From Delaware

This card came in today's mail.

It is from Lisa, a registered nurse in

Wilmington, Delaware.

It reminds me of the quotation:

"Water, water, everywhere

And all the board did shrink.

Water, water, everywhere

And not a drop to drink!!

Thank you, Lisa, for the nice card!

Card from Naarden

The stamps on Liz's envelope are interesting. Of course, the text is

in Dutch, and says 'Denk groen doe groen',

which, although I do not speak Dutch, I think means,

'Think green, act green'.

One stamp shows a big truck with 'Roetfilter" (red filter?) written on the side,

and the exhaust turning into flowers.

Another stamp shows a green cow with 'BIO' on its side and

an electric plug for a tail.

I'm sure they are environmental stamps, don't you think?

This card shows the beautiful town hall in Naarden,

the Netherlands.

Naarden turned 650 years old in the year 2000.

That means it was established in 1350!

The two side views are the marriage chamber (at top) and the

entrance to the town hall (at bottom).

Liz Kramer sent me the card and she sent it in an envelope so she

would have more room to write on the card!

She enjoys Postcrossing although, as a working woman,

she does not have mujch time for private correspondence.

Naarden is her hometown.

Thank you, Liz, for the lovely card and

'beste wensen' to you too!

Markku sends greetings from Finland

Markku sent me greetings from his hometown,

Kouvola, Finland.

The pretty card has four beautiful views of his home country.

He put a pretty little stamp on the card.,

It shows several odd-shaped balloons and one

with a smiling face on it.

Markku, I love the card and the stamp!

Thank you very much!

Card from Ulla

This is the unusual stamp that was on Ulla's card.

It looks like a moth, or what I've always called a candlebug,

but I have never seen one this color.

The text calls it 'Arctia Caja'.

This pretty card is a painting of two children sitting in a hammock.

It was sent to me by Ulla who lives in

Harjavalta, Finland.

I think she must have made it herself,

because she says she likes to make cards and do crafts.

Thank you, Ulla, for the nice card!

Inge Look again!

This is the Moomin stamp Tehri used.

Tehri added this little Moomin sticker

Oh! I love these cards!
This time the two old ladies are hitchhiking. As Tehri says,
"I would love to know what destination they have
written on their paper!"
And, is that an old Cadillac coming around the bend?
Thank you so much Tehri, for brightening my day
with this card!

WOW! Jackpot!

I really hit the jackpot today. I received

seven postcards in the mail.

Then I had one that I had sent to Boston registered!

Shakaland:

left: Zulu chief; top: Zulu woman;

bottom: Nganga training

Namaqualand, Cape Town, Lion, Johannesburg, Blyde Canyon

Rondavel Viewpoint, Blyde River Canyon

Mpumalanga Province - South Africa

Land of splendour, Mpumalanga offers vistas and villages,

waterfalls and wagontrails, to fascinate the traveler. Johannesburg, - Gauteng - South Africa

Largest city in the Republic and the thriving centre

of the gold-fields of the Witwatersrand.

Look at this!

I dearly love this postcard and the stamp that brought it to me.

Hilkka sent me the postcard from Finland and she told me that the stamp

is a picture of her 12-year-old son! He is such a handsome lad

and I think it is so neat that his mother had the stamp made!

This is an official postcard swap but, unfortunately, Hilkka did not put

the ID number on the card. However, she did send her

complete address, so I can write to her and get the number to register it.

Hilkka also said she would like to be a penpal, which I love!

Thank you, Hilkka, for such a nice card and stamp!

This is the first of seven postcards I received today.

The lighthouse in this picture is Peggy's Cove in Nova Scotia,

and it was sent to me by Alison in a private swap.

Lighthouse-hugger that I am, I LOVE this picture!

Thanks so much, Alison!

Lithuanian Flag

Isn't this a beautiful picture of the Lithuanian flag?

This postcard of the beautiful Lithuanian flag was sent to me

by Audrone, who lives in Kaunas, Lithuania.

(I love flags!)

She tells me that the colors of the flag represent

"light, hope, and fire, as it says on the card. It's been 20 years

since we broke away from U.S.S.R. And we are happy about it!"

We are happy for you too!

Thank you, Audrone, for such a beautiful and patriotic card!