Near where my sister lives is Edward Gorey's house. We took our girls there when they were fairly young, and much to our horror there a macabre scavenger hunt throughtout the house - you had to find all the Gashly Crumb Tinies in their various states of demise...imagine our shock when our beautiful blond babies were saying "look, I found George smothered under a rug" or "there's Amy who fell down the stairs"... once my sister got into looking for all the tiny people who died tragically (my favorite was Zillah who drank too much gin) it lost it's horrific meaning and simply was fun, the way quirky Edward Gorey had intended it. After all, with a name like that, how could you not be a little gorey?
We LOVE Edward Gorey, if you haven't visited his house, get there as quickly as you can. This card is brilliant, adore it!!!!
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