Green Corduroy and Pink Carnations

If you give away something and no one is there to take it, is it still free?:) I kinda feel like I'm clapping with one hand in a woods with trees falling around me filled with silence! I guess everyone is on vacation, enjoying summer. I can't blame 'em. IF I had a choice between vacation and packing up to move, I'd be on vacation, too. NO, wait. I don't wanna choose. I refuse to choose. I want BOTH:) If I manage that, I'll let you know.hehehe

I'm actually surprising myself at how happy I am about my upcoming move. Yes, it's in the works. Will be signing the lease on Thursday. Of course, last year at this time, we signed the lease, put up a substantial deposit, met with the landlord twice and then ... topsy turvy, a new BIG job came up seemingly out of nowhere here in our stretch of the Columbia Gorge and The Hubby's boss said, "OH, uh...":) He reimbursed us for the deposit we forfeited and it was a job The Hubby couldn't turn down. Who can refuse working for "god"?! That's what I call Google:) Google is everywhere and knows everything, right? But anyone who works on their properties signs a form, swearing to not mention them by name (a rather ironic privacy issue, don't you think?) So I dubbed them "god." Now that the job is finished -- besides I never signed any waiver -- I'm saying it: The Hubby helped build a Google site this past year. Now, it's back to the Big City -- sorta.

We're going to move across the river from Portland and become Washingtonians. Vancouver, Washington, is small compared to Portland but big enough to afford opportunities I didn't have here. (drum roll, please) In fact, I've already registered for my first continuing education class at Clark College: a writing class! 

After we've signed the lease and have the key in hand, I'll post pics of our new place..... Until then, enjoy this week's freebie. This postcard has such a warm antique look to it. I think it is a real photo but when you examine it super up-close, it has the "dots" you see in a print. So I'm kinda confused. I just know that it has such a wonderful 'old fashioned' quality to it -- and the green corduroy dress adds to that vintage look. The brown haired girl is such a cutie. I like it all around and I hope you do, too. It's written on on the back (barely visible and hardly legible), but no date. My guess is pre-1914.

Now, since I've began giving away two free scans to a commenter each week, I wondered what I would do if I had a repeat winner? Would I limit a person to winning no more than once a month, just hit the random number generator button again or what? Especially this time with only 9 comments from the previous week, I figured for sure that the lucky commenter would be someone who had already previously won. But I was wrong! I'm happy to say that this week's winner is Jackie!! Her first-ever comment on my blog was the last comment and the winning comment.
How lucky is that?:)
Jackie, your Google ID doesn't link to an email addy, so I don't have any way to contact you. I hope you are reading this and will email me at frenchkissedpostcards (at) gmail dot com, so I can send you your two free scans. Your choice, any two $3.99 or under, from either my Etsy shop or my Zibbet shop . Simply email me the titles/links to your two selections and I'll zip 'em to you!
And Ann, you still have your two free ones to claim from last week:)!


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