A Vintage Memorial Day

I hope everyone's having a very
Safe and Peaceful Holiday...

God bless...

Until another time... Pearl

Pianos, Animals, Eggs and a Classic Toy... Oh My!!

The Classic Toy for this week is

Jacob's Ladder...

This wonderful toy is called Jacob's
Ladder because its seemingly endless
tumbling of blocks is said to resemble
a dream of angels continuously ascending
and descending a ladder to Heaven, as
dreamed by the Biblical patriarch Jacob
(Genesis 28:12). Because of the Biblical
connection, and because it was a "nice
quiet toy", Puritan children were allowed
to play with it on Sundays.

Some Legends say that one was found
in King Tut's tomb, which means these
fascinating toys were played with in
Egypt before 2112 B.C.,
when the young King died.


To play with Jacob's Ladder, simply
hold the top block by its edges and
let the rest of the identical blocks swing
downward until the "ladder" is fully open.
Then, holding the top block by its edges,
turn it 180° in a left rotation, until the top
and second blocks are parallel and
touching. When the held block hits the
hanging block, a series of blocks will
begin cascading down. Then repeat the
motion 180° to the right. Each time you
move the block 180°, a cascade of
apparently moving blocks will flip
to the bottom.

There's a neat trick you can play with
your Jacob's ladder, which will baffle
children (and, most likely, their elders)
Fold up a dollar bill into a small
rectangle and tuck it under one of
the tapes. Then operate the toy.
The dollar will successively
disappear, appear, disappear,
and so on, for no apparent reason!

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During my recent internet travels,
I came upon some very cute
photos of animals on pianos...
For some reason, I felt compelled
to share them today... Enjoy!

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Below you will find this

weeks Embroidery Patterns...

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How many of you have a Jacob's Ladder?
I do, and just like the Slinky...
it's fun and relaxing to play with!

I hope everyone finds a nice "Tid-Bit"
to enjoy this Tuesday!

God bless...

Until another time... Pearl

♥ Happy Mother's Day ♥ ... A Gift from Me to You

I can't let this day come 'n go
without having extra special
thoughts of my sweet Mom...
She was the closest thing to an Angel
walking the face of the Earth in my eyes...

I'm forever thankful to God for
allowing me to be one of her daughter's...
Of course, she was the most
Wonderful Mom in the world...
We truly did Love each other dearly...

My heart broke the night she
passed away and went to live
with the Lord in her forever home...
Peace dwells within me, though, in
knowing that she's in Heaven, and
one day we will be together again...

Above are a few photos
of my Precious Mom...
Though she's not here in the flesh,
I still want to wish her a very
♥ HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY ♥

I hope everyone enjoys the beauty of today...
Below is my gift to you...
Please click the images to enlarge and save them...
The artwork is simply amazing... Enjoy!

Below, the frame without text...

Below, the frame without text, mirrored...

A mother is the truest friend we have,
when trials, heavy and sudden, fall upon us;
when adversity takes the place of prosperity;
when friends who rejoice with us in our sunshine,
dessert us when troubles thicken around us,
still will she cling to us, and endeavor
by her kind precepts and counsels to
dissipate the clouds of darkness,
and cause peace to return to our hearts.

~ Washington Irving ~

Happy Mother's Day

God bless...

Until another time... Pearl

PFF ~ Halloween in the Spring

While digging around for some Spring
art the other night, I noticed that there
were alot of girls on Halloween postcards
that were dressed for Spring, instead of
the last cool evening in October... Of
course, I realize that part of the Magic
of art and postcards is just that...
Magic... Anything Goes...
so with that being said, I still thought
it would be amusing to show some
images of Halloween in the Spring...

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I hope everyone has a beautiful Spring weekend...
Time to go plant some Pumpkin seeds...

God bless...

Until another time... Pearl

Please visit PFF's lovely host, Marie Reed,
to get a complete list of participants.

A Step Back In Time

How about some Lovely
Victorian Trading Cards?

Please take a moment to
click 'n enlarge them to
appreciate their full beauty...
and to read the interesting copy
on the back of each card... Enjoy!

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Ahhh... If I could step back in time,
I'd want to get a bottle of Austen's
Forest Flower Cologne... not only to
"possess that rare and indescribable
quality so much admired by persons
of refined and cultivated taste"... but
to also "be given a beautiful Japanese
Handkerchief" when I make my
purchase... I do believe I'd splurge and
spend 75 cents on the large bottle...
So, who wants to go shopping?!

God bless...

Until another time... Pearl