Ephemeral Whimsy

A whimsical look at a lifetime of personal ephemera collected with no particular aim in mind except it was either too interesting, too funny, too sentimental or too pretty to part with! Welcome and enjoy!

Friday, January 31, 2014

So true!


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Labels: Quote, Winter

So true!


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Thursday, January 30, 2014

So true!


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Poor Frosty!!


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Labels: Shoebox Greetings, Winter

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Extra Good Brownies


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Monday, January 27, 2014

Grandpa & his younger brother Vic (with Grandma & Mom below) - Utica, NY 1947



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Mom - early 1960s


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Sunday, January 26, 2014

So True!


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Winter Pile-On!


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Pineapple Swirl Coffee Cake


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Saturday, January 25, 2014

Lily - Winter 2005



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Labels: 2005, dog, Lily, photos, Winter

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

So true!


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Grandma & Mom - Utica NY- 1947



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Me ready for school - January 1970


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Monday, January 20, 2014

Mom & me donating to March of Dimes - early 1960s

From the Petersburg Progress-Index in the early 1960s:


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Labels: 1960s, Mom, newspaper

Friday, January 17, 2014

Frosty Weather


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Labels: Paper Magic Group, Winter

Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Carrot Cake



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Monday, January 13, 2014

Icy Pine Needles - 1994





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Mom going out after what looks like a mild ice storm - mid 1960s



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So true!


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Winter Calm


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Thursday, January 9, 2014

2014 Stargazing Events


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So true!


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Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Winter Landscape


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Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Pound Cake


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