Beautiful 1847 Friends School Penmanship Notebook with Excellent Words lists but this weekend in Maine

but this weekend in Maine I stumbled across a small bowl

so how wonderful to find this set of antique Chinese domino cards

is holding together well

and each special in its own way

though I could not find a reference to the Jan Ford cottages noted at upper right

Beautiful 1847 Friends School Penmanship Notebook with Excellent Words lists but this weekend in MaineAnother beautiful antique penmanship notebook, because I just can't resist these, and each is its own special thing, this one kept by a Isaac Steere at the Friends School, Providence, RI, 1847. Written with a clear, confident hand in strong black ink all the way through, and with an excellent selection of words, two to four per page, and some great combinations among them. (I'm especially partial to Quadruped Rendezvous, but Matrimony Navigation is