When Estelle detailed the various spots on her favorite dress, she had no idea her dry cleaner was writing it all down. Or that he was such a gossip.

Estelle's second adventure is heading out to Paula.

When I visited Germany for the first time many years ago, I decided to try German beer. I don't really like beer, but figured that I couldn't visit Germany without trying a beer. I went to an outdoor café and ordered a beer, and it was a HUGE glass of beer. I don't think I finished it.

I would love to have the same experience with wine in France. I would finish it.

This card is made from the top of a frozen hors d'oeuvres container. I bought it for the box design, which has clear plastic as the table surface. I put another piece of cardstock under it to make it look like a tablecloth. But I also bought it because of the name of the company, Goodwives. It reminded me right away of the card JJalltheway sent me back in December so this card is going to JJ.

The story on this card is from a 2006 page-a-day calendar for "wine lovers." I love wine, but I really can't tell the difference between a $15 bottle of wine and a $45 bottle of wine. I do know cheap wine when I taste it, but I've never turned a glass of red wine away.

Rosé, on the other hand, is just a wishy-washy red or a too bold white. It is the wine I drank in my early 20s when I wanted to appear sophisticated.

I'm sending this to a penfriend whose name is Rose. I've only been writing to Rose for a few months, and I'm not at all sure she is into mailart, or wine, or her name used in vain. We shall see.

"No amount of coffee, no amount of crying, 
No amount of whiskey no amount of wine,
No no no no no nothing else will do,
I've gotta have you." - The Weepies, Gotta Have You


I couldn't get the above lyrics out of my head yesterday, and it's still bouncing around in there.

This is going to Austin James, who sent me this wonderful card when I first joined IUOMA last month. I had sent him this card, confessing that I can't relate to people through music, before receiving his music-related card that actually does relate to my life.

Back to my early morning creating. This is one of many wine related postcards I'll make in the coming months. My wine stock is below low now, and will remain that way until I am employed, so I will console myself with just thinking about wine while I make mailart.

This is going to a fairly new correspondent in California. She sends me the most amazing food and beverage photos. The one in hand now is of martinis, taken at her local movie theatre. Man, I could endure even the worst movie if there was a martini allowed.