Nature Friday host LLB Gang
RETIRED ATTORNEY ERNIE IS SHARING THE NATURE FROM
HIS BACK YARD TODAY. HE AND MOM LANA HAVE SWEET BUNNY IN THEIR BACK YARD WHO LOVES CARROTS and APPLE cores
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Flashback with Angel Madi sharing a story about her Dad aka Bryan who is an artist
When Mom was 19 (~1968 aka Stone age), she worked part time in a fancy clothing store. The wooden purses were very popular. She and my Dad had just started dating. Often she mentioned to him how much she admired the purses. Well Dad started to secretly investigate the wooden purses because he wanted my Mom to have one. After careful consideration, Dad concluded that he could make one for her. He worked on it for a very long time. Finally the time came to give it to my Mom. As I've mentioned, many times Mom is a squealer and I'm pretty sure she S Q U E A L E D long and loud when she saw this beautiful wooden purse made with love and care just for her. Dad bought the unfinished purses at a hobby/art shop. He hand drew each of the butterflies on the purse, painted them in their authentic colors,
painted the edges of the purse,note the itty bitty tiny orange line in between the yellow and brown. The brown semi-circles were made by tracing 1/2 of a penny
After all the painting was complete he put several coats of lacquer on the purse to perserve the drawings and the paint. Here it is 42 years later and the purse looks nearly perfect.
Mom said she was so afraid she would dent it she only used it on Sunday. It has been stored with tender love and care over the years.
If you enlarge the pictures, you might see that each butterfly has tiny jewels on its wings that sparkle. The name of each butterfly is also either above or below the drawing.
aww how bunnyful... and we love this purses... they are a super summer memory
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ReplyDeletethank you Ernie and mum for the fun bunny shot! And the little 'purse' is pure delight! YAM xx
That is one lucky bunny and he has his own water bowl! The wooden purse is just beautiful and holds so many memories and I'm guessing that you didn't carry it or it would not be in such great shape. I had wooden purses too and the only one that survived was my mom's. It's black and she decopauged Williamsburg stuff on it as it was her favorite place on earth.
ReplyDeleteThat's quite a feast for that bunny.
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing gift that wooden purse is. I don't recall ever seeing them. That one is a real treasure.
Bryan is a true artist. What a magnificent purse made all those years ago and you made sure to never let anything happen to it. It is so life-like. That's a treasure that you can pass down to someone else in the family far far into the future. Love the rabbit, we always put apple peel out in the evenings, and it depends on who gets to it first. Deer or squirrel or rabbit.
ReplyDeleteThat is a guy who is in love and is very talented! Wow! What a precious purse and it is way too nice to use.
ReplyDeleteWOW! Beautiful. I have a collection of them. Dad is a keeper.
ReplyDeleteThat bunny is so cute! I saw several young ones on my "emw" today!
ReplyDeleteOh, Bryan is talented! What a lovely, amazing thing to have done for you. No wonder you kept him. 🙃
What a most beautiful purse, C...that Bryan definitely is a keeper!!
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Beth
(Rosy and Sunny say BUNNY!!!!!)
That's so sweet of Ernie and his mom to feed the bunny. What a great flash back showing that one of a kind purse.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely purse created by a very sweet man❣️ I’d love to hang out with the bunny! Hoppy Friday! 🐇🐇🐇
ReplyDeleteLulu: "We have got a lot of bunnies around here too. They mostly nibble on the grass, but they like apples and berries and stuff too. They completely ignored the bok choy our Dada put out for them once though. He should've given it all to me and Bean, we love crunchy vegetables."
ReplyDeleteChaplin: "Nice to hear from retired attorney Ernie! Dennis always spoke very highly of his legal services!"
Wow! ~ that is one awesome purse your sweetie made `~ sweet photo of the bunny too ~ Hugs ^_^
ReplyDeleteHugs to you Cecilia and Angel Madi ~ xo
That is such a cute bunny and that wooden purse is totally amazing!!!
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OH MY! I am blown away! That is THE single most beautiful purse ever made and it was made just for you with so much love, and the care and talent are remarkable! I am so glad you shared both the story and the pictures of this lovely piece of art. Bryan, I am truly in awe. That as a perfect rendering of the Butterflies. XXOO to you both and Angel Madi.
ReplyDeleteAngel Madi, this is the sweetest thing. The purse is beautiful and I am sure the thoughts and memories about it in this post are so close to your Mom's heart.
ReplyDeleteA nice Nature Friday from Ernie! That is a lucky bunny.
Cute bunny. I love this story about the purse. Your hubby is definitely a keeper. XO
ReplyDeleteOh wow, this is absolutely gorgeous. Bryan is super talented. Thanks for sharing this with us. The bunny is also a cutie pie. XOCK, angels Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Fiona, Astrid & Sawyer, Lisbeth, Calista Jo, Cooper Murphy, Kizmet, Audrey, Raleigh, Gibbs & Tali
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ReplyDeleteThe rabbit must love your place.
ReplyDeleteAngel Madi, thank you for featuring yourself and the beautiful purse, and for linking up with Feline Friday.
the purse is beautiful, and I do remember the box purses well. I did not know he is a talented artist and now I am hoping you do not share my blog drawings because they are so juvenile
ReplyDeleteWhat a super, thoughtful husband mommy has. A beautiful purse in all ways. That's a pretty bunny picture too. Love to all of you my friends, hugs, Denise
ReplyDeleteI would like one rabbit, please, with apples and carrots on the side. *wags* Lucy
ReplyDeleteThere was a lot of love put into the making of that beautiful purse. You've got a special man, too!