Pound of Tea Island, Casco Bay, Maine, Real Photo Postcard with Secret Code Writing antique dyed splint basket by the excellent but under-recognized

by the excellent but under-recognized Amaranth Ehrenhalt (American

made of sweetgrass and ash splint

and a sculptural piece of what I think is likely pink Jadeite

pencil and colored pencil on lined paper

maybe holding down some papers and very satisfying to pick up and rattle around while thinking

Pound of Tea Island, Casco Bay, Maine, Real Photo Postcard with Secret Code Writing antique dyed splint basket by the excellent but under-recognizedI just looked up Pound of Tea Island one quarter an acre, now with one house on it, and described by the realtor who sold it in 2018 as one of the most iconic and coveted private islands along the Southern Maine coast. I love how the writer of this early 20th c postcard describes it: "how do you like it.. some rocks, what." Of much greater interest is news of the next dance, and then a coded message relating to what will happen "when it comes off."