From Leslie and CarolynC in August (Illuminated pants)

 Exuberant. That's the first word that pops into my head. Obviously, I like Leslie's envelope for the use of the alphabet and walnut ink. I'm not sure if she planned on putting the stamp in a portrait orientation, but, it wasn't anything I had thought about doing. So - once again, something really simple packs a fun punch. 

Note the circle around the zip code. Mr. Grease Pencil almost added to the overall design. If he would just work on his ovals -- he could have made it fit in with that other spiral on the left. 

Another detail worth noting is the dot+bar on the j. It's like a floating serif. It makes me want to do a whole series of floating serifs. Or maybe Leslie wants to do one for us.

In this case - the cancel being in the right corner is probably the best place for it. We're lucky they were agreeable to delivering this without adding a surcharge. I'm sure someone had to pause and figure it out. 

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Carolyn thought of collaging her dots. I'm pretty sure these are the only two to collage. I thought of using reinforcements - and I might still do that. I also have some white circular stickers that I could color in.

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Only one day left for Santa to decide what he's going to toss down my chimney.

These would be lovely - although, I rather doubt I would wear them in public. They would be fun around the house.  Maybe a jacket?

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Ranting on Sunday.

Did we need additional stuff layered on the pandemic and the postal system?

Apparently, Mother Earth wants us to feel really bad about the icebergs that are threatening wildlife in the south Atlantic Ocean. I'm actually curious about the people who are paid to track icebergs. 

I bet they are an interesting group.

Had enough bad news?

Too bad.

There's more.

Apparently there is a new COVID-19 strain that spreads faster.

OK.

Thanks for the update.

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I think Leslie's envelope coordinates nicely with the trousers.