Wat een heerlijk weer vandaag
zaterdag 12 maart 2011
maandag 7 maart 2011
Treurwilgen
Ik vind treurwilgen zo mooi
het zijn net kathedralen
wanneer het zomer is
nu zijn ze kaal
maar
er ligt al
een waas van lente over
het geeft een goed gevoel
eronder te staan.
zondag 6 maart 2011
Nieuwe sjaal en groenroze knoppen
Ik heb een heel mooie sjaal gekocht
ik had er al 1 maar in een andere kleur
deze sjaals zitten zo lekker
en ik vind ze prachtig.
En buiten nog steeds
het allereerste begin van de lente
Vroeger had ik zo'n hekel aan
februari en maart
het duurde zo lang
voor er weer warmte kwam
Nu geniet ik
de zon schijnt
dit prille groen
vind ik zo vertederend
uit de knoestige of frêle takken
een stipje groen
en soms groen roze
maandag 28 februari 2011
Weblog en webwinkel en een prachtige roze struik
Het laatste pakje met kaarten is verstuurd.
Tot mijn blijdschap heb ik allerlei schilderopdrachten gekregen.
En ook steeds meer van ""onbekende"" mensen, dat vind ik toch leuk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Want dat is mijn streven, ik wil zo graag verkopen.
Vandaag liep ik buiten en toen zag ik zoiets liefs en moois
geen idee hoe deze struik heet
zondag 27 februari 2011
zaterdag 26 februari 2011
zondag 20 februari 2011
zaterdag 19 februari 2011
donderdag 17 februari 2011
Blij
Ik word toch zo blij
van die zee van bloemetjes voor ons huis
Zelfs deze dappere is er weer
tegen het huis
vlak bij de voordeur
Ik heb nooit een bolletje in de grond gestopt
en toch is dit krokusje er weer
voor het tweede jaar
maandag 14 februari 2011
'Fair Ellen, Fair Ellen', 'Away fond Love' and 'Soul divine'.
In Feb 1840, about six months after his arrival, Ellen Nussey came to the Parsonage for a three weeks stay. Neither she, nor the Brontë girls had ever received a Valentine card; so it caused quite a stir on the morning of February 14th. when they each received one. Of course, the culprit was the scheming Weightman. In his usual mode of conduct, he had made a bold attempt to add a little sparkle to the girls' lives, and in a vain attempt to disguise his handiwork, had walked the ten miles to Bradford to post them. He had written verses in each of the Valentines; however, only the titles of three of them are known, but these give a general idea of their content: 'Fair Ellen, Fair Ellen', 'Away fond Love' and 'Soul divine'. The girls were not to be fooled by the Bradford post-mark, and soon realised that the chirpy curate was the guilty party. However, being so delighted with that morning's events, the four conspired to write a poem which they promptly returned to WeightmanA Rowland for your Oliver
We think you've justly earned;
You sent us each a valentine,
Your gift is now returned.
We cannot write or talk like you;
We're plain folks every one;
You've played a clever trick on us,
We thank you for the fun.
Believe us when we frankly say
(Our words, though blunt are true),
At home, abroad, by night or day,
We all wish well to you.
And never may a cloud come o'er
The sunshine of your mind;
Kind friends, warm hearts, and happy hours,
Through life we trust you'll find.
Where'er you go, however far
In future years you stray,
There shall not want our earnest prayer
To speed you on your way. . .
The History of Valentine Cards
It seems that the writing of special notes and letters for Valentine’s Day gained widespread popularity in the 1700s. At that time the romantic missives would have been handwritten, on ordinary writing paper.
Papers made especially for Valentine greetings began to be marketed in the 1820s, and their use became fashionable in both Britain and the United States. In the 1840s, when postal rates in Britain became standardized, commercially produced Valentine cards began to grow in popularity. The cards were flat paper sheets, often printed with colored illustrations and embossed borders. The sheets, when folded and sealed with wax, could be mailed.
The legendary British illustrator of children’s books, Kate Greenaway, designed Valentines in the late 1800s which were enormously popular. Her Valentine designs proved sold so well for the card publisher, Marcus Ward, that she was encouraged to design cards for other holidays.
Some of Greenaway’s illustrations for Valentine cards were collected in a book published in 1876, Quiver of Love: A Collection of Valentines.
By some accounts, the practice of sending Valentine cards fell off in the late 1800s, and only revived in the 1920s. But the holiday as we know it today firmly has its roots in the 1800s.
Victorian Valentines Could Be Works of Art.
Read more about: Kate greenaway.
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