Delilah Jean White Rhinoceros – Greeting Card

An A6 (4.5ﾡﾱ x 6.25ﾡﾱ) greeting card with a blank interior. Envelope included.

From the back of the card😕

Under incandescent glow, softly lighting the course ahead, the small craft moved across the water. Giggles echoed against the cinder block walls in the otherwise empty cellar. Delilah Jean Northern White Rhinoceros paddled the familyﾡﾯs metal bath basin as her father sat at the bow, ready to collect an armful of coal from a pile on the other side of the room that barely peaked above water. The coal was used to heat the house (as were the times) and dumped there weekly by delivery truck. Her father, always able to anticipate the flooding, anchored the tub near the handrail at the bottom of the stairs. Delilah was always able to anticipate her fatherﾡﾯs anticipation, eagerly awaiting the call to ﾡﾮships ahoy!ﾡﾯ.

These days, so many years later, Delilah still canﾡﾯt help but think about her childhood and smile. It was filled with creativity, adventure, and joy. Even when – especially when – times were challenging, which was often in those days, solutions found always became a grand adventure. Delilah Jean loved those awful winter days that were cold and blustery outside but just warm enough to entirely flood the basement. She still loves a good olﾡﾯ tuck-in day, but now the bath is filled with bubbles in place of coal, and a tub full of cherished memories.

About:

Central & Gus

Purveyors of artistic greetings, Central & Gus create ﾡﾰdrawlings and dreamsﾡﾱ with whimsical, illustrated greeting cards that surely bring smiles to recipients’ faces. On the reverse side of the card is an original tale of each featured animal. The stories intertwine, creating a much-loved community of collectable characters. A percentage of sales goes to animal welfare organizations.

Pembroke Pines, FL

Dimensions:

A6 (4.5ﾡﾱ x 6.25ﾡﾱ)

Materials:

100% cotton paper

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