tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post5801675898006499645..comments2024-03-29T05:54:10.109-07:00Comments on creative savv: Vintage Christmas PostcardsLilihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-52847200318509514832020-12-17T13:35:27.136-08:002020-12-17T13:35:27.136-08:00Hi Alice,
I remember using airmail paper! The writ...Hi Alice,<br />I remember using airmail paper! The writing paper served as the envelope once folded up. I can imagine that your mother made very good use of every inch of space on those mailers.<br /><br />We have a couple of thrift/secondhand stores in our area that have special sections for more valuable or vintage items. They occasionally get some paper ephemera in those cases. But where I've found these postcards has been in secondhand and vintage shops in more touristy destinations than my immediate area.<br /><br />Wishing you a wonderful evening, Alice!Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-70869205339279392542020-12-17T13:26:42.798-08:002020-12-17T13:26:42.798-08:00Wow, Trina! What a treasure trove that your grandf...Wow, Trina! What a treasure trove that your grandfather left to you.<br />I have found the same thing with addresses from the early part of the 20th c. Often times, only the name, town, and state are given in the address field. That just seems so odd to me. But life was very different, then, wasn't it?<br /><br />Have a great day, Trina!Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-20414039545829771502020-12-17T13:24:06.785-08:002020-12-17T13:24:06.785-08:00Hi Live and Learn,
What a wonderful activity to pr...Hi Live and Learn,<br />What a wonderful activity to provide for the residents at your mom's nursing home. That was probably very much enjoyed. You're so thoughtful!<br /><br />Enjoy your evening, Live and Learn!Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-51701994754487176112020-12-17T13:22:08.796-08:002020-12-17T13:22:08.796-08:00Oh, that's interesting about your experience w...Oh, that's interesting about your experience with party lines, Kris. I can only guess that you took those words from your mom seriously.<br /><br />Have a wonderful rest of your afternoon and evening, Kris!Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-67171591846726655382020-12-17T13:17:39.408-08:002020-12-17T13:17:39.408-08:00I'm so glad to find someone else who loves thi...I'm so glad to find someone else who loves this kind of stuff, Shelby!<br />I hope you enjoy the rest of your day!Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-36375709922281657612020-12-17T04:16:48.386-08:002020-12-17T04:16:48.386-08:00My parents immigrated from the Netherlands in the ...My parents immigrated from the Netherlands in the 1950s so their communication was with a special airmail paper that was just a tad thicker than tissue paper and foldable tabs on the ends to self-fold the letter. Mom squeezed into ever spare part of that paper notes from home. Small cursive and right to the edges at the fold. I also remember that evenings and weekends were cheaper for phone calls but that was only used in an emergency. Party lines were the norm but mom never listened to someone else's call. I think our ring was two rings. Dad owned his own business and he had a business desk phone. After the party lines were over, whenever he needed something from mom, he would call home and ring twice and then hang up and that was her clue that dad needed her to call back. Why? So that the call home was never on the work's phone bill! I'm sure they paid for every call back then and had no package deals. The people at home always knew to never answer the call on the first or second ring because it could be dad.<br /><br />Funny, I have never seen a post card at a thrift store. <br /><br />AliceAlicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12660543650879805736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-46528201671604958542020-12-17T01:13:31.518-08:002020-12-17T01:13:31.518-08:00I had inherited a few hundred of these from my gra...I had inherited a few hundred of these from my grandfather, who was born around 1907. They were so beautiful and the artwork was so intricate and detailed compared to today's postcards. He lived in New York and the some of the cards were addressed to "Master" Henry Gross with only a street name but no number- must have been a small town!Trinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-85178336018991617182020-12-16T16:03:15.829-08:002020-12-16T16:03:15.829-08:00While I don't collect postcards, I find them v...While I don't collect postcards, I find them very interesting. I have an aunt that has quite an extensive collection and my sister has several. They have many from around the area where our families have lived. It's always interesting to see what "familiar" things looked like 100 years ago. I also love it when I can get a glimpse of how someone lived whether or not I knew them.<br /><br />When my mother was in the nursing home, I took old postcards (more like 50 years old instead of 100 years old) with pictures of things around West Virginia. I would pass them around and the residents would talk about when they may have visited the place or things they knew about it. It was an activity that we all enjoyed.Live and Learnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13493777474885053903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-30900996649509600182020-12-16T15:41:19.475-08:002020-12-16T15:41:19.475-08:00And the geeks shall inherit the earth ...
This co...And the geeks shall inherit the earth ...<br /><br />This combines art and history which I think are two things you love, Lili. I think it's fascinating. BTW, I'm not sure earlier phone calls were very private. We had a party line when I was little and my mom told us to be aware that what we said might fall on ears that it wasn't intended for. Krisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-82642435615472077502020-12-16T14:55:40.614-08:002020-12-16T14:55:40.614-08:00Nerdy stuff?! I love it too!
Nerds unite!
Shelb...Nerdy stuff?! I love it too!<br /><br />Nerds unite!<br /><br />ShelbyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com