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!

Thursday, January 29, 2015

Snowman - 2000

Dad made this snowman figure knowing I'd put it in the yard to draw the snow toward us.  I think it's just a sheet of plywood that he shaped & painted and it's very cheerful!  Now 15 years later, the area behind him is heavily bordered with rhododendrons &  hydrangeas and he sits further into the yard.  Come on snow!


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Dad - 1982


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Me and Patricia Who Lived up the Street - Mid 1960s


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Grandma's Dog Boots in Her Kitchen - March 1970


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Uncle Paul (Center) With His Cousins Coy (Left) & Casey (Right) - 1940s


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Mom & me - 1966


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Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Snow Bunnies


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1976 Wallet Calendar from Virginia Mutual Savings and Loan Association - Petersburg, VA



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Monday, January 26, 2015

Play in the snow!


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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Stamp - Issued 1993


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Thursday, January 22, 2015

Creole Spaghetti



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Monday, January 19, 2015

Dad with a puppy in his shirt - 1920s


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Let It Snow! - Winter 2000



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Me - mid 1960s


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Grandma & me - early 1960s


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Grandma's Counted Cross Stitch - 1990s

Grandma cross-stitched this richly detailed portrait of an Edwardian lady because she said it reminded her of her mother.  The photo doesn't do it justice!  It's framed now and looks like a painting.


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Mom Looking Like a Gangster - 1936


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Friday, January 16, 2015

Winter Crocus


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January


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Thursday, January 15, 2015

Warmth Within!


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Little House on the Prairie Stamp - Issued 1993


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Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Rhubarb Pie


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Monday, January 12, 2015

The Colonel - February 2005



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Me & Terry who lived across the street - mid 1960s


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Grandma's cousin Edna (Aunt Lizzie's daughter) - 1930s


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Mom - mid 1960s


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A Few of Dad's Animal Carvings - 1990s



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Thursday, January 8, 2015

Snow Covered Hay Bales - Winter 2006


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Good for what ails you!


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Mom's 1st Grade Report Card from Robert E. Lee School in Danville, VA - 1938 - 1939



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Wednesday, January 7, 2015

The Road Looking Both Ways From in Front of Our Driveway - Winter 2006



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Very true!


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Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm Stamp - Issued 1993


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Monday, January 5, 2015

Snowy Pine Needles - Winter 2006


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Rice Custard Pudding



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