Wahoo! Wine Club Presents: A Taste of Bordeaux in February!

Wahoo! Grill's Monthly Wine Club Presents...
 

A Taste of Bordeaux!

Wahoo! Grill
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
5 to 7 p.m.
$24++ per person, nonrefundable

Wahoo! Grill invites you to enjoy the hand crafted wines of Bordeaux, France from Vignette Cellars along with complementary food pairings from chef Scot Davis. The menu includes:

 

Brie En Croute

blood orange, meyer lemon-thyme marmalade

Chef’s pairing:  Clos Des Justices Bordeaux

Blanc Sec

 

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Bacon-Wrapped Dried Plum with Bucheron*

pungent semi-aged goat's milk cheese, plum gastrique

Chef’s pairing: Chateau Des Tauzins from Graves

 

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Grilled Brasstown Steak with Sauce Boredelaise*

Gaufrette potato garnish

Chef’s pairing: Chateau De Respide-Callipyge

from Graves

 

Vegetarian pairings are available upon request; please let us know when you make your reservation.

 

Each guest who attends the wine tasting will also receive 20% off their dinner entrees at Wahoo! Grill that evening.  Reservations required. To RSVP for this special wine tasting, please call 404.373.3331. Space is limited.

 

*items are gluten-free or can be made gluten-free

**prices do not include tax and gratuity. Purchases made through PayPal will incur a small usage fee.

Tour deCatur Registration now OPEN!

2014 Tour deCatur Road Race set for March 15!

 From : decatureducationfoundation.org
The Tour deCatur allows participants to run a 5K race, a 1-mile Fun Run or a Tot Trot, and all proceeds benefit the Decatur Education Foundation which provides educational and enrichment opportunities for all Decatur youth.
The 12th annual Tour deCatur will be held on Saturday, March 15th and will once again start at Decatur High School.

• 1-mile Fun Run start time: 8:45am
• 5K race start time: 9:15am
• Tot Trot start time: 10:00am

Online registration is now open – click here for details and to register.

86th Annual Academy Award Nominations

From ajc.

By The Associated Press

The Associated Press

Complete list of 86th Annual Academy Award nominations announced Thursday:
1. Best Picture: "American Hustle," ''Captain Phillips," ''Dallas Buyers Club," ''Gravity," ''Her," ''Nebraska," ''Philomena," ''12 Years a Slave," ''The Wolf of Wall Street."
2. Actor: Christian Bale, "American Hustle"; Bruce Dern, "Nebraska"; Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Wolf of Wall Street"; Chiwetel Ejiofor, "12 Years a Slave"; Matthew McConaughey, "Dallas Buyers Club."
3. Actress: Amy Adams, "American Hustle"; Cate Blanchett, "Blue Jasmine"; Sandra Bullock, "Gravity"; Judi Dench, "Philomena"; Meryl Streep, "August: Osage County."
4. Supporting Actor: Barkhad Abdi, "Captain Phillips"; Bradley Cooper, "American Hustle"; Michael Fassbender, "12 Years a Slave"; Jonah Hill, "The Wolf of Wall Street"; Jared Leto, "Dallas Buyers Club."
5. Supporting Actress: Sally Hawkins, "Blue Jasmine"; Jennifer Lawrence, "American Hustle"; Lupita Nyong'o, "12 Years a Slave"; Julia Roberts, "August: Osage County"; June Squibb, "Nebraska."
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Avondale's Pallookaville Hoping for a Roundabout

 Pallookaville hopes the $50K Grant for Avondale Estates will get a roundabout built.
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From:  http://decatur.patch.com
Avondale Estates Receives $50K ARC Grant

Avondale Estates' grant approval follows the city's desire to address speeding, cut-through motorists and economic development along U.S. 278, which is North Avondale Road inside the municipal limits.
The city's grant of $50,000, will be used to study the feasibility of a roundabout, road diet and “Better Block” demonstration project..


read more.

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Pallookaville Fine Foods
17 N Avondale Plaza
404-500-1785
See what they have on the menu
Also read Atlanta Magazine review

Eye on Decatur - Church St.

Liam Neeson Movie "Non-Stop"... This February

STOP Telemarketing Calls - SIGN The Do Not Call Registry

The National Do Not Call Registry gives you a choice about whether to receive
telemarketing calls at home. Most telemarketers should not call your number once it has been on the registry for 31 days. If they do, you can file a complaint at this Website. You can register your home or mobile phone for free.

Scammers have been making phone calls claiming to represent the National Do Not Call Registry. The calls claim to provide an opportunity to sign up for the Registry. These calls are not coming from the Registry or the Federal Trade Commission, and you should not respond to these calls.

Alliance Theatre presents SHREK the musical Feb 22 - March 16, 2014

The Alliance is pleased to present SHREK THE MUSICAL, based on the beloved Dreamworks film character and William Steig’s 1990s book, February 22 through March 16, 2014 as part of its Alliance Stage Family Series. This fun musical was a hit on Broadway and has now been condensed to a family-friendly, one-hour production for regional stages.
The Alliance will also host our annual fundraising event FAMILIES Centerstage on March 8. For one day only, the Woodruff Arts Center Galleria transforms into “Shrek Land,” a family fun fair with live performances, arts, crafts and music for the whole family to enjoy! Confirmed participants for this year’s event include Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Botanical Gardens, Center for Puppetry Arts, Expressions in Motion Dance, Fernbank Museum, High Museum of Art, Macaroni Kid, and Zoo Atlanta. Tickets for FAMILIES Centerstage include admission to either the 1:00pm or 4:00pm performance of SHREK, with the festival happening in between.
Alliance Theatre presents SHREK the musical
the delightful musical based on the book and film, february 22 – march 16, 2014

Buy tickets at  http://www.alliancetheatre.org/production/shrek-the-musical

Lucky's Burger & Brew coming to Brookhaven

Tomorrow's News Today is reporting
A new burger joint is coming to Brookhaven

Lucky's Burger & Brew will open its second location, this one in Town Brookhaven.  Lucky's will open in the former Slack's Hoagie Shack, and plans to open "in the first quarter of the year."

Slack's at TOWN Brookhaven aimed to be higher end than its other, northeast locations, and after opening in 2010, failed to consistently attract business and closed in early 2012.  Slack's closure was the first at the lifestyle center, but others including Stir Crazy and The Cup have since closed, each having been replaced by Here to Serve concepts: Smash and Shucks, respectively.

Ernie Geyer, Lucky's owner, of both the restaurant and the golden retriever for which the restaurant is named, opened the original Lucky's in 2010 on Alpharetta Street in Roswell.

Never-Before-Published Photo of Elvis From His Hometown in Tupelo, Mississippi

From:  vanityfair.com
 By Alanna Nash

Elvis Presley is one of the most photographed figures in music history. But in the nearly 37 years since his death, every significant picture of rock’s swivel-hipped pioneer has been widely seen. Or has it?

Wade Jones, 50, a lifelong Elvis fan from Mount Holly, North Carolina, has been “constantly looking at photos” since 1977, when he smuggled a tape recorder into one of Presley’s last concerts. And so in 2005, when the late Janelle McComb—a Presley family friend from Tupelo, Mississippi—sent Jones a childhood picture of the future king of rock ’n’ roll, Jones was dumbstruck.

“I had never seen that image in my life,” says Jones, who looked at the photo of a young teenager leaning on his bike—his head tilted back, his hooded eyes nearly closed in the Tupelo sun—and realized it was the first shot placing Presley (who would have been 13 that year, 1948) on the streets of his hometown. “Just his pose, and the fact that he was in a candid situation, surrounded by normal people, was kind of eerie.”

more at http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2014/01/elvis-teen-photo-tupelo

Caroline Herring will release her CD at The Decatur Library Jan 11

From crossroadsnews.com

Decatur-based singer-songwriter Caroline Herring will officially release her latest CD, “I Will Go Into the Day,” on Jan. 11 at the Decatur Library.

She will perform a mix of fast-paced happy tunes, including jazz, bluegrass, country, western swing, Yiddish and even country blues, from the CD at the 11 a.m.-to-noon event.
Most of the songs were written by her, but she also includes “John the Rabbit,” a Mississippi folk song, and “Donna Donna,” a beautiful and plaintive Yiddish folk song made famous by Joan Baez.

This is the seventh album for Herring, an internationally renowned singer and songwriter who has been interviewed on NPR’s “All Things Considered” and has performed on “A Prairie Home Companion.”

URBAN REMEDY - A Photographic Essay

Festival Director Lisa Windle will be showing her work URBAN REMEDY - A Photographic Essay at Atlanta Foundation for Public Spaces.

The opening reception will be held on January 9, 2014 from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Complimentary cocktails will be provided.

Lisa Windle grew up in Staten Island, a suburb of New York City, moving to Atlanta, GA in 2008. She understands the virtue and consequences of urban density as well as the need to find a sense of personal freedom and breathing room. Lisa primarily uses digital black and white photography to express her personal journey and experience, often capturing an extraordinary lone tree or bit of seashore that gives the viewer their own 'chance to breathe.'

Lisa is a self-taught artist who absorbs the influences of many great photographers including locals such as Russell Colegrove, Barry Vangrov and Katherine Kolb.

She is an arts festival director for the Atlanta Foundation for Public Spaces.

The exhibit is part of the AFFPS Open House - Open Door series, supporting artists in Georgia. A portion of sales proceeds will benefit the Georgia Foundation for Public Spaces Artist Assistance Fund, www.gffps.com.

This exhibition will remain on display through Feb. 13. Please call 404.873.1222 for additional inquiries.
Opening Reception:
January 9, 2014 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM.
Location:
Atlanta Foundation for Public Spaces
1411 Dutch Valley Pl. NE, Atlanta, GA 30324

Learn About the Small American House Phenomenon at Old Courthouse Jan 21

From Dekalb History Center
After the Bungalow, Before the Ranch:  The Small American House Phenomenon, 1920s-1950s

Dr. Cloues has observed that while most people are familiar with the early 20th-century Craftsman-style Bungalow and many are gaining an appreciation for the mid-20th-century Ranch House, few people are as aware of the importance of the houses built from the 1920s to the 1950s – particularly the many small and seemingly simple one or one-and-a-half story houses in modest Colonial, English, or plain styles.  And yet, as Dr. Cloues will show, these “second-child-in-a-three-child-family” houses were quite revolutionary in their time – quietly revolutionary, he adds, but revolutionary nonetheless.  They represent profound changes in the way American houses were designed and built in the 20th century, in response to economic challenges, new technologies, and changing family circumstances, and in spite of their differences in appearance, they all share a common architectural heritage.  Using examples primarily from Decatur and DeKalb County, Dr. Cloues will show how these small and seemingly simple houses form an important chapter in the history of American houses.


Dr. Cloues (who prefers to be called “Richard”) has a Ph.D. in architectural history and historic preservation from Cornell University.  He worked at the Georgia State Historic Preservation Office for 34 years, retiring in June 2012.  During his career, he contributed to studies of Georgia’s vernacular houses, African-American historic places, historic landscapes, 20th-century suburbs, the Ranch House, and the Split-Level House.  He lives with his wife Judy and too many cats near Stone Mountain.  His three children all live and work in the Atlanta metropolitan area; one of them lives in a 1938 small American house in Decatur.

Free -  bring your lunch!

Tuesday, January 21, noon to 1:00 p.m.

Historic DeKalb Courthouse, 101 E. Court Square, Decatur GA 30030, Second Floor, Superior Courtroom.
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photo credit: D.G. Whitefield

Run With The Dogs 5K on Saturday, January 11.

 From Be Active Decatur

The Decatur Bulldog Boosters invite you to start 2014 off on the right foot by participating in the 9th annual .
Run With The Dogs 5K on Saturday, January 11
The Run With The Dogs is the first qualifying event in the  City of Decatur’s 2014 Grand Slam Fitness Challenge.
Register online at www.active.com (search “Run With The Dogs”) by Friday (1/3/2014) to take advantage of a 20% discounted fee.
Run or walk this 3.1 mile course through the neighborhoods of the City of Decatur. Challenge yourself or just come out with friends and neighbors for the health of it. Dog owners are invited to bring their canine companions.
Long sleeved event t-shirts are guaranteed to all pre-registered participants.
All canine companions will receive a special commemorative event kerchief.

Free “Self-Protection Workshop” on Jan 8, 2014

From The Decatur Minute:

The Decatur Police Department will be hosting a “Self-Protection Workshop” on Wednesday, January 8, 2014 from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. at the Decatur Recreation Center (231 Sycamore Street, Decatur, GA 30030). Teens ages 13-17 are welcome to attend this workshop with a parent/guardian.

This workshop is designed to teach you how to be proactive, maintain awareness and be decisive during a violent confrontation. In the workshop, the presenter will cover:

• Behavioral Profiling – Situational Awareness – Personal Security vs. Self-Defense
• Mindset – Conditions of Readiness – Warning & Danger Signs of an Attack
• Simple & Effective Self-Defense Techniques – Improvised weapons

Read more and sign up  here.

Inside Britney Spears First Show in Vegas

New Winter Hours at Decatur Estate

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Decatur's Masonic Temple later became Scott's Pharmacy

This was one of the popular downtown drugstores, Scott's Pharmacy at Sycamore and N. McDonough, was a inviting place for an ice cream soda on a hot afternoon downtown or after an evening movie at The Decatur Theatre.
Photo is from the collection of Mrs J. O. Bowen Jr.

circa 1940's

But before it was Scott's Pharmacy it was Decatur's Masonic Temple Building.This postcard is cira 1914.

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Investing in Decatur Youth Pays Off!

What if you could help a Decatur student have a life-changing experience? That is just what happened when Sarah Stubbs, DHS senior received a DEF Student EdVenture Grant for a service project in the Dominican Republic. After spending three weeks working with Haitian refugees, Sarah returned to Decatur determined to make a difference. Sarah then crafted her senior project to expand on the work she did during the summer. I am leading a group of five students and two teachers back to the Dominican Republic for a week in February. We will deliver water filters to families in the city of Ascension, where thousands of Haitian refugees live who cannot return to Haiti, but who are not allowed to go further in the Dominican Republic. Clean water is a critical problem there. The water filters can provide clean water for a family of 8. This group will assist in delivering the filters and become spokespeople for this cause upon their return. When you make a tax-deductible year-end gift to the Decatur Education Foundation, you make it possible for students like Sarah to pursue their passions and put their skills to use in the world outside of Decatur. Click here to make your year-end tax-deductible gift to the Annual Campaign for Youth of the Decatur Education Foundation so that more students can have experiences that enhance their education and DEF can continue to ensure that every child in our community has opportunities to reach his/her full potential. DEF board member Michael Baxter shares why he gives to DEF: The Decatur Education Foundation is the one organization vested in every child in our community. It supports novel approaches to teaching. It gives our kids new ways of seeing and experiencing the world. And for so many of our community's children, it helps ensure that nothing stands in the way of their education. That's why I'm involved. You can make your gift online or send a check to us at: 200 Nelson Ferry Road, Suite B, Decatur, GA 30030. Thanks and happy holidays! Gail

Decatur Ga 1940's Home Movies.

  Decatur Metro posted a great home movie of Decatur in the 1940's, you can see street cars on N. McDonough St and even The Decatur Theatre.

Merry Christmas

Here Comes Santa Claus - Gene Autry

Eye on Decatur - W. Hill St.

American Flyer Christmas Home Movie

Darlene Love on David Letterman 2013

Christmas Time in Decatur

This very cool decorated home is located on E. Davis St.

The Legend Continues Wednesday - Anchorman 2

Eye on Decatur - Holiday Decorated Home

This nice Christmas decorated home is in the Winnona Park area.

Emory Village's First Annual Christmas Tree

This is Emory Village's first annual Christmas Tree located in front of Slice & Pint.
click photo to enlarge.

"True Detective." Series Premiere Jan 12

-- From : huffingtonpost.com Get ready to go dark with "True Detective." HBO has released a new trailer for the upcoming drama starring some of Hollywood's biggest players. The eight-episode series, starring Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, features the two actors putting on their detective caps and hunting after a serial killer in Louisiana. Sounds fun, right? Entitled "Slow Boil," the trailer shows the dark side of the detectives, and how the case of the serial killer has affected their lives over the years. The series is set to premiere Jan. 12, and for more information you can head on over to the series' website. "True Detective" premieres Jan. 12 at 9 p.m. EST on HBO.

The Wolf of Wall Street Starts Christmas Day

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Emory Village Christmas Tree Lighting Dec. 14

 From: emoryvillage.org
Emory Village Christmas Tree Lighting
The first annual Christmas tree lighting will take place in the Village in front of Slice and Pint at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 14, with an expected visit from Santa. Join holiday shoppers as they light the Village tree.
Decorate the Holiday Nature Tree on Sunday
In the spirit of the holiday season, neighbors of all ages are invited to decorate a holiday nature tree from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday, December 15, in the Emory Village Plaza. AIEV is partnering with Get Grounded Teen Center to give back to Mother Nature as part of this end-of-the-year service project, Please consider joining us and donating fresh cranberries, peanut butter, birdseed, peanut butter, and pine cones. Contact Angie Waddell at awaddell@groundme.org awaddell@groundme.org for more information. or RSVP here.

Chicken Salad Chick Coming to Atlanta

 From: Tomorrows News Today

Auburn, Alabama-based Chicken Salad Chick is entering metro Atlanta with a location in East Cobb.  The new 2800 square foot location will open in Providence Square shopping center on Roswell Road in suite 811, close to T.J. Maxx.

The restaurant does offer a whopping 15 variations of chicken salad, so perhaps there will be something for everyone. 

Chicken Salad Chick has existing Georgia locations in Columbus and Valdosta and is coming soon to Midland. 

Read more. 

Scott Antique Market This Weekend

From : scottantiquemarket.com
For over 25 years,
Scott Antique Markets has been "America's Favorite Treasure Hunt" for incredible antiques and collectibles! We host the World's Largest Indoor Antique Shows the second weekend of every month at the Atlanta Exposition Center in Atlanta, Georgia.

 I-285 East to Exit 55, Jonesboro Rd.

More holiday cheer at Mingei!

Old favorites

and new finds

abound!

Carpe shopportunam!
Saturday, December 14
10:00 am- 6:00pm
Sunday, December 15
12:00-5:00pm



Tin ornaments from Oaxaca (including great new designs of lottery cards!), ceramic bells from Transylvania, large and small blown glass Buddha ornaments, Thai silk scarves, bronze earrings from Mexico, alpaca treasures from Peru and Ecuador, stunning runner from Guatemala, bags from Ecuador, hand-made Thai silver, Thailand and Guatemala, ceramic salt pots from Ecuador, chapati rolling pins from India, paper mache masks,
alebrijes from Oaxaca, Day of the Dead figures,
antique sweets serving set from China,
felted mistletoe from India, antique Romanian coffee grinders,
horsehair hatbands from Ecuador, Luchador masks,
Aguilar ceramics from Oaxaca, Thai mobiles,
Mexican church candles, recycled glass necklaces from Ghana,
wool rebozos from Mexico, hand-made brroms from Thailand, books and cards, Christmas stockings, furniture,
rosewood utensils from Thailand, bright Mexican aprons,
raw silk scarves and shawls from Madagascar,
Thai spirit house, hand-made journals, tagua nut necklaces,
amulets galore, and holiday ornaments from Turkey, Romania, Mexico, India, Israel, Nepal, and Thailand...
and more, more, more!

More room to browse,  more spaces to park!

This is how you find us: From downtown Decatur, come east,toward Avondale on College Avenue.  Just after passing East Decatur Station (see signs for Figo and Corner Pub), turn right on New Street, and then a right into the parking lot just behind the building.  Park!  Come up the steps by Duck's Kitchen.  We are at the back of the courtyard, next to Duck's behind the fountain, in the space marked Home Forge Remodeling.  Look for our signs! Visit our new website ! Send the link to your friends who are unable to visit us this season. Thanks! See you this weekend!

South American Getaway - Cello ensemble

Eye on Decatur - HAVE A RAGING HOLIDAY !

 Decatur's RAGING BURRITO

Bonfire and Breakfast with Santa this week

from thedecaturminute

Bonfire and Breakfast with Santa this week December 10, 2013 by Katie at The Decatur Minute.

 Bonfire and Marshmallow Roast and Breakfast with Santa The Decatur Business Association’s annual Holiday events are back again! Please join us for the Bonfire and Marshmallow Roast on the Marta Plaza Thursday, Dec. 12th 7:00-8:00pm. This wonderful event is free and open to the public thanks to the DBA! Santa will be in downtown Decatur for Terrific Thursday but he will not be at the Bonfire this year. You will get your chance to see the big man when he joins us on Saturday, December 14th for the Breakfast with Santa held at the downtown Decatur Courtyard by Marriott. Doors open at 7:30 am and the jolly man himself arrives at 8:00am. Breakfast, entertainment, and pictures with Santa are all included in the ticket. Tickets available on the DBA website, www.decaturdba.com Children $7, adults $12

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Wahoo! Grill's Brunch with Santa

Wahoo! Santa Claus is on His Way Back to Decatur!

Saturday, December 14
10 a.m. to Noon

Wahoo! Grill's Brunch with Santa

• Photo opportunities with Santa Claus

• Enjoy selections from Wahoo! Grill’s signature brunch menu 

• Seasonal cocktails available for guests 21 and older

• $14 for children under 12
• $19 for adults and children 12 and older 

 

Space is limited, so make your reservations today – and get your wish list ready! 

Jamie Lynn Spears at Eddie's Attic

Decatur Tree Lighting

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As Seen In Decatur - AREA 51 PRESENTS BUS

Man who got parents' postcard (which was sent to Decatur) 55 years later.

Found this interesting story looking for Decatur news, it's over a year old story but worth sharing.

By Jana Winter, Perry Chiaramonte
Published April 26, 2012
FoxNews.com

 Includes the loving message: "We'll probably be home before this gets there."

The Virginia man who received a postcard from his parents nearly 60 years after it was sent is headed to the Chicago aquarium shown on the long-lost piece of mail.

After FoxNews.com reported that the postcard, featuring a 2-cent stamp and a loving message from the parents of Scott McMurry, had turned up in the mail of a Florida woman, officials at Chicago's John G. Shedd Aquarium stepped in to tie a bow around the bizarre affair. McMurry told FoxNews.com he's accepted an expenses-paid offer to come visit the Windy City aquarium depicted on the long-lost postcard.

"It will be the first time actually seeing Chicago. The only time I've been there is at the airport," said McMurry, who hasn't yet worked out the details of his trip. "It should be interesting."

    "We invited Mr. McMurry and his family so they can enjoy a place that his parents enjoyed 60 years ago."

- Andrea Smalec, spokeswoman for Shedd Aquarium in Chicago

The postcard, which was sent to McMurry in 1957, when he was a junior in high school and his parents had taken a trip from their Decatur, Ga., home, includes the loving message: "We'll probably be home before this gets there."

Officials at the Windy City aquarium said they are thrilled to show McMurry the attraction his parents once visited.

“You don’t see something like this everyday,” Andrea Smalec, a spokeswoman for Shedd Aquarium told FoxNews.com. “We invited Mr. McMurry and his family so they can enjoy a place that his parents enjoyed 60 years ago, with some added attractions of course.”

It's been an amusing whirlwind week for McMurry, who was tracked down by South Daytona schoolteacher Elizabeth Fulcher after she found the old postcard in her mail. Days later, an official from McMurry's local post office in Falls Church, Va., personally delivered the postcard to his home.

"I guess they wanted to make sure it got to me this time," McMurry quipped. "How it got to South Daytona is beyond me."

Postal service officials believe the postcard languished in someone's home for decades before going back into circulation..

"This often occurs when someone purchases an older home, or moves from a residence, and finds mail," United States Postal Service spokeswoman Enola Rice told FoxNews.com. "They do not want to hold on to someone else's mail, so they place it in a mailbox.”

McMurry plans to frame the postcard, and noted he has kept several letters from his mother over the years. But he is still puzzled about the strange odyssey of the card.

"It's hard to explain," he said. "I'll probably never know."