Got Green?

Since I don't plan well for blogging,

(too much like work, and when blogging starts to seem like work to me, it's over)

I thought I would find a few green things around the house for today's post.

Can you tell I like green?

Happy St. Patrick's Day !!!

Amy

Just Passing Through

An email from an unknown person is usually bogus, spam, deleted.

One email I received brought this Bible into my possession temporarily.

The lady explained that her hair dresser purchased a Bible at a flea market about ten years ago.  Since the email lady worked in genealogy she was asked to research the handwritten family information inside the book.  The research led her to some of my records on the internet.

Long story short, we arranged a meeting (in a public place) for me to get the Bible in order for it to get into the hands of relatives of mine who are also descendants of the family documented in the Bible. 

I have never seen drawings like this in a Bible.  But then, I've never seen a Bible this old.

Do you see the copyright of 1891?

Beautiful drawings.  I am not sure about the process, but it may be relief printing.

And a listing of Bible names and their meaning.

So having scanned and photographed (without inflicting further damage) to my heart's content, I will soon turn the Bible over to the owner's family.

Linking with:

Sneak Peek Friday

It's almost time

to get these off the shelf and displayed for Easter!

Unfortunately, these yellow pieces below aren't on my shelves, but are from Simply Yesterday antique store.

Isn't the yellow pretty?

And these blue birds aren't on my shelves either.

So many things, so many choices, so little room to put them, and, of course, not enough money for every little pretty thing that catches my eye.

Amy

Mrs. Pounds' Triplets and The Third Geological Report of Kentucky

Why, oh why, is she posting this?

Somewhat interesting on the outside . . . not sure about the inside

Someone else didn't think it very interesting either.  They tried to spruce it up a bit

and made it their scrapbook.  (I wonder if they are related to Johnny Depp.)

Another great use for thread.

Roughly the above says:

"Accept these lovely fragrant flowers

Just culled this eve by me

From off the pretty laden bows

I selected them for thee.

"And for this little token I ask

A single vow of thee

That it may be a pleasant task

Sometimes, sometimes to think of me."

Admittedly, I was a little repulsed by these locks of hair.

A story of Mrs. Pounds' Triplets,

Lulu, Luther, and Lura.

Born in September 1881, they attracted visitors every day to their home for a year or more.  Mrs. Pounds was quoted "Why, the people did not even allow me one day in the week to do my washing."

And a Bible lesson from May 1890

Causes and treatment of bilious and nervous headaches.

Obituaries . . .

and marriages . . . 

I wonder what W. H. Depp would think of our modern scrapbooks?