Sara writes:
Seems like…

…MIXED messaging!

Also that Pocatello was hot, but that it was fun to see family.
Ariel sent this very cute French bistro postcard for the third episode.
Ariel is sorry to say that Luke Kirby (excellent as Lenny Bruce in the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) annoys her as the character Jack. I am in agreement. She points out this was clearly a Daniel (Palladino directed) episode (she’s not a fan, usually) but it managed to hold her attention. I was not pleased by the worst qualities of Daniel on display in this round.
We did get to see two Gilmore Girls alum: Kelly Bishop and Headmaster Charleston.
This must have arrived on 7/3; there is no mail delivery on 7/4.
Sara writes from the Harris wedding weekend, specifically from the Flying M. The barista apparently was dressed in a full Lord Byron–style cravat and vest. Very fun!
Ariel and I are watching Amy Sherman-Paladino’s new show about ballet, Étoile and then exchanging postcards. Her first one arrived today.
I wasn’t bowled over by the first episode, but I will happily sit through anything with Luke Kirby in it. I also enjoyed the dancing.
Ariel was not at all thrilled, calling it verbose, but not at all brilliant so far. She also was annoyed at the missing L apostrophe that should be before Étoile. It’s never a good sign when the postcard ends with “ugh!”
I guess we know that Prague’s postal service is more efficient than Vienna’s as this was posted 5 days earlier than the Prague postcards, but arrived a day later.
Sara says that they saw not only “the Kiss” but also a lot of Klimt’s other work on the first of their two days in Vienna. The second day, she and Shawn planned to explore on their own.