I'll be away...

I'll go to in another city during weekend so I'll be away from Thursday to Monday ^^ Friday's and Monday's postcards will be registered at Monday evening (if there is any of course...)

Because Wednesday is still non-postcards day for me I have no photos of cards now... (I still wonder why Wednesday? Do postcards jump over it or something?) But I think I'll show my letter box! I made it by myself something like year ago ^^

Top side

Front side, Letters goes in here :')

I wanted to make it looks... well, international ^^' So I made flags of countries where my pen-friends were from back then and some of my favorite countries (there is more on another sides, but I thought this is view enough to give a idea) But it looked kinda boring only with flags... I was thinking about to put world map on backround but then there would had be too less space... So I used lyrics. I looked up songs in different languages (and checked translations ^^'') and choose thoise which I think sounds nice. I was so proud when I finished this box :'D

But you know what?
I need new one.
This one is almost full. All letters and some of postcards ("photo" size postcards are in album book and bigger ones goes in box. Some of them are also on walls, or my table, or next to window, or bookcase... or somewhere around where I thought it would looks nice ^^) So, I have alredy new box and I need only decorate it, but I'm not sure how... I was thinking maybe I would use map this time... Or pick up some phrase like "I love you" and write it in different languages... Well, we'll see~

So, now bye~ See you on Monday!

One Monday and one Poland-day

I have three postcards from last two days :')

From 23th of February

Very beautiful postcard from Netherlands :') I love this style (I don't know why but I find cards with "margins" and country's / citie' name on it very good looking. It's like contrast or something) And I simply love this view~ I think I'm already favorited all this kind of postcards from Netherlands (I was even thinking if I'm acting weird... but I just love them! ^^''')

Today I received two postcards and them both was from Poland. (But from different places) First on photo there is very lovely view which looks that kind of place where it would be nice just to run around :')
Another one is showing Kraków, city in south part of Poland. Sender told me that I was favorited one postcard which she was sent for somebody else so she sent me same kind of postcard. I remember I favorited that one because of misty view (I love misty city views as well!) so this was just perfect!

And 24th of February was Poland day

Rest of last week

It's funny. It's not matter how many postcard I got during week but there is always one day when I don't receive any. And that day seems to be always Wednesday (not my favorite day, so) What's wrong with that day?! :'D

Okay, there is postcards from 19th and 20th of February~

19th of February

 First one is from Poland and showing monuments around Warsaw, capital of Poland. Again one place where I'm never been but I would like to visit someday ^^ (in other side there is places names in English: Jezuicka street, Barbican, J. Kilinski monument, Walls, Marketplace, Brzozowa street, Zamkowy square, Kanonia, "Pod Murzynkiem" house, St. John's cathedral. I think front side names are Polish then)

Tulips postcard is from Netherlands, so beautiful new one for my collection (and for my "tulips field" on my table :') Yellow ones are one of my favorites. (oh well, I like all tulips but especially white and yellows)
Also postcard was written in Dutch which made me very glad ^^ I need to learn new words that I can impress people next time when I go to Belgium or Netherlands and that helps a lot ;')

20th of February

Again one from Netherlands this time with smiley bees and flowers. Perfect cards to cheer up people I think ^^
And very nice view from Michigan, United States. Unfortunally this card was taken bit damage during travel but I fixed it little after taken photo and it's looks very nice :') After all, it made long travel from America to here far Northern Europe.

Thank you for all! Tomorrow will start new postweek and also 10th million postcard countdown is going on Postcrossing page. I didn't make any guess when countdown will end or from where that postcard is sent but I'm still waiting it ^^'

See you! Tot ziens, nähdään ^^

Monday and Tuesday

Four postcards from two days and all are coming from different places :')

16th of January

There is first one postcard from United States, showing waterfront of Seattle. Seattle is that kind of city that I know it appear but I'm never really thinking where it is... Now I know~

Very nice horse postcard from Lithuania and it's actually showing Horse museum which is in Anyksciai, Lithuania. I like this postcard very much! I should vivsit that museum someday ^^

And third one is from Germany, very lovely view and there is text "Freundschaft, das ist eine Seele in zwei Körpern." on it. ("Friendship is one soul in two bodies"). I would like to take carriage drive there too... 

17th of January was for Canada

I got new flag for my collection~ I took a moment just watching this and thinking what it brings on my mind, Answer is: Icehockey... ;')

Post stamp desing

I want to show you my shopping bag. I think it fit nicely in this blog because I bought it from post. It's made to looks like one of 2nd class stamps. There is photos so you can see:

One side...

...And another side

Closer pic

And post logo

I also like very much of that stamp (which is now gave desing for this bag) It shows all four season, winter, autumn, summer and spring. You know, when lake is very calm you can see perfect mirror view on it (can't explain it... sorry!) so I simply like this idea how "mirror view" is always next season. (Oh my... I really failed with this explanation... Well, I think you can see what I mean ^^'')

In Finland post offices (not all but most of them) are more like shops with all kind of postal stuff. Postcards, stamps, calenders, envelopes and packing things... etc... I like to go to buy my stamps and postcards from there because it's simply so nice place (and peoples knows me there already...) I remember when I went first time to postoffice in Belgium and it looked so... quiet place.

That was all~ Hope you have a nice weekend.

It's Friday again

Hello~ Today was wonderful post day, I got five postcards!

All cards today

And countries are: Russia, Russia again, Netherlands, Belarus and China. In order first is from Russia and it was sent from Postcrossing meeting! They had one in Moscow at December. This was really nice suprise and I feel also very honoured to get one meeting postcard. Everybody who was there, thank you a lot! Hope you had a nice day there.
Another postcard from Russia was also wonderful! Painting of troika (by P. Kovalevky). Troika is traditional Russian way to drive horse and it's also very fast! But I think difficult to control. I hope to see someday troika by my own eyes and maybe try to drive it too (or maybe not... I usually drive max, two horses ^^'') Also this card's stamp was wonderful. There is photo of it later.
Then my lovely Netherlands, I love this postcard too. When I went to get post, this was left bit up so I saw it first and my thought was "oh, my mail box is growing tulips... wonderful!" I can't say more than I just love this postcard :') And there was postcrossing stamp on it! I took own photo of it. (little trivial fact: there is Finnish on this stamp. One those postcards have text "Talviset terveiset" which is Finnish and means "Winter greetings" How funny :') If you have postcrossing Europe-stamp you can see it too.)
From China I get lovely postcard with two cats. Absolutely cute~ I want own cat too but it's not possible now :'( But someday I'll give home for one or two cats (or three?)
And then there is wonderful swap-card from Belarus. I'll send you one back soon! Minsk looks actually very nice city... I would like to visit also there someday.

"From the Garden of Holland, a Tulip... Especially for you~"

It's Postcrossing stamp! Yay!

Really beautiful horse stamp from Russia. Love this too

Hi~

 There is now postcards from last three days (four, but today I didn't got post). But let's go with these lovely cards now~ 

Liège, Belgium

I get this wonderful postcard from Belgium last monday. It made me very happy since I lived in Belgium last year. I also know Liège because I was going to visit there (unfortunally I had no time... But I'll make visit when I go to Belgium again) This postcard became right one of my favorites :')

(sorry about photo's bad quality, my camera didn't like me again...)

Lynx from Belarus

Belarussian stamps. I like this coat of arms very much. It's such good looking

Tuesday I get also one postcard and this time it was from Belarus. Very nice lynx there and I also learn something else because I didn't know they have lynxes also in Belarus! Also, I like Belarussian stamps a lot, they are often with nature theme and very pretty. This time I took also photo of them ^^

Postcard from Ukraine and Dutch cows

And Wednesday there was two postcards. Really wonderful card from Ukraine. I found this desing very beautiful.
Then there is Dutch cows from ...Netherlands! I said this already once but I like Netherlands very much, it's my favorite country if I don't count my homecountry. It's actually quite funny because I'm still scared of bikes after I visited in Netherlands... but with good and bad. I love that country. :')

This all this time. Let's hope today will be also good postday! ...I almost forget. Today I walked past of "car checking centre" (nothing clue about real English name but it's place where you have to go to check your car sometimes) and... all post cars was there! I was upset because I left my camera home and didn't get photo of this "post cars meeting". But believe me, it was so funny looking!

Have a nice day~!

4th and 5th of January

Yeah, yeah, I'm being lazy again... Oh well, last week there was two days when my post box was happy (and Friday was freeday here so no post)

From 4th of January

Top one is from Firenze, Italy and I got it from postcard swap. Hope sender will received my answer card soon! I really like this one. Colours and view are very nice and everybody who likes to play Assassin's creed will recognize those towers (I'm AC-fan too...) Unfortunaly you can't see colouring so well since there is two weird lights on photo (from my camera)

Another one is from United States and showing Rockefeller Center from New York. Very great postcard and it's nice to get one from such famous place. Since I live literally middle of forest (my home city is surrounded by three forest and a lake) so I can't even imagine so big city than NYC! Biggest city where I'm never been was Brussels, capital of Europe, and there is about 2 milj. people there, I think. New York is much bigger. 

Thursday I got quite suprise. This nice cat postcard from Singapore:

My first one from here so I used moment to find out which kind of place Singapore is. I found out it's small country (actually city if I understod right) with population about 6 millions. And it's very multicultural place since there is people from all around Asia.
Thank you for a nice postcard! I also took photo of stamp / postmark since it looks good ^^

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Listening now: Back to paradise by Reckless love

2nd of January!

Hello! I got yesterday first postcards for year 2012! Today I didn't received post but well, yesterday there was four postcards on my post box so it was good :')

From 2nd of January

First one is from China, sent from Beijing. Next of it is nice Christmas card from Lithuania (oh my... I forget what is Lithuania's name in English... I was thinking about Lietuva ^^'')
Bikes are from Netherlands and that postcard literally made my day! I knew sooner or later somebody just have to send me bikes and now it happened ^^ That card is now on my room's wall.... reminding me about Dutch bikers... (I think I remember wrong but I used to say/hear "pas op de fiets" also in Belgium... But I'm not sure if I remember correctly ^^'' I need to learn more Dutch...)
Last one is from Australia. I have no lot of cards from there so this was also a nice suprise. Kangaroos are cute and funny looking animals, I think. (I didn't know they smells...)

Okay, see you next time!