Interesting Reading

Not so much reading this week

At three this cute kid has his career down pat

What a wonderful duty to society this gentleman is doing Lowell Joerg scouring old postcards and sending them back to where they belong, he doesn't charge much either LOL

Rhonda has a recipe here for homemade muesli

Always wanted to make my own tomatoish sauce from scratch so HERE and HERE part one HERE part two it is.

This post office in remove Iqaluit Nunavit where the 7000 residents have to come and pick up their own parcels and letters. What a busy post office that would be.

October Decorated Envelope - Jean Rothfuzz - Texas - USA

This envelope came from Jean Rothfuzz, she writes that the leaf was done with watercolours. Love the way she has written the address on a curve, oh to have such neat handwriting.

I love her handwriting on the back of the envelope as well, don't you?

Jean Wilson and Jan Hardt organise this monthly Envelope Exchange that I love to participate in.

New address effective June 2021 is now: 

P O Box 1018

Macleay Island QLD 4184

AustraliaNew address effective June 2021 is now: 

A Postcard a Day

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PCAD 151 - DE 4697201

I love postcards like this, they are so unique and evokes a warm fuzzy feeling in me of freedom, the freedom to do what you want.

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PCAD 150 UA 1363200 - Ambrella/Olga Ukraine

This card was sent by Olga, she apologises that she does not have a card I want. Olga my wishlist is just a wish list only if someone owns those cards. I love every card that comes to me.
This postcard says Ivan Trush Hutsuls by the church 1920, I love vintage cards

Isnt the stamp pretty and colourful

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More birthday cards from a penpal group

I received these birthday cards and from a penpal group I am in, aren't they all wonderful.

I can't tell who sent me this card as I cant work out the name, so if you sent me this card please contact me so I can link your name to this. EDITED: This macaroon card is from Mariell Olsen thank you

This one came from Sari Huoviren, I did not know that birthday cards were made into postcards as well, at least I have not seen them here in Australia, the above two are postcards. Thank you ladies I love them both. Thanks Sari

This is a handmade card from Melanie Abraham, I think the technique is the shaving cream one but I could be wrong. Thanks Melanie.

Elzbieta Lis sent me this gorgeous rose card. Thanks Elzbieta 

Marja De Heer sent me this vase of flowers card.

Thank you ladies for the wonderful envelope love you have sent me.

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October Decorated Envelope - Kathleen Rea Heiser - USA

Kathleen sent me this envelope  with a halloween theme. Love the zentangle on the left and I just noticed my last name is written within my first name, how clever!!

She has carried the decorated on the back of the envelope as well, trying to work out if there is a hidden message in there lol, if you find it let me know wont you!

Thank you Kathleen

Jean Wilson and Jan Hardt organise this monthly Envelope Exchange that I love to participate in.

New address effective June 2021 is now: 

P O Box 1018

Macleay Island QLD 4184

Australia

PCAD Catching up

I have a lot of catching up to do so I will just post the postcard for you all to enjoy, these are all from Postcrossing Members If you'd like to play along with this meme, post your Postcard A Day and link up below so we can all visit your blog. Please add the direct link to your post and not just your blog so the post is easy to find. Link back to this meme so everyone can play too. 

PCAD 149 and Decorated Envelope October Exchange - Lilli McGinn - Canada

 I received this envelope yesterday and was puzzled as it contained 2 postcards, so I had no idea it was an exchange envelope because nothing eluded to that. I looked everywhere to see which group this penpal was from. There was even a letter in there.

Lilli says she was trying a new font out, highlighting with jelly roll pens with glitter. I love glitter and I love the font.

 Fisgard lighthouse in Victoria Canada Fort Rodd Hill.

Victoria, Vancouver Island, BC

Built November 16, 1860 Now Automated 48° 26' N 123° 27' W

- a National Historic Site - The first lighthouse on Canada's west coast is still in operation! There hasn't been a keeper here since the light was automated in 1929, but every year many thousands of visitors step inside a real l9th century light, and capture some of the feeling of ships wrecked and lives saved.

Built by the British in 1860, when Vancouver Island was not yet part of Canada, Fisgard's red brick house and white tower has stood faithfully at the entrance to Esquimalt harbour. Once a beacon for the British Royal Navy's Pacific Squadron, today Fisgard still marks home base for the Royal Canadian Navy.

Inside the building are two floors of exhibits, dealing with shipwrecks, storms, far- flung lights, and the everyday working equipment of the light keeper a century ago. Right next to the tower stirs on the second floor, a specially-made video evokes the loneliness and isolation that was the lot of the l9th century keeper.

The waterfront sites at Fisgard Lighthouse and Fort Rodd Hill are extremely photogenic, especially with the scenic backdrop of the Olympic Mountains in neighbouring Washington state. 

The Strait of Juan de Fuca almost always offers a wide variety of ships, from small sailing vessels, to enormous cargo ships, and the proximity of the Canadian Navy base means that military craft of several nations are often seen at close range. 

Wildlife at the sites includes Columbian black-tailed deer, river otters, mink, raccoons, harbour seals, and sea lions. 

Anthony island Queen Charlotte Island is a UNESCO site 

The village of Ninstints (Nans Dins) is located on a small island off the west coast of the Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii). Remains of houses, together with carved mortuary and memorial poles, illustrate the Haida people's art and way of life. The site commemorates the living culture of the Haida people and their relationship to the land and sea, and offers a visual key to their oral traditions.

Thank you Lilli for your beautiful envelope and postcards (I wonder how she knew I was collecting postcards). I will read your letter with a nice cup of tea.

Jean Wilson and Jan Hardt organise this monthly Envelope Exchange that I love to participate in.

Decorated Envelope Exchange October - Rehj Hoeffner

Rehj writes that a lot of piecing together was done in photoshop to get this envelope, I love the stamp on the body used. Fingernail polish was used on the heart on the floor, very creative

Jean Wilson and Jan Hardt organise this monthly Envelope Exchange that I love to participate in.

EDITED: Just noticed my suburb was spelt wrong, should read GEEBUNG but it got here because the postcode is correct, that is all that matters

PCAD 148 - Lisca Meijer

Lisca is the lady who is responsible for getting me hooked on Postcrossing postcards, I was following her blog on WOYWW and she kept writing about these postcards she was getting, so it piqued my curiosity.

Thank you Lisca for this beautiful postcard of your country and the used stamps. I love what was writing on the envelope ONLY DULL PEOPLE SEND DULL ENVELOPES lol

Lisca writes this is the local skiing area in Puerto La ragua altitude 2,000 Spain

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Decorated Envelope October - Carol Cramer USA

 Another delightful Decorated Halloween envelope received today from Carol Cramer. I just love the stamps as well, Carol has used the same colour scheme.

I love the back where she writes OPEN AT YOUR OWN RISK...do i dare? lol

OOh I am so glad I opened the envelope, it contained a letter about how she did the envelope. Carol gessoed behind the face then used water proof black pen and Tombows and Uniball silver ink (this lady is a crafter-I understand all the words). Sealed with Krylon fixative. She also wrote a spooky tale of a Prison Break by S E Schlosser. What a delightful story, not at all scary!

AAAARRRRGGGGHHH!!!

Jean Wilson and Jan Hardt organise this monthly Envelope Exchange that I love to participate in.

PCAD 146 - Vitebsk Memorial - Olia

This came from Olia but i cant work out what it is as its in Russian so if someone can decipher it for me below and let me know i would love to put the description in.

EDITED: thanks to Denise and Lisca I now know what it is Vitebsk Memorial  

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