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Musical Interlude: OK, to add something bizarre and macabre to Valentine's Day....This started as a work by Edward Gorey that he meant to illustrate, but never got around. He sent a bunch of his writings to the group The Tiger Lillies, of which he was fond, and allowed them to set them to music. (The Gorey estate, I understand, is none too happy about this....) And this became a show, and later album, "The Gorey End."

The Tiger Lillies aren't for everyone, and while I like them, I don't expose them to all and sundry because they can be a bit off-putting. This is one of the more accessible albums, and my personal favorite track.

"The Weeping Chandelier," performed by the Tiger Lillies with the Kronos Quartet.

youtube.com/watch?v=r6SUiVUQ2G

@carolski oh and finally 😂 the Edward Gorey House in Yarmouth Port, MA, USA.

Was his residence for decades and parts of it have been kept somewhat like it was when he lived there.

I was really fortunate to have visited it right after it was opened and before they had "museum-ified" it, so it was REALLY like he was still living there and had just stepped out of the room for a moment.

edwardgoreyhouse.org

The Edward Gorey HouseThe Edward Gorey HouseThe Edward Gorey House celebrates and preserves the life and works of Edward Gorey, an American author, illustrator, playwright, set and costume designer.

What a great #WorldPostcardDay event. Although I brought addresses, not a lot of postcard writing was done. Glad I wrote some ahead of time. I traded postcards, my friend who never went to an event before showed up, friends showed up, and I made new friends and impressed someone with my #EdwardGorey postcard, #TheResearchersFirstMurder and with my #CharlieChaplin signature belt.
Off to Point Roberts tomorrow for cheap gas and cheapish postage at the USPS.