I finally bound this last night and the third hole I punched was out of line with the others. I nearly exploded or imploded or something drastic! I just froze and stared at it fixedly, thinking "this book has nearly 30 pages. It took ages to choose the dictionary pages that would work with the structure and content of the book. They are original pages, covered with original drawings. They took ages to plan and prepare." You'll notice I was being careful not to go down my old path of (wailing) "It's all ruined!" A few deep breaths and a life time later, I started thinking about how I could patch that hole and carry on. I am delighted with the final book, and proud of myself for not melting down and throwing it across the room, probably wrecking it further in the process. I'll show you the cover later, but here are the first and last pages (I have them all scanned to use in future projects.) Dictionary Fauna from 
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Photohunters #87 - Long
One of my favourite photos (I will get back to taking original photos for these challenges - my current infatuation with film is the main obstacle) this was taken from the observation bubble on the cross-Canada train heading west. It's a long journey, although the 3 days are nothing to what it would have been before the train. And, as you can see, it's a long train!
Postman Postscript
I forgot to say that after yesterday's exchange, I did listen out for the door to close again and said "thank you" through the intercom. Just now the intercom buzzed (it has a horrid, harsh buzz - I'm sure that's part of the reason I answer grumpy-sounding, it's the adrenalin!) and the postman said "If you open the door I'll put a little parcel through." How sweetly tempting is that? So I did, and I said "thank you" again and he said "alright". See, we're building a relationship. Actually it's nice here, I do know my two postmen to nod at in the street, and that's a big deal in London.