This beautiful, frosty card is an official postcrossing card from Susanna in Pori, Finland. She tells me that the snow has finally arrived up there; you know things are getting pretty bad when all of your Finnish pals tell you there just hasn’t been any snow! If you ever see this…thanks, Susanna!
Can you believe….I never really knew what a glacier was until I saw this postcard?!? I feel like a dunce 🙂 But now I know…a glacier is a flowing river of ice! From the card: “The ice actually flows similar to a river with water. It is solid ice that is continually on the move.” Awesome! Thanks to my postcard pal Saph!
“It takes a whole village to raise a child.” Not only do I believe this as a mother of three kids with no support system whatsoever around me (except for hubby, that is!), but I also believe this because I believe in the idea of “community” and “family.” Love this colorful art card–a very pleasing addition to my collection. Art by Bonnie Acker, cut paper, 1994.
“A Federal Budget to Rebuild Our Communities.” The text on this card says that we need to, basically, give up all the military spending and put our dollars into our communities. I don’t know what I think of all that — I’m really ignorant about issues like this. But I do know that I hate how many people are poor, suffering and struggling in this country–and all over the world. But honestly, the ideals themselves did not attract me to this card. The colorful artwork did 🙂 Artwork by Karen Kerney, 1992.
This view is really nothing special–I’ve seen hundreds of cards with better ones 🙂 But what I like about this is that it’s one snapshot taken along the 2,000+ mile trail that runs from Georgia to Maine. I’m getting kinda old now so I doubt I could do it….but just imagine…hiking that trail!!! I may start a new collection of postcards from along the trail. If you have any, please let me know!
I love this card! I read the book, Stalking the Wild Dik-Dik by Marie Javins (www.mariejavins.com) and loved it so much that I started to read Marie’s blog. There she mentioned that she had a postcard for the book. I asked; she sent! Marvelous! Highly recommended reading…get the book!
I really enjoy this card showing Oulu, which is in North Finland. The sender, Anitta, wrote to tell me how even in Northern Finland they are suffering for a lack of snow! She said she feels for the people in Southern Finland because it is so dark and dreary…and without the snow to brighten things up, people feel really depressed. She is making lifestyle changes in her home to do something about the climate change–conserving energy and all. Maybe if we all work together…if we all do just a little…we can make a difference after all.
This is the very nice card Aislinn sent with her cards; it is a keeper–will have a place in my postcard album as well! The back of the card tells me that it was printed in the Philippines under license from Hallmark, and that it benefits the L.I.F.E. organization: Leukemic Indigents Fund Endowment, a charitable firm dedicated to saving the lives of poor children with leukemia by way of sustained medical treatment. And this makes it all the more special. 🙂