Entries Categorized as 'postcards'

Idle Hands

August 28, 2010

Finished my first week back teaching after a far-t00-idle summer. Four classes and a fifth starts in October. I need to be busy again. Busy-ness makes me feel better. Having things to do, having places to be and responsibilities. I’d like to think it pushes me creatively, too. This summer was just a wash–too much [...]

You’ve Got (Late) Mail: Postcards

August 11, 2010

Remember the Writing Marathon I did back in May? We raised 17,000 dollars and I promised every person who sponsored me would get a handmade, original postcard. Well, I’ve been slow to get them out but they ARE going out. So if you’re someone who’s waiting for a postcard it’s on its way soon, I [...]

So

May 22, 2010

How does time slip away so fast? I was just saying to my buddy Eduardo yesterday that days and weeks and months just fly by now that I’m a grown up. I remember being in junior high or high school and feeling as if the days and weeks dragged on. Now I wish they would [...]

Room To Write

February 21, 2010

<–got this photo at an antique store just outside Johnson Vermont last month. On the back it says “Uncle Fred’s brother Alvin. Hazel’s father.” Today had one of the longest (and most productive) days of writing since I got back from Vermont. Also, kind of nice to go with the hubby and write. We went [...]

Stories on Postcards

February 18, 2010

Those who know me know that I LOVE postcards– well, vintage postcards anyway. And, making my own. (more samples on my Flickr page to the right–>) Sometimes my friends, like Peter and Jess, give me old postcards they find or old family postcards–especially Jess, whose family seems to have thousands of them. here’s one.  don’t [...]

Madness

February 16, 2010

Still making my way through John Cheever’s bio; I should have taken it to Vermont with me, but instead I took the Journals of John Cheever (which is almost the same thing). Great quote from Cheever, though (from pg. 375 of the bio): “Why, I wonder, should my admirers always be mad.” –does this make [...]

No Time to Stop and Smell the Cowboys and Flowers

June 11, 2009

Ted and I are in the process of moving from La Jolla to Azalea Park. When I say in the process I mean we are: Stressing Thinking about packing Stressing Worrying about having enough money to survive this summer Stressing Collecting Boxes for packing It’s a beautiful neighborhood and gorgeous house so here’s hoping it [...]

The Sun’ll Come Out, Tomorrow

April 28, 2009

It better, because I’m turning 40. And to commemorate the day I made these postcards.

Dirty Old Men

April 21, 2009

So, yes, I’m turning 40 in a week, but that doesn’t mean it’s time for the joke cards and gag gifts to start being delivered. I mean, Just for Men? Gray hair? Seriously? This was a joke, right? Right? I’m already imagining the crafty things I can do to these two cards: Guys: Gay hair’s [...]

Tick Tick: (Utah, by way of) Las Vegas

April 5, 2009

Heading to Utah tomorrow, but spent Sat. and Sunday in Las Vegas seeing the family. Today I went to the Atomic Testing Museum. Very strange. Very fascinating. In the museum there was a 13 minute movie about the Atomic Bomb and Testing in Nevada. They must have put speakers or something under the floor and [...]