This postcard from the Netherlands is one of my favourites out of the 46 I've received so far. Indeed, like the sender has written, the picture shows many of my loves, including travelling ('cos of the train on the stamp). Such a wonderful postcard which has summed up my love for the sea, for reading and music. I suppose the only thing's that missing in the picture is a beach mat laiden with lots of good food and drink!!!!
Another postcard from Finland which, according to the sender, translates to "Luckily there are so many reasons to make life sweet".
I like that optimism. I should keep reminding myself of that fact.
Several months back, olduvai introduced me to Postcrossing and I've really been enjoying sending and receiving postcards from all over the world. For all those people out there who love receiving snail mail and still enjoy the old-fashion form of communication, please jump on the Postcrossing bandwagon!
This is my favourite amongst the postcards I've received so far. It's from Finland and it has a lovely poem. The writer has translated it from Finnish. I enjoy Postcrossing because it's interesting to read what a complete stranger has to say, it's exciting to see what picture the front of the postcard carries, and it's with a curiosity about the world that I look at the stamps and the things they represent about the country they come from.
Leave one card up a sleeve
Leave one door slightly open
Leave a small drop at the bottom of a bottle
Leave a scent to a pillowcase for the night
Leave a laughter to populate
a lonely room
Leave something small and light
to grow shockingly grand
Leave so much of yourself
that you'll never again
be whole without it
~ Tommy Tabermann