A Unique Card from Finland

This pretty card from Findland was handmade

and sent to me by Talvikki. She says it is a

tiny etching colored with water colors.

I really like the tiny card!

Thank you, Talvikki, for your handiwork!

All these pretty Finnish stamps

were on the back of Talvikki's

little postcard!

A Canadian card with American Falls

This Niagara Falls postcard, which was sent to me

by Debra, shows the American Falls, with the Maid of the Mist

and the Horseshoe Falls in the background. Last week, I

received a postcard of the Horseshoe Falls. Every time

I see a picture of these beautiful falls, I am amazed

at the power of all that water.

Niagara Falls is so beautiful, and it is another example

of 'water in its natural habitat'!

Thank you, Debra, for another view of these Falls!

Debra put a Canadian Olympics

stamp on her card. It shows

a little guy flipping on his skis!

To London to Visit the Queen

Don't you love this picture of London? I certainly do!

It reminds me of our visit to London many years ago.

We kept commenting on all the taxis! Now, here

they are on a postcard! I received this card from

Louise, who lives in South London and is a primary

school teacher. She says this card shows taxis

and Buckingham Palace, which are quintescentially

English. Thank you so very much, Louise, for

the great card!

Bastian's Card from the Jewish Museum, Frankfurt

The following card was sent to me by Bastian,
who lives in Frankfurt, Germany ('Manhattan
on the Mainz'). It is from an exhibit called
'Superman und Golem' at the Jewish Museum
in Frankfurt. I really like this card! Thank you
very much for sending it to me, Bastian!

I visited the internet and looked up this
exhibit. I copied the above excerpt
from the internet.

Mind-Boggling!

The Amazing Hotel Jested.

These are some of the views I got from

the internet of this beautiful hotel.

It has been nominated to become a

UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2010.

Of course, the hotel is a year-round hotel, but

I think it must be really grand in the winter. There

are ski slopes and really high ski jumps here, for

those who like to 'fly' down the jumps.

I like these winter views!

I have no idea what this cartoon says,

but I can imagine it is hilarious!

Czech Republic - Liberec - Jested

I received this very nice postcard from Jiri, who lives

in the Jested area of the Czech Republic. H said he chose

this card to show the amazing archictural viewpoint

in his area. It is a great postcard, and I am

especially amazed at the Liberec Horsky Hotel Jested

in the lower left hand corner. I looked it up on the

internet and found out quite a lot about it. You can

read more a little further down my blog.

Thank you, Jiri, for sharing a wonderful part

of your world with me!

Another card by Me

One of my addressee's from Lithuania requested

a handmade card, so I made this one to send

to him. The photo was taken by John at this

year's San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo.

The logo under it is the logo for the SASSR.

And, of course, I had to put a Texas flag and

a 'Don't Mess With Texas' slogan!

Saint Petersburg Villa in the Snow

This beautiful snowy scene comes to me from Olga,

who says she lives in the most beautiful city

in the world--Saint Petersburg! I think it is

a most beautiful card, especially since we

do not see snow like this where I live! The little Santa

Claus (or Saint Nicholas) on the right was on her card.

Thank you, Olga, for sharing this wonderful scene

from your beautiful city!

These two stamps brought

Olga's card to me.

Chowtika's Card from Thailand

I received this lovely card from Chowtika, who

lives in Bangkok, Thailand. She tells me that

it is a picture of Ka eng Krachan Naional Park in

Petchaburi Province. Activities there include

camping, trekking, bird and butterfly watching, and

viewing the flowers.

Thank you, Chowtika, for the great card!

Chowtika's

card had two stamps

on it. I am guessing

this one is of a

royal family member.

This stamp says that

it is a beetle's wing

collage.

Very interesting!

Card from Croatia

Although this beautiful card comes from Starigrad

in Croatia, it came to me from Epidijius who

lives in Vilnius, Lithuania.

I love the card--it is so colorful with

nice views from Zadar, and it has be pretty

fish as the background.

Thank you, Epidijius, for the great card!

The nice Croatian stamp shows the city

of Rijeka, Croatia (Hrvatska).

First Card from the Ukraine

Liza, a 22-year-old student from Odessa, sent

me my first card from the Ukraine. She chose

this card because she knew I like lighthouses.

This one was built in 1954 and Liza says it is

still standing in their port.

Isn't it a beautiful lighthouse? I love it!

Thank you so very much, Liza!

I also like this stamp that was on Liza's card.

It shows an inkpot with a plume--how

appropriate for a postal card!

A 'Thank You' from 'The Boyz'

I didn't know anyone was ever brave enough

to swim with polar bears! However, The Boyz, from

Canada,

sent me this picture of a little girl and a polar

bear seeing 'eye-to-eye'! I really think there

must be a glass barrier between them. You think?

Anyway, I love the picture! Thank you very much, Boyz!

And who are The Boyz? Well, here they are!

Their human MOM had their pictures

put on postage stamps!

The one on the left is Gus and the one on the

right is Jimbo.

Aren't they adoreable?

Pernio, in Southwestern Finland

I received this nice view of Pernio, in the

southwestern part of Finland, from Anu.

She says it is only a few kilometers from

her

home, a little farm where they grow hens

and oats. She also says she has three

little sons.

Thank you, Anu, for the beautiful view of

rushing waters!

Jarvenpaa, Finland

This card shows the bell tower of the Lutheran church

in Jarvenpaa. It came to me from Minna who is

a member there. She says her town is where the

famous Finnish composer, Jean Sibelius, lived.

She also tells me that this winter has been great

because they have had a lot of snow!

I wish I could have seen some of it, Minna!

Thank you for a great card!

This heart sticker and a stamp showing
Pallas, Finland, brought Minna's card!

A Card from the Portuguese

This card shows a wonderful view of lights

shining across the water in the city of Porto,

Portugal. It comes to me from Carla, who lives

in Aveiro, Portugal. She says her own city

is beautiful too, and is known as 'the Venice

of Portugal'.

Thank you, Carla, for a lovely view of Portugal!

A Handmade Card from Yolanda

Yolanda, from the Haarlem, the Netherlands,

made this beautiful card for me. When I

received her address to send a card, she had

written in her profile that she liked handmade

cards.
Therefore, I made her one called 'The Eyes of Texas'.

She made this one for me as a 'thank you'. It is

really an exquisite card. The picture in the center

is 3-D, and all the little butterflies and wingdings

around the edge are stitched.

I love the card! Thank you so much, Yolanda!

Concordia, Brasil

These are three lovely views of the city

of Concordia in Brazil. Don't you love all

the little pansies? I also like the beautiful

lighted fountain.

Gabriela, who lives in this lovely city,

sent me the card. Thank you, Gabi! I like

your card very much!

This little carpenter stamp brought the card.

Anna-Liisa's Card, Estonia

This is the wonderful card I received from

Anna-Liisa, who lives in Keila, Estonia.

She is 14 years old and lives with her

family and thee guinea pigs.

I love the card, Anna-Liisa! Thank yo

so very much!

These are the nice stamps that brought

the card to me!

Niagara Falls--Canadian Side

These are very nice Canadian stamps

that brought this card to me.

This is a beautiful view of the Horseshoe Falls on

the Canadian side of Niagara Falls. It was sent

to me by Maria. She is a fellow 'water-lover', and

also loves the mountains. She said she fell in love

with them when they lived in British Columbia. She

now lives about 130 kilometers from the Falls.

Thank you, Maria, for the great card!

A Card from Istanbul, Turkey

I received this great card from Sadi, who
lives in Istanbul. He says that he lives on
the Asian side of Istanbul, but he works on
the European side. He is planning to move
to the European side because it is tiring to
switch continents every day when he goes
to work! I would think so! Thank you, Sadi,
for this wonderful view card. I love it!

1. Troy

2. Ephesus

3. Sultan Ahmet Mosque, Istanbul

4. Dueden Waterfall

5. Pamukkale

6. Nemrut

7. Cappadocia

An Unusual Card from the Czech Republic

This handmade card is from Petra, who

lives in the Czech Republic. She says she

used to entertain herself with this kind of

drawing in boring lectures and classes at school!

I have seen lots of 'doodling', but I had not

seen this!

Can you read my name on the card?

I like it, Petra! It must have taken a long

time to make it!

Thank you very much!

This is the Czech stamp that brought

Petra's card. When I first looked at it,

I thought it was a lighthouse, but it is not.

It says, 'Vodarenska vez, Plzen', which means

'Water Tower, Pilsen'. It is a part of the

old Prague Gate in Pilsen.

The Smoky Mountains

A very nice card from the Smoky Mountains

came to me today from Kim, who lives

in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Kim says this picture shows one of

her favorite hiking spots.

I can understand why, Kim! It's beautiful!

Thank you so much for the card!

A Wonderful 'Thank You' from Alsie

This beautiful card came to me from Alsie,

who lives in the Republic of China.

He sent it as a 'thank you' for a card I had

sent to him. He said he has a birthday

coming up this month and he was sending

'thank yous' to the people who had sent

nice cards to him.

I love the card, Alsie. Thank you very much!

These very nice stamps brought this card to me.

The red stamp was printed on the card, but

the other two were pasted on.

Alsie also drew this little

panda on his card, and he

wrote a lot of words (with

translations) in Chinese

characters.