Monday, November 10, 2025

Sept from Patty - DOD videos

 


Here is another Sponge Bob stamp. Patty enclosed a note saying that she thought the envelope was a mess because she had taken her envelopes on a road trip - and did not have adequate lighting. I don't see any problems at all. In fact - I think it is a stellar design - I like the lettering, the layout, the details. I like everything about it --- so there. I'm even impressed with how it didn't get muddy. It's so easy for things to get muddy on colored envelopes. Light blue is probably the most forgiving. I assure you - those white highlights were an essential part of making this such a successful design.

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Here is a video from 2008 about the Day of the Dead event in Des Moines. If you skip forward to the 8 minute mark - you can see younger-Jean talking about the ofrenda that referenced the aztec connection to Day of the Dead celebrations. 

Link to video from 2008

The 2008 video was made by Vince and it was the first video he made and edited. He is a retired law enforcement officer and has been making yearly videos since 2008. I agreed to be interviewed this year. I was stunned at how creaky my voice has gotten. I show up at 16:36. 

LINK to 2025 video

I'm working on photos and a narrative that will help us wrap up DOD and it will all be done by the time I run all the October envelopes that arrived. And then we will move on to randomness. 

2 comments:

  1. I found lots of inspirational history in the 2025 video. Jean looks and sounds great. Thanks for sharing!

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  2. I love it Patty! So cute! And fun lettering.

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