Tuesday 31 January 2012

And the last of January cards!!

The last day of January was full of brilliant postcards!!

Top - A brilliant weird card with a great Dr Seuss quote.. "I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living." - Received from MinaM (USA) in the Weird/Odd/Strange RR Group #118
Bottom - A fantastic postcard of a Japanese Castle - Received from Vjertje (Netherlands) in the February 50 RR

Top - A beautiful Christmas/New Years postcard - Received from a Postcrossing Project member in (Russia)
Bottom - A great Pringle AD card - Received from luiseme (Spain) in the AD card RR Group #101

Two great United Kingdom PQH Cards - Both received from ikran3 (UK) in the Postal Issued RR Groups #2 (top) and #10 (bottom)

Top - Another fantastic weird card - Received from mistau (Japan) in the Eyes Closed RR Group #278
Bottom - An envelope full of AD cards - Received from crizle (Australia) in the AD card RR Group #108

Thats it for January 2012 - WOW - See you again in February!! :-)








Monday 30 January 2012

All caught up on all the great PC's

All caught up on the pics of postcards over the last few days!!

Top - An adorable Valentines Day postcard - Received from Jalutaja (Estonia) in the Holiday RR Group V23
Bottom - A lovely Valentines Day folded card - Received from doortje (Netherlands) in the Secret Valentines 2012 RR

Top - A great card of Prince Willem Alexander & Princess Maxima on their wedding day - Received from Pien (Netherlands) in the New Different Countries RR Group #179
Bottom - A great postcard of the Dead Horse Point State Park in Colorado - Received from mmtnsage (USA) in the December 50 RR

Top - I love this postcard of Windows in UNESCO buildings - Received from Semochka (Ukraine) in the December 50 RR
Bottom - Another great postcard of UNESCO sights - Received from Semochka (Ukraine) in the November 50 RR

A packed envelope of great postcards - Received from tsentaura (Ukraine) in the 5 Unwritten cards in an envelope RR Group #93

Another packed envelope of some great postcards - Received from nordbaer (Germany) in the Eyes Closed RR Group #280

And yet another packed envelope of some lovely postcards - Received from mindanao (Ukraine) in the 5 Unwritten cards in an envelope RR Group #93

Okay - Thats it for today, see you again soon! :-)








Another Bunch of Great Cards!

Many more postcards to post today....WOooo HOooo!!!

Top - A lovely Valentines Day Card - Received from Grafitty (Russia) in the Holidays RR Group V15
Bottom - A fantastic humour card... so cute! - Received from irichka (Belarus) in Big Groups RR Group 92

Top - A lovely multi-view postcard of the village of Bormes-Les-Mimosas - Received from perfecta (France) in the Eyes Closed RR Group #278
Bottom - A beautiful heart shaped postcard for Valentines Day - Received from marja2006 (Finland) in the Secret Valentines 2012 RR

Top - Absolutly adorable wrinkley puppies - Received from seropi (Finland) in the Eyes Closed RR Group #278
Bottom - A lovely Valentines Day postcard - Received from michigirl (Germany) in the Secret Valentines 2012 RR

I'm still getting Christmas Cards - Soooooo lovely!! - Received from Raily (Russia) in the Holiday RR Group #355

A finally for this post - A fantastic twisted humour postcard, suicide bunnies!! - Received from a member (USA) of the Postcrossing Project

See you in the next post :-)







Friday 27 January 2012

Sooooo many postcards!!!!

Soooo many postcards I can't do them all in one post so they will be added over the next few days :)

Top - A postally issed postcard of Romafil 2011 - Received from mattyboy in the Postally Issued RR Group #11
Bottom Left - A great Valentines card - Received from Bratface19 (USA) in the Weird/Odd/Strange RR Group #113
Bottom Right - A great Valentines card - Received from ladybug513 (USA) in the Secret Valentines 2012 RR

A great envelope full of AD cards - Received from luiseme (Spain) in the AD cards (5 unwritten) RR Group #108

5 great views of Portugal - Received from Miceu (Portugal) in the 5 Unwritten Cards RR Group #93

Top - A great view card of Zierikzee - Received from ScarlettH (Netherlands) in the Themed Messages RR Group 169
Bottom Left - Art by Enrique Suarez postcard - Received from superkit13 (USA) in the Eyes Closed RR Group #278
Bottom Right - A lovely Valentines card - Received from Smulan (Finland) in the Secret Valentines 2012 RR

Thats it for todays post - Loads more tomorrow :-)






Tuesday 24 January 2012

Postcards galore today!!

Loads of postcards through the letterbox again today!!

Two great postcards from a Postcrossing Project member in Finland - The Aurora Borealis card as the official card and the adorable dog was an extra :0)

Top - A very nice Christmas card - Received from SharonV (Russia) in the Secret Christmas RR
Middle - A Hong Kong Postal card - Received from waytoalbion (China) in the Postal Issued RR Group #9
Bottom - A lovely flowers postcard - Received from rini-rinrin (Indonesia) in the Big Groups RR Group #92

Top - A very nice view card of Castle Ruurlo from a Postcrossing Project member in the Netherlands
Bottom - A lovely Valentines Day postcard - Received from Nathalie71(Netherlands) in the Secret Valentine 2012 RR

So sad that both of these cards have been damaged by postal machines :(
Top - A beautiful sunset over the lake postcard - Received from Dodo68 (Germany) in the Eyes Closed RR Group 278
Bottom - A great postcard of the Emperor Alexandre III and his family - Received from Jane (Russia) in the Big Groups RR Group 92

See you again soon!! :-)







Sunday 22 January 2012

Great Cards! Great News! Great New RR's!

A bunch of great postcards received yesterday (Jan 21, 2012). I've joined a few new RR's and become the new host of one of my favorite RR's, the Weird/Odd/Strange RR!!

Top - A great COW postcard from my favorites!! - Received from Ri17 (Russia) in the 10X10 RR group #48
Bottom - An amazing postcard of a very mysterious looking bridge. - Received from nvpsv (Russia) in the Bridges RR Group #3

2 Great postcards from members of the Postcrossing Project
Top - A lovely Happy New Year postcard from Japan
Bottom - An amazing postcard of Wat Mahathat Historical Park in Sukhothai, Thailand. Also included was a stamp I have never seen or even heard of before with an actual (wheat?) seed glued to it. This really surprises me as I thought you couldn't import seeds from other countries into the UK without intensive checks!! See picture of it below


Top - A great postcard of the Royal Castle, Neuschwanstein - Received from Mausbaer47 (Germany) in the Big Groups RR Group #92
Bottom - A great postcard of Tallinn Estonia with a message that really made my day! - Received from lama2 (Netherlands) in The THEMED MESSAGES RR Group #169 If I could be anyone for a day, I'd be.....

I joined a few more RR's
THEMED MESSAGES RR - Hosted by Hagaki
Eyes Closed Version 3 RR - Hosted by Lori
AD CARD RR - Hosted by Anne89

And finally.....
I am the new host for the Weird/Odd/Strange/ makes no-sense RR
If you are a member of the Postcrossing Project and are interested in sending and receiving truly weird postcards, this is the RR for you!

If you are not a member of The Postcrossing Project but would like to join or find out more about it, please visit the following link

See you again soon! :-)







Friday 20 January 2012

2 lovely postcards today!

Received 2 lovely postcards in the letterbox today!

Top - A lovely postcard 'From Russia With Love' - Received from Ingelill (Russia) in the Big Groups RR Group #92
Bottom - A very nice postcard of the 'Monument of Peter' - Received from botwa (Russia) in the December 50 RR

See you again soon! :-)



Thursday 19 January 2012

Valentines and more today!!

Lots of Valentines greetings and more today + Some new groups!!

A beautiful Valentines Day greetings card - Received from Triol (USA) in Holidays RR Group V16

Top - A very nice Valentines postcard - Received from SihirliFlut (Turkey) in the Holidays RR Group V15
Bottom - A lovely roses Valentines postcard - Received from Mistau (Japan) in the Holidays RR Group V16

A very interesting postcard - Received from Alessandra (Russia) in the Big Groups RR Group #92

Top - A postcard of the Dockyard Cats as part of the Pierre's Alley Cat Society - Received from a member of the Postcrossing Project in Canada
Bottom - An incredible view of Massandra Palace/Museum - Received from Mindanao in the Big Groups RR Group #92

A great Finland's Moomin Postal card with matching stamps - Received from Lilla (Finland) in the Postal Issued RR Group #2

See you again soon! :-)







Tuesday 17 January 2012

Loads in the Letterbox!!

Loads of postcards in the letterbox today!!

Top & Bottom - A lovely Valentines Day greeting Card and Valentines Day postcard - Received from Angee (USA) in the Holidays RR Groups V15 & V16

Top - A weird postcard of the comical Charles Burns self-portrait - Received from Polis80 (USA) in the Weird/Odd/Strange RR Group 115
Bottom - A great postcard of Wild Horses on the high deserts - Received from flaggazer (USA) in the 10X10 RR Group 48

Top 5 postcards - 1. Sheep farming in Taiwan, 2. A great view of Ljubliana Slovenia, 3. A nice church scene in Ljubliana, 4. A great view of Madison Indiana, 5. An interesting view of a rollercoaster in France - All received from Lunanai (Slovenia) in the 5 Unwritten in an Envelope RR Group 93
Bottom - A lovely Christmas postcard - Received from Irina (Russia) in the Holidays RR Group #355

See you again soon! :)








Saturday 14 January 2012

Saturday's Postcards!!

A great lot of postcards this saturday in my letterbox!

Top - A great USPS postcard of Wonder Woman Superheroes!! - Received from emotis (USA) in the Postal Issued RR Group #9
Bottom - A great farmyard sheep postcard - Received from a member (Germany) of the Postcrossing Project

Top - A really cute 'Toy Story' postcard - Received from superkt13 (USA) in the Big Groups RR Group #92
Bottom - A postcard of the Ambassador Bridge in Detroit Michigan - Received from zeroday (USA) in the Bridges RR Group #3

Top - A weird postcard of someone with flowers over their shoulder - Received from polinakit in the Weird/Odd/Strange RR Group 102
Bottom - Another great weird postcard of a very strange bear - Received from nordbaer in the Weird/Odd/Strange RR Group 116

Thats it for this week, see you again on monday! :-)





Thursday 12 January 2012

A great bunch of postcards today!

A really great bunch of postcards through the letterbox today!

Top - A great weird card "Everybody needs a helping hand sometimes" - Received from Nordbaer (Germany) in Weird/Odd/Strange RR Group #115
Bottom - My first Valentines Day Postcard, many thanks! - Received from gemeiliang (Malaysia) in the 10X10 RR Group #48

Top - A great postcard of the 'Zeeland Bridge' (Sealand Bridge) in the Netherlands. It is 5 Kilometres long. Received from Loraine (Netherlands) in the Bridges RR Group #3
Bottom Left - A lovely New Year postcard - Received from alexcui (China) in Big Groups RR #92
Bottom Right - An adorable Christmas postcard - Received from Duhuizhong_Kay (China) in December 50 RR

See you again tomorrow! :-) 




Wednesday 11 January 2012

Alot of WEIRD postcards today!

It's a weird postcards day in my letterbox...lol

Top Left - A postcard showing an unusual picture from The Onion - Received from DJ Capt.Chaos (USA) in the 10X10 RR
Top Right - Mail-Order fashion hunks with a brilliant message from the sender - Received from priyanga (USA) in the Weird/Odd/Strange RR Group #115
Bottom - A very weird postcard ad for Vanilla Kisses bodyspray - Received from MissMaple (Netherlands) in the Weird/Odd/Strange RR Group #116

Top - A weird postcard, student stress - Received from Alienne (Germany) in the Weird/Odd/Strange RR Group #116
Bottom - A very cute Christmas & New Years postcard - Received from b-island (Japan) in the Big Groups RR Group # 91

See you again tomorrow! :-)




Tuesday 10 January 2012

Cards for Jan 10, 2012

Another two great postcards through the letterbox today!


Top - A lovely postcard of a view from Alexander Valley, Napa County - Received from triol (USA) in December 50 RR
Bottom - A great USPS postcard, Christmas 25cent Antonello, National Gallery - Received from emotis in Postal Issued RR Group #10

See you again tomorrow! :o)


Monday 9 January 2012

A very ARIZONA kinda day!

Everything I received today was from Arizona!

All three of the above postcards are from a very very dear postcrossing swaps friend!! She went to Arizona for Christmas and sent these postcards while she was there. The top postcard is made of copper from the copper mines near Bisbee, AZ - Many many thanks Moana!!

A cute Christmas card and a great view of Tucson Cacti postcard - Both received from Otoko in the December 50 RR

See you again tomorrow!! :)