This Blog Inspires A Car Licence!

This may be my proudest blog entry!
I have inspired someone to get a Napoleonic licence plate! I have no idea why I don't have one now. This is my note from Bob in Texas:

Hi Carmi!
I just got my new license plates for my new Smart Car; I was so inspired by your article on Vizir, the Emperor's horse, that I named my car after him! I'm sure he would approve of my choice in cars, it's efficient and does it's job well. Even my keyring is named after him!

How I am going to top this I do not know! Well done Bob!
Here is a link to the original blog post.

Happy Birthday Napoleon!

If he popped by for coffee today I would be serving this great cake!

Here is a slice for you!
To all my blogging friends enjoy today and be sure to make a little toast to our Emperor!

One Day Until It's Napoleon Day!

My new funny fridge magnet!
Would you like one?
In honour of Napoleon's birthday Sunday I will mail a magnet to anyone who emails me until midnight August 15th!
Just send me your name and address via my email: carmimail@aol.com!

A Blog Post With Corrections and Updates

Oh boy. Big mistake. This is not a modern depiction of Napoleon and Josephine as I thought when I posted it a year ago! I have a new blog reader who nicely corrected me via email: Mabel wrote that they are actually Lady Hamilton and Lord Nelson. He's wearing his famous hat! Darn. Does anyone want this print now? I thought it was strange that there were cats and not dogs.....

Two years ago I was wondering who the lady was in this painting of Napoleon on Saint Helena.
Mabel knows! "You said you wanted to know who the lady was in that beautiful green painting of Santa Helena. Her name was Fanny Dillon, the devoted wife of general Bertrand, a very close friend of Napoleon."

This blog provides me with answers all the time.
Ask and someone will answer! Thank you!

Remember.
Get your cake orders in!
Napoleon's Birthday is this weekend! I am definitely having a cake and will post my picture here. If you send me your pictures I will post your celebrations too!

1949 Napoleon

Major major find this weekend at the big outdoor antique market.
A huge stack of "Men Only" magazines. A word of caution though. Don't look them up in google unless you have a good filter on your computer. Men Only started out as a nice men's magazine with a few humorous nudie cartoons.....but it became a porn magazine franchise in the 70's.....yikes.
But let's look at my 1949 Napoleon!
A bit of a stereo-type I know...but the illustration work is fantastic! The other covers in the collection are also excellent...but they were of other known men like Henry the 8th, and we don't discuss "others" here. I was a little anxious that Waterloo might pop up in the stack since this was a British magazine.....

I have cleaned up the illustration. Lightened and brightened it! I am going to place him on a button next! Stay tuned!