keskiviikko 30. toukokuuta 2018

birdwatching

Atlantic puffin
Home Sweet Home by Suzan Visser
Inkognito 

travel time 7 days
distance travelled 1,569 km
set by Bianca in Rotterdam, Netherlands

New Zealand birds and plants
Direct swap from Racel in Auckland

Azalea Hummingbird
Original embroideries by Amy Butcher.
Card design by Jane Crowter

 On Mother's Day 2018

tiistai 29. toukokuuta 2018

bicycle time


Consensus bike art by Minna Immonen 
Facebook swap from Airi in Kemi, Finland


Heart bike
travel time 5 days
distance travelled 1,372 km
sent by Raisa in Groningen, Netherlands


Fox bike  by Roman Urbinskii art, Russia
Direct swap from Dena in Springfield, Illinois. U.S.A.

Sunday morning bike
travel time 3 days
distance travelled 633 km
sent by Valerija in Olaine, Latvia



lauantai 26. toukokuuta 2018

movie night

Dumbledore's Army

Dumbledore's Army (or D.A. for short) is a fictional student organisation in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series that is founded by the main characters, Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, to stand up against the regime of Hogwarts High Inquisitor Dolores Umbridge, as well as to learn practical Defence Against the Dark Arts. It was founded in the fifth book, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

travel time 31 days
distance travelled 1,756 km
sent by Clémentine in Lille, France


   
Have an exciting movie night!

perjantai 25. toukokuuta 2018

fairyland friday

 They Sailed Away. Illustration Sally Anne Lambert. Moongazer Cards.

travel time 4 days
distance travelled 350 km
senr by Kristine in Lappeenranta, Finland


Pig-Molly and Owl.  Illustration Susanne Smajic. 

travel time 10 days
distance travelled 1,028 km
received on 22 Jun, 2015 
sent by Ivan in Minsk

Barbapapa home
Birthday card for my husband :)

Barbapapa is a 1970 children's picture book by the French-American couple Annette Tison and Talus Taylor, who lived in Paris, France. Barbapapa is both the title character and the name of his "species". The book was the first of a series of children's books originally written in French and later translated into over 30 languages.



Our Barbapapa in summer mood.

keskiviikko 23. toukokuuta 2018

on the plate

Singapore Delights
Satay is a dish of seasoned grilled meat, served with a sauce.  Satay may consist of diced or sliced chicken, goat, mutton, beef, pork, fish, other meats, or tofu.  In Singapore, satay is sold by Chinese, Malay and Indian Muslim vendors. It is thought to have originated in Java and brought to Singapore by Muslim traders. Satay is one of the earliest foods to be associated with Singapore; it has been associated with the city since the 1940s

Nasi Brani or Nasi Briyani is a traditional Indian rice-based dish accompanied by meat, vegetables and a gravy or curry. The long grain basmati rice is cooked with garlic, yogurt, aromatic spices, onions and sometimes with ghee or a substitute for this unique butter.

Laksa is a spicy noodle soup and it consists of rice noodles or rice vermicelli with chicken, prawn or fish, served in spicy soup based on either rich and spicy curry coconut milk or on sour asam (tamarind or gelugur). Laksa is found in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia,and Southern Thailand.

Thosai is a popular snack that usually comes with curry and often a coconut chutney to dip into.There are many various of Thosai besides the plain one: egg thosai, onion thosai, masala thosai and many more..

travel time 12 days
distance travelled 9,457 km
sent by Lori in Singapore


maanantai 21. toukokuuta 2018

map monday

 travel time 8 days
distance travelled 6,327 km
sent by Btandon near Toronto



travel time 9 days
distance travelled 6,310 km
sent by Marie in Toronto


Sunshine Coast
The Sunshine Coast is a region of the southern mainland coast of British Columbia, Canada, on the eastern shore of the Strait of Georgia, and just northwest of Greater Vancouver.

travel time 12 days
distance travelled 7,199 km
sent by conventgirl in Gibsons, British Columbia

lauantai 19. toukokuuta 2018

Movie night

Ernest Hemingway's introspective one-episode novelette, The Old Man and the Sea, is virtually a one-character film, the spotlight being almost continuously on Spencer Tracy as the old Cuban fisherman who meets his final test in his tremendous struggle with the huge marlin.


Old Man and the Sea. 1958
Directors: John Sturges, Henry King
Writers: Ernest Hemingway (novel), Peter Viertel
Stars: Spencer Tracy, Felipe Pazos, Harry Bellaver

travel time 8 days
distance travelled 5,750 km
sent by Valérye in Princeville, Quebec, Canada

Srencer Tracy, 1937. Photo by Ted Allan

travel time 9 days
distance travelled 1,217 km
sent by Konstante in Kaltenkirchen, Germany


perjantai 18. toukokuuta 2018

fairyland friday

Alice and White Rabbit
 "Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be too late!" 

White Rabbit with a pocket watch. Illustration Polina Erofeeva
He is a very distinguished rabbit, with a large house and a gardener and always wearing gloves, a waistcoat and a pocket watch, but he is always in a hurry. His fear of the Queen of Hearts while at the croquet tournament makes him a little rude with Alice.

travel time 34 days
distance travelled 1,187 km
sent by Tanya and Kostik in Obnisk, Russia

Portrait of Alice and White Rabbit. Illustration Polina Erofeeva

travel time 14 days
distance travelled 1,887 km
sent by Olga in Saratov, Russia

 Alicr and White Rabbit. Illustration Natalia Derevianko
How long is forever?  Sometimes, just one second.

Direct swap sent by Tanya in Kiev, Ukraine


I'm late, I'm late. For a very important date. No time to say "Hello, Goodbye".  I'm late, I'm late, I'm late. Follow me... Illustration Ekaterina Shmyrina

travel time 6 days
distance travelled 725 km
sent by Aušra in Deeside, Lithuania


keskiviikko 16. toukokuuta 2018

spring moods

Birthday card with forget-me-nots :)
from my friend

 Wagtail art by Marjolein Bastin. 

travel time 29 days
distance travelled 1,393 km
sent by Hennie in Netherlands

Violets from Russia

travel time 21 days
distance travelled 2,314 km
sent by Styoshka in Armavir

Happy Easter
From The State Museum of the History of Religion. Saint Petersburg, Russia

 direct swap sent by Nikolay in St.Petersburg

maanantai 14. toukokuuta 2018

map monday

Taiwan
Greetings from Taiwan

 travel time 14 days
distance travelled 8,018 km
sent by Yaoyun Taipei

Formosan Reeve's muntjac and other endangered animals in Taiwan.

travel time 29 days
distance travelled 8,155 km
sent by Judith in Tainan




Say Hi. We Love Taiwan.

travel time 11 days
distance travelled 8,018 km
sent by Chuan in Taipei


Lost in Taipei :)
Taipei Metropolitan Traffic System helps you!

travel time 72 days
distance travelled 8,018 km
sent by Wan in Taipei


travel time 14 days
distance travelled 8,018 km
sent by tcg89 in Taipei

sunnuntai 13. toukokuuta 2018

Happy Mother's Day

 William Merrit Chase ( 1849-1916)  Afternoon by the Sea

travel time 24 days
distance travelled 1,480 km
sent by Elena in Kursk, Russia



Mother's  Day  1960s
Flea market finds

On Mother's Day.  Art by Martta Wendelin, Finland 

perjantai 11. toukokuuta 2018

movie night


travel time 9 days
distance travelled 6,920 km
sent by Emilee in Anderson, Indiana, U.S.A.

Roman Holiday is a 1953 American romantic comedy film directed and produced by William Wyler. It stars Gregory Peck as a reporter and Audrey Hepburn as a royal princess out to see Rome on her own. Hepburn won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance; the screenplay and costume design also won.



Audrey Hepburn

travel time 23 days
distance travelled 1,614 km
sent by Michael in Aachen, Germany


St. Peter's Square, Rome.  Postcard for Auntie Ida in 1956 :)

keskiviikko 9. toukokuuta 2018

spectacular....

Court of the Patriarchs, Zion National Park, Utah. U.S.A.


The Court of the Patriarchs is a set of sandstone cliffs in Zion National Park. They are named for biblical figures Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

travel time 18 days
distance travelled 1,171 km
sent by Asya in Moscow, Russia 
She bought this card on her trip to U.S.A.

maanantai 7. toukokuuta 2018

map monday


Florida - The Sunshine State  

travel time 11 days
distance travelled 7,768 km
sent by Elizabeth in Ormond Beach, Florida, U.S.A.


travel time 9 days
distance travelled 7,991 km
sent by Suzy in St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.A.

Florida, U.S.A. 1997. Daytona Beach,  Photo Constantine Manos

travel time 8 days
distance travelled 1,396 km
sent by Antje in Leuna, Germany

perjantai 4. toukokuuta 2018

fairyland friday

 
Once upon a time there was a little girl who loved matryoshka dolls.... Illustrator Tanya Sitaya

travel time 12 days
distance travelled 2,239 km. 
sent by Anastasia in Krasnodar, Russia

Once upon a time, there lived an unhappy young girl. Unhappy she was, for her mother was dead, her father had married another woman, a widow with two daughters.... 
Classic fairy tale - Cinderella,  illustration Tatiana Mitrushova

travel time 24 days
distance travelled 3,463 km
sent by Tamara in Novosibirsk, Russia

Far, far away where the swallows fly when we have winter, there lived a King who had eleven sons and one daughter, Elisa.... "The Wild Swans"  written by  Hans Christian Andersen.  Illustration Anton Lomeaev

travel time 13 days
distance travelled 1,944 km
sent by Railya in Samara, Russia

keskiviikko 2. toukokuuta 2018

it must be red...

Red

Classic Fire Engine Photo: Udo Paulittz (1981 Duisburg Germany)

travel time 4 days
distance travelled 1,494 km
sent by Jeroen in Hoorn, Netherlands

Kaffee Karosse coffee service, Iserlohn, Germany

travel time 5 days
distance travelled 1,527 km
sent by Conny in Hagen, Germany

"Pastels" by Alison Shaw 2011

travel time 20 days
distance travelled 2,113 km
sent by Sasha in Ufa, Russia