SKS: Greetings from Klamath Falls + Cat

Sara sends this card from Oregon’s City of Sunshine, aka Klamath Falls.

She was taking a quick trip to Boise, and mentions that they seem to have taken the very scenic route a few times.

Also arriving was this cute cat, which Sara found at Eureka Books.

She wrote the card on July 4 and it was postmarked on July 7. Meanwhile, the Klamath Falls postcard was written on July 10, and made its way to Portland before getting a July 11 Portland, Oregon postmark.

I do miss things being postmarked from the small towns along the way.

Requiem: The Final Small Bowl

I don’t think a full set of these bowls came to me with Grandma Collins’s china, but perhaps there was. We’ve enjoyed using them. They are a nice size for a small snack or a piece of cut up fruit.

But today, we said goodbye to the last of the small bowls. We are a flat-dish and cereal-bowl-only household now.

Drafting the Mouse Headband

It being July and warm, I opted to not wear a mask for my mouse costume; instead, I found instructions for a cute headband on the internet. As we are creeping closer to the party, I thought it best to make a test run in paper that could then be used as the pattern.

It looks like it will be okay. Now, I just have to make it. Before the party. On July 18.

Library Demerit System?

I think we can correctly guess that this letter writer is a prompt returner of library items.

The Multnomah County Library hasn’t had fines for a few years now. (Given my loose grasp on the passage of time, it could be anywhere from three years to fifteen.)

While I did enjoy the low-key pressure to renew or return my books to avoid fines, I similarly enjoy that I get an email when a book I have checked out has a bunch of people waiting.

I bet you can guess that I would do well in this demerit system.

Heloise Is Like, So Old!

The Oregonian has gifted us with a Hints from Heloise column a few days per week (or maybe all days?) This Heloise is the daughter of the original. I know this because readers often say something like, “I have learned many tips from your mother and from you over the years.”

I don’t know how old the daughter Heloise is, but I’d guess ancient. It’s a very old-fashioned column. This one, in particular, tickled my funny bone on a few levels.

“It’s boring but very helpful” (!!!!) Sheesh John S., Way to sell the fun that is diagramming.

As you know, I’ve been learning to diagram sentences over the past year. I can say that it has no effect on how many times I say “like” in a sentence. You’ll note that Heloise didn’t even bother to address that odd little tip, she just went for the jugular of “like.”

I read your column in the Portland, Oregonian. (That’s how many people sign off.)