Day #289

This represents mostly Swap Bot stuff.  Three postcards were to send a poem to someone, the lower right card and the Glamour Girl card were for Post-Crossing and then there was a SwapBot letter talking about my mother (for a swap called "Appreciation of Mothers") and then a regular pen pal letter.

(BTW, note the themed envelope in the upper left, with a homemade frog card using a Kermit stamp.)

Incoming were two post cards.

 

The one on the left is from the Netherlands, the one on the right from New Zealand.

Day #??

I got a little bit behind in posting here, so this is from the last couple of days. I can't remember what went out to whom and when I got the incoming. I'll just have to enjoy the pictures. I know this was another day when 2 identical postcrossing cards went out, along with another. I think Santa went to a pen pal. The letter was to one of the postal clerks at the post office. I sent it anonymously.


This is the first year I have given the mail carrier a gift, but I figure she has carried so much of my outgoing mail for me that she deserved it. I gave her a Jamba Juice gift card and a KitKat.

Now this is where I get confused. I am not sure when any of these came in. The Hawaii card is from Kimi, who is there right now. The HoHoHo card came from Jamie, who wrote because she reads this blog (Hi, Jamie! I will answer soon!). The gorgeous card on the right side is made by Karen C, who is much more clever than I am!The bottom two postcards are from post-crossing people.


And then there was this great surprise package from Limner. Unfortunately, I didn't see the "do not open until Christmas note until I'd opened it (that's my story and I'm sticking with it). But I'm not going to show what was in it in case others are more obedient than I am. I will say, however, that what was inside was exactly what I was needing on the day it arrived, so it was probably good that I opened it early. I think there were a couple of other letters which arrived too...one from Denise, I think. But I can' remember. I hope the dog didn't tear them up!

It's hell to get old and forgetful!!

Day #219

I wrote two letters today, and am now wondering if one of them is going to be returned because, according to this photo, I forgot to put a stamp on it. I hope that somehow I remembered before putting it in the mailbox. It was a U.S. letter; the other international (if it gets delivered and the recipient has to pay for the stamp, I apologize!!)

Mondays are nice--lots of mail, at least this one. Three letters today, one from Anjali, my sponsored child in India, a response to a letter I wrote to someone in India with those great Mother Theresa stamps, and a letter from a Canadian pen pal.

There were also all these postcards, all of which are post-crossing, except the one from Australia.

The Australia card is strange because it is identified as "capital cities in Australia," and on the back they are identified--but they have it wrong. The capital to the left of the map of Australia is identified as Canberra, but it's actually Perth (the only city I would be able to recognize!)

Day #197

Here's the outgoing...working hard to catch up on answering back incoming mail!

2 Post-crossing cards and, 1 letter to someone on SendSomething, a SwapBot letter, and a pen pal letter

Incoming was a Post-crossing post-card from Russia, which was supposed to be a funny card, but the guy only told me it was a funny card and didn't bother to translate it for me. Maybe the joke is on me.

Also another pen pal letter.

Day #173

Here are the letters I wrote today.

The bottom one is an envelope I made out of an ad for an upcoming production of Oklahoma!, and I liked what I did with the back of the envelope...

...adding the title of the show pasted on to seal the envelope.

And there were fun things in the mailbox today too.

...a postcrossing card from Italy (my first from that country) and three meaty pen pal letters, including the announcement of impending twins due in May. "The happiest times are when babies come" (Miss Melanie, GWTW)

Day #66

One out and one in... First was this letter sent to a pen pal in Canada


And then received this postcard from a Postcrossing person in Portugal.