The Magic, Miracles and Joy of an Artist

Sunday, April 17, 2011

"The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us."

~Ashley Montagu, anthropologist

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I purchased this adorable post card the other day. It is by Rose O'Neill ~ From the KEWPIES AND THEIR BOOK, 1911.

I thought it very fitting of the quote.

7 comments:

Anne Huskey-Lockard said...: That is absolutely darling! Mom always loved the Kewpies; I still have one of the original bisque ones with only hinged arms.
So sweet!!!

XXOO~~
Anne; April 17, 2011 at 12:50 PM
Marlene said...: Audrey adorable postcard, you were very lucky to have found it.; April 17, 2011 at 2:47 PM
OmaLindasOldeBaggsandStuftShirts said...: I love the quote but I absolutely love kewpies, they're so adorable. Thanks for the advice....we'll see what happens with the turtles vs the dogs vs the retrained people.; April 17, 2011 at 4:46 PM
Anonymous said...: So cute. Love those old post cards, pick them up when I can find them too. Great quote Audrey. Let happiness seize us, I like it. xox Corrine; April 17, 2011 at 5:21 PM
Anonymous said...: Now that postcard defines cute! Your sister; April 17, 2011 at 5:25 PM
Jan said...: That is a sweet card! and the quote is very fitting. I copied it. Oh, and I also should tell you, I hope you don't mind, I saved your recent photo of the bleeding heart flowers and have it as my desktop screen. I'm rather late in asking permission so I should ask for forgiveness for the theft.; April 17, 2011 at 11:04 PM
PeregrineBlue said...: adorable. you have eclectic tastes like i do. there is beauty in so many different things.

thank you, as always, for stopping by my blog and commenting. i have switched to spanish since i express myself so much better in my native tongue but i can see you are still perceiving the ideas. the idea for my latest post on my children came from visiting lucias blog. she is moving and has run into boxes filled with memories of her girls growing up.

hugs and blessings audrey, appreciate your friendship; April 20, 2011 at 2:35 PM

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