A Love Story

A Love Story 
My Great Grandparents Alice Elizabeth Furber and Charles Webster Colman.

Alice Elizabeth Furber

My maternal Great Grandmother as a young woman.

Charles Webster Colman
Aug. 1879

My Maternal Great Grandfather as a young man.

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A very sweet picture of the young couple. Posed and fun.

Oct. 12th 1929

Sweeter still in their older years. Standing tall and straight and obviously each has a twinkle in their eye.

Tremont St. Boston
July 19, 1939

On a stroll down Tremont Street Boston. Arm in arm. Grandma 80 years and Grandpa 83 years. 
My Mother's beloved Grandparents. 

Anne.

Shabby Cottage Chic Picture Frame

I enjoyed my yard sale hunt this am. It was very hot and I melted quickly, but I did get some good finds.
It was picture frame day as that is what I found the most of.

This vintage metal frame was in amazing condition. It must be from the 1950's.

  I love the silver metal peaking out from the white finish.

Easel frames are very graceful.  This one also has the old picture wire attached so that it can also be hung from the wall.  Faded black velvet in good condition still covers the back of the frame.  I didn't change the frame a bit.  It was perfect just the way it was.

I didn't like the frame to be empty so I had some fun making a mixed media collage.

Pretty lilac paper, some pearls, a vintage ecru crochet doily and a black and white vintage snap shot were all tucked together.  I added lace and ribbon and stamped a key design on it.  I think it is the key to the hearts of this loving elderly couple.

Weelambie/ Anne

Carte de Visite

little boy with his drum

darling little sisters

In the 1860's photography took a modern turn when small albumin print photos were made as cards to easily mail or pass out. Especially popular during the Civil War as they were easily mailed to loved ones.  Cardomania was born. 

Knitting and Reading

I love these little sepia cards. I have stacks to catalog and go through. Many are of my relatives and destined for my nieces, nephews and children to divvy them up.  And some of people long gone and unknown will go into Etsy to bring joy to others with cardomania and a love of ephemera. 

Anne