Black Cat and Dissipating Moon in Pittsburg, 1905 Hand-painted Postcard wood timer Knowing the context

Knowing the context

where they would feel like insertions into lively conversation

And as it should be

with no cracks in the wood that I can see

at a time when thousands of Inuit sled dogs (qimmiit) were killed in a government initiative to pressure Inuit people to abandon traditional subsistence hunting and ways of life

Black Cat and Dissipating Moon in Pittsburg, 1905 Hand-painted Postcard wood timer Knowing the contextIt's been a bit since I've found a good old hand drawn hand painted postcard, but this week I found two, and really love them both. This black cat appears to have been painted just in advance of Halloween 1905, and in the ensuing century plus the black paint has alligatored just like on my favorite old folk art doorstops. It's the frowning crescent moon above and accompanying phrase, though, that perhaps speaks most to the humor and sensibilities of