Mail – Page 9 – Out & About

Postcard from Bend

Laurie reports that she and Burt went to Bend and stayed at McMenamins. Aside from hiking and soaking, they also spent a lot of time outside of this pub near a fire pit.

SKS: Hello!

This postcard was bent at some point in the mailing process. You can see the crease running through the H.

Sara was getting ready for a trip (for which there will be postcards, I’m sure) and comments that she enjoyed our phone conversation yesterday (aka 9/22)

SKS: Oz Quote

Let’s see if the internet will tell me who said this quote. My guess is Glinda the good witch.

Answer: the internet returned a result from the book (I was thinking movie, even though I’ve read the books) and identified the speaker as “the old woman” After skimming back several clicks—the site I was looking at only had about two paragraphs at at time per page—I see that she identifies as a good witch and the Witch of the North. No mention that her name is Glenda. I wonder if that’s a movie thing? How could I ever find the answer to THAT question????

(says the person who is 250+ days behind and has run through the research time alloted for this post clicking through the ad-heavy Wizard of Oz page)

Sara reports that she has submitted her file for early tenure! Also that on a Tuesday, the week has already felt like it was six months long.

SKS: Triple Greetings

Sara said that this postcard came from SFO. As you can probably see, the texture of the card is devine.

Postcard from Shoshone Falls

Friend Tara writes that she and L spent a night in Boise (which she calls “your old stomping grounds”) and are enjoying Shoshone Falls.

She said that they were currently watching shirtless BASE jumpers “prepare for a death-defying act off the cliff.”

No report of what happened after that, so presumably death was defied.

Postcard from Oakland

Zoe sent me this postcard from Oakland, where she and Nick have recently moved. It’s not far from their place in Berkeley, but has a nicer landlord (and, according to her, a backyard with very aggressive squirrels).

She also included her return address on the card, but the post office barcode obliterated everything but the city and the zip code. I had to text her for the rest.

Postcard from the Fruit Loop

Laurie bought this postcard at Smiley’s Red Barn in Hood River when she did the Fruit Loop. She said there were a lot of peaches.

SKS: Protest Postcard

Sara writes that she and Shawn visited the Humboldt County Fair for the first time since 2019, and had a good time, though it was a hard shift from the Minnesota State Fair. I can attest to that being true, as I’ve been to both the HCF and the MSF.

I note that the copyright on this postcard is from 2017. I wonder what the genesis of this card was…. 😉