Dear Abby - Vintage Dachshund Valentines

Dear Friends,

Next week is one of my favorite holidays, Valentine's Day!  I wanted to take the opportunity to wish you a happy Valentine's Day and to share a few vintage dachshund Valentines with you.

These are all older cards from the 1950's - 1960's like children exchanged in school.

This little dachshund wags her tail and mentions "a long long time."   (Lots of dachshund cards make a play on the word "long.")

 This is an elegant dachshund with a garland of red hearts:

 This cute dachshund is a dandy.  He is wearing a hat and coat!

This little girl dachshund looks so sweet in her coat and hat.  She is even carrying a pink rose!

This festive dachshund wears a hat with streamers:

"Valentine, you're really swell!"   

 "I'm longing for you, Valentine."

 "I've liked you a long time Valentine!"

"For you on Valentine's Day."  A little girl and her two dachshunds look at a note that is arriving through a letter slot in the door.

This little red dachshund is from a child to their teacher.

 "You're a dog-gone swell Valentine."

I hope you enjoyed this vintage Valentines, and hope you have a wonderful holiday!  I'll be back next week with some more dogs in movies.

Love,

Abby xoxoxo

Dear Abby - Vintage Dachshund Valentines

Dear Friends,

Happy Friday!  I hear that it is going to be Valentine's Day, the day of love, in a few days.  (This is, of course, one of my favorite holidays since I am all about love!)

I thought you might enjoy a few vintage Dachshund Valentines today.  These are all old fashioned cards that children exchanged on Valentine's Day.

A little girl paints a special card while her Dachshund helps by holding a brush:

"Dog-gone it!  I sure would like to be-long to you!  Be My Valentine!"

A Dachshund shares a Valentine with a great big dog friend:  "Over you I'm simply dippy - ask me and I'll answer YIPPY!"

This Dachshund wears a red sweater and hat - and carries a heart.  "I long to see you.  Dog-gone it!"

This little Dachshund went to school with a little girl.  "For My Teacher - I Like You."

This Dachshund is surrounded by hearts.  "I LONG for you to be mine!"

"Doggone right - you're my Valentine!"   Now this is a very TALL Dachshund.

I hope you enjoyed seeing these vintage Valentines!  I also hope you have a wonderful Valentine's Day!  

I'll be back next week with some special pet memories!

Love,

Abby xoxoxo

Dear Abby - Valentine Covers of Calling All Girls Magazine

Dear Friends,

It's almost Valentine's Day - a day of love.  Sigh!  I celebrate love every day.  I honestly can say I love everyone I meet.

I have some cute pictures to share with you today.  They are Valentine covers from Calling All Girls magazine.  This magazine was popular in the 1950's and 1960's, and the illustrations often featured a dachshund on the front cover.  How neat is that?!

This cover, from February 1960, shows a girl decorating a heart-shaped cake with the help of her dachshund.  (I bet the doxie will get a piece of cake!)

The dachshund on the cover of this February 1961 magazine is taking a break from helping with a Valentine project.  From the expression on the girl's face, I wonder if the dachshund may have helped a little too much.

At a Valentine's Day party, a girl is playing pin the tail on the dachshund.  Of course, her loyal doxie is helping.  This illustration is from February 1962.

This February 1963 Calling All Girls cover is all about perfume ... and since dachshunds are scent hounds, I bet the doxie will find a way to help.  

Wishing you a happy Valentine's Day!  I hope you enjoyed these vintage illustrations.

As always, I love to read your comments, as well as questions for future Dear Abby posts.

Love and xoxoxo,

Abby 

Did You Know Tuesday - Conversation Hearts Candy

Do you remember conversation hearts candy?  I always loved this as a little girl.  I can still remember the sweet, slightly chalky taste, and the pretty pastel colors.  Each of these candy hearts has a short message, like "Be Mine" or "Kiss Me."

This candy was invented in 1847 by Oliver R. Chase.  These candy lozenges were originally unmarked.   Oliver Chase's brother, Daniel, began putting sayings on the candy hearts in 1866.  

Sweethearts, the most popular conversation hearts, are made by Necco (New England Confectionery Company).   More than 8 billion candy hearts are made by this company yearly.

In 2010, Sweethearts were modernized with mottos like "email me" and "tweet me."   They also went all natural.  However, the all natural candy didn't taste the same, and the company announced in 2011 that they were going back to the original recipe.

Sweethearts now come in many varieties, including Dazzled, En Espanol, Sugar Free, and Chocolate. 

Unfortunately, this candy isn't vegetarian (it contains gelatin), so I haven't had it in many years!   If anyone knows of another brand that is in fact vegetarian, I would love to hear from you.

Do you remember these cute conversation hearts from childhood?   What were your favorite sayings?