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Artful Express Muse: Always Valentines

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Tuesday, February 14, 2012. The story goes that my parents had been together since they were thirteen years old. Both born in 1916, I believe this card was exchanged in the late 1920's. Near the beginning of their relationship. My father always told me that ".it was the first valentine your mother gave me". Since it was signed "From a Friend." and my mother's maiden name is signed. In code at the bottom, it must have been given about 1929, or a maybe little earlier. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).

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Artful Express Muse: Father's Favorite Flowers

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Monday, June 6, 2011. My Dad's favorite wildflower must have been Phlox. I remember him showing me the plant when I was young, making sure I took a whiff of the spicy scented flowers and took notice of the color ranges in the bloom throughout the season. When he spotted them along the road as we drove by he would ask "What kind of flowers are they? And I would reply proudly with "Phlox! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). I accept Coffee Donations :-) ). VigLink - find out more. Create donations for your...

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Artful Express Muse: August 2010

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Wednesday, August 25, 2010. By RLHall, ArtfulExpress. SEE LARGER IMAGE AND BUY HERE. Healing thoughts and prayers. To a universe aware. Soon return with care. Rain, fog, mists lie low. In the gully of my soul. Light awaits at crest. A simple joy found. Treasured as well as shared. Lifts a soul's despair. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). I accept Coffee Donations :-) ). VigLink - find out more. Start your own charitable foundation online! Check it out at the link below:. Good Karma :-) * * *.

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Artful Express Muse: Determination

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Friday, March 1, 2013. Ten years went by and he never gave up, wearing his old raggity clothes he walked. If I missed seeing him around for a few days I would wonder if he was okay. by then I didn't walk as much, and I most often saw him as I passed by in my car. If he looked like he was having an especially hard day I would say a little prayer for him. It still makes me feel good to think about it. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). I accept Coffee Donations :-) ). VigLink - find out more. Al Ferretti,...

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Artful Express Muse: February 2011

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Thursday, February 24, 2011. A Display of Family Keepsakes. My Grandfather was a Coal Miner, and this cobbler set was used to repair the families shoes, as money for new shoes was often hard to come by. He also fashioned many other useful items from scrap leather to replace worn straps, handles and hinges. And create change purses and small useful items for his young son. Links to this post. Sunday, February 20, 2011. We stood there listenin' for noises, with all the world goin' quiet at sundown, when ou...

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Artful Express Muse: October 2010

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Thursday, October 7, 2010. Haiku Autumn will end. Original Pencil and Ink Drawing by RLHall. Towering white clouds within. A deep azure sky. Slips as the wind blows warm air. As autumn bids a farewell. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). I accept Coffee Donations :-) ). 8220;Rhonda is the type of person who makes hard work seem easy. Gets results with ease. Amazing.”— Babbs Shakir. VigLink - find out more. Start your own charitable foundation online! Check it out at the link below:.

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Artful Express Muse: February 2012

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Friday, February 24, 2012. Dad's Old Lunch Box. This is my father's metal lunch box and collapsible tin cup that he used as a child for his mid day meal at school. He would have been of school age in about 1921. It's pretty banged up, bent and dented. I remember asking him if that had happened over the years since he used it as a child, as it had laid around the house all that time? My Dad, Thomas J. Hall, was the youngest of the family. Shown here with his four older siblings and an older neighbor girl.

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Artful Express Muse: September 2010

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Saturday, September 4, 2010. Watercolor by RLHall, ArtfulExpress. Hymn of the blue jays and geese. Fog silences the faint noise. Of the leaves dying. Cat on silent feet. Heeds the rustle of a mouse. Links to this post. Friday, September 3, 2010. Dad's String' photo by RLHall, ArtfulExpress. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). I accept Coffee Donations :-) ). 8220;Rhonda is the type of person who makes hard work seem easy. Gets results with ease. Amazing.”— Babbs Shakir. VigLink - find out more.

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Artful Express Muse: April 2011

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Saturday, April 16, 2011. Thomas Harold Derr's Calling Card. Calling Card Etiquette, 18-19th centuries. Calling" was a somewhat ritualized version of the fine old custom of "visiting". There were certain fixed rules laid down by society which might apply to a resident in a small town with the same force as in a large city. 8226; On making a first call you must have a card for each lady of the household. 8226; A gentleman should carry them loose in a convenient pocket; but a lady may use a card case.