I'm going out on a limb today with these two challenges. A bit philosophical, I guess you could say. Warning: I become philosophical when I'm trying to make a creation fit a challenge.
This is for Jen's VSN-sports and Shirley's F4A-building. We are not a sports-minded family, I don't have any sports stamps. Yes, we watch the Packers but about the only sports my immediate family ever did was running cross country and track. I was in school before girls were 'allowed' to participate in sports, except for intramural and synchronized swimming. But many in my family are passionate about fishing.
I found this ephemera card in my stash, an advertisement for 'Dalley's Magical Pain Extractor-the Great Family Ointment.' Cute little kids fishing with bobbers and cane poles. There even is a building in the artwork for the F4A, although I'm not sure what kind of building. I buy fishing stamps because of my brothers and brother in law and just got this stamp of a vintage reel, which stamped beautifully on this velvety embossed paper. Who knew?!
It's obvious why I named this card what I did-a Thoreau quote although I left out one word. It should read 'many MEN....' Women fish too and have probably been fishing for centuries. Sorry, Mr. Thoreau. Mr. Perrin is Charlie Perrin, the man who taught my Dad to fish and we still talk about him to this day. A quiet man, smoked a pipe, wore a cap with fishing lures hooked on and was our fishing guru. He also taught my brothers, along with our Dad. One of the goals of fishing is to 'build' your collection of lures, rods and reels and my family has mastered that quite well. Vintage for the most part; at our last family Zoom, my brother in law did a 'show and tell' of his latest vintage rod. Oooohing and ahhhing! My brother and my brother in law have little in common but once they discovered they both loved fishing, that has been their connection.
Ok here is the philosophical part: fishing is also about building a relationship with nature and with other fisher folk. Whole books have been written about fishing that had nothing to do with the equipment or how the fish would be cooked, it's always been about the relationships, the fish stories (the one that got away). Yes it can be solitary, which also appeals to my family of introverts. It is an 'ointment' for the soul. We only do catch and release and are always as careful as possible with removing hooks.
I'm also uploading a photo of the back of the ointment advertising card. It is very funny and typical of that time. Check out my gallery if interested.
I used to do a fair amount of cane pole fishing and even learned to cast, although I was notorious for creating a 'rat's nest' of the line and had to endure my Dad's wrath for that. Or I got sand in the reel...heavens, that was pure terror. The strip of cork ribbon is my contribution to my fishing life.
Date: Friday, March 26, 2021 GMT Views: 584
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Registered: August 21, 2007 Location: Wayland MA Posts: 105268
Fri, Mar 26, 2021 @ 9:19 AM
Oh wow, I love this......from the building to the kids to the saying. Such a true saying........I used to love to go fishing with my grandfather. He was very silent and still, with sparkling eyes. It was an opportunity to be alone with him....I loved him so.
------------------------------ Anne HarmonFS154, QFTD58, PROUD FAN CLUB MEMBER (photo of our Great Granddaughter Elise, just 6 months old) and me, even older.
Registered: October 13, 2006 Location: North Attleboro, MA Posts: 7431
Tue, Mar 30, 2021 @ 4:55 AM
This is a great card, and your vintage reel stamp is awesome. I loved reading your story here. DH is a master captain and has a guide business. I get the friendship and solitary. I wonder if he would be friends with his friends if they didn't have fishing in common.
Registered: January 20, 2016 Location: Freetown, Massachusetts Posts: 31442
Sat, Apr 03, 2021 @ 1:17 PM
Fishing! My favorite sport! And one I've done several times at the park! In late September the "snappers" (baby bluefish) run and they are FUN to catch. Love your card, Jean!