Mail on Monday...

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Fun mail came in this past week. The pushing the envelope challenge always gives me something to look forward to.
from the two Jeans!
Jean R. had lettered a quote from Mary Oliver, one of my favorite poets. Her copperplate was exquisite..and the love stamp worked perfectly. White lettering on the love stamp and white lettering on the blue envelope, very clever.  Jean W., who organizes, runs and masterminds the Pushing the Envelope exchange sent me a lovely envelope, lettered in white, and accented with colored pencils. I loved the owl stamps she used.

Basketball
Susan used my name to expand the basketball stamp to the edge of the envelope (right in time for the NBA draft). As a basketball/Celtics/Kevin Garnett, AB, IT Brad Stevens fan, this was perfect for me. Janet's envelope is underneath, love the gold accents on the blue lettering. Even more special was the card she enclosed of her painting, Boat on a Beach in Ireland.
Janet's watercolor
This could rank with my favorite mail yet,  So love it, I may need to frame it!!!
And finally my mail for the exchange is going out.
A dazzle of Zebras.
One of Fi's expressions that I have adopted to deal with those things that are beyond my control is...not my zebra, not my zoo, so that was my inspiration for the month's exchange. I paired it with the save vanishing species stamp of a tiger.  On the bottom of the address side, I've written "it's a jungle out there in homage to Randy Newman, and one of my favorite tv shows, Monk.   Sending you good wishes and a little bit of dazzle.  Hakuna Matata!
The envelope please.

Comments

  1. KarenJune 26, 2017 at 1:40 PM

    Your mail is fabulous--incoming and outgoing. The painting of the boat is beautiful. That particular Mary Oliver poem is my favorite.

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    1. nanskidrewskiJune 27, 2017 at 1:26 PM

      Thank you Karen. I was thrilled with the note card depicting the boat, such a pleasant surprise. I love Mary Oliver poems. It is hard to pick a favorite, but that one is right up there. Wishing you some happy mail!

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  2. Bleubeard and ElizabethJune 26, 2017 at 6:17 PM

    WOW, this is amazing. I simply adore the beautiful zebra mail you created, and the song is perfect. I was a BIG fan of Monk, too. "I could be wrong, but you know I'm not."

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    1. nanskidrewskiJune 27, 2017 at 1:27 PM

      Thank you so much Elizabeth. It was a great show, and just thinking of the song made me smile. Glad that it made you smile too.

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  3. CJ KennedyJune 26, 2017 at 7:50 PM

    Amazing mail! Your dazzle cards an envelopes made mw smil. Clever use of lettering.

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    1. nanskidrewskiJune 27, 2017 at 1:28 PM

      Always happy to make you smile CJ. Great talking with you today; that made me smile. Thank you so much for the compliments. Looking forward to our Art date!

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  4. HonoréJune 27, 2017 at 2:09 PM

    Your mail exchange looks like great fun...and what a treat to receive all that interesting mail.Love the "not my zebra..." quote; great advice!
    I also like your blog's design...didn't know blogger could be so colorful!
    Cheers~

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