High tidings: My ship has come in!

Dear Everyone ~

 
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I’ve been anticipating the arrival of my shipment of
British seaweed cards for several weeks, and two days ago
I received word that my parcel was awaiting pick-up
at UPS. So, I proceeded to the very huge depot and retrieved
my armful of parcel. I am rather chuffed to report
that Bari Zaki Studio is still the only shop in the U.S.
to carry these splendid cards from the U.K.

 
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The cards are reproductions of hand-pressed specimens
of more kinds of seaweed than you perhaps knew existed.
The new assortment (Nº 2) features these delightfully
named varieties: Thong Wood, Egg Wrack, Dulse,
Sugar Kelp, Gut Wood, Berry Wart Cross, Siphon Weed,
and Sea Beech. And for those of you with a botanical bent,
the Latin is included on the back as well.
I love that the keys of the Molesworth & Bird typewriter
seem to have soaked up quite a bit of salt air!

 
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There are two postcard portfolios to choose from,
each containing 12 different cards, The two notecard
portfolios each contain eight different cards,
presenting a total of 16 more seaweed specimens.
It’s a botanical bonanza!

The postcard sets come in a petite portfolio handy
for holding stamps and other little papery treasures
(once you’ve used the postcards); the notecard sets come in
a generous 6½  x 9½ portfolio that is dandy for corralling
(no relation to coral!) larger epistolary supplies.