Firstly I just want to say thanks to all of you who commented yesterday. It was really helpful and it was great to hear from all of you. {Did you know that when you comment there is a tiny box that you can check if you wish to be emailed any follow up comments?} For my part, I am going to make an effort to respond to your comments as often as I can and also I will remember to write comments on all of your wonderful blogs when I visit!
Ephemera
So I was scanning these yesterday for a collage I was making and I thought you might like them as much as I do. These are matchbox covers. They are very crudely printed which is one of the reasons I like them. Each one of them is like a strange little work of art. I have a lot of these - the ones printed in India are my favourites. You can still buy these very reasonably on Ebay - I picked these up on Portobello Rd in London.
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