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Rosemary with Lemons by Carolyn Lord, 2014

#art #watercolor #botanical #illustration #c

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Jardin benlliure - Jose Benlliure Gil

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Kokkei Shinbun, 1908

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Young Girls on the River Bank by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919)

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Elisabeth Modell (detail)

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Pomegranates, Majorca by John Singer Sargent, 1908

#art #vintage #1900s #1900s art #realism #c

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Image of two species of gentian. From Plantae per Galliam, Hispaniam et Italiam observatae by Barrelier (pub. 1714)

#botany #scientific illustration #natural history #illustration #art #1700s #vintage #c

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Northern night sky star chart. Virgo. Aug 23-Sep 23. 1881

#astronomy #astrology #star chart #virgo #vintage #scientific illustration #c

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So I work at a library and about a month ago I helped a little old woman who is legally blind figure out how to listen to our audiobooks on her tablet. We got to chatting and I mentioned that I always listen to audiobooks while I knit, which made her very excited and she told me all about the afghans she used to make when she could still see. She was so sweet and I was so glad to be able to help her figure out a way to still enjoy books without being able to read.

Yesterday I answered the phone at work and when I said my name the woman on the other line got so excited and said “Madeline?? You’re exactly who I wanted to talk to! This is Marie Brandon, you helped me about a month ago. How late are you working today?” It was her!! And about an hour later she and her husband showed up, and she was carrying a huge stack of old knitting patterns for me, and her husband brought in a few boxes full of yarn. They couldn’t stay long but I was so touched that she remembered me, and I struggled to not just flat out start crying when she handed me the patterns. When I looked through them later I realized it was her entire personal collection from over the years, including all her personal notes and drawings and even some photographs of her finished pieces. No one in my family knits, and to have someone pass on their legacy to me like that was incredibly moving.

This isn’t what I usually post here, but with life being especially dark lately I wanted to share a moment of happiness and a reminder that a bit of kindness goes a long way ♡

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Althæa, Geranium: Barrelier 1714 (x)

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Pomme Neige: Bivort 1857 (x)

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