DC Details

Onward to Washington DC and the National Postal Museum.
Beautiful blue skies and blue banners on the museum.

Rather large and impressive building, don't you think? As it should be.

The building was once and post office. I can just picture the folks in old time dress lining up to buy stamps at these windows.

This is the way a post office should look.

A museum with a mail truck. And a postbox. And stamping stations. And free postcards.
Now this is a museum I can relate to.
Did I mention the free postcards?
And the stamping station?

This was my favorite exhibit....

I spent the most time in here looking at every stamp...

I thought of my mail art pal Alice S when I saw this. She has the largest stamp collection of anyone I know.

The beauty of this show is that they acknowledge mail art! Isn't this great?
I saw the work of several people I know.

And the store.......did you now you can buy this charming little book? I already had my copy but if I didn't I would have snapped one up. And a mail truck too.

I didn't play with dolls when I was little -- I played with mail trucks and lady letter carriers.

Stamp silk ties for the guys....
my guy wouldn't even think of wearing one but maybe someone would...

Some of my DC collaged cards. We stayed in the Foggy Bottom district. Isn't that name a riot?

I couldn't mail my cards here -- these are in the Postal Museum for display only. But they do have a
little post office right there and you can get a good postmark.

BLUE Skies
After the snow in Boston it was lovely to see the blue skies but it was just as cold!

I am going to show you what I made with all the paper ephemera I picked up
in my travels next time.
I've been busy!
Tearing & Pasting! 
So relaxing. An folding and taping.....

Thanks for all the birthday mail everyone.