Ahhh... every January the First United Methodist Church in Portland showcases their quilters. You can see a past year here. They do not disappoint. Most of these were newer creations with a few well loved and well worn ones included. It's a bright spot of color to brighten up anyone's mid-Winter blues.
As we transition from one year to another let's raise a glass to New Beginnings.
Wishing you a Happy New Year in 2019.
If you're able to zoom in on this photo you'll see these sisters are smiling and laughing. I loved this photo as soon as I picked it up. I suspect there was even more laughter with the person who took the photo.
Can you feel the cold snow when it hits you and goes down the one exposed gap in your clothing? How about that rush of adrenaline as you frantically try and lob your own snowball back? Are your toes frozen? It's time to go in, laughing and shaking it off, as you shed your heavy outerwear. And then you step in the melted puddles with your stocking feet no matter how careful you are. None of that matters though... because you're together.
Wishing you a Merry Christmas and Season's Greetings.
Ah... well, they don't look too hot for the amount of clothing they have on in this photo-postcard from August 1911, now do they? She is sending it from the Bay Area to Hammon, Oregon. From what I can read of her handwriting she asks how Mr. North is doing nowadays and that they are "all the way back." Also, here is "a photo of Alfred." If you can read her handwriting better than I can the fact that it's written in Swedish would be a no-brainer. I'm going to take a guess and say her pencil was sharpened with a knife.
Yes, The Daughters and I are haunting the local antique stores again this summer. I hit a treasure trove of photos for sale. This one is one of the more cheery ones. Some of the others, which also seemed quite cheery when I bought them, I have since found out have a pretty, haunted history behind them. I can post more about those later.
They look content in this photo though, don't they? I can't tell if they are siblings, cousins, or paramours by their body language. I can feel how dry the field is just by looking at it and those wildflowers she's holding would completely set off my allergies. Try as I may, I just can't fathom wearing those clothes. The formality is mind-boggling because I'm sitting here in blue jean capris and a cotton, handkerchief Vera Wang top. With flip flops. So practically naked compared to 1911 standards, right?
Anyway, Miss B's card here seemed like such a synchronicity when I looked at the postmark. To honor her I'll re-post this on August 7th, at 2:30 pm. The San Fransisco 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition, though? Quite exciting. So much has happened since then.
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