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I like to share vintage postcards & photos from my collection, along with other things I find along the way. I also sell vintage jewelry, collectibles and handmade treasures too, sometimes here, and in my etsy store: www.rachelandpiascottage.etsy.com
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Our Xmas angel decorated for 4th of July. :) Have a wonderful & safe time. โค๏ธ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’™
04/07/2022

Our Xmas angel decorated for 4th of July. :)
Have a wonderful & safe time.
โค๏ธ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’™

Postmarked July 2, 1909 San FranciscoDear Wilfred, I hope you have a very nice fourth of July and a great many fireworks...
03/07/2022

Postmarked July 2, 1909 San Francisco
Dear Wilfred, I hope you have a very nice fourth of July and a great many fireworks. From Taunta Tessie

โค๏ธ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธโค๏ธ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’™

"I am in the mood to dissolve into the sky." ๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—--- Virginia WoolfArtist - Katie Daisy
27/06/2022

"I am in the mood to dissolve into the sky." ๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—
--- Virginia Woolf

Artist - Katie Daisy

Pretty displays for summer. ๐Ÿ’œ
21/06/2022

Pretty displays for summer. ๐Ÿ’œ

June page from Cynthia Hart's 2022 Victoriana calendar. ๐Ÿ’œI need to look for some cherries, should be some out there. ๐Ÿ’ Y...
15/06/2022

June page from Cynthia Hart's 2022 Victoriana calendar. ๐Ÿ’œ
I need to look for some cherries, should be some out there. ๐Ÿ’ Yum!

I'm hoping this cute little ladybug is eating all the aphids! ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿž๐Ÿ’œ
13/06/2022

I'm hoping this cute little ladybug is eating all the aphids!
๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿž๐Ÿ’œ

Close up of a hydrangea my friend Marie dug up a couple of years ago and gave to me. It only has 2 blossoms on it. I h...
13/06/2022

Close up of a hydrangea my friend Marie dug up a couple of years ago and gave to me. It only has 2 blossoms on it. I have it in a pot since no yard. ๐Ÿ’œ

June is almost half over! It will be pumpkin time soon. ๐Ÿ’œโ˜ฎ๏ธ๐Ÿ’œ Rock Me to Sleep"Backward, turn backward, O Time in thy fl...
12/06/2022

June is almost half over! It will be pumpkin time soon. ๐Ÿ’œโ˜ฎ๏ธ๐Ÿ’œ

Rock Me to Sleep
"Backward, turn backward, O Time in thy flight
Make me a child again, just for tonight
Mother, come back from the echo less shore
Take me again to your heart as of yore.
Kiss from my forehead the furrows of care
Smooth the few silver threads out of my hair
Over my slumber your loving watch keep, โ€”
Rock me to sleep, mother, rock me to sleep

Over my heart in days that are flown
No love like mother love ever was shown
No other worship abides and endures
Faithful unselfish and patient like yours

None like a mother can charm away pain
From the sick soul and the world weary brain
Slumber soft love ore my heavy lids creep
Rock me to sleep mother rock me to sleep

Mother dear mother the years have been long
Since I last hushed to your lullaby song
Sing them and unto my sole it shall seep
Womanhoodโ€™s years have been only a dream

Clasped to your heart in a loving embrace
With your light lashes just sweeping my face
Never here after to wake or to weep
Rock me to sleep mother rock me to sleep

(Alternate lyrics)

Backward, flow backward, O tide of the years!
I am so weary of toil and of tears โ€”
Toil without recompense, tears all in vain,
Take them and give me my childhood again;
I have grown weary of dust and decay,
Weary of flinging my soul wealth away,
Weary of sowing for others to reap, โ€”
Rock me to sleep, mother, rock me to sleep

Mother, oh mother, my heart calls for you
Tired of the hollow, the base, the untrue
Many a summer the grass has grown green
Blossomed and faded, our faces between

Backward, oh backward, Time in your flight
Make me a child again, just for tonight.
Come from the silence so long and so deep,
Rock me to sleep, mother, rock me to sleep."

--- Elizabeth (Akers) Allen 1832โ€“1911

Love-in-the-mist. ๐Ÿ’œ
12/06/2022

Love-in-the-mist. ๐Ÿ’œ

Dreamy David Austin roses. ๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—Photo from Tudor Rose Cottage via Victoria Magazine.
01/06/2022

Dreamy David Austin roses. ๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—

Photo from Tudor Rose Cottage via Victoria Magazine.

A nice way to start your day. ๐Ÿ’œ
21/05/2022

A nice way to start your day. ๐Ÿ’œ

No postmark but the date on the front is Oct. 6 1908. On the back it reads:Dear Willie,Hoping you remember your old fri...
20/05/2022

No postmark but the date on the front is Oct. 6 1908. On the back it reads:
Dear Willie,
Hoping you remember your old friends of childhoods days.
Ethel Shaw
๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’œ
Front: Have been here in Seattle visiting Flossie and thought we would have a picture taken together. Hope you like it. Regards to the family. Ethel

Have you smelled Lemon Verbena before? ๐Ÿ’œ You must if you haven't. ๐Ÿ˜
19/05/2022

Have you smelled Lemon Verbena before? ๐Ÿ’œ You must if you haven't. ๐Ÿ˜

I know it's after Easter, but I thought I would share the correspondence from this postcard. Can you imagine not hearin...
19/05/2022

I know it's after Easter, but I thought I would share the correspondence from this postcard. Can you imagine not hearing from your loved one or friend almost instantaneously like today?

Postmarked San Francisco, Cal. March 26 1910
Dear Willie,
You have been away almost 14 months and I hav'nt (sic) had a real letter from you so I have made up my mind you never intend to write. Will hope to see you soon.
Mother

Another room I'll take. ๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’—I saved this the last year or so and don't remember where I saw it.
10/05/2022

Another room I'll take. ๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’—

I saved this the last year or so and don't remember where I saw it.

I have a pot of sweet peas so.....๐Ÿ’—
10/05/2022

I have a pot of sweet peas so.....๐Ÿ’—

Postmarked Apr 4 1908 San FranciscoDear Ollie & Edith,I expect mom has started when you get this. Under same mail. I f...
04/05/2022

Postmarked Apr 4 1908 San Francisco
Dear Ollie & Edith,
I expect mom has started when you get this. Under same mail. I forward you a photo so look for same.
Love from Babe & Fred

Awww and on the front Baby Florence likes to watch the sea lions. ๐Ÿ’œ

To Mr & Mrs O.V. Traggardth
Seattle, Wash.

Page from Cynthia Hart's 2022 Victoriana calendar. ๐Ÿ’œ
29/04/2022

Page from Cynthia Hart's 2022 Victoriana calendar. ๐Ÿ’œ

Happy Earth Day every day! ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’š๐ŸŒŽ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’œArtist - Katie Daisy
22/04/2022

Happy Earth Day every day!
๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’š๐ŸŒŽ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’œ

Artist - Katie Daisy

Postmarked Seattle Wash. Feb. 9 1908Dear Hugh, I did expect to see you soon but I don't think I will be able to as I may...
20/04/2022

Postmarked Seattle Wash. Feb. 9 1908
Dear Hugh, I did expect to see you soon but I don't think I will be able to as I may not go yet for a while. Good bye your loving Aunt Julia

Happy Easter, Spring and Passover to all!๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿฃ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿ’œ
17/04/2022

Happy Easter, Spring and Passover to all!
๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿฃ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿ’œ

From my friend Marie, part of a card she sent for Easter. ๐Ÿ’œ
16/04/2022

From my friend Marie, part of a card she sent for Easter. ๐Ÿ’œ

Postmarked Brooklyn NY April 17 1908
15/04/2022

Postmarked Brooklyn NY April 17 1908

A sweet little johnny-jump-up.Have a lovely week! ๐Ÿ’œ
11/04/2022

A sweet little johnny-jump-up.
Have a lovely week! ๐Ÿ’œ

I'm still alive ! I hope everyone is doing well and hanging in there. ๐Ÿ’œโ˜ฎ๏ธ๐Ÿ’œ
11/04/2022

I'm still alive ! I hope everyone is doing well and hanging in there. ๐Ÿ’œโ˜ฎ๏ธ๐Ÿ’œ

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