.    Many thanks to Beth at http://thebestheartsarecrunchy.blogspot.com/  for again hosting and Happy PFF to all.  (Click to enlarge)

Favorite Picture Rerun - Suitcases

I had never seen this picture until my brother sent it to me quite some time ago.  My mother, Nan Pearce, is second from the left, and her sister, Nelle, is to her right.  I don't know who the other two girls were.  Love the fact that they are all dressed pretty much alike in their skirts, white blouses, dark belts and hats - and carrying suitcases.  Mom is also sporting what looks to be a very big wristwatch.  Makes me wonder where they were going!  Some of my favorite pictures I have used in my blog header but haven't had this one up for a while.  Sweet, sweet picture.  (Click to enlarge)

Whatever Happened to Danish Modern?

From my old 1965 Spiegel Catalog comes this ad for Danish Modern furniture.  We had two of the chairs - no ottoman - and I thought they were about as comfy to sit in as a chair can be.  Ours had melon colored cushions.  I used to go to a beauty shop here in town and their chairs were Danish Modern, also.  There'something about the way the seat and back slants that make them nice to sit in.  I found some things in the catalog that seem to be missing now and I will post them at a later date.  There are lots and lots of things missing in the catalog that we have now - that's for sure!  (Click to enlarge)

Postcard Friendship Friday

The Easter postcards are just beautiful with their gorgeous flowers and springy colors - I think they are my favorite ones.  Here is a beauty I found when I was searching for ideas to make my tag for April.  Each month, I trade little tags that feature vintage pictures, lace, paper, fabric, buttons, beads, etc., with a friend in my quilt guild. 

 

Here is the tag I made - I just love the lady in her gorgeous big hat and think it's a perfect Easter Bonnet.  Part of the embellishment of the tag is a cutout of the bird carrying the pretty Easter basket.   Happy PFF and Happy Easter.  And to Beth, many thanks for being our hostess.  Hop on over to http://thebestheartsarecrunchy.blogspot.com/ and you can check out all the great postcards.  (Click to enlarge)

First Day of School 1961

Looking through files, I found this cute picture of my little kids, Sherry and Bill,  on the first day of school, 1961, in Ft. Madison, Iowa.  Just dawned on me, that was almost 50 years ago.  They were in the second and fifth grades.  Oh me, oh my, where did that 50 years go?  (Click to enlarge)

Friends Visit Us in Topeka

When we moved from Ft. Madison, Iowa, to Topeka, Kansas, we left a lot of good friends and good times back in Iowa.  If you have followed my blog, you know that I have mentioned square dancing quite a few times.  It was such a fun faction in our lives and was a source of enjoyment at very little cost.  And on top of that, even though we didn't think much about it, it was tiptop exercise.  Three couples who were our best friends came down to visit us to go to a dance in Topeka and here we all are in front of our fireplace with my infamous clown painting that now hangs right above my pc.  Of the eight of us, four are now gone.  The couple on the left live Burlington, Iowa, and the fellow on the right is in an assisted living home in DesMoines.  He actually called me the other night - it was so good to hear from him.  No one was more of a jokester than he, but in such a wonderful way.  This was a great "square" and, although we did not dance together exclusively, we used to get one or two tips in during an evening of dancing.

Here we are, my dancing partner and I with that clown peeking out between us.  This was back in the mid to late 1960's - many, many moons ago.  A great time in our lives.  (Click to enlarge)

Favorite Picture Rerun - In The Car

I had a thought about doing reruns of some of my favorite old pictures that are way, way back at the beginning of this blog.   Thought maybe some of the nice people that read my blog (thank you!!) might like to see see some of the great old family photos.  This is my mother's parents and siblings in their car.  Mom, Nan,  is the lady on the left next to her younger sister, Leah.  My grandmother, Maggie, is in the back seat, also.  The little fellow in front is Ed, then my grandfather, Dan, and Harry "Ham" are in the front seat.  I am quite sure the picture was taken by Nelle, the oldest of the five children.   The Pearce family took a lot of pictures and some of them are treasures.  This is a favorite of mine.  I wonder what kind of car it is - it's a cool old car, for sure.  (Click to enlarge)