Thursday, December 29, 2011

Thursday's Trove

Finally the rain has ended and sun, beautiful sunshine is flooding the day!!!


From the Czech Republic, a card of that country's artist Josef Lada.




A card from Canada with facts about the Bald Eagle, a bird that lives in both countries in North America.




Hillsgrove Covered bridge in Sullivan Co. Pennsylvania.




My first Edward Gorey card! I love his art; this is from The Utter Zoo Alphabet.



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Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Back In The Groove!

Trying to get back into the routine, so we'll start with the postcards which have been waiting patiently to have their turn in the sun:


The North facade of the Old Water Tower in Chicago IL, at Christmas. I think it's a great old building!




Lovely view of Lake Harriet, Minneapolis MN.




This card is from Poland with rubber boots on display. The sender also included a small coin from their country.




Festivities in honor of Saint-Jean, the protector of Porto City, Portugal.




From Russia, a painting by Swedish artist Karl Larson showing Christmas Eve as the children wait in anticipation to be allowed to come into the room where the Christmas decorations are. How sweet!




The Cathedral and Bell Tower of Erice, in Sicily.




Siberian Jay bird in Finland.




The UN Building in NY City.




A great old card depicting the Beatles at the launch of their Sgt. Pepper album.




This Beatle card was sent to me from China. On the back is printed "To usher in the Beatles new masterpiece, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart Club Band, Brian Epstein hosted a small soiree for an elite retinue of media personnel at his home in London's Belgravia. The Beatles. fully decked in their current hippy regalia, were a bit worse for wear due to the ingestion of some illicit substance prior to the gathering, although they happily posed for the photographers, one of whom was a young American named Linda Eastman. If anything, it meant the transformation of John that evening. Evidently the lifestyle he was adopting was taking a considerable toll on him. May 19. 1967" If you look closely, you can see they are wearing the same clothes as in the photograph right above this one!




And one of the most famous album covers of all time!


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Friday, December 23, 2011

Another Bunch

A painting on driftwood of an anchor, from England.




Chinese opera performers, in the Kunqu style, sent from US.




Blythe doll with devil and angel at her ears.




All about Lupins from Canada. Because they grow wild and there is such a variety, people think they are a natural species, but they were introduced to the area as ornamental flowers from the Mediterranean, and then escaped to grow wild. Beautiful!




A view of Barcelona, Spain.




A great shot of the American Bald Eagle!




An interesting recipe that only serves one- but I think after reading it, it could really serve two!




Hahahaha!




And I really like this photo of a German Goose with the Dandelion in its mouth!


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Wednesday, December 21, 2011

This Week So Far

For many reasons, this is my first update this week.


A large and majestic tree from France.




A reprint of an old Christmas greeting from the US.




Hearts in a bottle from Heickelhovem, Germany.




A lovely stone bridge in Prague, Czech Republic, a UNESCO site.




The Fab Four, after they lost their look of innocence and instead look a bit jaded!




Bormes-les-Mimosas, a small village on the French Riviera. I'd love to visit!




A great card for my chickens collection! The sender wrote "Remember when Martha Stewart made a big deal about her French chickens? I think this is one of them - it has her attitude."  Hahahahah - so true, and yes, I do remember!




Another pretty Postage Stamp Postcard from England, this one celebrating one of Jane Austen's characters, Catherine Morland.




This one was sent by my acupuncturist, and I included it because I thought it was cute with the snowman's arms being acupuncture needles! And yes, it really does help!




A floating market on Bangkok Noi Canal, Bangkok Thailand. I guess when you shop from a boat, you are limited with what you can purchase and bring home!




A postcard of an old Puffin Book, sent from London.




I like this creative Christmas Tree sent from Holland!




And finally, a lovely old fashioned Christmas postcard from the US.


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Sunday, December 18, 2011

Saturday Duo

And here they are:

A beautiful shot of Half Dome with a rainbow ....




... and a sweet Christmas postcard from the US!



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Friday, December 16, 2011

Thursday & Friday Mail

And the weather outside is really yucky!!


Independence Hall in Philadelphia, a UNESCO site.




My second Max Ernst painting, sent by the same person who sent me the last one. Not sure I understand this one either.




From Helsinki, Finland, a UNESCO site.




This lighthouse is near San Francisco, CA.




What a beautiful state name card from Arkansas!




Now this is just too cool!!




A Cavallini Christmas postcard, from the US.



Lovely Illinois state card.




Mapcard of Virginia




Another Cavallini Christmas postcard from the US.




Also from the US




My second card showing Hoi An, a UNESCO site in Vietnam.




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