My oldest and youngest children recently opened their own (competing) “businesses” to earn money above and beyond allowance: The Silver Foot and The Happy Foot. You can guess what they do 🙂 My middle child, though, does not like “doing feet.” So he created his own business, called New Designs. Here is his business card. Cute, eh?
My husband has been scanning albums filled with old family photos–and this card came from one of those albums. We had planned to go to Banff for our honeymoon, but it was not to be; we went to Washington DC instead 🙂 We still talk about going to Banff–maybe for a second honeymoon?
From the back of the card: “Chateau Lake Louise Swimming Pool. The pool available to guests at the Chateau Lake Louise is a boon to the vacationer as the lakes in the Canadian Rockies are universally too cold for bathing. The mountain lakes are fed directly by glacial streams and even in mid-summer they are very close to freezing.”
This adorable handmade card came in an order of soap from an Etsy vendor.
This oversized card comes from Afendi (thank you!), an Indonesian working in Doha, far from his home. He discovered my blog, commented, and a postcard trade soon followed!
This image comes from a painting by Rosemary Morrell. It shows the Souq Waqif traditional market in Doha. Souq Waqif means “standing water” — it is so named because in days long past, Doha was a small village split by the Wadi river, along whose banks vendors would gather to sell their wares. As the water often ran into the streets, vendors were forced to stand — thus the name “standing water.” The Souq has been recently restored and is, according to Wiki, one of the top tourist attractions in Doha!
This sunflower–and its postcard, an official Postcrossing card–hail from a little town in the center of Tuscany, another region I would love to visit someday.
This amazing view of Doha was taken from the Museum of Islamic Art. The city appears so large and contemporary, yet looks as though it sits on the edge of the desert! Exotic and beautiful! Interestingly, my sister recently visited Doha and brought me a card showing the Museum of Islamic Art–what are the chances of that? Thank you again to Afendi for this great card! You can check out other great cards and views from Doha at his blog.
A nice map card showing the Oregon Trail, from a distant (geographically!) relative on my husband’s side. She picked this up for me on a recent trip to Portland–thank you!
From the back: “Lewis & Clark [sic] expedition of 1804 paved the way for the westward exodus of an estimated 200,000 pioneers by wagon train along what became known as the Oregon Trail.” Imagine traveling all that way by horse and wagon….
Interesting–a postcard with the stamp pre-printed on the front! This rugged view of Australia comes from a mountain tag on the Postcrossing Forums.
Another card from the same country-hopping relative, this time giving a glimpse of Portland’s Historic Old Town District during Saturday market. Smaller, inset images show the MAX Light Rail, New Market Theater, and Skidmore Fountain.
This card and the two that follow come from my long-time penfriend across the pond, Kerstin. This advertising card comes from her favorite place to visit–an antiquarian bookshop. Reading the back of the card, you learn that, beyond stated operating hours, the shop is also open “extra days in summer and bank holiday afternoons, and at any time by chance or appointment.” 🙂
Harwich, Kerstin says, in the county of Essex, can be accessed easily by regular summer ferry services, across the River Stour estuary. An old maritime town, Harwich is very popular on hot summer days, when you can sit on the pier, have a crab sandwich and a drink, and watch the world and boats go by … which is precisely what Kerstin did 😉
