Bad angels, at it again!

Once again, cute little cherubs committing dastardly deeds. I only have two of these cards, but perhaps there was a whole series.  In this one they're ironing the heart; in the previous one they had a vise or a drill. Perhaps other ones featured saws, hammers, and mallets. Bad cherubs, and yet they look so pleased with themselves.

Happy Birthday, Abraham Lincoln and Impersonators

Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky on this day 201 years ago.  Now, 145 years after Lincoln's death, there are over 300 people in the United States who earn a living as Lincoln impersonators. Really! I hope this also means that they will all be eating birthday cake, because I love the idea of 300 Lincolns blowing out candles today.

If you want to know more about Lincoln and his impersonators (and you know you do!), you can learn all about them in an upcoming documentary entitled Life as Lincoln. The documentary looks at three of the impersonators or presenters, as they prefer to be called, and explores their efforts to introduce people to the principles that Lincoln cherished. All silliness about birthday cakes aside, this is likely to be a very interesting documentary and a reminder of what Lincoln means to all of  us. The documentary premieres today in Chicago.

Ouch, my heart!

Those little angels look so sweet, but then they turn around and do something like this.

If you enjoy valentines, you should take a look at Tracy's Toys. She has some of the most unusual valentines I've ever seen, including one with a Necco-wafer head and one with a bone-button face, reminiscent of a character from A Nightmare Before Christmas.