greetings

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the Annunciation

 framed & hand matted old postcards here

Correspondence Cards (above & below) here

paper, watercolour, ribbon

all special cards made by me-here

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dog

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dog

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summer shower

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a shower posy

summer shower invitation

guests were asked to bring mother and baby

something white

a surprise dining room turned bedroom

(accommodating my elderly dog Moses)

holds shower gifts

the soon to be Aunt

the table had to be set up in the kitchen

annabelles gathered from the garden 

of the grandmother of the mother to be

the buffet 

minted booties and baby carriage

Aurora 

guests were asked to light this votive the day she was born

her arrival

TWO years ago this summer

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Mother's Day by the Bay

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a Mother's Day Card~
Mother and Daughter, photographed in San Francisco- from my collection- are of Lucia Loring and Lucia Etta Loring taken by San Francisco Wm.Shew around the 1870's. (The photograph of Lucia Etta- appears inside the card on the lower right edge.).  Lucia Etta Loring Smith went on to write a book of poetry- By the Bay.  see below-

Rose C'est La Vie's first birthday

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Happy Birthday Rose C'est La Vie!

my blogging Sister- Rosie has been blogging for a year!

read here interview Here

Let us celebrate the occasion with wine and sweet words

 -Plautus

Parthenia Card for Rosie

read the Style Saloniste's post about my Parthenia cards Here

my Rose posts Here

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