Snail Mail
My Adventures with Real Postcards
Monday, July 4, 2011
Long Time Coming
Time for an update! Due to tremendous amounts of school work and my BS degree growing ever nearer I have had little time for postcards. Now on summer break with one year of school left I am going to squeeze in as many as I can!
The photo is my fantastically loud, wonderfully awesome, and sadly poor functioning electric typewriter. Sitting next to it is the not mine iPad that I use to check spelling and get addresses.
Some info about the postcards I send: postcards DO NOT fit in a typewriter and I have truly terrible handwriting. No seriously should have been a doctor. So I type my message on banana fiber paper and tape them to the postcard. This is good for another reason. Some of these cards as you can see get mailed a very long way. The tape prevents the message from being damaged or rubbed off, especially on glossy postcards. I've been doing postcard/penpal stuff for awhile now and this seems to be the best method.
Many Happy PostCrossing! And Happy July 4th!
Need A Bigger Variety
Yan from China requested maps, flags, royalty, cartoons, famous scenery, and library postcards. I have none, none, and none. I have tons of famous buildings, but scenery not so much. I finally chose the Dunes. They may not be very famous but they hold a special place in my heart and childhood. My dad built Dune Buggies.
Many Happy PostCrossings!
First One
My first card to Switzerland! Marchenfee requested cats, fairy tales, or illustrations. As I browsed my many postcards, I fell short for the second time. Already out of animals, I have never had fairy tale cards. This is the closest I could get to an 'illustrations' card. Hope they like it.
Many Happy Post Crossings!
Cycling
Marieke said that she likes to watch cycling and likes landscapes postcards. This one I nailed. A photo of Eagle Creek, landscape, where my husband and I sometimes go to ride.
Many Happy PostCrossing!
Animals
Klaus from Germany asked for animals, this would just be the first time I felt unprepared today. After searching through literal stacks and books of postcards this was the ONLY animal that I had. The Indiana state bird, this is male cardinal. My stock is now animal-less. I will add it to the shopping list.
Many Happy PostCrossings!
You Asked For It, You Got It
Dmitry from Russia asked for horror, weird, vintage, or funny. I thought I did pretty good. Baby doing pull-ups is both vintage, weird, and funny. Hope it brings a smile to his face.
Many Happy PostCrossings!
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Caught up!
All received postcards are finally posted and I hope to have the time to start sending more again soon.
Also time permitting I will be sharing postcard from my childhood, the ones that made me fall in love with the little rectangles of paper.
Above is a postcard I received from my grandpa while he was traveling in Ireland, I have no idea when I received this. Also below is a picture of the amazing man himself, everyone called him Boss, but I just called him grandpa.
And yes the little person in his arms is me and yes I am eating pork rinds.
Also time permitting I will be sharing postcard from my childhood, the ones that made me fall in love with the little rectangles of paper.
Above is a postcard I received from my grandpa while he was traveling in Ireland, I have no idea when I received this. Also below is a picture of the amazing man himself, everyone called him Boss, but I just called him grandpa.
And yes the little person in his arms is me and yes I am eating pork rinds.
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