One Away from One Hundred

Can you believe that I am only one card away from having collected one hundred cards! I am so amazed that my collection has grown so quickly and that I have received so many beautiful and special cards. I am so excited to see where the 100th card is going to be from!

99TH CARD ~ AFGHANISTAN

PRIVATE CARD
Sent by Mike in Afghanistan (card from Mazar-e-Sharif, Balkh, Afghanistan)

Photo of: Mausoleum of Hazrat Ali Rawza-e-Mobarak

Yet another card from my wonderful brother-in-law! He will be home in November! :) :) :)
(you can follow the links to see all the other cards he sent me!)

98TH CARD ~ FINLAND

RECEIVED FROM POST CROSSING
Sent by Nina from , Finland
Traveled5,554 Kms in 8 days

Photo of: MOOMIN!!!~~!~!~!~~!

Translation (loosely): "Storms is only because after that they make the sunrise"


Thank you so much for sending me a Moomin card! so very very thoughtful! It put a big smile on my face!

97Th CARD ~ GERMANY

RECEIVED FROM POST CROSSING
Sent by Tanya from Duisburg, Germany
Traveled 5,092 Kms in 7 days

Photo of: Ruhrgebiet, Germany (too many great views to list!- click on photo for close up)



Great card! So many different things to look at! Thank you very much! :)

96TH CARD ~ GERMANY

PRIVATE CARD
Sent by Kirstin from Germany

Photo of: Cottages

LOVE! so adorable! Another card from my friend Kirstin (follow the links to see her other cards!)

Love it Kirstin! So cute! Amazing that we got each others postcards on the same day too! I can't wait until I go on vacation so I can send you a special vacation card too! :)

95Th CARD ~ CANADA

PRIVATE CARD
Sent by my Cousin Colleen from Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Photo of: City of Calgary

"The spectacular Canadian Rockies form a backdrop to the city's downtown."

Thank you Colleen I love it! I miss you so much :) xxxooo

94TH CARD~NETHERLANDS

RECEIVED FROM POST CROSSING
Sent by Detje from Heerenveen, Netherlands
Traveled 4,982 Kms in 9 days

Photo of: Painting by- Theophile-Alexandre Steinlen (1849-1923)/ L'Apotheose des chats a Montmarte ou L'orchestre des chats au clair de lune(1905) (The orchestra of the cats in moonshine)



I think this card is wonderful! I love cats! Thank you so much! :)

93RD CARD ~ AUSTRIA

RECEIVED FROM POST CROSSING
Sent by Bettina from Dorf an der Pram, (upper) Austria
Traveled 5,665 Kms in 33 days

Photo of: Dorf an der Pram, Austria


What a lovely card! Thank you so much! It reminds me of when I was a little girl and on holiday with my mom and dad!

92ND CARD ~ NEW ZEALAND

PRIVATE CARD
Sent by Jayne From Christchurch, New Zealand

Photo of: Mountain Daisy, Southern Alps, New Zealand (1930's Screen Print)

One more card from Jayne (see previous post)

LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE! 1930's Screen print? Shut-up! Amazing. I am framing this. Seriously.

91ST CARD ~ NEW ZEALAND

PRIVATE CARD
Sent by Jayne from Christchurch, New Zealand

Photo of: (1) Rakaia River Gorge

"A classic South Island river gorge-stony bed and snow fed waters, that often appear bright turquoise blue."

(2) Mount Cook at low tide

"Mount Cook is the country's highest mountain (12,315 feet/3754 meters) and seen here in summer, with lake Pukaki at a very low level."

"The ramparts, the Constable's Tower with the Saint-Pierre cathedral in the background"

My first cards from New Zealand! Score!


Love them Jayne! You are so thoughtful! These scenes are just beyond beautiful. I would love to see them in person some day.

90TH CARD ~ ANTARCTICA

PRIVATE CARD
Sent by Jayne From Christchurch, New Zealand

Photo of: Emperor Penguins in Antarctica

"Emperor Penguins grow to over 1m tall and are the largest and heaviest of all penguins. They live and breed on the Arctic Continent"

From my friend Jayne who lives in New Zealand- she hasn't been to Antarctica BUT it is only 4000km from her...so I think this counts :) :P

89TH CARD~UNITED STATES

PRIVATE CARD
Sent by Eileene From Arizona, USA

Photo of: Superstition Mountain, Arizona, USA

"Superstition Mountain is located immediately east of the Phoenix metropolitan area near Apache Junction. This is a popular recreation and hiking area especially during the cooler winter months."

Amazing view!

Thanks Eileene! I love this card! It is so pretty! I think you should totally hike to the top someday! I would! :)

88TH CARD ~ CANADA

PRIVATE CARD
Sent by Penny from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Photo of: Downtown Winnipeg

My first card from Manitoba!

87TH CARD ~ FRANCE

PRIVATE CARD
Sent by Isabel From Vannes, France

Photo of: Vannes, France

"The ramparts, the Constable's Tower with the Saint-Pierre cathedral in the background"

A lovely card with many landmarks! I love the tower!


Thank you Isabel!

86TH CARD ~ AUSTRALIA

PRIVATE CARD
Sent by Wendy from Victoria, Australia

Photo of: The song "Waltzing Matilda"

Another card from Wendy! Now I can sing along!


Thanks again Wendy! Great card!

84TH and 85TH CARD ~ AFGHANISTAN

PRIVATE CARD
Sent by Mike in Afghanistan

Photo of: Market Place Scene (Badakhshan) AND Tribute to Fallen Comrades: Airborne (Artwork by Silvia Pecota)

Another two cards from my brother in law Mike. I love them! Can not wait till he is home safe and sound.

Catching up......

I have gotten very behind on posting my cards! I feel like I just scanned an entire mountain of them! Oh well...I plan to catch it all up right now :P