Wandering around a recent vintage fair,
I suddenly came across a bag, which contained a pile of cards.
I suddenly came across a bag, which contained a pile of cards.
The label on the bag simply said, 'Bill and Hilda's cards'
Normally, I wouldn't have paid much attention, but, because my
grandparents names were Bill and Hilda, curiosity got the better of me!
Of course, these were not cards from my grandparents to one another because
included in the pile of cards was an envelope with an Axminster address.
I think this address was, possibly, the said 'Bill's' address.
I do, however, love to look at old greetings cards; the designs and messages fascinate me.
What's more, many questions are raised in my mind.
Who were Bill and Hilda?
How did they meet? Where did they live?
What happened to them?
I will never know! And neither will you!
Anyway, here is a little part of Bill and Hilda.
Whoever they were, they were obviously quite devoted
to one another.
They are beautiful. My mum and Dad were always very fussy about the sentiment inside the cards they sent to each other.
ReplyDeleteGillx
Beautiful cards from a time before emails and texts!
ReplyDeleteSo sad that they were not kept in the family...it's not like they take up a lot of space...
Love Amanda (Shabby Chick) xxx
So lovely! I do love old cards too, especially a collection like yours where they go through the years.
ReplyDeleteSo sweet. The images are wonderful.
ReplyDeleteOh wow what a fascinating collection
ReplyDeleteJulie xxxxxx
lovely, lovely stash of cards Sal - it does make you wonder about past lives....J
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, I love the "my dear", it sounds so caring.
ReplyDeleteI keep all our cards, I guess when we've gone they are more likely to end up in the recycling than being found at a fair!
Carol xx