October 3, 2020Barbara sent this book card to me from Germany. She wrote an interesting note on the back of the card too. She wrote,"Hallo Helen! I love standing in front of my book-wall →choosing a world to drop in. At the moment I read "Shaking Hands with the Devil" by Romeo Dallaire. It is hard to read but very interesting. But I also like thrilled and something like that. Wish you all the ..read more

September 29, 2020Melanie from France sent me a gorgeous greeting card (not postcard) with a long and lovely message on the inside.  I won't reproduce it here as it fairly personal, but she says that the movie of her life is Dirty Dancing: The Havana Night (ha ha).  She also loves all of the Pirates of the Carribean films. She wrote that she likes US or Latin American authors like Sherman Alexie ..read more

September 26, 2020Marc-André wrote from Germany. He's a teacher and wrote a short note on the back. He also used a very cool stamp on the back.He wrote,Hello Helen,many greetings from Berlin.I am a teacher for maths & physics. School started again in August and we all have to wear a mask everywhere on the school ground but not in the classes during our lessons. So we want to avoid that an ..read more

 August 3, 2020This card came from Wilhelma in Germany. She wrote a short but friendly note on the back of the card. She said,Dear Helen,My name is Wilhelma and I live in a small village of Black Forest. I'm looking forward to my summer vacation because I need a break to reorient myself.All the best!Wilhelma ..read more

 June 25, 2020I'm back!  Sorry it's been such a long time, but things have been busy around here. Or at least it feels like it has been busy here.I haven't been sending cards for a few months, but I have received a few that I haven't got around to logging. In interest of time, I'll probably post a few cards without transcribing all of the messages.This first card since my long break came way back ..read more

 June 25, 2020This lovely card arrived back in June from Caiute.  She wrote a short but friendly note on her card.She said;Hello! A greeting from China! My name is Caiute. This food is "Instant Spicy Steampot", from Chengdu City. I like it.  Best Wishes!The fish and the kitty on the back of the stamp is a big sticker. I was able to get a good copy of it for you ..read more

 June 15, 2020This card came to me from Finland. The sender wrote the whole card about Marlene Dietrich, the actress on the card, rather than anything about herself. It was quite a disappointing message. I love the card of course, but I can Wikipedia Marlene Dietrich myself! I can't Wikipedia the sender. Still, the card is great and the stamps are very cool.Marjatta wrote;Hello!Marie Magdalene ..read more

 June 12, 2020This card came from Belarus from Katerina.  She was a little unusual in that she used a printed message attached to her card. I do prefer actual handwriting, but since there all are sorts of reasons why people might send that to me, I don't mind. The good thing is I can actually read it!  She wrote about the culture of the people depicted on the card, which I enjoyed learning ..read more

 June 12, 2020This card came from the Netherlands from Mattias.  I grew up reading Puffin Books, so even though I didn't read this particular one, this was a fun card to receive. He wrote an interesting note if a bit scattered in topics!He said,Hoi Helen! I ? books! From childhood. So it was no surprise that I studied for librarian. I worked for 2 decades in a library and was truck driver on a ..read more

 June 20, 2020This card was sent by Andreas from Germany and he wrote about his interests and how it relates to the card he sent. I liked that a lot as it helps me understand why he picked the card he did.He wrote;Hello Helen...I'm Andreas from Hamburg(Germany) and i have been interested in art (Graffiti, Street Art, etc.) for about 30 years. The motif on the card is here in the city and i hope ..read more