“I miss you… I love you… I’m having a great time.”

In this episode of Postmarked & Tipsy, we read a 1939 postcard that feels… contradictory.

The sender writes home to his family: “I miss you… I love you… I can’t wait to get away… I am having a great time.”

Wait—what?

✈️ Aviation… Without the Family

The writer describes flying in a cabin monoplane—a rare and thrilling experience at the time.

But instead of sharing it with his family, he’s:

• Traveling alone

• Having the time of his life

• And sending mixed messages back home

🪨 The Image: A Giant Rock Not the airplane. Not the experience. Just… a rock.

Which makes everything even stranger. 🍊

Tavern Drink: Blood Orange Margarita (Mocktail)

This episode features a blood orange margarita-style mocktail:

• Bright citrus flavor

• Non-alcoholic tequila

• Light, refreshing, and summery

A surprisingly perfect match for a story that can’t quite decide what it is.

🧺 Cold Read: The Basket Mystery And then…

Things get chaotic.

A second postcard introduces:

• A basket

• Something someone really wants

• And a confusing trail across Colorado → Kansas → back to Colorado

Which leads to the obvious question:

👉 What’s in the basket?

🧠 Also in This Episode:

• Civil War ancestor stories (and a rum-related death 👀)

• Debates about early aviation

• Airport chaos and travel anxiety

• And a lot of “does he ever go home?” energy

❓ Final Thought Does he miss them?

Or is he just saying what he’s supposed to say?

Because as always— we have questions.