crosswords & broken hearted badgers

From: Sir Balthazar (neovolatile@yahoo.com) | Date: 2003-08-14 14:50:02 UTC

--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Jena Marie Paolilli"
wrote:
> My boyfriend thinks I'm absolutely insane because I do crossword
puzzles in pen and often in cursive (which restricts you to only
doing the horizontal clues to fill it in...) He says that he admires
my skill but thinks I'm a nut. :)
> Perhaps I am...
>
> -Jena
> blue dragonfly
> P0 F12 (V8) X4
> E0 C1 A2

Dearest Jena, My Dragonfly, My Blue Lady,

First you say you love me for my misquoting Gorey - *Blush* I had
done an admirable job of getting my daughter registered for school
and then was finishing a PowerPoint presentation I needed for today's
class, so I was tired - now you tell me of this boyfriend, who
obviously does not appreciate you nearly enough. So what if you are
insane? Joan of Arc heard voices, too! I know I am insane about you.
*Sigh*

Meanwhile, why use pen, at all? I do them blindfolded or just
mentally. If one has to use a pen, I find a good cane or goose quill
flat nib is just fine. And yes, I really can do uncial, black letter,
and a few other scripts.

Hoping that this lover's spat of ours is not the thing causing the
bickering about the 'base on the board. Surely we shall never be so
base as to be bored with each other!

Stop me before I open a vein with a Two Cherries 0.5 mm gouge,
Sir Balthazar

Re: [LbNA] crosswords & broken hearted badgers

From: Jena Marie Paolilli (jena@bluejena.net) | Date: 2003-08-14 21:12:45 UTC-04:00

My dear Sir-
Do not fear, for I share your affection, if it be only in the rubberstamp world. As for the chosen nib of crossword completion, I find that the tailfeather of a pure white dove is often best, though that of a swallow is also a delicate tool. To quibble over such things will only debase and debauch the fine art of de-boxing, though...

Boxfully yours,
-Jena
blue dragonfly
----- Original Message -----
From: Sir Balthazar
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 10:50 AM
Subject: [LbNA] crosswords & broken hearted badgers
Dearest Jena, My Dragonfly, My Blue Lady,

First you say you love me for my misquoting Gorey - *Blush* I had
done an admirable job of getting my daughter registered for school
and then was finishing a PowerPoint presentation I needed for today's
class, so I was tired - now you tell me of this boyfriend, who
obviously does not appreciate you nearly enough. So what if you are
insane? Joan of Arc heard voices, too! I know I am insane about you.
*Sigh*

Meanwhile, why use pen, at all? I do them blindfolded or just
mentally. If one has to use a pen, I find a good cane or goose quill
flat nib is just fine. And yes, I really can do uncial, black letter,
and a few other scripts.

Hoping that this lover's spat of ours is not the thing causing the
bickering about the 'base on the board. Surely we shall never be so
base as to be bored with each other!

Stop me before I open a vein with a Two Cherries 0.5 mm gouge,
Sir Balthazar

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Re: [LbNA] crosswords & broken hearted badgers

From: pandora{HIB} (hispandora@phlsystems.com) | Date: 2003-08-15 01:50:49 UTC

Ohhhh Lovers spats --
Romance --
Sir Balthazar is flirting again!
Single women be on the look out - heck taken women be on the look out.

Oooooo I see a letter box being inspired by this ...
Perhaps a little hourglass with "As Letterboxing Turns" inscribed on
it...

That's it! I'm off to carve it now!!!

pandora{HIB}
"pandy" of "Googled"