Posts Tagged ‘Edward Gorey’
Mail Call
In recent days I’ve had the joy of getting some fun and original mail. There is no doubt that receiving mail- both expected and unexpected- is one of life’s simple pleasures. If you’re up for a challenge this February, you may want to consider The Month of Letters Challenge. I love books and reading and…
Read MoreEdward Gorey #26
Here is the final entry in the Edward Gorey postcard collection from the 2011 postcard calendar book. I’ve enjoyed sharing these cards and sending them to unsuspecting recipients. “A future unremembered poet of the seventeenth century accepts a Christmas cookie from the Great Veiled Bear.” I like the winter theme of this card. And who…
Read MoreEdward Gorey #24
The 24th Edward Gorey postcard is a scene from The Doubtful Guest. There’s a short rhyme on the card that says: “It came seventeen years ago- and to this day it has shown no intention of going away.” The ‘it’ in question looks like a lonely malformed seal wearing tennis shoes or ice skates. And…
Read MoreEdward Gorey #23
The Edward Gorey postcard collection draws closer to the end with postcard #23 in the 2011 postcard book. Somewhere I must have missed a week as I only have two more after this one. R is for Raccoon Coat I’m in the process of mailing postcards to the people who kindly entered the mailbox contests…
Read MoreEdward Gorey Postcards #21 and #22
I love the night sky eyes in this Edward Gorey postcard #21. Dracula and Lucy And since I am just a bit behind, below you will see postcard #22 for the weeks of 10/31 and 11/7. The three characters here are from the collection called The Black Doll. Admittedly, this illustration is not one of…
Read MoreEdward Gorey #20
Welcome to Edward Gorey #20. Only four cards remain from this postcard collection book for 2011. This card is from the Blue Aspic about Ortenzia Caviglia, an unknown opera understudy who gets a lucky break when the opera diva goes missing. Since I’ve recently received some unexpected and fun mail from the Call for Correspondents…
Read MoreEdward Gorey #19
This Edward Gorey postcard looks like it is taking place next to a body of water or at the bottom of the sea. I can’t decide. It’s from ‘The Tuning Fork’. “The simple creature was taken aghast at hearing of her cruel past.” It appears as if the woman is telling a tale- apparently of…
Read MoreEdward Gorey #19
Hard to believe that there are only 7 more Gorey postcards for the remainder of 2011. In #19 we have “E is for Ernest who choked on a peach.” Too bad for Ernest. I guess he’ll be joining Prue from card #17. Both Prue and Ernest are part of The Gashlycrumb Tinies which one reader…
Read MoreEdward Gorey #18
The Edward Gorey postcard mail-a-thon continues with card #18 from the 2011 postcard collection book. This addition to the Edward Gorey postcard collection doesn’t say anything about the image on the card, only that it was a drawing by Edward Gorey. To me, it looks like a cat is wearing a mask and walking dangerously…
Read MoreEdward Gorey #17
The description on the back of card #17 says, “P is for Prue trampled flat in a brawl.” – from The Gashlycrumb Tinies by Edward Gorey. I’m not familiar with The Gashlycrumb Tinies but I assume this is P. This cannot bode well for young P as she reaches for the saloon doorknob to go…
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