tiistai 30. marraskuuta 2021

Waiting for Christmas Mail

PL-1554456
Christmas Cat,  ca 1900

Received on 25 Feb, 2019
Sent by Ania ( Ravicz, Poland)



RU-8683309
Hedwig, Harry Potter's owl

Received on 23 Sep, 2021
Sent by Katey (Novosibirsk, Russia)



FB-swap (Finnish illustrators)
"Our mailbox was full"
Illustration by Minna Lehväslaiho, Finnish Postcrossing artist of the year 2019 

Received on 4 Feb, 2021
Sent by Kirsi ( Helsinki, Finland)


DE-10451800
Sealed letter

Received on 17 May, 2021
Sent by Sam (Dorsten, Germany)

 

maanantai 29. marraskuuta 2021

Universities and libraries

US-4981182
Greetings from Redlands where the desert meets the mountains
University of Redlands, California

Received on 15 Nov, 2015
Sent by Jude ( Redlands, California ) 


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Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge
The Maclaurin Building

Received on 28 Dec, 2016
Sent by David ( Madison, Wisconsin )

US-5810469
The Park Building at the University of Utah.

Received on 6 Feb, 2019
Sent by Morgan ( Cordova, Utah ) 


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The Spartanburg County Public Library, South Carolina

Received on 9 Oct, 2017
Sent by Gail ( Woodruff, South Carolina ) 


US- 6797808. 
Aiken County Library, South Carolina

Received on 23 Jul, 2020 
Sent by Maryann  ( Vaucluse, South Carolina )
 

sunnuntai 28. marraskuuta 2021

First Sunday of Advent

Wishing you all a Happy 1st  Sunday of Advent


Christmas time in Finland starts with the beginning of the Advent season, the period including four Sundays before Christmas, called Advent Sundays. It is traditional to light one candle on the first Sunday, two on the second, and finally four on the last Advent Sunday.


Warm Christmas Greetings
Straw billy-goat,  traditional Christmas decoration in Finland 
Sent by our friends
Received on Dec 2020


Christmas card from the 1950s


 

lauantai 27. marraskuuta 2021

Women in art





NL-4890666
L'Arlésienne  (Madame Ginoux), 1888.  
Art by Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) Musée d'Orsay, Paris

Received on 4 Mar, 2021
Sent by Gerard ( Stadskanaal, The Netherlands)



DE--10146731
La velata, or La donna velata ("The woman with the veil") c. 1516.  
 Art by the Italian Renaissance painter Raphael (1483-1520) Palatine Gallery, Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Italy

Received on 24 Feb, 2021
Sent by Maike ( Bremen, Germany)


DE-10279346
 Portrait of Madame Boucard. 1931. 
Art by Tamara de Lempicka (1898- 1980 )  Polish painter

Receives on 20 Mar, 2021
 Sent by Maria (Karlsruhe, Germany )


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Boreas 1903
Art by William Waterhouse (1849-1917 ) English painter 

Receives on 25 Mar, 2021
Sent by Keshia (Everett, Washington )
 

perjantai 26. marraskuuta 2021

Autumn colors

>Autumn scenery
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Autumn colors
Received on 18 Nov, 2020 
Sent by Iris ( Saarbrücken, Germany )


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Colorful path
Received 15 Jan, 2013
Sent by Maureen (Hakodate, Japan )


RU-6689439
Deer. Autumn morning 
Received on 15 Oct, 2018
Sent by Anna ( Zima, Russia )k


RU-2513697
Orange Fox, Illustration Anna Petrova (Russian)
Received on 1 Apr, 2014
Sent by Olga (Moscow, Russia))


A gorgeous red fox looks at you.
Photo Jari Nieminen ( Finnish )
Received on 22 Jun, 2013
Sent by my ♥ grandson ♥

torstai 25. marraskuuta 2021

Christmas is comming

 

Cross stitch patterns
Patterns for Christmas Knitting
Private swap
Received on Feb 2014
Sent by Annet (Netherlands)


Belarusian traditional ornaments
BY-1501027
Belarusian traditional ornaments
Received on 20 Jan, 2015
Sent by Eugenia ( Minsk, Belarus)


Marimekko designs
"Räsymatto" by Maija Louekari, 2009
My collection

Räsymatto socks 
Made by me



Mitten pattern from Risti, Estonia

Risti mittens
Made by me

Sweaters 
Icelandic patterns and yarns
Made by me



keskiviikko 24. marraskuuta 2021

Whimsical

 


Happy Jazz-Band. Cartes d'Art Pascale Godard.
Received on Mar 2019 
Sent by Marie (Bordeaux. France )
  

Laughing Bear art. Original  by Jeffrey Severn
Finnish FB-swap
Laughing Bear art. Original  by Jeffrey Severn 
Received on Mar, 2020
 Sent by Nina (Tampere, Finland)



CA-851536
Not just one dog but dozens of dogs
Receive on 28 Sep, 2018
Sent by Katie ( Cualicum Beach, Vancouver Island, Canada)

tiistai 23. marraskuuta 2021

Festivals

 Festival,  The Scarlet Sails, Palace Bridge opening, Saint Petersburg, Russia. Sent by my family

Festival  
The Scarlet Sails, Palace Bridge opening, Saint Petersburg, Russia. 
Received 2001
Sent by my family




LV-304530
Latvian Festival of Song and Dance 
Received on 10 Jul, 2018
Sent by Ziedonis (Bauska, Latvia)


maanantai 22. marraskuuta 2021

Germany, Chronikkarten

DE-7216449
Warm Greeting from Stuttgart
Received on  11 Jun, 2018
Sent by Isis (Saarbrucken, Germany )


DE-9158683
Warm Greetings from Föhr Island
Receive on 30 Ape, 2020
Sent by Alexandra (Föhr, Germany) 


DE-740062
Warm Greetings from  Offenburg
Received on 22 Apr, 2018
Sent by Birgit ( Frankfurt, Germany)  


Warm Greetings from Potsdam
Direct swap from Holger (Potsdam, Germany)
 

sunnuntai 21. marraskuuta 2021

Churches

 

Xujiahui, Christian church
CN-1104792
Xujiahui Christian Church

Received on 11 Nov, 2015
Sent by Anne (Shanghai, China


Altarpiece in Sund Church, Åland, Finland
Finnish FB-swap
Altarpiece Sund Church, Åland, Finland 
Received on Jun, 2021

Sent by Päivi ( Mariehamn, Åland)


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 Cathedral, the door of the Lions, Toledo, Spain 
Received on 19 Oct, 2015

Sent by Diane ( Anoka, Minnesota, U.S.A.)

lauantai 20. marraskuuta 2021

World Children’s Day

 Happy World Children's and the Rights of the Child Day ♥


Happy World Children's and the Rights of the Child Day ♥
Children In the early 20th century
Harald and Rudolf
 Made by me from old family photos


BE-702124. Portugal, Lisbon. Alfama, 1999 (Hanging the Laundry Out) Photo Georges Pacheco (French)
BE-792124
Lisboa, Alfama, 1999
Photo George Pachero

Received on 27 Jul, 2020
Sent by Raquel ( Brussel, Belgium)



DE-3088824
"What's news Baby"
Photo Karin Dlubis-Mertens

Received on 17 Apr, 2014
Sent by Sabine ( Hamminkein, Germany) 


DE-3525590
Westfalen memories
Grandmother Fasselt with the grandchild of the Albersmeier families, Raesfeld around 1940

Received on 1 Oct, 2014
Sent by Miguel ( Dortmund, Germany)



perjantai 19. marraskuuta 2021

Happy International Men's Day 2021

 

Sicilian fisherman at their work
DE-8883049
Sicilian fishermen at their work
Received on 14 Jan, 2020
Sent by Carmelo ( Düsseldorf, Germany) 


Fishing on a lake - Trying my luck... Photo Matti Pitkänen
Finnish FB-swap - Waiting for summer 
Fishing on a lake
Received Apr, 2020
Sent by finnish postcrossing friend


FB-swap "Men on Postcards"
Fish catch, photo Riia-Liisa Valkendorff
Received 1 Nov, 2021
Sent by Raili ( Joensuu, Finland )