Made the annual trek to Bethlehem today with my son, Richard. Been going there for years to mail my Christmas cards. Every year they have a new cachet you can stamp on your cards (in addition to the Bethlehem post mark). This year's is #76, a gingerbread man (it's got to be because it has a bow tie).
The weather was warm (50F) and sunny and didn't really feel like Christmas will soon be here. It took us about an hour to drive there, a combination of highway and back roads. Bethlehem used to be very rural but a few years ago someone planted some strange seeds and lots of big houses have sprouted up in the farm fields. It's still pretty rural though.
It's a small post office (as you can see from the picture above). The small lobby was packed with people, all ages, searching for their favorite stamp/cachet. Several tables are set up with bins full of cachet/stamps and ink pads with green ink. We're still finding splotches of green on our hands even though we thought we wiped it all off.
I was able to get about 50 cards done in time to take to Bethlehem. So check your card when it arrives. We put several cachets on each card.
On our way home, we stopped for lunch at G's Burgers. This has become part of the tradition since Richard joined me a few years ago. They have great hamburgers and foot long hot dogs at a reasonable price. They also sell ice cream.
