Some Season's Greetings, Just Not the Cold One

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Season's Greetings


Dear Geof & Nancy,

You are correct, if it isn't signed by someone you know, it's fair game for re-use. Greetings for August -- the hot season.

Dees

PS Oops, forgot to mail this a month ago.

Gateway

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Village of Schaumburg

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Schaumburg, Illinois

Veterans Gateway Park at Town Square, located around the clock tower, is a memorial garden space that also functions as a gateway to Town Square. The park is a multi-functional space which can be ultilized for everything from quiet reflection to moving ceremonies.


Dear Peter,

It's a nice square, but "quiet reflection" is hard, considering that it's at the intersection of two very busy streets, Schaumburg & Roselle roads.

Dees

The Barn

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Village of Schaumburg

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Schaumburg, Illinois

Built in the mid-1920s, 'The Barn' served as both village hall and police department until the 1970s. The barn is currently home to many senior and teen activities and is located at 217 S. Civic Drive.


Dear Sam & Emily,

I hope you are feeling better after your surgery, Sam. Take care.

Dees

Illinois' #1 Tourist Destination?

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Village of Schaumburg

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Schaumburg, Illinois

Woodfield Mall center court

Woodfield Mall is Illinois' #1 Tourist Destination, anchored by Nordstrom, Marshall Field, Lord & Taylor, Sears and JC Penney. Woodfield has nearly 300 stores, restaurants and specialty shops all under one roof.

www.shopwoodfield.com


Dear Ed,

Sure, you can go to Tahiti. but I can go to the Woodfield Mall pretty much whenever the mood strikes.

Dees

Streets

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Village of Schaumburg

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Schaumburg, Illinois

The Streets of Woodfield is a specialty shopping center with a unique mix of urban street-front shops, restaurants, and a 20-screen theater.

The Streets of Woodfield is located across the street from Woodfield Mall at Woodfield Road and Route 53.


Dear Tom,

Vintage 1990s shopping center. Location: North America. I got a leather jacket there a few winters ago.

Dees

Giza

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Post Card
Egypt

Giza. The Great Sphinx and the pyramids of Kephren and Mikerinos.


Dear Jay & Deb,

Thanks for the most recent package of cards. I've seen some of the places (Italy, Japan) but not others (Egypt, Greece). I'll use them all anyway.

Dees

Ektachrome Roma

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ROMA

Arco di Constantino
Arc of Constantine
Arc de Constantin
Der Constantinobogen

126 DA Fotocolor - Kodak Ektachrome


Dear Ed,

Have a fine time in the South Pacific. It's a hard job you have, but someone has to do it.

cheers

Dees

Gateway

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Village of Schaumburg

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Schaumburg, Illinois

Schaumburg's gateway sign, located at the intersection of Higgins Road and the entrance to the Northwest Tollway, welcomes thousands of visitors and workers who drive into Schaumburg every day.


Dear Jim,

I acquired these Schaumburg cards not long ago. We drive by this sign fairly often.

Dees

Xmas Schaumburg

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Village of Schaumburg

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Schaumburg, Illinois

The Village of Schaumburg celebrates Christkindlesmarkt each holiday season at Town Square. The outdoor festival ethnic and domestic crafts, holiday gift items, food, and live entertainment.


Dear Geof & Huth,

Wrapping up Huth Week with Xmas Schaumburg, one of a clutch of cards I bought recently. S-burg is the Retail Capital of the Universe.

Dees

Gather the Bones

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San Fernando Cathedral
Original Parish Church of San Antonio

"The old cathedral" has watched over the city through 200 years if struggle and progress. During the siege of the Alamo it was held by Santa Anna, and his flag flew from its towers. From these same towers had flown Texas flags of Victory a short time before. Tradition says that soon after the fall of the Alamo, an influential Mexican whose sympathies were with the Texans, gathered together what bones of the heroes he could find, and buried them secretly under the altar of San Fernando. The church has been kept in perfect repair and is in daily constant use.

Pub. by School-Mart, 1812 S. Presa, San Antonio, Texas 78210
SA-279-C
DT-81208-C
© 1971 Dexter Press

dp Made by Dexter Press
West Nyack, New York


Dear Geof & Nancy,

Today's accidental neologism -- hospitalpotal.

Dees

The Naked i

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Edvard Munch (1863-1944). The Dance of Life, 1899-1900. From Munch, Six Munch Cards, © 2000 Dover Publications Inc.


Dear Geof & Nancy,

More Munch. Is that an "i" or a "j" without descender, or merely a Munch sunset?

Dees

Wendall?

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[Cinnamon Toast Crunch Box]

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Good Source of Ca... Vit...

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Dear Geof & Nancy,

Know-it-all Wiki says that Cinnamon Toast Crunch's mascot is "Wendall." Other names for the cereal supposedly include: Curiously Cinnamon, Croc-en-cannelle & Daddy Kind (?)

Dees

Smoking Munch

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Edvard Munch (1863-1944). Self-Portrait, 1895. From Munch, Six Munch Cards, 2000 Dover Publications Inc.


Dear Geof & Nancy,

I've heard that the EU wants to remove that cigarette from this painting -- sets a bad example, it does.

Dees

Adam & Eve

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Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528). Adam and Eve, 1507; oil on board. From Six Dürer Cards, © 2001 Dover Publications Inc.


Dear Geof & Nancy,

This is the second card during "Huth Week" -- it seems appropriate. Five more will follow.

Dees

Huth Week Card #1

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Mrs. Cubbison's®

SEASONED
Restaurant Style Croutons

Prepared from freshly baked bread that is lightly toasted and perfectly seasoned. The goodness of our original restaurant size croutons will enhance the flavor and appearance of any soup or salad.


Dear Geof & Nancy,

This is the first Huth Week Card. Six more will follow.

Hope you had a fine time in Calif.

Dees

Mint

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U.S. Mint - Denver, Colorado

Distributed by G.R. Dickson Co. - 932 Inca St., Denver, Colo.

Plastichrome®
by Colourficture
Boston, Mass. 02130


Dear Jim,

I don't know if I sent a card from the mint in 1980. If not, here's one now, which I found for a quarter. It probably still looks like this, except for the cars.

Dees

Farm Raised

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Trader Joes'®

Panko breaded
Tilapia Fillets
Farm Raised


Dear Layne,

Not bad, but I perfer city-raised Tilapia.

Dees

Cheez

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Sunshine®

CHEEZ-IT
Baked Snack Crackers

[To Grandma]:

[Drawing by Ann]

Self-portrait by Ann, just before starting Kindergarten.

Dees

Rem Again

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architecture postcards/cartes postale
oma Rem Koolhaas series

3 Educatorium
Utrecht, Netherlands, 1997
photography: Hans Werlemann


Dear Lynn,

No more destinations for a while, sorry to say. Other kinds of cards will have to do, such as Rem.

Tempus fugit note: Lilly starts fifth grade soon & Ann's about to start Kindergarten.

Dees

Glamorous Cabanas

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Edgewater Beach Hotel
Chicago 40, Illinois

World-famous as the "Metropolitan Hotel with the Country Club Atmosphere." On Chicago's Lakefront. 1,000 outside rooms. Unique, colorful Cocktail Lounges with five exciting Public Dining Rooms. Dancing nightly. Glamorous outdoor Swimming Pool and Cabanas. Tennis and Suffleboard Courts. 200-car garage in Hotel. Frequent, regular private motor coach service, 15 minutes to "Loop."


Dear Jay, Deb, Dees

I'll see if I can get more cards at the resale shop. They are reasonably priced.

Dees

Only the Fool in His Heart Says There Are No Snack Cakes

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Little Debbie Has A Snack For You®


Dear Tom,

And if Little Debbie doesn't have a snack cake for you, who does?

Dees

Tyger Tyger, Burning Bright

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The Tyger

Tyger Tyger, burning bright,
In the forests of the night;
What immortal hand or eye,
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?

In what distant deeps or skies.
Burnt the fire of thine eyes?
On what wings dare he aspire?
What the hand, dare seize the fire?

And what shoulder, & what art,
Could twist the sinews of thy heart?
And when thy heart began to beat,
What dread hand? & what dread feet?

What the hammer? what the chain,
In what furnace was thy brain?
What the anvil? what dread grasp,
Dare its deadly terrors clasp!

When the stars threw down their spears
And water'd heaven with their tears:
Did he smile his work to see?
Did he who made the Lamb make thee?

Tyger Tyger burning bright,
In the forests of the night:
What immortal hand or eye,
Dare frame thy fearful symmetry?

William Blake (1757-1827). Illustration from Songs of Experience (1794). From Six William Blake Cards, © 2002 Dover Publications Inc.


Dear Lee,

Nice to see you at the Facebook Lunch. For now, I'm sticking to Blogger -- see dees3.blogspot.com and the Aug 10 posting.

Dees

Munch

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Edvard Munch (1863-1944). The Scream, 1893. From Munch, Six Munch Cards, © 2000 Dover Publications Inc.


Dear Ed,

This is also known as "Deadline."

Dees

Go Cubs

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Chicago

Wrigley Field is home to the Chicago Cubs baseball team.
Photo: Don & Pat Valenti

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Tel: (847) 933-1061 Website: www.postcardfactory.com
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Dear Jim,

I visited the city today, though not Wrigley Field. Still, I have been there a few times. Today was a fine day for walking around downtown.

Dees

The Bean is Back

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Chicago

The John Hancock Center is 1127 feet tall and offers a beautiful view of the Chicago skyline.

© Designed and printed by The Postcard Factory®, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario L3R 2Y8 (905) 477-9901

Printed in Canada/Imprimé au Canada

Photo: J. Blank
Ref: CH563


Dear Geof & Nancy,

I visited The Bean not long ago, in its summer glory. The scaffolding is gone.

Dees

Tower No Mo'

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National Tower
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Photo by S. Fredman

Design Pat. #227,488 Other Pat. Pend.

L.E. Smith Wholesale Distributors, Gettysburg, Pa.

Plastichrome®
Colourpicture
Boston, Mass. 02130


Dear Peter,

Bought this at a resale shop. Visited the battlefield in '91. I've heard that the tower was taken down a few years ago.

Dees

Exquisite Sunset

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Chicago

An exquisite sunset over the Chicago skyline.

© PUBLISHED and DISTRIBUTED exclusively by THE POSTCARD FACTORY®
Tel: (905) 477-9901 Website: www.postcardfactory.com
Printed in Canada/Imprimé au Canada

Photo: C. Johnson
Ref: PC46-CH564


Dear Wendall & Steph,

This is about as far away as I'm going for awhile. You ought to visit yourself sometime when it isn't cold & see The Bean.

Dees

Welsh National Costume

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NORTH WALES

V.8375

Llyn Gwynant

Snowdon Mountain Railway

Harlech Castle

Published by D. Constance Limited
Littlehampton, Sussex


Dear Geof & Nancy,

I bought this -- text included -- at a resale shop recently.

Dees


[Handwritten text on card:

Welsh National Costume. Only worn now on ceremonial ocassions [sic]]

Millermore

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Old City Park
1717 Gano Street
Dallas, Texas 75215

Millermore, 1855-1862. Constructed by William Brown Miller from 1855 to 1862, its design was a log adaptation of Greek Revival architecture popular at the time. The threatened destruction of Millermore marked the beginning of the Dallas County Heritage Society in 1966.


Dear Jay, Deb, Dees & Robert,

I was amazed to find this in the resale shop's postcard bin. Looks the same as it did last year, except the Stars and Bars are missing.

Dees

Chi Town

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Chicago

The John Hancock Center is 1127 feet tall and offers a beautiful view of the Chicago skyline.

© Designed and printed by The Postcard Factory®, 2801 John Street, Markham, Ontario L3R 2Y8 (905) 477-9901

Printed in Canada/Imprimé au Canada

Photo: J. Blank
Ref: CH563


Dear Rich & Lisa,

No more destinations this summer, except for really close ones. Saw The Bean just the other day - a fine sight in summer.

Dees

In the Same League With Tony, Sam & Cap'n Crunch

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...arms®

...GLASS Marshmallow Charm

[Lucky]


Dear Geof & Nancy,

For August, some poorly cut cards featuring iconic cereal characters.

Dees

PS Actually, this might be the only one this month.