Happy Easter

Happy Easter!

Friday Philosophy

"Nothing is worth more than this day." by lindsalita

Thursday Link Love - Eye Candy Food Blog

Dreaming of food I can make for Easter brunch.  Right now, these chickens fro Eye Candy Food Blog are high on the list :)

What to Wear Wednesdays: Greetings from... tshirt

Max & Co Post Paris, Eiffel Tower & Etching postcards

 

 I can't help it.  Every time I think of Paris, I think of Marie Antoinette and the Revolution.  In other words, I think of Paris as antique.  The city itself has preserved it's antiquities so well, that it is part of its character.   Close your eyes and think of French interior design.  What comes to mind?  Baroque?  Shabby Chic?  Toile?  Brocade?  Le Tour Eiffel?  It's all vintage, if not antique, right?  For me, it is about the art.  Not the more modern art, but the classics - like Mona Lisa.  And old maps and etchings.  And black & white photos.  I'm thinking about Paris alot lately.   I can't wait to go back to visit the Marché aux puce (flea markets) and Marché aux vieux papier (old paper market)!

Etchings and black & white Paris postcards are available in the MaxAndCoPost etsy shop.

Deltiology 101: How to start a meaningful postcard collection

Frank Warren had an idea.  He printed up 3,000 postcards that were blank on the front, and had directions and his address on the back.  He instructed people to write a secret on the front, then mail the postcard to the address on the back.  That was in 2004.  He still receives postcards today, not from that original 3,000, but hand made or store bought - with a plethora of anonymous secrets.  Some of them are really moving - watch the video to see his favorites.  The ending of this video made me cry.

He posts the postcards on his blog:  PostSecret.com

Friday Philosophy

"La vie se dilate et se rétracte à proportion de notre courage." by LifeOnMarsDesign

Life expands and shrinks in proportion to our courage.  ~Anaïs Nin

Thursday Link Love: Beat Up Creations

Retro anthropomorphic school photos.  Do I need to say more? 

My favorite, of course is the goat.  (For those of you who don't know me, I have a thing for goats - especially cashmere goats.  I think goats in general are hilarious.)  I think I dated the monkey in high school - he looks like a geek.

You can buy the postcards in Angela Rossi's Beat Up Creations etsy store.

What to Wear Wednesdays: Airmail Wallet

Temptation Gifts Paper Plane Wallet

Max & Co Post: Back to the salt mines...

Hay Wagon, Eastern Washington; Chaueffers, Bad Nauheim, Germany, 1940's; Draft Horses, Geisenfeld, Germany, 1930's, Steam Room, USA, Stamford Candy Kitchen, Stamford, Texas, 1920's

That's what my dad always said on a Monday morning, "Back to the salt mines."  I have no idea where he got the saying.  I have only been to one  salt mine.  It is Wielczka in Poland.  Fascinating.  They built an entire city underground, carved into salt.  There are sculptures (including some little dwarves) and a whole cathedral...  But I digress.

Today I celebrate all the people that do the jobs that we don't think about on a daily basis - like the machinist, the driver, the candy-maker, the farmhand, and the stableman. 

This set of 5 Men Working Postcards is available in the Max & Co Post etsy shop.