Thursday, February 24, 2011

Old Timey Love



      I am always on the look out for sweet items for the museum. A picture, an art piece, love letters - memorabilia of love. I spotted the photo above on Ebay. The picture called to me. None of the people are named in the photo. Yet we know it's "wedding day" and a few close friends and family have gathered in celebration at some one's home. They are all dressed in their Sunday best and they have flowers!. And I am not sure if it's the couple that drew me to this photo or the darling, little children.
      I remember clearly the day I found this wedding day, cup and saucer souvenir. I was visiting family in North Carolina. I'd stopped at a little antiques store on the way to my sister's house. I browsed the store for the longest time, chose a few items to purchase and headed for the check out. As I stood there waiting for the shop keeper to ring me up, I happened to glance down into a case by the checkout. And there they sat - wedding day cup and saucer - calling to me through the Hallelujah Chorus that was ringing in my head! The two items together, are about the size of a ping-pong ball.  I picked them up and noted the price tag at $2.00. My heart was pounding in my chest. Why? I don't know. It was as if a fear ran through me. In my mind, the thought hit me that if I showed how absolutely thrilled I was to find this, the shop keeper might say "Oh wait, that's a typo, these are actually $20.00." And I would have to do one of two things - either leave them and be heart broken or buy them and be more broke. The world of the mind - what a world!

Monday, February 14, 2011

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY


WELCOME TO THE MUSEUM OF LOVE AND MARRIAGE.

VALENTINES - OLD AND NEW

I find it interesting to look at older valentines versus the newer valentines. Seems like the older ones had more sentiment, poetry, embossing, ribbons, graphics, etc. The newer ones look stamped out and full of cultural images. I can't deny it though, at any age or era, it's nice to get a valentine.

OLDER VALENTNES


Inside this card it reads:
I'm sending you this Valentine
And hope you will be glad
For if you do not like it
It will make me very sad.

Lovely flower basket valentine.

This poem was on the inside of the flower basket valentine.


Newer Valentines




                        
What does football have to do with Valentines Day?