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

plus these little balls extending on wire from her arms and base

beautifully detailed and decorated here in a manner that seems a hybrid of traditional and contemporary

with the most amazing color for the flames and smoke surrounding our rescuee

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