Germany - Picnic Food

Arrived August 18, 2026

Hubert sent this amusing card from Germany. He wrote that he likes walking in the countryside with his children, grandchildren and friends.  

The stamps that Hubert used were great!  I used to watch The Flintstones when I was younger so I liked that stamp!

Writer - Black & White Card

Germany   

July 8, 2026

Dany sent this card of German author Bettina von Arnim who lived from 1785-1859. I looked her up but her Wiki wasn't very positive towards her. 

Dany said that she studied Linguistics so she's interested in anything to do with languages and texts, and books. She said that von Arnim wrote about social and feministic topics in the 19th century. Her face even adorned banknotes and stamps!

Bettina von Arnim

There were some cute stamps on the card as well. 

Books - Netherlands and Germany

July 6, 2026

Leah sent this card from Germany. She wrote about her town and her favourite movie [The Blind Side] as she loves the message and how loyalty and love is portrayed.

I've read about 5 of these novels, how about you?

She also asked me what my favourite Jason Statham movie was....I have a few, I like Spy as he's hilarious in it and I also like The Transporter because the action is very cool. 

July 8, 2026

Anneke sent this from the Netherlands and mentions that she lives near the Belgian border. She notes that the stamps show writers from the Netherlands.

 

Germany

Germany Multi-card

This card arrived from Germany recently. Wilfried mentioned that he lives in a city with 2 UNESCO world heritage sites. 

There were some gorgeous stamps on the back of the card. 

Thanks Wilfried!

Europe and the United States

February 24, 2026

I received these three cards recently and am posting them so you can see them!  

From Germany, this cute little food /chocolate card was sent by Anja. She told me that the card's writing means,"The secret ingredient is Love."

This black and white card from the US came from Matt. He didn't write a personalized message on the back of the card and instead pasted a message about Chicago having 2,716,450 residents. 

 This Map card from Austria arrived today. Silvia writes about her family and her garden. She also raises chickens for the eggs as they are expensive. 

Three nice cards, which I enjoyed receiving.

Germany and Food

 February 11, 2026

I received these cards recently. 

From Switzerland I received this cool cards featuring marzipan pigs. They are supposed to bring good luck for the New Year after eating them. 

The stamp on the card was the first of its kind that I have seen before. It looks like it is made out of a knitted material!

Jane sent this next card and says that it shows the medieval town of Esslingen in Southern Germany. 

She used some gorgeous stamps on the back of the card too. They are beautiful!

December 2, 2025

 I'm Back!

I'm tenatively back at Postcrossing again. I sent a couple of cards in November and have just received 3. However, I won't be blogging as much or in as much detail. I just don't have the time anymore. 

Still, my cards are nice and I'd like to show them off!

From Germany, Leonie sent this. She's a fairly new postcrosser. She decorated the card on the back too. It's cute.

Nina sent this from Finland with a gorgeous stamp and a sentiment that we can all get behind!

Finally, from Taiwan, Linn sent this card and wrote on the back about her holiday in China. The stamps were also quite interesting.

Until next time!?

Germany - Books

October 3, 2020

Barbara sent this book card to me from Germany. She wrote an interesting note on the back of the card too. 

She wrote,

"Hallo Helen! I love standing in front of my book-wall →choosing a world to drop in. At the moment I read "Shaking Hands with the Devil" by Romeo Dallaire. It is hard to read but very interesting. But I also like thrilled and something like that. Wish you all the best!

Barbara"

Germany - Black and White

September 26, 2020

Marc-André wrote from Germany. He's a teacher and wrote a short note on the back. He also used a very cool stamp on the back.

He wrote,

Hello Helen,

many greetings from Berlin.

I am a teacher for maths & physics. School started again in August and we all have to wear a mask everywhere on the school ground but not in the classes during our lessons. So we want to avoid that an infection will be spread in different classes.

Stay healthy!

M

The Evangelist Matthew

A Sesame Street Stamp! Love it!

Germany

 August 3, 2020

This card came from Wilhelma in Germany. She wrote a short but friendly note on the back of the card. She said,

Dear Helen,

My name is Wilhelma and I live in a small village of Black Forest. I'm looking forward to my summer vacation because I need a break to reorient myself.

All the best!

Wilhelma

Germany

 June 20, 2020

This card was sent by Andreas from Germany and he wrote about his interests and how it relates to the card he sent. I liked that a lot as it helps me understand why he picked the card he did.

He wrote;

Hello Helen...

I'm Andreas from Hamburg(Germany) and i have been interested in art (Graffiti, Street Art, etc.) for about 30 years. The motif on the card is here in the city and i hope you like it. Japan is also very colorful, i think... :-)

best wishes & stay healthy!!

                                            Andy.

He sent this card....

Germany - Books

June 1, 2020

I'm back! At least for now. Things will likely be slow around here, just because I'm not sending a lot of cards and therefore not receiving many. However, I have some catch up to do so here goes!

Michaela sent this cool card from Germany with a short note. I liked it.

She wrote,

Hello Helen,
My name is Michaela. I like to travel, read, animals and lots more. I work as a nurse here in Wegberg.
Love, Michaela

I really like this cool bookshelf. Is it a lending library?

Interesting Tunnel I think!

Germany

March 7, 2020

This bright multi-card came from Tanja in Germany. She didn't write much on the back, sad to say.

She wrote,
" Greetings from Munich, Bavaria in Germany for you 😃
Tanja"

Munich

Interesting stamp mark!

Germany

January 27, 2020

This lovely card came from Tanja in Germany.  She just wrote a short note on the back of this card.

"Hello, many greetings!

Tanja is my name. I live in Karrel which is located in the middle of Germany. This castle, a well known one, lies in the south of Germany. I have been there only one time so far but drove by a couple of times.

BEST WISHES!
Karrel, 21.01.20"

Schloss Neuschwanstein

I didn't know anything about Alexander von Humboldt until I spent a few minutes on Wikipedia.  He was one of the first people to propose that lands bordering the Atlantic were once joined together. He also was the first person to talk about climate change due to human beings, so I really should have heard of him before!  The article is here...read up if you like!  

Germany - Movie Card

October 19, 2019

This card arrived quite a while ago from Germany. It's a Movie Card so I am a little biased, but I love it!

The sender wrote a short but nice note on the back too.

She wrote;

"Hello Helen, greetings from Hof in Bavaria/Germany. Sorry, I don't know the movie in the frontside! My favourite is "Dance of the Vampires"[AKA The Fearless Vampire Killers] from 1967. "

I think I did see part of Brassed Off, but not the whole movie. I probably came home after work and it was on TV.  

An interesting stamp and cancellation stamp I think.  

Germany - Food & Coffee

September 17, 2019

Ralf sent this card with a lot of writing on the back.  I was very happy to receive this card!

He said,
"Hello Helen!
I am Ralf from Remscheid, Germany, 67 y.o., retired. You see the 'Bergische Kaffeetafel.' It consists of currants rye place, milk porridge, honey, black bread, butter, quark, waffles, cinnamon and sugar, Burger Pretzel, cast-iron rusk, jam, sausage and ham. The coffee pot with the name 'Droppel-mina' as the queen of the table. "Koffedrenken..." means: drinking coffee with all the trimmings.

With best wishes, Ralf"

Germany

July 6, 2019
Elke sent this huge card to me from Germany. It's quite interesting! She wrote a short and friendly note on the back.

She wrote;

Hello Helen,

nice to meet you 😀

I live with my family in Chemnite, Saxony. My hometown was called Karl Marx Stach from 1953 to 1990.

I like to read in my free time. My favourite author is Clive Cussler. 

Enjoy your day!

Elke

The card has a stamped URL at the bottom. It's to a site for fantasy books. If you read German, or have a translation button, check it out!

This is a rather oversize card.  It is quite large!

German stamps are always quite interesting!  I like these ones.

United Kingdom via Germany - Food

July 1, 2019

Marion sent this card from Germany, but she actually bought it in the UK.  I'm not a big fan of that, I prefer to receive cards from the country that they are sent from, but it is a great card!

She wrote,

Hello Helen,

greetings from Hamburg. My name is Marion. I am 50 years old. In my spare time I love to travel and visit places I haven't been to before. My current project is to visit all European capitals. 😀 Hope you like the card. I brought it from my last summer holiday to Cornwall. Best wishes Marion

Cornish Cream Tea

Germany

July 1, 2019

Ilona wrote a note and told me about where she lives and her life.
24th of June 2019

Dear Helen,
The landscape on the card looks like the one where I live. I'm 52 years old and live in the Northern part of Germany - The North Sea to the left, Baltic Sea to the right.

We do not have any children but a tomcat called Anton. And we love to travel with our vintage car which is a 48 years old Mercedes Benz. Currently at the garage for repair...Hopefully in good condition again soon as we want to travel to Finland in summer.

Warm regards, Ilona

David Hockney RA
The Road Across the Wolds, 1997

These little guys are cute!

Germany

April 23, 2019

Eva sent this cool antique style of card to me and I really like it.  She wrote a lot on the back of the card too which is even better.

She wrote:

Hello Helen! My name is Eva and I'm a student from Germany. I live in the rather small town Bottrop of which you can see some vintage pictures on the card. I go to university in the bigger town Essen right next to Bottrop, and I love it.

All the best!