Greetings from afar
The joys of sending and receiving postcards
Read Moresmall wonders and delights through vintage and found items
The joys of sending and receiving postcards
Read MorePlaying at traveling with a 1930s boardgame.
Read MoreNo fairy-tale connections this time… though I can’t help thinking that flying (today’s main mode) is a ‘wonder’. For (much!) more “retro adverts and comic covers” on the theme head over to Super-blogger ‘The Vintage Toy Advertiser (TVTA)‘s post – Highly recommended. Tower Press was a British jigsaw and games manufacturer, most active from the 1930s […]
Read MoreHaving written about ‘Love’ in the last 2 posts, Paris came to mind – or rather, my romantic notion of it – based on childhood TV series such as The Persuaders or Jason King . While it is doubtful any scenes were actually shot in Paris the illusion of worldwide (luxury) travel was wonderful. Here’s […]
Read MoreI love getting holiday postcards from friends & family! And I used to love sending them, but more and more I seem to end up taking the cards I meant to send back home with me. I guess this is what happened to the person who bought these ‘Pic-a-pop-up’ cards of London landmarks in the […]
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