#4@emotis - The Graduate movie poster, thank you! I did not watch the Superbowl, instead I played some board games and watched Pirates of the Caribbean!
#5@carolreader - On Broadway! Show Boat, thank you! We have not been to Broadway either, but the theaters here have been great to us. Mom get season tickets for the Charlotte area. It’s been a few years since I’ve been with her but I have seen a few.
#10@emotis - Tea Valentine’s, thank you! I never got into the taste of the candy conversation hearts, but I’ll never turn away some good chocolates!
I pretty much have the same system! But without labels… I have each bin organized by type. So one organizer has travel, Lou Paper, Lantern Press… another has Disney, one is just illustrations, etc. They’re great for outgoing cards 4×6 or smaller like Rocky said. Then I have a few 5×7 singles for larger outgoing cards I keep in a drawer.
Yeah, I’ve been tempted to get some 5x7 cases. But I wish they would house them in a similar case like the 4x6s. Anyway, the more I use them, the more I see the value of storing this way. Again, not perfect - but it’s a good start.
#13@ladybug513 One of those ornate European churches of the type I feel uncomfortable in (because I’m afraid I’ll touch and break something), but also in awe of. ( Wallfahrtskirche des Prämonstratenserklosters Steingaden Germany, Erbaut 1746-1754)
#30@RockyRoadTrip A lady standing lakeside at sunset, enjoying (or maybe not, in Rocky’s estimation) the ending of some recent events.
#11@TandemStoker: sent a shot of Neil Armstrong’s bootprint on the soil of the moon (or a Hollywood studio backlot; the jury is still out on that one!) One giant leap for mankind, subtle brag. Yeah, I don’t believe we’ll be doing any leisure travelling until we’re vaccinated. So maybe by late summer? Maui? Hawaii has one of the lowest infection rates. Must be the positive vibes. Thanks!
#18@Katie333: sent one of those odd “Writing you a postcard” cards, this time because the recipient presumably doesn’t listen to a word the sender says. Usually these are framed as “you don’t write, you don’t call” messages. It’s an interesting trope, especially in this instance when the picture on the card is of a jack ass! (Is that supposed to represent the sender or the recipient!?) Interestingly enough, this card was produced by Postcrossing member, @StinkyPaw, a legend on the Canadian boards. Great stamps, thanks!
Just anticipating pending arrivals from: 13, 14, 20, and 22
I love those cases and have a set but I wish they were 5 x 7 as most of my cards seem to be larger than 4 x 6. So back when I was allowed into the USA we drove this beauty home from Hobby Lobby. It’s awesome but I could use another one!
#3@Cruzin - an awesome snail mail Lou Paper postcard. I hope you make your reading goal - that would be impressive!
#5@carolreader sent a very cheery lady at a desk asking “May I help you?” promoting the Motel Managers Training School. WHAT?! For real? The back reads “Feel like a Million in the Fabulous Motel Industry. Earn security, pride & prestige.” This card is amazing and I love it! In fact I showed it to my husband and said “This! This is why I collect postcards!”
#9@mere5oh sent the 300th anniversary cake of Westfield, Mass. in Park Square. Research tells me their 300th anniversary was in 1969.
#16@hootnoodle sent the beautiful tomb of the Jefferson Fire Co #22 in the Lafayette Cemetery.
#17@YOIYUMTEWA sent The New Vincentown Diner in New Hersey. I can smell the grease from here! Thanks for the bonus too - a two lane covered bridge! Great cards for my collections!
#18@katie333 sent a great vintage card of the Chateau Laurier here in Ottawa - quite a kerfuffle going on over proposed renovations to this aging beauty.
#19 - @ellistrations sent a Lego card featuring a goldfish and a sardine can - so clever! I love that Lego sticker too! Sad to hear you are running out of the Lego postcards though - I’ve been enjoying them so much! Thank you for sharing so many with me!
#25@jocrafts ent the Loveless Motel & Cafe by Anderson Design Group - love their cards! #26@alcott1 sent an awesome Royal Mail lstamp of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson in “The Reigate Squire” Love it!
#30@RockyRoadTrip sent a great Absolut Vodka ad- Absolut Pistols! I’ve been wanting this one for awhile!
#28@FrogSalad - the bizarre Chesterfield smoking glove ad. What a concept!
@TandemStoker#11 a colorful, punky, California card! So cheerful. Thank you! I miss home. @ladybug513#13 Did you get your COVID shot?? Here a day or two of vaccines were cancelled due to the weather. I made a snowman yesterday, which was fun, but I’m ready for spring! @roxy#24 historic barns in Vermont. So cool! I have never been to Vermont. Maybe one day. @RockyRoadTrip#30 Carlsbad Caverns. No, I don’t think climbing on stalagmites is a good idea. I can only imagine how severe a lecture you’d get from the rangers–probably worse than the one from cooking hot spring chicken!
I have received more awesome cards this past week. Thank you to
#2@ChristineC for the great Danish stamp card. Great selection of stamps, especially the Montreal Olympics stamp full year of working remotely sure is a long time! William is still largely remote, but goes into the office about once a week. Of course, I have been back full time for about three weeks now. I’d still much rather teach remote.
#4@anon38654847 for the wonderful “Keep Calm and Pet Your Cat” card. Over the past year, I’ve been so thankful for my two cats who have helped to calm and relax me.
#11@TandemStoker for the comic “dry heat” Arizona card. I think most of the country is in the deep freeze!
#18@katie333 for the awesome Pusheen card. I think this may be my first! Great cat stickers. I like the Charles Inglis stamp. He was the Anglican Bishop at Trinity Church in New York before and during the Revolution. I use one of his writings in my AP US History course about remaining loyal to the Crown. I never realized that he ended up in Canada, but it makes sense!
#19@ellistrations for the hilarious and all too true card of a cat reaching under the door. We recently had to put stripping on the bottom of our bedroom door to prevent just that from happening!
#24@roxy for the great vintage Valentine reprint. I hope you can enjoy the heart shaped pizza again soon! Love the stamps and stickers.
#4@anon38654847 a concerned citizen report - cute card!! Never seen these before! #7@treeclimber great vintage mermaid card! I really want to do a veggie garden one day! #10@emotis LP Joker playing card! I love these cards - namely because I have a solitaire app… TV shows, so many out there, yet at times it seems like there is nothing to watch. #11@TandemStoker Gray wolves! Loved Bridgetown! #20@dtnoble Inuit Art Birds. We have Great Horned Owls where we are at. Every night they are on top of the roof… #23@zozannaa collage card from the Poketo store that is Los Angeles based. Cute stamps and stickers! #24@roxy crazy card!! Skulls for sale, so disturbing, love it! I hate glossy back cards…why, why, why???
#18@katie333 Thank you for the Vietnam beach sunset postcard! I was just telling my husband that I want to visit there someday!
#23@zozanna Thank you for the stunning lake in Ontario postcard! I think it’s so cool that you’ve been able to practice the languages! Windsor also sounds like a cool place to visit!
#30@RockyRoadTrip Thank you for the adorable Disney gang postcard! If I lived in Orlando, I would get a job at Disney, not visit! haha When I lived in San Diego, we did go to the Zoo all the time though so I guess it was a tourist spot of I visited often. I also had kids so it was an easy thing with an annual pass. Disney is too crowded for that! haha
