Netherlands - Tea

January 9, 2019

This fabulous card came from Harry and Desiree in the Netherlands.  They wrote a short note on the back and I was very happy when I received this card.

They said;

Hello Helen

We are Harry and Desiree. We live in Almere, it's a city near Amsterdam.

Almere is a nice place.
You can enjoy Hiking and Cycling and beautiful nature.
We hope this card you soon and safe[sic]


As a tea enthusiast, I really loved this card! I think the teapot in the bottom right corner looks very Japanese. I'm sure I've seen ones like it in the high end tea shops.  Thanks so much for the card.

Russia - Food

January 5, 2019

I am behind posting to this blog, but the sad thing is that I don't have a lot of time for Postcrossing anymore.  I don't have a convenient post office near my husband's house and that makes it difficult to buy stamps and mail my cards.  Nevertheless, I am trying to send a few cards every month, so I hope things will improve soon!


Anyway, this card arrived in January and was very welcome.  Alina sent this to me and wrote a great note on the back of the card, which I will share with you.  The pancakes look yummy and it was just Shrove Tuesday this week, so hopefully, that makes it okay to post after the long delay!

She wrote;
Hello Helen!

My name is Alina, I am 20 years old. I live in Yekaterinburg, Russia. The postcard shows pancakes. In Russia there is a tradition to bake them on Maslenitsu (Shrove Tuesday) - a farewell to winter and spring meeting. The ancients considered them a symbol of the sun.

Hope you like it!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
15.12.18

China - Food

January 2, 2019

This cute card came to me from China with a short but friendly note on the back.

Daisy wrote,

Hello from China.
The famous biangbiang noodle of Shaanxi province.
The name of this noodle is very difficult to write in Chinese.

Daisy from Shanghai.

The kanji for biangbiang is very difficult! 

A great assortment of stamps!