Sunday 6 March 2016

Happy Mother's Day

I thought I'd write a post today as it's Mother's Day. Marianne died 27 years ago, but we still remember our mother daily, and are surrounded by many of her lovely things 😍 And after visiting the Alice in Wonderland exhibition at the British Library this week and seeing the beautiful illustrations and memorabilia they had on display, I remembered that she owned one of the items on display - a postage stamp case from 1889. Maybe she bought it from Mr Nash at Jon Ash Rare Books...? I love it - look!

The Wonderland Postage-Stamp Case
Invented by Lewis Carroll
MDCCCLXXXIX
Published by Emberlin &  Son,
4, Magdalen Street, Oxford.
(Post Free, 13d.)
Price One Shilling

Alice in Wonderland postage stamp case published by Emberlin & Son, Oxford

Alice in Wonderland postage stamp case - Emberlin & Son, Oxford


The Alice in Wonderland exhibition at the British Library in London is on until Sunday 17th April 2016 - go and see it if you can, it's free :)

Alice in Wonderland exhibition at the British Library

Sunday 14 February 2016

Happy Valentine's Day - a new poem from Mr Nash

Valentine's poem from Mr Nash

Give me leave to love 
And I'll not listen 
For think you that I love 
And brook condition? 
Or think you I will cease to love 
Without possession? 
Love me or love me not 
I love without remission.
It's been a while since I've posted a poem from Mr Nash, but this card in Paperchase jumped out at me. So it was bought, and so I've dug out one of Mr Nash's poems to accompany it. Bless him...

Happy Valentine's Day <3