193RD CARD ~ UNITED STATES

RECEIVED FROM POSTCROSSING

Sent by Nova  from Alabama, USA 
Traveled 2,343 km
Photo of:  "The Oaks" Home of  Booker T. Washington


"Located adjacent to Tuskegee institute, this Queen Anne style home was built in 1899. The house designed by Robert Robertson Taylor, and built by the Institute students and faculty with Institute produced materials, is an example of Washington's philosophy of learning to work with the hands. Washington died here on November 14, 1915. Restored by National Park Service, 1981"

192ND CARD~ MALAYSIA

RECEIVED FROM POSTCROSSING

Sent by HanHan from Malaysia
Traveled 14,562 km
Photo of:  Winner of the "Dare to Dream" photography competition 2006 (Aileen Murphy) 


My very first card form Malaysia!

191ST CARD ~ THE NETHERLANDS

 RECEIVED FROM POSTCROSSING

Sent by John from Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Traveled 4,960 km
Photo of:  A Cat- Illustration by Dick Bruna (1995)

This is an art card done by the same Dutch artist who created the Miffy characters!
I had NO idea that Miffy was created in 1955! 

190TH CARD ~ SWITZERLAND

RECEIVED FROM POSTCROSSING

Sent by Verena from Switzerland
Traveled 5,386 km
Photo of:  A Cow!


"Eat More Vegetables!"

 Too funny! What a great card!
 I love the "Swiss" style hat that is photo shopped in the foreground for no reason!
Fantastic!

189TH CARD ~ CANADA

Private Card

Hand delivered by my dear friend Derrick on return from his trip to Toronto (Ontario, Canada)

Photo of: "Young Country Girl Dancing" painted by Francois Boucher around 1750/70
Hangs in the Art Gallery of Ontario (Toronto)

I love this card! It is going on my fridge!

You should check out Derricks work (fashion and design) at
http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=288410356569

He is a fantastic artist!

xxoo Thanks for thinking of me on your trip!

188TH CARD ~ FRANCE

RECEIVED FROM POSTCROSSING

Sent by Aurelie from Nimes, France
Traveled 5,262 km
Photo of:  Le Pont du Gard

What a beautiful and significant bridge!
I was very excited when I saw this card in my mail box! 
The Le Pont du Gard is a World Heritage Site and has been inhabited since pre-historic times. This aqua duct was built by the Romans and remains in stunning condition!
You should totally check out the link (above) to learn more about the aqua duct and Nimes in general, it is a fascinating place!

187TH CARD ~ PORTUGAL

RECEIVED FROM POSTCROSSING

Sent by Luís from Portugal
Traveled 4,495 km
Photo of:  Arcos de Valdevez (Portugal)

Arcos de Valdevez is a small city in the North of Portugal, and as you can see from this card it looks just lovely!

185TH & 186TH CARD ~ CANADA

PRIVATE CARD

Sent by:  Ginna and Mike (my wonderful sister and brother in-law)
From: Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick (Canada)

Photo of (from top to bottom):
1. "Nor'easter" on Grand Manan Island, NB
2. The M.V. Grand Manan V (ferry)

Ginna and Mike went camping on Grand Manan Island this summer and sent me these two post cards. One card is of the ferry they took to get to the island (LOVE post cards of ships!) and the other is close to where they camped!
I love you guys and miss you so much! xxoo

184TH CARD ~ CANADA

Private Card 


from~
my Friend Gilles!!!
sent while on vacation in Calgary, Alberta, Canada


Photo of: Tiger from the Calgary Zoo (Alberta, Canada)

"The Calgary Zoo's tiger habitat is home to four Siberian (Amur) Tigers: Kita, Katja, Vitali and Baikal.  The Amur tiger is the largest in the world. They are an endangered species, with only an estimated 450 left in the world"



This was actually the very first piece of mail I got at my new apartment (we moved in September).

At that time Gilles was away on a trip to Calgary- though, I think he went just to get out of helping us move! 
Lucky Gilles got to go to  Calgary Zoo  and while he was there he bought me this fantastic card! Unfortunately he didn't actually get to see the tigers as they were not out when he was there. 


I was so happy he thought of me and I was thrilled to get mail so soon at my new home! 

Thanks Gilles!

182ND & 183RD CARD ~ ENGLAND

PRIVATE CARD

Two lovely cards from  my friend Sarah!
Sent from England

 Photo of (from top to bottom):
Mr. Tummus (the kitty) from the Battersea Dogs & Cats Home

Stack Rocks in South Pembrokeshire

Another TWO fantastic cards from Sarah!
I must say, I love getting cards from all over the world- but it is always especially nice to get cards from friends! Sarah keeps my mail box jumping!

181ST CARD ~ CANADA

 Private Card 


Sent by~
My Mom!!
While on vacation in Little Sands , Prince Edward Island (Canada) 


This card shows a collection of different scenes from P.E.I (Prince Edward Island). My mom, dad and younger brother went there for a short vacation over the summer. 
I have been here many times as it is a very short drive from Nova Scotia. 
I have always loved PEI - it is a beautiful place to visit  and a great place just to 'unwind' for a few days. It has some lovely beaches. 
I was really pleased to get this card simply because it is from my Mom, and it is the only card I have from her (so far)!
This card is a really sweet reminder of family vacations long ago!

180TH CARD ~ BRUNEI

PRIVATE CARD

Sent by:  Melanie 
From: Brunei 

Photo of:  Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque - Brunei Darussalam
"Panoramic view of Bandar Seri Begawan, regally guarded by the exquisite Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque"

Is this my first card from Brunei? Is that how you know your starting to amas way to many post cards? Can one HAVE too many postcards. I don't think so. I also think that this is in fact my very first card from Brunei!
Hurrah! for a new country!
What a magnificent mosque! It is really stunning. These are the types of places I would love to see in person.
For now, I guess I will have to be satisfied with "traveling through the photographs". I'm fine with that!

I really want to thank Melanie for swapping cards with me, this card truly is such a treat!

179TH CARD ~ GERMANY

PRIVATE CARD

Sent by the lovely Kirstin from Hannover, Germany

Photo of: Hiddensee Island, Germany

A beautiful map card sent by Kirstin while on holiday with her son.
I love the little images of the lighthouses and ships on this card.
One day I will have my own study/library/craft room and I will be able to frame all of my favorite post cards- maybe I will cover a whole wall in them! I think that would actually look quite neat! If that ever happens I will defiantly frame this one!

I always feel a little (well very) ignorant whenever I get a post card from a place I am not entirely sure where it is. That's what happened with this one. I honestly had to look it up. Now I know all about Hiddensee Island! A willingness to learn is the best cure for ignorance. Being from Nova Scotia I know what its like to have some people have no idea where you are from. I think because of that I have kind of made it my silent mission to try and know as much as I can about the world around me.

Thanks Kirstin for teaching me about Hiddensee Island and thanks again for another wonderful card




This looks like such an interesting place to visit. 

178TH CARD ~ ENGLAND

PRIVATE CARD

Another lovely card from  my friend Sarah!
From England


Photo of: Vintage Ad- Schweppes Pin-Up Series (A)
From an original in the Robert Opie Collection at the Museum of Advertising & Packaging, Gloucester.

 We come back from my longer then intended hiatus with this fantastic card from the lovely Sarah (my lovely pen pal in England)! This card is nothing short of spectacular. I love every thing about it. The colour, the beautiful woman, and especially the print!

" A Schweppicure is a kind of epicure who expects the presence of Schewppervescence"

Wonderful!

Check out this link the Schweppes website- http://www.schweppes.com.au/pages/pin-up-girls
It features a lot of the original "Schweppes Pin-Up Girl" art work!
I am in love! 

Thanks Sarah- you always send me some of the most interesting cards!

Will be back up and running soon!

What a crazy summer/early fall this has been!
I have been busy with a brand new job as well as moving and setting up our new apartment- so pretty much every one of my hobbies has suffered. I was really surprised how much a move can disrupt your routine! August was a write off because I not only started a brand new job but had to spend pretty much all my spare time planning and organizing to move in September. Then when we finally did move last month all my time was spent trying to organize and unpack.
Well, now it's October and I have no more excuses!
I'm pretty much back on track now (life wise) and I hope to have my new cards up and posted within the week.
I hope someone out there is still interested!  :)

177TH CARD ~ ENGLAND

PRIVATE CARD

Another lovely card from  my friend Sarah!
From England


Photo of: Petworth, England

What a pretty little town! It seems like it would be a lovely place to visit.
Sarah says this was close by were she was camping (her 1st camping trip ever!)

~Thank you so much!

176TH CARD ~ CANADA

Sent by Erin (my beautiful friend) from the other side of town! (Halifax, NS)

Photo of:  Agricola Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia

The Halifax Explosion of December 6, 1927 leveled many houses in the north end of the city. And yer, despite this incredible devastation, the smiles on the faces of these children tell us that life went on. 

Another lovely card from Erin.
This photo was taken not far from my new apartment.
The Halifax Explosion was one of the biggest (accidental) man made explosions in history.
2000 peopl lost there lives and countless more were ruined.

Happy 143rd Birthday Canada!

                 Happy Canada Day!

175TH CARD ~ ENGLAND

PRIVATE CARD

Another lovely card from  my new friend Sarah! 
From England


Photo of: Girl on Swing


Isn't this a wonderful card? I think it is beyond adorable!
I really do love every thing about it.
I would really like to have those boots!

~Thanks so much Sarah! xxoo

174TH CARD ~ CANADA

PRIVATE CARD

sent by Robin in Vanderhoof, British Columbia, Canada


Photo of:
Fort St. James, British Columbia


A lovely and thoughtful card!
~Thank you~ 

173RD CARD ~ SCOTLAND

PRIVATE CARD

Another lovely card sent by my friend Louise! :) :) :) :)  from Kirkcaldy, Scotland

Photo of:
Inchcolm Abbey, Inchcolm, Firth of Fourth, Scotland


Lovely!
This card was extra exciting for me.
Not only because it came from Lousie- and that is has a castle on it, but because of what she told me about. A while ago Louise sent me a book called  Kidnapped by RL. Stevenson- She mentioned on the card that on there way home from her visit to Incholm Abbey- they stopped at Hawes Inn for lunch, which was an Inn mentioned in Kidnapped! I thought that was rather neat. Although I really shouldn't be surprised. Louise always has something intresting to tell me!

172ND CARD ~ UNITED STATES

PRIVATE CARD
From my friend Angela!


Photo of:
Santa Monica, California, USA


Angela went to California last month (lucky lady)!
She is super and totally deserved a trip! I'm totally stocked she thought of Bill and I, and now I have another awesome card to add to my collection! 

~Thank you so much!

171ST CARD ~ ENGLAND

PRIVATE CARD

From my new friend Sarah! 
(Sarah is a pen pal I met on my online knitting forum Ravelry- just like my other two friends Jayne and Louise) 

I am proud to say that I know have Sarah addicted to Postcrossing just like me! (inserts evil laugh)

Photo of:
Pembroke Castle & The Keep, Wales, England


I think we are learning that there are many ways into my heart- each dorkier then the last.
One of these ways defiantly is, nifty cards with historical facts.
Smashing!

170TH CARD ~ FRANCE

PRIVATE CARD

A pretty card sent by friends of mine (Tim and Cassie)  on there trip to Paris, France last month.

Photo of:
Paris, France


I think its so funny when you get cards from your friends on vacation- because they almost always arrive after they have returned home. Of course that doesn't make them any less great- it just gives me an extra little smile!

~Super touched that you guys thought of all of us on your trip! Thank you!

169TH CARD ~ SCOTLAND

PRIVATE CARD

Another lovely card sent by my friend Louise! :) :) :) :)  from Kirkcaldy, Scotland

Photo of:
The Blue Morpho Butterfly (a card from the Edinburgh Butterfly & Insect World) 

My lovely friend Louise and her handsome hubby visited this butterfly house and were thoughtful enough to send me this card! I love it! Such a pretty blue (my fave colour!)

Thanks guys!xxoo

167TH & 168TH CARD ~ NEW ZEALAND

PRIVATE CARD
Sent by Jayne from Christchurch, New Zealand

Photo of: New Zealand (1930's Screen Print)
My dear friend Jayne sent me two more in a series of postcards I have fallen madly in love with (see the first one she sent me here). I think these cards are fantastic. I seriously plan to frame all three and hang them in my new kitchen...or maybe the hall. They are bigger then regular cards at approximately 5'x7'- so I think they will look rather sharp on display. Although I know this will be opening myself up to be asked by every new person who visits "when I was in New Zealand?..." ...then I'll get that look I get when I try to explain that I not only do I collect postcards, but I keep a blog about them. Oh well. I never once aimed to be 'normal'

~Thanks Jayne! xxoo

166TH CARD ~ CHINA

RECEIVED FROM POSTCROSSING
(recieved early May)

Sent by Dong from Dalian, China
Traveled 10,731 km

Photo of:  Gongbi Lotus

This is such a pretty card!
I just love this style of art work-its just so beautiful!
I love the deep colours and the simplicity of the natural beauty of this flower.
I'm always excited when I ger a card from China- they are some of the prettiest and most intresting in my collection.

I have no excuse....

I really don't.
Really what it comes down to is the simple fact that I have been a lazy lazerson.
BUT - I'm trying...well...I'm trying to try.
It's just been so nice outside...and ...Iv'e been knitting a lot...
and...well....here we are.
This shouldn't be a chore because I love this...I just have to dig myself out from under this pile! 

165TH CARD ~ GERMANY

RECEIVED FROM POSTCROSSING
(recieved early May)

Sent by Andi and Ralf from Berlin, Germany
Traveled  5,469 km

Photo of:  Many things!!

What a lovelty card from two very nice gentlemen!
I love how bright a cheery this card is! It reminds me of spring...and since I actually recieved it in early May- it was very fitting!
They wrote to me;

"We have a dream: Changing our lives to better, not the material way"

What a grand thought, and something I also try to live by.

I'm Back!

Hello!
Sorry for the month long hiatis! I was away for just over two weeks....and then I got a little distracted with life and such. You know how it is.
It has been a little slow postcard wise, but I do have a few to post, so look for them in a couple of days.
I havn't sent any cards in Postcrossing for a bit, but I plan to soon (need more international stamps!) so that should mean more postcards coming in soon!
My husband and I are moving in a couple of months so I am a little hesitant to send out to many cards- since I wont be at this address too much longer and I would hate for any return mail to get lost.
Stay tuned!

164Th CARD ~ CANADA

Sent by Erin (my beautiful friend) from the other side of town! (Halifax, NS)

Photo of:  A PUPPY KNITTING!

My dear friend Erin (who I see just about every other day) sent me this darling card- combining my two loves- knitting and post cards!
I think this might be the cutest card I own!
You might say.... (pun alert).... I'm tickled pink!

163RD CARD~ RUSSIA

RECEIVED FROM POSTCROSSING

Sent by Irina from Moscow, Russia
Traveled  6,666 km

Photo of:  Pretty cartoon couple. 

What a sweet card!
I really like cards like uniqure cards like this! 
I wish I had a little more to say about it- but all the card information is in Russian...so I have no idea what the card is actually a picture of (other then the obvious).
If anyone reconizes the drawing let me know!

162ND CARD ~ NETHERLANDS

RECEIVED FROM POSTCROSSING

Sent by  Ratna from Holland (The Netherlands)
Traveled  4,933 km

Photo of: Prince William-Alexander and Princess Maxima


A very interesting card! I really like it.
Ratna writes that the couple are the most popular in the Royal family and soon will be King and Queen!

161ST CARD~ GERMANY

PRIVATE CARD

Sent by the lovely Kirstin from Hannover,  Germany

Photo of:

VINTAGE AD CARD~~~~!!!!!!!!!!!

Another vintage ad card (reproductions of course!) But fantastic just the same!
The picture of the ship is great! Follow the link to see the other cards Kirstin has sent me- including another one in this series! Kirstin NEVER fails to make me smile!

160TH CARD ~ CHILI

PRIVATE CARD

Sent by Fernando (a Postcrossing friend!)  from Chili 

Photo of: Vicunas
 
Vicunas are one of the only mammals to survive the harsh conditions of the Andes. The weather conditions are so extreme that only a few unique species can live there.


My first card from Chili!

159TH CARD ~ UNITED STATES

RECEIVED FROM POSTCROSSING

Sent by  Brett from Missouri, USA
Traveled  2,528 km

Photo of: Vintage ad card! 


LOVE LOVE LOVE!
Look at those boots! Look at that hair cut!
You know this card toatlly made my day!

158TH CARD ~ AUSTRALIA

PRIVATE CARD

Sent by Barbara (a Ravelry friend!)  from Australia

Photo of: Canberra, Australia
Canberra, the National Capital of Australia, viewed from Red Hill lookout over Parliament House, Lake Burley Griffin, Anzac Parade, the Australian War Memorial and Mt. Ainslie.


Lovely! I adore how bright and crisp this photo is! Barbara always sends me such lovely and interesting cards.

157TH CARD ~ AUSTRALIA

PRIVATE CARD

Sent by Joy (a Ravelry friend!)  from Australia

Photo of: Wattle (Australia's national flower)

A lovely card of some beautiful Wattle. Such a pretty flower! I don't think that I have ever seen anything like it!

156TH CARD ~ SINGAPORE

RECEIVED FROM POSTCROSSING

Sent by  Stanic from Singapore
Traveled  14,763 km

Photo of:
The Merlion
"The Merlion symbol of Singapore, guarding the waterfront"

What an interesting card! I think this statue is super cool. I need to do some research to see if it is as big as it looks! According to what I have read so far there are many Merlion statues in Singapore .
The fish body comes from Singapores  ancient name back when it was a fishing village "Temasek"   "sea town". The lion head represents Singapore's original name "Singapura" meaning "lion city".
Neat!

155TH CARD ~ NEW ZEALAND

PRIVATE CARD

Sent by Glen (a Ravelry friend!) 

Photo of: Lake Taupo, New Zealand

I received a BEAUTIFUL greeting card and a BUNDLE of post cards from Glen through a Ravelry group I am in called "Some Love in the Mail". Although all of the cards she sent me are beautiful I choose this one to add to the site because it was favorite! The sheep on the front remind me of the Ravelry connection, which of course makes me think of yarn, and then knitting, which I love even more then I love post cards!

154TH CARD ~ POLAND

RECEIVED FROM POSTCROSSING

Sent by Ania from Poland
Traveled  5,922 km

Photo of:
Polish Architecture and art.


I think this card is lovely!
I love the art work on this card is so pretty.
The card itself does not say anything about what the buildings pictured are or exactly where they are, but Ania writes that they are pictures from old towns.
Really beautiful!
The colours on this card remind of spring, which is slowly making its way here in Nova Scotia!

153RD CARD ~ LATVIA

PRIVATE CARD

Sent by Christine from  Riga, Latvia 

Photo of:

"Art Nouveau style building on Elizabetes Street"

This beautiful card is my very first from Latvia! So excited about that!
Christine was nice enough to send this card to me as a thank you for a card I sent her.
I really do love it.
The building is just beautiful. I love the colour blue against the white stone.
The two faces carved at the top of the building are amazing!
This building is now a World Heritage site!

Kristine included some fun facts about Latvia on the back of the card; 

"We don't have gold and diamond mines, but we have amber and wood literally everywhere"


"The highest point in Latvia is a 312m hill named Gaiziņkalns"


" (the story goes that) The first decorated Christmas tree comes from Latvia- by Martin Luther in 1510"

Such a nice touch!

152ND CARD ~ GERMANY

PRIVATE CARD

Sent by the lovely Kirstin from Hannover,  Germany

Photo of:

VINTAGE AD CARD~~~~!!!!!!!!!!!

and yes, I am screaming.

Ok.
we were just through the whole " I spent five years studying history" thing,  just in time for Kirstin (the BEST post card pal in the whole world!) to send me this little gem.

Its a vinatge ad card of a sea voyage.
I speacialized in Marine History.

So mix that with my love for vintage advertising and I am pretty much in some sort of postcard/history/vintage advertising utopia.

And my husband thinks I'm hard to please.

151ST CARD ~ GERMANY

RECEIVED FROM POSTCROSSING

Sent by Zhenya from Germany
Traveled 5,152 km

Photo of:
Trier, Germany 

Ok.
I love this card.
Look at it.
Look at it.

It may not come to a shock to those of you who might actually read this blog (if any do) but I have a University degree in History. .. yeah ..."surprise".
It really is the final piece to my personal puzzle of lameness.

Anyway- the fact that I choose spent 5 years of my life in a old and smelly library studying old and smelly books about old and smelly dead people should be enough to explain why I love this card.


I mean come on.
Look at it.

150TH CARD ~ YEMAN

PRIVATE CARD

Sent by Karina from Yeman

Photo of:  Shibam Hadramout, Yeman

A BRAND NEW COUNTRY!!!

It is SO nice when people are nice.
This card was sent as a favour to me - I asked Karina if she would send me a card from Yeman as I did not have any cards from this country (I sent her a card via postcrossing) - and she sent me one even though she did not have to! Isn't that just wonderful? I hope she knows how much something like that truly means to me.
It is fair to say that I would not have half of my cards if it was not for the kindness of people like Karina.
Just beautiful!
Not to mention the card- which I am in LOVE with.
So different than where I am from!
So beautiful!
The walled city is amazing!
I posted a link above!
Hurrah for learning!
(I'm excited)

149TH CARD ~ RUSSIA

RECEIVED FROM POSTCROSSING

Sent by Natalia from Moscow, Russia
Traveled 6,666 km

Photo of: 
Cathedral of Christ Savior. Reconstructed in the 1990's
Moscow, Russia 

What a fantastic card! I love the bridge and the angle of the photograph is simply amazing!
The Cathedral is just beautiful! 

I must be breath taking to stand on that bridge with the beauty of the water and arcitecture.

148TH CARD ~ UNITED STATES

RECEIVED FROM POSTCROSSING

Sent by Sid from Tucson, Arizona, USA
Traveled 4,284 km

Photo of:  "Desert In Bloom" 

"Clockwise from top left: Claret Cup- Hedgehog Cacti, Giant Saguaro Cacti, Hedgehog Cacti, Ocotillo Cacti and Prickly Pear Cacti"


A spring filled card with a wish for spring written on the back- it arrived on which was easily the nicest day of the year! Also beautiful vinatge stamps used on the back!
Brilliant!

147TH CARD ~ UNITED STATES

RECEIVED FROM POSTCROSSING

Sent by Colleen From Minnesota, USA
Traveled 2,331 km

Photo of: A beautiful flower

A very lovely card on which was written;

"This is your world, shape it or someone else will"

Lovely.
Thank you!

146TH CARD ~ ITALY

RECEIVED FROM POSTCROSSING

Sent by Marino From Milano, Italy  
Traveled 5,525 km

Photo of:  Milano, Italy

 Not only a very beautiful card from Italy but my very FIRST card from Italy!
Love! 

145TH CARD ~ THE NETHERLANDS

RECEIVED FROM POSTCROSSING

Sent by Gea from The Netherlands
Traveled 5,013 km

Photo of:  Pair of Elephants

I really do like animal cards! Though lets face it, I love all cards.
It is fun to get something differnt though and I do not have may animal cards in my collection.

I actually have had an influx of cards over the last three days- 5 or 6 cards? I think?
Very exciting to find a bundle of them in my mail box.
Also all of the cards I have sent out on postcrossing have arrived to thier destination!
So to celebrate I think I may send some more cards out- also it is a beautiful day to walk down to the post office!