Endean

A set of family gravestones from the Richmond Hill Presbyterian Church Cemetery. Harry and Edith were married in 1926. Harry and a brother started a nursery business sometime around 1910-20 around the same time as horticulture was becoming the main source of industry in the village. His son, Frank was a town councillor for three years, from 1988-91. The centre stone is for Catharine who passed away at two days in June of 1967. The similarities in the stones - including the flourishing writing style - suggest they were carved around the same time. 

Note the roses on the stones for Harry, Frank and baby Catharine.

Roses became a distinct part of the town's heritage due in large part to the influence of the flowers grown in the area. Even becoming  the town's motto "En la Rose Je Fleuris," which freely translates as "Like the Rose I Bloom," "I Bloom as the Rose," or "In the Rose, I Flourish."

mosaic at the Rose Garden

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Finnish transport history

I only have two of the six stamps released in March of 2012 for the 150th anniversary of the railways on Finland. They were designed by Tarja Salonen and the shape has been 'cut to perspective to give them a feeling of motion'

as a bonus, the stamps were on train/tram related postcards.

Above is from Turku in 1959. Sender Eva says that "alas, the trams were replaced by buses in 1972"

Below, these 'stone-men' are featured on the front wall of the Helsinki Central Railway Station - or this mouthful of a name Helsingin päärautatieasema-Helsingfors centralstation (Finnish and Swedish)

The statues were designed by Emil Wikström in 1914

(photo wiki commons)

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reading and books

Isn't it always a relief to know that, somewhere, there is a word describing your affliction....?

this is a holiday weekend. I may take myself outside, in the warm spring air 

and find a park bench or picnic table and read.

or maybe I'll reorganize my unread books into pretty piles....

large letters

as we head into the first long weekend of the summer season, it is time to think about road trips

 a Curt Teich linen card sent from Georgetown Ky on Feb 13, 1950

a newer model glossy large letter by Smith-Southwestern sent from New Orleans on May 8, 2013

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