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{postcard} greetings from maine
I just returned from a thoroughly East Coast vacation and, of course, stocked up on loads of postcards. This one was purchased with a lobster hat in Boothbay Harbor, Maine. I ate a whole lobster for the first time, so I got a little out of control with the lobster souvenirs.
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This postcard is going to new dad Chris, proud parent of Fern the puppy. Happy father’s day to all the dads out there! Especially my pop who’s traveling in Africa right now.
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This week’s postcard serves two purposes: 1) To act as a metaphor for the wacky cold weather we’ve been having in Tahoe… snow this late in the season is almost as crazy as seeing an octopus on a bear’s head. It’s loco I tell you! 2) To cheer me up from said weather. Hope you [...]
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Tags: bear, octopus, postcard
Did you know Bishop, California, is the mule capitol of the world? Just one of many fun facts I picked up on my first visit to the town last weekend. This postcard is heading out to a lucky person today…
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Well, I’m back from my trip to Boulder. Such a different world there: street performers, crowded restaurants, jam-packed yoga classes, flat residential neighborhoods with blocks and blocks of houses, bike-friendly everything, and flowers! While it was fun, I’m happy to be home to my simple, quiet life in Tahoe Pines and thus finished this simple [...]
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Tags: block printing, Lake Tahoe, postcard, stamp
This week’s postcard was purchased especially for my mom, who always says I don’t live close enough. I was visiting her last week in Georgia, and thanks to a recommendation from Chad and Tina of The Long Farewell, I popped into Young Blood Gallery and Boutique in Atlanta’s Virginia Highlands neighborhood. I not only purchased [...]
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I’m not sure what this creature is exactly… perhaps a baby polar bear, but it reminds me of the new little pup that’s now calling my house her home. Check out Fern’s likeness below. DATE: February 23, 2010 FROM: Brno, Czech Republic SENDER: “Mountainer” from Postcrossing Plus a Fern montage since I know you people [...]
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Tags: fern, postcard, shiba inu
This week’s postcard is not in my collection, but I’m admiring it (and the others in its set) from afar. A collaboration between Kansas City photographer Hannah Huffman and San Francisco artist Lisa Congdon, the limited-edition postcard set features four different diptychs (part photo, part illustration). Thanks to Poppy Talk for cluing me in on [...]
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This week’s postcard hails from the great red north, where the Winter Olympics Games are well under way… go USA! DATE: June 2004 FROM: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada SENDER: Annemarie PHOTOGRAPHER: Marin Petkov
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DATE: April 2, 2007 FROM: Reno, NV SENDER: This gem come from the lovely Chérie, who was a coworker turned great friend of mine. As she loved to gift me postcard sets, she is responsible for many of the blank postcards in my collection, like the one below from Lela Lee’s Angry Little Girls series. [...]
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