Dig This Treasure!

One of my favorite things to find at sales besides vintage wrapping paper are vintage greeting cards. I have LOTS, and will one day post a picture of my organization system for them. When I find a ton of them, I typically will ask the seller if I can just buy the entire group of them–especially if they’re loose. Then, I go home and sort through them, keeping the good ones and donating or recycling the bad or damaged.

As you’d probably imagine, most estate sales are in the homes of recently deceased elderly folks. And they tend to have a LOT of get well cards. This makes sense, because the older you get, the more your health tends to decline, so all your peeps need to receive cheerful messages to help brighten their day.

However, some of these get well cards are really weird. Here’s an example:

Now, I’m just going to say… that smoking man is only going to make whatever is ailing the person worse. Who wants to inhale cigar smoke while they’re getting better (even if it is while a piano is being played in your honor, and with a mug of the finest ale)?

Also, this post is dedicated to Erin, who is under the weather. I hope she grows a pair tonight, and then takes some extra strength Tylenol, brings her water bottle, and bundles up so we can get on with our day tomorrow. We’ve been looking forward to the treasures that await us all week!