Les on January 1st, 2010

So, 2009 is over. It seems like just yesterday that I was looking at the year as it started and thinking how good it would be for me. Then, life happened and it’s now the first day of 2010. 2009 was an awesome year for me. I learned a LOT about myself. I started new [...]

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Les on December 28th, 2009

The topic for today’s Best of Blog Challenge 2009 is supposed to be about stationery. A special stationery that thrills by the very touch of the paper. The thing is, I am not a letter writer. I can barely keep my blog updated. I tend to be pithy in 140 characters or less. But, the [...]

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Les on July 31st, 2009

This is my first postcard sent from Thailand. I love postcards that show ancient ruins or other historic sites or battles, etc.

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Les on July 31st, 2009

I received this postcard from China.  It shows several of the buildings in the famous “Forbidden City” in China.

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Les on July 24th, 2009

This is a lovely postcard showing a number of the national costumes from the Ukraine.  My friend Julia is originally from there so I’m hoping she can translate the various descriptions for me.

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Les on July 16th, 2009

This was my first postcard from the Czech Republic.  It looks like the city is full of amazing architecture and history.

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Les on July 16th, 2009

This was my first postcard received from Italy.  It was also the first postcard written all in a foreign language (Italian).  I was able to make out what she wrote however.  :-)

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Les on July 16th, 2009

Yes, another postcard received from Finland.  This card is odd.  It’s all in Finnish and possibly other languages and it appears to be an “ad card’ of some kind for a company with the website www.kansanvalta.fi.  I have yet to check it out.

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Les on July 16th, 2009

I received this postcard from Poland.  The note on the back was from a 7 year old boy and his mother.  He wrote out a small greeting in English.  How cute!!

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Les on June 29th, 2009

This postcard shows some of the lovely buildings and the market square in Nurnburg, Germany.

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