The Flowers Are All a Buzz

Look at all the bees!

With highs in the 80's and sunshine my flowers have been going crazy!

Dahlia's

Roses

Nasturtium's

Mums

Begonias

It is hard to get in that "Holiday" mood. I want to watch the Christmas movies on TV but feels weird with all the windows open?

this dahlia just now decided to bloom, no blooms all summer?

a few rose blooms still

I do remember one year I had roses for Thanksgiving

these smaller dahlia's are beautiful, the photo does not do them justice

love this color and thought it would look good for the fall

Things are still colorful around the ole Sentimental Home

And please remember to vote on Tuesday!

My ancestors fought too hard to ensure we have that privilege.

My Great Grandfather's business card 1926

Flower Trading Cards

This started as a Mum post, but as always I find something I forget I have.

like these

Arm and Hammer Trading Cards.

Mine are flowers, when I looked it up they started doing this in 1888

I found this online, thank you to iluvfish2 who ever you may be,

Below info was sent to me via Arm and Hammers Customer Support...now this is some great stuff!

"The first cards were an early form of product promotion and collecting
them was a nationwide fad over a century ago. Originally, the cards were
distributed inside the boxes of ARM & HAMMER® Baking Soda.

The first series of cards, 2 x 3 inches in size and entitled "Beautiful
Birds of America" appeared in 1888. The reverse side identified the
subject and gave a brief history. Leading artists of the day were
commissioned, the most famous being Louis Agassiz Fuertes (1874-1927).

In the following five decades, well over 500 different artworks in trading
card sets of 15, 30 or 60 were published. In addition to birds, the cards
were designed featuring flowers, animals, cow breeds, fish, champion dogs
and Mother Goose characters.

To the best of our knowledge the cards were produced as follows:

Beautiful Birds; copyright unavailable-1904
Game Birds; copyright 1904-1910
Useful Birds; 1908-1938
Birds of Prey; 1975
Interesting Animals; unavailable-1915
Dairy Animals; unavailable
Champion Dogs; 1902
New Series of Dogs; 1910
Fish; 1900
Beautiful Flowers; unavailable
Mother Goose; 1900

Distribution of the cards ended in 1966. A commemorative 10 card set was
issued in 1976. If you are interested in the value of any cards you may
have, we suggest that you check with a dealer who specializes in
collectible cards."

Oh no! Something for me to try and collect.

I have a few, looks pretty scarce on ebay for the flowers, they have plenty of bird ones.

I always use my little shelf under the staircase for seasonal things.

one of my favorite little pitchers I use in the fall.

I always have plenty of nasturtiums in the garden, I planted 5 different colors.

a french post card

my chrysanthemum McCoy Vase

I bought it on ebay a few years ago to go with my Grandmothers

Hyacinth one.

the back it is a Buckbee seed advertisement

they are not in great shape, but I don't care I enjoy them!

so I learned something new today about my little cards.

Hope you enjoyed learning about the 

Arm and Hammer Trading Cards.