Norman Jones' 1909 Penmanship Practice Notebook old saltillo There are some flea bites

There are some flea bites though on one post of the cage

So many sad hours I pass through that no one knows anything about

This spectacular Japanese hand-painted ceramic hanging planter

he opened a small studio in a garage

Norman Jones' 1909 Penmanship Practice Notebook old saltillo There are some flea bitesI've become pretty fascinated by these penmanship practice notebooks, not just because I love seeing the handwriting, but also for the choice of phrases, which speaks lot to the times they were done, and served as a way of imparting moral values and instilling good behavior. Here, I especially love the phrase "exercise with caution," which I'd think would say "exercise caution" but instead seems to be warning against injuring ones self (!), and also