AEDM, Rain's TAD, and Friday Smiles share a post today

 

It's time to join Rain's Thursday Art Date a day late due to my Veterans Day tribute yesterday.   Rain's theme this week is Soft.

What could be softer

than kitten fur?  Note how fat Squiggles looks in this photo.

I'm glad he's really slimmed down, but his fur is still as soft as ever.

And here's the other furball (the actual face of our blog) hiding his face.  I'd say his fur isn't quite as soft as Squiggles' from the look of it in this latest photo of him.

 

Something else that is soft is snow (thanks for the idea, Valerie).  This was when we had over 22 inches of snow one year. 

We don't normally get that much snow, so that brought out the dyer in me.  Of course, I don't use chemicals or harsh soaps, so my dyed fabric is for art quilts only that will never go through a washing machine.

Dye inks and food coloring are used to dye my fabric that is now hidden in, around, and throughout the soft snow.

Love the fabric you can see below the snow that reminded me of sno cones.

Please join Bleubeard, Squiggles, and me at Rain's Thursday Art Date with your own interpretation of Soft.

 

I can't believe I forgot to link to AEDM yesterday.  I'm not sure if it's because of the Covid booster or what, but my brain was mush when I got home.  Other than that, I was fine, but mushy.  I promise not to forget today, which is Day 12 where I joined two link up blogs.

It's Friday so I'm also joining Friday Smiles which is hosted by Annie (at A Stitch in Time).   Let's visit her and the other wonderful ladies who also share their smiles each Friday.

We're returning to the Wichita-Sedgwick County Museum today.  I think even visitors who don't like museums will enjoy this post.

We're starting off with ephemera from over 150 years ago up to the 1970s.  At the top are enlarged reprints of a postage stamp and ticket,

while at the bottom are two license plates, men's bolo ties, and a record, among others that have to do with either Kansas or Wichita.

Here is the legend.

Looks like we should be celebrating the 160th anniversary of Kansas Statehood this year.

Still not convinced this is a post you would enjoy?

Let's move to this case, then.

These are actually postcards, but could double as great all occasion cards today.  If you are a card maker, you have to love these vintage postcards.

Of course there was the occasional postcard that is similar to ones we might send today.  Sorry I didn't get a close-up of the legend.

I think you will like how they describe postcards.  For those of you who text a lot, or have members who do, you should get a smile out of this.  You should be able to read this sign, so I'll let you do so.

I was glad to see the Wichita and student connection to this exhibit.  And although the images are very dark,

these are the postcards referred to in the legend (shown above).

I hope the postcard display put a smile on your face.  There will be no funnies or puns today because I felt this post was long enough as it was.

Now let's join Annie (at A Stitch in Time) and the lovely ladies who join her for Friday Smiles.  Thanks again for visiting and spending a bit of time with Bleubeard and me this Friday.  We would love to have you join us at AEDM and Rain's TAD, too.