Melissa’s Cozy Teacup

Tech Hubby and I cannot use our condo week in Cabo this year. You’ve seen pictures of it in sky watch Friday. You too, can wake up to beautiful sunrises from your private balcony. $800.00 gets you one week in a studio condo within walking distance of,the Office, a well known restaurant on the beach. The studio sleeps a total of 4 people, 2 in the bed and two in the pull out couch/bed. This is not an all inclusive resort. It is within walking distance of the marina and down town Cabo San Lucas, MX. Please let me know no late than Oct 10th. We can work out the details. This is a floating week, we usually go the first week in December. Here are some pictures to motivate you.

I love Pink Saturday, and today, I have something special for you. Tell your friends! Please click the above button to visit Beverly, our hostess of Pink Saturday.

Accept My best Wishes- Ooo, whose best wishes? What could be inside this lovely, embossed and tiny (roughly 3.5″x1.5″) envelope?

Why, it’s a calling card. A man’s calling card? But, but,t he envelope, it’s so pink and pretty and girly.

I’m sure Mr. Carter, Jr. was quite manly. I also think that knowing his calling card would possibly find its way into the hands of a lady, and since flowers were all the rage during the Victorian era, I’m sure his calling card is in the grand fashion of the day.

Since calling cards often depicted the trade of the man, I would imagine that perhaps Mr. Carter was perhaps showing off the latest in calling card fashion. Maybe, if this is him. 1. Daniel C¹ Carter married Charlsanna Harriett Perkins. He was buried at Maplewood Cemetery, Pulaski, Giles County, Tennessee. He was born in 1819 at South Carolina.

He was a merchant in 1860 at Pulaski, Giles County, Tennessee.

I googled the name on the card. The time period is about right for a man carrying such a calling card, especially if he is a merchant, showing off his wares. I know there must have been more than one, Daniel C. Carter, Jr. but I like to think they, the card and this man, are some how connected. I hope you have a wonderful Pink Saturday!

By the way, here is a LINK to a wonderful article on calling card etiquette.

Click to Request a free teacup card from Kimberly Shaw or freeitem@kimberlyshawstore.com and we will send it absolutely free with an envelope!

You meet the nicest people in blog land. I started my blog in August of last year, this is my 500th post! Aside from the fact I like to write a lot and I have much to say, my blog has been a wonderful gift to myself. I have made friendships, been blessed and my blog has blessed others which is, perhaps, the greatest achievement one can hope for, to impact the lives of others in a positive way. I have been, ‘lucky’ with the quality of persons who visit my blog. Wonderful people with kind hearts and generous natures. One such person, is Kimberly Shaw, of Kimberly Shaw graphics. Yes, she’s the lady that makes those great tea cards we all love so much.
She has generously allowed me to offer a free card in celebration of my 500th blog post. If you would like a FREE card, yes, she even pays for the cost to mail it to you, then head on over to her site and ask for one. Make sure you mention that you saw this offer on my blog, Melissa’s Cozy Teacup. We are all curious to see how many people take Kimberly up on her offer of a free card.
Thank you for stopping by! Happy sipping!

UPDATE! I am so excited about how many of you are ‘going for’ the free card. Kimberly was excited to offer it as a blessing to you, and to me by allowing me to offer something to you on my momentous occasion.

So please, go and get your free card! Thanks!