When Young Emily began her pursuit and conquest of the hurdy-gurdy, Gabby began his own pursuit and acquisition of hurdy-gurdy postcards.   Predictable.  But the collection that he put together in one summer is impressive:

My friend took one look at the postcards and went for the oh-so-obvious modern link.  Or sort of modern:

Singing songs of love indeed.  But what about Gabby’s postcards?