Ephemeral Whimsy: 2022

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!

Saturday, December 31, 2022

Happy New Year 2023!

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Labels: 2023, New Year

Saturday, December 24, 2022

Merry Christmas 2022!

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Labels: 2022, Christmas

Friday, December 23, 2022

Okay! Pass Up The Angel!

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Labels: Christmas

Scotch Shortbread

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Labels: Calendar, Christmas, Lang, recipe, Susan Winget

Winter Garden Flag ~~ December 2005

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Labels: 2005, flag, photo, Winter

Thursday, December 22, 2022

Santa's Little Helper

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Gingerbread Santa Ornament Stamp ~~ Issued 1979

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Labels: 1970s, Christmas, stamp

Dad's Folk Art Santas & My Snow Globes ~~ December 2022

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Labels: 2022, Christmas, Dad, photo

Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Jolly Holidays ~~ Christmas 2012

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Labels: 2012, Christmas, Gartner Greetings

Tuesday, December 20, 2022

O Christmas Tree

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Labels: Christmas, tree

Christmas Morning ~~ Early 1960s

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Labels: 1960s, Christmas, photo, tree

Autumn Colors ~~ October 2022

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Labels: 2022, autumn, photo, tree

Monday, December 19, 2022

Best Wishes For A Very Happy Christmas

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Labels: Christmas

Sunday, December 18, 2022

For A Special Granddaughter With Love At Christmas ~~ Christmas 1986

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Labels: 1980s, Christmas, Grandma, Hallmark

Iris ~~ December 2005

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Labels: 2005, cat, Iris, photo

Saturday, December 17, 2022

Season's Greetings

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Labels: Christmas

Christmas Matchbook United Virginia Bank 1970s

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Labels: 1970s, Christmas, matchbook

Nancy Sinatra "Sugar Town" ~~ Ed Sullivan Show

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Labels: youtube

Friday, December 16, 2022

Happy Holidays

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Labels: Christmas

Grandpa With Death Ray Eyes ~~ Christmas Early 1960s

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Labels: 1960s, Christmas, Grandpa, photo

Archie On The Fridge ~~ December 2005

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Labels: 2005, Archie, cat, photo

Thursday, December 15, 2022

Peace

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Labels: Christmas

So True!

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Labels: Christmas, Quote

Christmas Tree ~~ Christmas 2022

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Labels: 2022, Christmas, photo, tree

Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Merry Christmas And A Happy New Year

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Gingerbread House Christmas Stamp ~~ Issued 2013

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Ceramic Christmas Trees ~~ December 2022

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Tuesday, December 13, 2022

A Merry Little Wish For An Abundance Of Holiday Wishes ~~ Christmas 2013

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Labels: 2013, Christmas, Lang

Mom & Dad's Christmas Tree ~~ 1995

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Labels: 1990s, Christmas, Dad, Mom, photo, tree

Autumn Decorations Outside Mom & Dad's Mausoleum ~~ October 2022

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Labels: 2022, autumn, Dad, Mom, photo

Monday, December 12, 2022

Season's Greetings

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Labels: 2013, Christmas

Sunday, December 11, 2022

Wishing You A Merry And Magical Christmas

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Cranberry & Blue Cheese Ball

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Labels: Calendar, Christmas, Gooseberry Patch, recipe

Mom & Dad's Autumn Flowers ~~ October 2022

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Labels: 2022, autumn, Dad, flowers, Mom, photo

Saturday, December 10, 2022

Here's To The Magic Of Christmas!

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Labels: Christmas, Ink Loft

Friday, December 9, 2022

Happy Christmas

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Mom's Table Set For Christmas Dinner ~~ 1990

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Thursday, December 8, 2022

Happy Holidays To Daughter And Her Husband ~~ Christmas 1990

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Labels: 1990s, American Greetings, Christmas, Dad, Forget Me Not, Mom

Wednesday, December 7, 2022

Merry Christmas

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Labels: Academy Greetings, Christmas

Grandma & Irving ~~ Christmas 1954

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Selma Road Both Directions From In Front Of The Driveway ~~ December 2005

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Labels: 2005, photo, snow, Winter

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Ephemeral: Jetersville, VA, United States; My husband and I live in beautiful & rural southside Virginia surrounded by nature's beauty and consider it our piece of heaven on earth!

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Petunia ~~ October 2010 - October 2021

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