I couldn't believe my luck when I found the card at an antique store. It was perfect for Christina. The chubby cherubs bearing hearts as plump as them. I could smell the lavender water, hear the rustle of silk. 'To my Valentine', it said. I could picture a lady pausing over the words, wondering which of her numerous admirers had picked the card for her.
It was destiny that put the vintage card in my hand when I was looking for something for Christina. It would add just that touch of whimsy to her stark chrome and glass corner office.
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Vintage Valentine Card
love cards like that. And books--when I was a little girl I had a Kate Greenaway book, and I would stare at the pictures... what was I thinking? ;p <3
ReplyDeleteRayna - That's a delightful card! I also love the message of caring for someone enough to look for just the perfect thing for that person. :-)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!
ReplyDeleteOh, this one is just so sweet!
ReplyDeleteIt is quite a beautiful card! You never see ones like that.
ReplyDeleteFishing for hearts -- how whimsical!
ReplyDeleteThose are some old cards.
ReplyDeleteSo cute :)
ReplyDeleteThat's the way Valentine's Day cards should look, sweet and cute.
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I love your take on this card, it's so positive and fitting for what I suppose the spirit of Valentines is, or should be. It was a great antidote for my negativity about the celebration. A BIG thankyou.
ReplyDeleteOooh, I love that card. Had I found it, I would've snatched it up for Deb :)
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@ Leigh - I would really love a card like that framed. Not because I think it is great art, but because it is so in touch with the child in me.
ReplyDelete@ Margot - some people just have the ability to get the perfect gift. I am never able to manage, but I admire people who can.
@ Diane - the story is fiction, but finding it on google images was great too!
@ Jacqueline - thank you.
@ Dorte- thank you, so much.
@ Oddyoddyo13 - you don't, which is such a pity. It may be a little kiddish, but it has its own charm.
@ Debra - whimsical is the word that describes it, isn't it?
@ Alex - really, really old.
@ Jemi - thank you.
@ Mason - I have to agree. MUCH nicer than the stuff you now find.
@ Sue - thank you, Sue. Love, Valentines, and all that jazz. None of it is really what it is cranked up to be- it is more, and less, but definitely different. I love your take on the whole thing too.
@ Barbara - there you go, a person who always finds the right gift!