I loved the envelope that Kate sent in June and felt bad that this is what she received in the exchange. I had a card that went inside - and I guess it was more than an ounce so I had to add the school bus. The silly little stickers were left over from the Monster stamps. I made the mistake of taking it in to a post office and handed it to a clerk who I have met up with previously. She seems like she is trying to do a good job - but she also seems like she doesn't really understand what's going on.
Here is a post office story. My son was out doing whatever he does for the USPS at the post office in Leon, Iowa - and heard a sad little kitten meowing. He fed it and then it looked pathetic so he brought it to a vet in Des Moines - and now it's at the place that cares for stray kittens before putting them up for adoption....and he can have it if he wants it. Since he had a cat that died - he's been wanting another one....so.... I thought I would illustrate the story with a photo of the Leon, Iowa post office - and I think I already featured it in a blog post. It was built in 1936 and still has an original WPA mural. I think WPA is the right name - I'm too lazy to research.
Then I found this - is the study for the mural.
The study is tempera paint on panel and it is at the Smithsonian.
If you look at the details - the study is so much better.
I wonder if the person who did the study did the actual painting.
It looks like they sent someone else to paint the mural.
Or - perhaps the person who did the study wasn't skilled at transferring a study onto a wall.
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