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Two tragic Victorian children stand in the snow—bundled in their uncomfortable clothes. The smaller of the two is more morose than the girl. He looks dazed and worried. The hold curious weapons…or jingle bells…or something. The only color in their bleak world comes from a Spartan holly bush and a few sad birds. The girl extends an empty hand. Is she teasing the birds? Is she trying to get them to believe she has food? Something is afoot.
And, so, let’s end the week with another caption contest. This was a trade card. It’s one of the many stock cards which were produced to be printed on the reverse for any number of products. Who would choose this as the face of their advertising campaign? What sort of product would want to be associated with maudlin children and hungry, freezing birds? I leave it to you to decide.
16 comments:
Henrik and Nora were disappointed to discover that there was still some color remaining after the snow. They cursed their Norwegian grandmother's lies.
Matt--we're off to a great start! Thanks!
"Sister, when the snow melts, they will find the grave."
"We will be in Denmark by then, Rolf."
Lovely!
Little Freddie and Sweet Alice
The Bird Whisperers
Here in Victorian England, we like hats and we like them with lots of decorations- flowers, fruit, leaves, feathers, and even whole birds.
Little Freddie and Sweet Alice can catch and train wee birds to sit on your hats and make you envy of the neighborhood. We can't tell you the secret ways they accomplish their bird whispering success, but, we guarantee you'll love our results.
(Little Freddie and Sweet Alice the Bird Whisperers is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bob's Your Uncle Taxidermy.)
Lol! That really made me laugh! Very true, too!
Lorna and Joey pray to the Valium tree to bring Mama some sparkle.
You sure can keep a theme going. Brava!
You see, Claude, your brother didn't have skates good enough to keep up with me. If you get Daigle brand skates you'll have fun.. And you won't have to join him there under the bird bath.
Get Daigle Skates..
And keep your friends.
Wonderful! Just keep clear of Rhoda!
Ibsen's Fun B Gone. Now for kids.
You can get it in bulk at Victorian Costco.
'I told you that they'd fall for it!'
Funny!
Libby's Free-Range Uncooked , Uncanned Sparrow.
Yum!
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