Monday, 17 February 2014

Two from the Netherlands

February 10, 2014

Two interesting cards from the Netherlands arrived in my mailbox on the tenth.  Let me tell you about them.

Sandra writes that she is sending me a picture of one of her favourite places on earth: walking through the dunes to the beach.  She prefers the Dutch beaches when the weather is fine and there aren't so many people around.



I don't believe I've seen these interesting stamps before.  The one on the left especially. If you click on it, you can see it quite large and can notice the strange things on it, like the dog on a pole!

The next card comes from Hetty and she writes that she chose the embroidery especially for me.  She says that she also used crochet on it.  (Crochet is rare on postcards...knitting is slightly more common, so I appreciate it)

She also asks if I don't find it difficult that I don't speak a lot of Japanese in Japan.  It's a good question, and I do sometimes have difficulty, but in a normal day, it's not really a problem.  I speak enough everyday Japanese to get by.  When something is abnormal, it can be difficult.


Thanks for the great cards ladies!

6 comments:

Scriptor Senex said...

I hadn't seen that stamp before. I hope someone explains its significance if I get one.

Helen said...

Looking at it bigger...it looks more like a cow than a dog. I'd like to know the significance too!

Any readers know??

Mail Adventures said...

I don't know, but I'd really like to receive this cow! :D

Helen said...

I'd like to get an explanation for it! I got one already, but I'd like to know what it is about :-)

Crafty Tokyo Mama said...

Is the crocheted lace one handmade by the sender? That is really interesting.

Helen said...

She doesn't say CTM...I don't really know. The card itself doesn't look like a home-made one, but I could be wrong.

Thanks for your comment. Sorry I couldn't help more.