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
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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: 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.
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.
SKS: Mani Semilla Finds Her Quetzal Voice
Sara sent this from Arcata having just returned from Newport. She also used a USA 32-cent stamp that she grabbed from Shawn’s grandmother’s house. That was a fun throwback that I didn’t take a picture of.
Sara said she got to hear the author speak, but not where she heard the author speak.
SKS: Innsbruck
Sara’s date on this postcard was September 29. I can’t read the date on the postmark, so I can’t tell if it maybe got lost in the mailbox for a time before winding its way to me more than two months later. What stories do you have to tell, postcard? Why was your journey so long?
Sara reports that visiting Innsbruck, they added a fourth to their tally of Winter Olympic cities. They had fun exploring.
At the time of writing, the official walk/hike that was the purpose of the trip hadn’t happened yet, but it was imminent. She thought it would be a 5K. I think it turned out to be more like a 7K.
I really enjoyed this stamp.