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.

Books and Author

 February 11 & 12, 2026

Sara from Belgium asked about nature in Japan versus Canada...no one usually asks about that! I think this is a vintage UNICEF postcard. 

Opening a book --discover a world.

Rebecca sent this card featuring Muriel Spark and wrote about novels and films, my favourite subjects. She also mentioned that she has a Book Podcast called Canada Reads American Style. Check it out if you are interested!  I listened in tonight and it was very interesting.

Muriel Spark
Author of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

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!