Reading material for the plane. I’m glad I saved these issues that Sara sent me months ago.
My favorite grilled cheese and the reason I now love a layover in Seattle. Also, a fun spelling of my name.
My last view of this backyard.
In this picture, we’re up to 3 coats on the right, 2 on the left.
This is a big project for such a small amount of square inches that need painted.
Still, that orange is nicely vibrant.
All the coolest parties have clipboards, and ours is no exception. My brother grabbed me a stack of cardboard from the coffee shop where he works, and it was enough to make 20 clipboard cutouts. Once Matt and I visit SCRAP to get 20 binder clips, we will be in cheap clipboard business. At $1–2.00 per clipboard for real ones, this was a great use of my life. Plus, when the party is over we won’t have 20 clipboards to get rid of, we can just remove the binder clips and recycle the cardboard.
I learned this cheap clipboard method by watching all the signature gatherers. They came in handy for something after all.
Kelly held the kitty fort at the Orange Door, so we arranged for her to find out about the ceremony before the wedding announcement arrived in the mail. She left us this cute heart on our house calendar. And also lovely presents, but I found the heart particularly charming.
I’m in the habit of sending Sara a Happy Friday! message and a picture of the weekly cocktail This week: a martini.
But you can see from the message that my first plan was not a martini.
Sara sent along wedding congratulations in my favorite form of wordplay.
This was mailed in Portland, but it’s from Laurie who wrote the postcard in Tacoma on 8/19 to commemorate that we got married!
It was fun having Burt and Laurie as our witnesses!
Zoe writes from her Santa Fe trip that this staircase was constructed without nails by a carpenter who showed up in answer to a prayer, built the staircase, and disappeared without accepting payment.
She also told me that it was built as an afterthought because the male choirs used to climb up a ladder to get to the loft and the church had to change that when the ladies joined.
Good intel gleaned from your tour, Zoe!
Sara’s cat was in his final days and she stepped away to give him some time on his own. This was the last postcard she wrote before finding out the surprise wedding.
Our announcement arrived today. I sent one to myself. You can see our specially chosen stamp that has a secret code. (We think most people missed this detail. See if you can read the hidden message.)
And here’s the pretty St. Johns Bridge on the back of the envelope.
