“Bella with Swiss Cheese Falling from the Sky” by Arabella Rose
Archive for February, 2012
New Art in Cheese
Posted in Art, Cheese on February 29, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Tea Gathering & Sifting
Posted in Art, Photography, Postcards, Tea on February 29, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Mere Joy
Posted in Literature on February 28, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
“Mine was not an ambitious nature — or it may have been that stimulus was lacking — and all I wrote I wrote for the mere joy of writing, whilst my studies, of which I shall have occasion to speak presently, were not of a nature calculated to swell my coffers in this commercial-minded age.” [...]
Goat as Tabletop Accessory
Posted in Goats, Postcards on February 28, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
In my continuing quest to present the very best goat postcards, please welcome Misca and her person, Mrs. Catalani.
Name Day Post 2
Posted in Art, Dogs, Mail, Postcards on February 26, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Oh my goodness, a postcard with a dachshund dressed as a postman and it’s another Name Day card. What a bonanza.
Yes, Let’s
Posted in Advertising on February 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Compelling images — the Striped Pullover, the Crocheted Cardigan, Tiger-Tiger and the Mini Square — from “Let’s Crochet” brought to you by American Thread, High Ridge Park, Stamford, Connecticut.
Ralph’s Zabuton
Posted in Sumo, War on February 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Some years ago, at my brother-in-law’s wedding, I was informed that the father of the bride was a sumo fan, and so I sought out Ralph Tsuha at the reception and we had a wonderful conversation about the sport and our favorite rikishi. Ralph was a gentleman, and a gentle man; small in stature, he [...]
Tea Picking in Color
Posted in Photography, Postcards, Tea on February 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Hand-tinted, in Japan. And with a Kodachrome feeling, in Ceylon.
Tea with the Dog
Posted in Dogs, Postcards, Tea on February 24, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
After seeing so many postcards with kittens in tea cups, this was a real relief.
Beer in Black & White
Posted in Art, Beer on February 21, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
From Scribner’s Magazine in 1908, illustrations from a piece on life in Munich by Rene Reinicke (1860-1926). The author’s illustrations are wood engravings; the title illustrations are pen & ink by Franklin Booth (1874-1948), one of my favorite illustrators.
