Enclosed porch, location unknown, ca. 1900 – ca. 1920s, by Bain News Service, via Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
Nice. . . chintz, wicker, books, and potted geraniums — and I love that swing. There are striped awnings outside over the windows.
. . . You’re bunkered in your
Aerie, I’m perched in mine. . .
We’re content, but fall short of the Divine.
Still, it’s embarrassing, this happiness—
Who’s satisfied simply with what’s good for us
When has the ordinary ever been news?— Rita Dove, from “Cozy Apologia“
Love the porch and the poem. I think you are right about the next pix being an advert. Can’t think why they’d have a container in view like that for any other reason.
I wish I could read the name of the dairy company (In “luncheon”) — maybe it’s still around. The man seems to be entering into the idea with enthusiasm; but his wife looks somewhat skeptical.
Oh, I want to curl up with a good book on that porch! Lovely.
I think it’s an upstairs porch too — because of the awning outside the windows and door (to another small porch?).