Party All Night

Cute little cartoon, only about 2" by 2" in size. The direct Google translate is:

The sad thing about getting older is that you have it in the morning sometimes as if it had hosted out and party all night, even if you have not been anywhere..

Hmm, not a great translation, but I get the gist. Sadly, I understand it because I know what they mean from personal experience! I'm not old, per say, but a good night sleep is now a need, not a hey, it would be cool if kind of situation. It's gotta happen, and it has to be good. None of this cricks in the neck, have to get up and use the restroom at 3am, tossing and turning garbage. A strict lights out and crash completely until 8 or 9 hours have passed. Oh no, I do sound old!  Eh, who cares, bring on the comfy bed and pillow. 

Synagogue of El Transito

 This postcard is from 1935 and shows the interior of the Synagogue of El Transito in Toledo, Spain. It was founded by Samuel ha-Levi Abulafia, Treasurer to Peter of Castile in 1356, and it was thought that King Peter probably gave his assent to the building of the synagogue to compensate the Jews of Toledo for destruction that had occurred in 1348, during anti-Jewish riots that accompanied the arrival of the Black Death in Toledo. The founder eventually fell on bad terms with the king and was executed in 1360. The synagogue was converted to a church after the expulsion of the Jews from Spain. The building, which is in a good state of conservation for its age, is currently a museum.

So there's your history lesson. It looks amazing. It was also used as military headquarters during the Napoleonic Wars. In 1877 the building became a national monument.

Love learning new things about history!  I have searched and searched for any information about this stamp, but I have come up empty. I have a friend from Sweden who told me that Spain is the go to warm place to visit in the summer. Since this was sent in July, I will assume our travelers were seeking some sun for their summer foray.

Stamps, stamps, and more stamps!

All of these lovely stamps fell out of one book! Thank you stamp collectors of the world, for saving such beautiful stamps in a book for me to find many years later. They may not be that old, one stamp seems to be advocating breastfeeding. I am an RN in my alternate life, so I very happy to see this. Breast is Best!

Sinclair Lewis and Dorothy Thompson

 This is an article about a book that was coming out that described the relationship between Sinclair Lewis and Dorothy Thompson, his second wife.

The title says, "Frank book about a famous marriage."
  
Sinclair Lewis and Dorothy Thompson's
relationships depicted with perspectives to common problems, artistic and marital.

The picture to the left was taken in 1927 when Sinclair was 42, and  Dorothy was 33. 

Sinclair Lewis was interesting! He ran away when he was 13 wanting to become a drummer in the Spanish-American War. He and his first wife had one son together.  They named him Wells Lewis, after H. G. Wells.

Arrowsmith, published in 1925, about a young doctor's attempt to maintain his integrity in a world of commercialism, was awarded a Pulitzer Prize. His next novel, Elmer Gantry, published in 1927, was the story of a revivalist minister. Dodsworth, published in 1929, was an account of a retired automobile manufacturer travelling in Europe. Both books were well-received and in 1930 Lewis became the first American novelist to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. When he received the prize he warned that writers were "still afraid of any literature which is not a glorification of everything American, a glorification of our faults as well as our virtues."

Sadly, Sinclair was an alcoholic. It eventually killed him.  He died in Rome, January 10, 1951.

Oh, How Sweet He Is, Lord

I found this paper in a French book, Imitation de Jesus Christ. The year on this is 1901, and it's beautiful. It's about 4.5 inches long, by 3.5 inches.  The gold on it is shimmery and looks like it was stamped on.

It's speaking of Easter, and interestingly enough, the parish it's listing is in Rome, close to the Trevi Fountain. I wish objects could speak. I want to know how a card from Rome, written in Latin, ends up in a French book in Denmark.

Country Laundry

I swear that's what LANDVASKERI translates to, Country Laundry.  Must be a brand name. Here is the Motto:

AXbo is no factory business, but laundry, with each Customer's clothes are treated met largest omih?

See that last word?  Somebody scracked with the card and for the life of me I can't get it to translate using every letter feasible.  Told you to get used to my made up vocabulary. Scracked it now a word, as in the fabulous word, scrack. So let it be written, so let it be done.  


The date is August 31, 1940. Germany had invaded Denmark in the spring of that year, so this is full occupation time. I love the WWII time period. So many leaps in technology. The world became a smaller place in WWII. Borders were crossed, the world became a literal melting pot.

 

Bright Flowers

I love finding bookmarks!  And I say that every time I find one, and will continue to do so. It's frustrating because the bold colours aren't fully able to be appreciated in this picture. The black portion is silky smooth, and the flowers are really bright and bold. It's about 6 inches long when you include the thready bottom portion. Yeah, thready. Making up my own words, embrace it people, it's not going away.