This week's Tea Party is for Erling who recently lost his wife, Dorothy, to cancer; and, Dorothy is our muse. She was a retired French teacher who loved to travel, cruise, read, cross-stitch and make cards.
So, I know that "cruise" for Erling and Dorothy means on a big beautiful steamship; but, the term reminded me of my youth and I thought I might take Erling on a trip down memory lane with me. In the 50's and 60's, to "cruise" meant to hop in the coolest car around and drive the main drag or your favorite drive-in. I grew up in Los Angeles so there were many "main drags" but we mainly cruised Sunset Strip or the local Bob's Big Boy. So funny how we entertained ourselves before we had video games.
As a nod to Dorothy's career as a French teacher, I used the French national colors of red, white and blue. And, or course, any "hot" hotrod was painted hot red.
I hope our cards bring fond and happy memories to Erling of his time with his beloved wife. And, I hope you take time to make some memories with your loved ones this week too. TFL.
EDIT: Oops I forgot to add: The car stamp was a bit smaller than I wanted so I stamped it and then scanned it into my computer where I could enlarge the image. The sentiment is computer generated using Machine Script font,
And yes, Vickydee, now that song is stuck in my head. Luckily it's a song I really like. LOL.
Date: Wednesday, August 11, 2021 GMT Views: 766
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Thu, Aug 12, 2021 @ 10:38 AM
Adorable and sure to bring a smile to Erling! Your tire track background is perfection and is completely reminiscent of the tell-tale signs of a good burnout I've witnessed on several occasions of my life!
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Thu, Aug 12, 2021 @ 10:46 AM
Debbie, this is fantastic. Love the treads, colors and sentiment. Great design! I am sure he will love this! My first cruising experience was when I visited Santa Cruz with friends at seventeen. Those truly were the days. Better than any video game imho.
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Sat, Aug 14, 2021 @ 6:35 AM
fabulous masculine card!
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