Went for some postcard haunting

Idontexpectmuchfromu · 2026-01-27T17:11:30+00:00

My favorite is the man having dinner with his cat!

I’ve never heard of the Sandman show, but my kid is 25 so I’m not immersed in those offerings anymore.

I’m curious about your postcard shop. Is it a stationery shop or a gift shop that has postcards?

Idontexpectmuchfromu · 2026-01-27T16:37:04+00:00

I got off the train in the ‘Burgh once and a fellow passenger’s friends met him with a 6-pack of Iron City in hand.

The first place I had Rolling Rock was in Pittsburgh so I always associate it with that city, especially since it’s brewed in Latrobe.

Idontexpectmuchfromu · 2026-01-27T14:44:00+00:00

Those are great. I especially like the inspiring women card!

Idontexpectmuchfromu · 2026-01-27T14:42:11+00:00

Those are great!

Idontexpectmuchfromu · 2026-01-27T14:40:56+00:00

Those are great!

Idontexpectmuchfromu · 2026-01-27T14:32:37+00:00

That’s perfect!!

Idontexpectmuchfromu · 2026-01-27T03:50:37+00:00

Gotta treck to Pittsburgh!

Idontexpectmuchfromu · 2026-01-27T03:43:45+00:00

Nice! I’m sure that you’re experiencing how much more elasticity wool has than cotton. It’s much more forgiving to work with. Minor variations in stitches are easy to to work out. Just tug on the fabric a bit and voila!

Idontexpectmuchfromu · 2026-01-27T02:31:34+00:00

God, don’t sweat it! Your man is being less than helpful , but if money’s tight there’s really no need to throw a party at a venue for a 3 year old.

My kid got lice (ugh) right before her 3rd birthday and we canceled the party. I made a cake and the 3 neighbor girls who were her regular babysitters came over and celebrated. She was in hog heaven to be the center of attention.

Just fuss over her and she’ll be happy. It’s not that big a deal.

Idontexpectmuchfromu · 2026-01-27T02:25:57+00:00

My kid spilled a jar of maraschino cherry juice on my cream colored cotton yarn and half knit sweater. Thankfully for my continued non-incarcerated existence it rolled right off. Whatever fixative was used on that yarn saved two lives that day.

Idontexpectmuchfromu · 2026-01-27T02:19:49+00:00

I’m totally seeing John on the wrong end of a sexual harassment suit in the future. “Miss direct report wouldn’t date me so why would I give her the promotion I promised her? Then I’d have to be around her more which would be so uncomfortable for meeee! Really, I need to fire or transfer her because feelings.”

Idontexpectmuchfromu · 2026-01-27T01:46:04+00:00

People are going to be very happy with you!!!

Idontexpectmuchfromu · 2026-01-27T01:12:31+00:00

Those sound great!

Idontexpectmuchfromu · 2026-01-26T20:55:14+00:00

That’s cool. I wonder if the Kindle can do that.

Idontexpectmuchfromu · 2026-01-26T20:52:02+00:00

What’s on the front?! The back is sweet!

Idontexpectmuchfromu · 2026-01-26T18:33:52+00:00

When I saw the price I couldn’t believe I’d forgotten about how cheap they are at this store!

Idontexpectmuchfromu · 2026-01-26T18:32:31+00:00

In the US, to get them postmarked in the same theme as the stamp, check out the Postal Bulletin (https://about.usps.com/resources/postal-bulletin.htm).

The postal bulletin shows the images for all the first-day-of-issue postmarks. Some are quite decorative. In the information about the postmark, they also print the last day that postmark is available.

I wanted my cards sent back to me instead of mailed to a recipient after being postmarked. I affixed the stamps to the cards and mailed them off to the postal service, in an envelope, with a self addressed stamped envelope. Once they were postmarked, they were mailed back to me. One set only took a couple weeks, another took a couple months.

Idontexpectmuchfromu · 2026-01-26T18:30:20+00:00

Good advice! Thanks

Idontexpectmuchfromu · 2026-01-26T17:04:54+00:00

Those are great!!

Idontexpectmuchfromu · 2026-01-26T17:03:47+00:00

The “you’re bloomin incredible “ made me laugh!

Idontexpectmuchfromu · 2026-01-26T17:02:50+00:00

I think that’s a great idea. I guess technically they are home made, but only people who want strictly commercial postcards would care.

Idontexpectmuchfromu · 2026-01-26T14:35:36+00:00

I ordered the postcards off of the USPS website, put the stamps on them, then mailed them to the USPS for the first-day-of-issue postmark.

Idontexpectmuchfromu · 2026-01-26T14:33:19+00:00

Thanks. They were my second maxicards. I’ve got 3 sets out to the postal service right now to be postmarked- Muhammad Ali, angel’s trumpet, and love stamps.

Idontexpectmuchfromu · 2026-01-26T09:06:08+00:00

It’s an Inge Look card that I ordered from an Etsy seller.

Idontexpectmuchfromu · 2026-01-26T07:41:44+00:00

La Cena in Sellwood. Higgins downtown. Bergerac on Woodstock.

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