Women on Postcards | H Is for Harvesters

Harvesters (1905), by Anna Ancher. Card sent by Laura (the UK).

[Women on Postcards - 2026]

Women on Postcards | M Is for Madame Moustache

Postcard made and sent by Fabienne (France).

[Women on Postcards - 2026]

Postbox Saturday | "My" Postbox

The post box which has gone through all kind of calamities has finally been placed back on the sidewalk opposite. Just in front of my current workplace, which is very convenient.  I must add that it is not in very good condition: no logo, damaged paint, a little rusty... I hope it lasts a long time anyway!

Self-Affirmation

Creo en mí = I believe in myself
I make the day brighter
My perspective is unique and important
Soy feliz = I am happy

Bryon (the USA) turned these self-affirmation Cheerios cards into a postcard. Maybe the best use for them?

Women on Postcards | D Is for Dress

Postcard sent by Fabienne (France), from a 2025 exhibition in the Louvre-Lens Museum: Dressing like an artist. The artist and clothing.

(I do not know why this illustrations makes me thing of Amélie Nothomb all the time...)

[Women on Postcards - 2026]

Liberté, égalité, fraternité

Sunday Stamps | X-Y-Z

X Is for X

Y Is for Yellow

Z Is for Zebrafish

This is the last entry for this A-Z round in Sunday Stamps. It has been full of fun.

Summer Mail - III | Rowing

Zamboanga Vintas

 The Amstel River with the Magere Brug (='Skinny Bridge')
Illustration by Dick Bruna

Sent by Allen (Philippines) and Heleen (the Netherlands). 

Summer Mail - II | Underwater

BobSponge stamps are very popular!

Summer Mail - I | Citrus

Citric mail sent by Fabienne (France):

And a colourful postcard received from Anna (Poland):

Sometimes I send something refreshing, too, like this letter to Laura (the UK):

Postbox Saturday | Castell de Cabres

Well protected postbox in the small village of Castell de Cabres. I am envious that they have a postbox for 25 inhabitants...

Thursday Postcard Hunt | Jackalope

     A horned rabbit thought by some to have been hunted to extinction, the Jackalope still lives in the minds and memories of those fascinated by these creatures. The Jackalope has the body of a large rabbit but with antlers protruding from its head. The Jackalope myth came form the American West in the late-1700s and early 1800s. The creature appeared in stories told by trappers, cow-boys, and the first Euro-American settlers who came to the region.

     While there is little hard evidence to support the existence of most mythical creatures, there just might be some evidence of the Jackalope! Over the decades, there have been reports of large rabbits infested with "Shope papillomavirus," a virus that causes the rowth of hardenen, tumor-like skin, usually from the skull. Such a virus would create growths that, from a distance, could easily resemble horns. 

     There are also stories that the Jackalope is intelligent and that the creature likes to sing. According to cowboy folklore, Jackalopes have been known to join cowboys at night and sing along with their favourite campfire songs.

     Is the creature real? Or just an inside joke for Wyoming residents and visitors to Grand Teton National Park? We'll let you decide, but Wyoming does sells Jackalope Hunting Licenses!

Postcard sent from Britanny (the USA).

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Thursday Postcard Hunt
June theme: SHAPES

• Week 1 - Letters
• Week 2 - Curves
• Week 3 - Lines
• Week 4 - Irregular/Wavy

Everyone is welcome to share their postcards!

Postbox Saturday | Rossell

The postbox of Rossell, next to a street mural that say: Planta't contra la violència (='Stand up against violence').

Postbox Saturday | La Galera

 

The postbox of La Galera. Usually, it is a lonely one: the bar is a temporary one, because of a fair.

Chocolate Packaging [OUT]

Envelopes made of chocolate packaging, sent to Fabienne (France), Bryon (the USA) and Phillip (the USA). It seems they lost some stamps during their journeys...

Thursday Postcard Hunt | Sowers

De Zaaier (='The Sower', 1888), by Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890) belonging to the Wheat Fields series. It was sent by Heleen (the Netherlands), about ten years ago.

Zaaier (='Sower'), 1921, by Bart van der Leck (1876-1958). Postcard sent by Micu (Hungary).

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Thursday Postcard Hunt
April theme: COLOURS OF THE SPRING

• Week 1 - Pink
• Week 2 - Yellow
• Week 3 - Green
• Week 4 - Purple
• Week 5 - Blue

Everyone is welcome to share their postcards!

Spring Letters

Letters sent by Laura & Alan (the UK).

Women on Stamps | D is for Dickinson

I hope your rambles have been sweet,
and your reveries spacious.
(Letter from Emily Dickinson to Thomas Wentworth Higginson, June 1878)

Card sent by Laura (the UK).

[Women on Postcards - 2026]

From a Sunny Place

I sent some citrus postcards in mid-summer (28th July 2025). One of them  arrived in Russia in mid-winter (early February). As the recipient wrote... maybe it is not arriving late, but too soon!

(Pictures taken from Eduard's blog.)

Thursday Postcard Hunt | Lucca & Lisboa

Lucca (Italy). Postcard sent by Bruno (PC).

Lisbon (Portugal), illustrated by Inna Korneeva. Postcard sent by Pedro (Portugal). 

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Thursday Postcard Hunt
February theme: CITIES

• Week 1 - Asian
• Week 2 - Southern European
• Week 3 - Northern European
• Week 4 - North American

Everyone is welcome to share their postcards!