Sara’s family took a trip to Glacier, where they ate lunch at this lodge.
She reports that her uncle and sister biked the Going-to-the-Sun Road, and that they family took a loop walk.
SKS: Glacier National Park
Tag: postcrossing
SKS: Idaho: The Sportsmen’s Paradise
As I type the postcard’s words into the title, I see that an apostrophe has gone missing from the card.
Sara calls out the same thing that was my first thought: only sportsMEN?
Sara has gone back to Coeur d’Alene because her father died, and so this Idaho postcard comes to me. She said that the weather was chilly enough to have a fire and for her sister to make potato leek soup, both nice things.
SKS Blood Bank Klamath River Reflections
Another fun postcard from the Northern California Blood Bank, complete with post office additional ink.
Sara reports that she is back home and happy to be there, though frustrated with the campus closing due to protests. Her graduating class was mostly made up of the group that had their senior year hijacked by Covid, so they were having flashbacks.
SKS: Spinoza
This postcard came with an authentic USPS smudge. It’s from Bibliophila: 100 Literary Postcards.
Sara reports that it’s been busy and, among other things, she and Shawn took in a matinee showing of a very fun, over-the-top Twelfth Night.
SKS: CdA and Liberty
Sara writes from Coeur d’Alene that the quote listed on the postcard is a bit more terrifying these days and she’s a little eh about it. Same.
She reports that she was headed toward a queer-owned coffee shop in Post Falls.
SKS from Arcata with Book Promo
Sara writes from the Sunday before spring break about her getting ready to spend the week in Coeur d’Alene.
SKS: Colorado Postcards
Sara sent these two postcards from the conference she attended. She said she had a good final session that was the perfect closing.
She reported that this postcard was offered at the resort in lieu of an image of the resort itself, which was funny.
I know from text messages that the resort used some selective photo taking in their marketing materials.
The Duchess of Devonshire
Zoe sent me this delightful postcard to make up for not sending me postcards from Texas and Mexico City, where she and Nick visited in December.
She said that they saw the pyramids of Teotihuacan both via hot air balloon and via the ground.
She also let me know that she and Nick decided to get engaged and thanked me for “modeling the long leadup (lol)”
I wondered if this particular duchess was one of the Mitford sisters. Indeed, that was Deborah.
MN Via Arcata CA
Sara said that Shawn got this postcard when he ordered something from Minnesota. I quite like its retro charm.
She reported that she will be back to school on `1/10, which meant she was back to school by the time the postcard arrived.
SKS: Girl Stars
Sara sent this pretty postcard, which the PO mauled a bit.
Books I’ve read in this list: The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate, Harriet the Spy, Pippi Longstocking, Alice In Wonderland, Roller Girl, Anne Frank Diary of a Young Girl, Anne of Green Gables, Beezus and Ramona, The Secret Garden, The Poet X, His Dark Materials, Little Women, Women in Science, Heidi, Matilda, and Island of the Blue Dolphins.
Sara said she got this as part of a set of postcards her mom sent her and that she was excited to send this one to me. Sara said she had read 11 of these books and guessed I had read more. Indeed, I’ve read 16. Aside from the ones I read when I was a kid, I can thank Librarian Book Group for a bunch of these.