Germany

March 11, 2019

This card came from Gisa in Germany. She wrote a little note on the back and was friendly. Yay!

She wrote;

Hello!
My name is Gisa and I am 22 years old. I recently finished studying social work, that is why I love postcards with quotes on them. Also you can see a bit of German. This one says,"A house only stands on good groundwork!"
Gisa

A house only stands on good groundwork.

 This is the first time I've received this German stamp, but have since gotten in a few times.

United States

November 5, 2018

This fun card came from Linda in the US.  She wrote a lot on the back of her card and used some great stamps so this was a lovely present in my mailbox!

She wrote;

Hello Helen from Milwaukee Wisconsin on Beautiful Lake Michigan. Fall here, lots of pumkins everywhere as it gets closer to Halloween, people dress up in costumes & scare others ~LOVE this time of year ~ fresh apples picked from the trees dipped in caramel and rolled in nuts, "Yummy".

We are waiting for our second grandson this December.

Peace & Joy ~ Linda USA

Linda used some amazing stamps on her card as well.  

Thanks Linda!  A really cool Postcrossing!

Germany - Food

July 27, 2018

This cute card came to me from Germany.  Angelika sent it and wrote a little bit about herself, which I really enjoyed reading.  

She wrote;

28℃ Evening

Hallo Helen,

"You are the bacon to my egg". 

I'm retired, married, 46y, live in a small town in the middle of Germany.

Like to travel, to read have many books from Nora Roberts.

Greetings!

 Angelika

You are the bacon to my egg.

Taiwan - Keep Calm and...

July 24, 2018

Rachel wrote a great note on the back of the card.  It was advice for what to eat when I visit Taiwan.  Too bad I didn't have her advice when we were in Taipei a few years ago!

She wrote;

Night market is a must go in Taiwan. You can try all kinds of small eats there. Beef noodle soup is also a must eat! Once you've tried it, you'll never forget it!

Rachel

Sadly, the card got "inked" along the way to me.  I do enjoy seeing the marks though!

Germany

March 3, 2018

This bright and colourful card came to me all the way from Germany.  Sebastian wrote a short little note on the back of the card too.

He wrote,
"Hello Helen,
nice greetings from Kaufbeuren, a small city with 45000 inhabitants in Bavaria.

Best Wishes
Sebastian"

Google Translate says that the message on the front translates to "Pick Me" which I rather like!

These are the stamps on the back, rather nice aren't they?

United States

July 14, 2017

This card came to me from the US.  The sender, Krissy used great stamps and even wrote a nice note on the back.  Hurray for that.

She said,
July 5 2017

Hello Helen!

Wow I bet that is quite a different life there.  I always wanted to live in another country even just for a little while.  I have a friend who lived there for 5 years as a teacher.  It sounds like quite an adventure.

Cheers, Krissy

Reprint of Vintage Large Letter State Name Postcard (ca 1930's-1940's)

The stamps are very interesting too.  It is a shame the heart one was so marked with the cancellation stamp.

Czech Republic

April 28, 2017


This great card came from the Czech Republic and was sent by Tomas.   He wrote a nice, long message on the back of his card, which pleased me to no end.

He wrote,

Hi Helen,

My name's Tomas. I'm 34 y.o. man

from the Czech Republic. With my  

family living in small village

named Tlucna near of Pla[can't read the rest], centre

of the Western Bohemia.  I working 

in Prague, capital of the CZ. I'm

police officer.  My favorite hobbies are 

history, genealogy, sport and books.

I love famous novels of Franz

Kafka.  This card is about his

word in his novels.  I hope you'll like it.

Happy PC :-)

Tomas

The stamps are interesting too.  I've seen the flower one before, but I don't think I've see the other one.  It's too bad that one of them is torn.  

This is the last Postcrossing card that I will receive for a while as I still haven't re-activated my account.  I have been buying postcards recently though, and I am hoping to start sending them out soon!

Gratitude

February 17, 2017

The theme of this weekend's Blog Link-Up Party is Gratitude.  Not many of my postcards are connected to this theme, but I did manage to find one that fits.  Hurray!

On a more personal note, I actually am so grateful for almost all of my postcards.  The fact that people choose lovely cards, write nice things on the back and then send them to me is a wonderful thing.  There are some days when a nice postcard in the mail just lifts my spirits.  It is funny how mail can do that!

I'm afraid I don't remember much about this card.  It was sent from Germany and was rather colourful and fun.  I received it in September 2013. I love the multi-language idea.  It is so simple, but lovely!

Please see the other members of the Blog Link-Up Party for their take on the theme of Gratitude.  Thank YOU for visiting my blog today!  I hope to see you again soon.  

Germany - Writing

March 19, 2016

Kristine sent this card to me from Germany with a very nice note on the back.  She even wrote a little in Romanji (written Japanese in English style characters).  

She wrote, "Konnichiwa, anata wa Kristine desu.  I have studied japanese for some years at the evening school in Berlin but I have lost most of it because I do not use it.  Now I study Arabic - that is very helpful in Berlin now- we have a huge Arabic community.

Best regards from Berlin"

Calligraphy -  the art form of the written word--is still practised throughout the emirate and makes for prized souvenirs.  You can find calligraphers at work in art studios throughout Abu Dhabi.