Tag Archive for '1930s'

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My great, great grandmother wrote to my grandmother with the loveliest penmanship on these postcards (see below), dated 1930s from Ascona, Switzerland.

Beautiful.

See more from the collection here.

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Pancakes + Thrifted French Books

Lemon blueberry pancakes….yum!  They have a very cake-like texture and the lemon and blueberry flavors are delicious together.  Top them with a little bit of powdered sugar.  Pancake action.  You can find the recipe here.  If you don’t feel like making them from scratch, here’s a shortcut:  order them at your nearest IHOP location.  *grin*

My husband and I took a trip to Redding at the beginning of the New Year and made a few stops by the local thrift stores.  I found two French language books used by an university from the 1930s.  Some of the cover art and illustrations are simple, but amazing.  Take a look: