Postcard Exchange: I've Made the Crossing!

[Apocalypse]

Welcome to the new home of the PCX :hopping:


For anyone coming to the thread for the first time, what we do is exchange snail mail addresses via pm or email, then exchange postcards. Some people like to send out postcards monthly, some just send out cards when they can find them or can afford them, others just exchange the one time only. It is entirely up to you how often you want to send.

We have people all over who participate - from the US, UK, Australia, New Zealand, France, Germany, Switzerland, Denmark, South Africa and Canada. Also W'llim, who is in the Navy, has sent many cards from exotic locales in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and some from the US as well.

It's a lot of fun, and it's never too late to join in.

We realize that sometimes circumstances change, that this may have turned out to be not quite what you expected, or that workloads and amounts of time and money have shifted, so we do not want anyone to feel that this is a lifelong commitment with no way out. If you wish to leave the exchange at any time, simply post to the thread in progress and say your good-byes. All participants will be able to read your intentions and act accordingly.

To anyone underage who wishes to join the postcard exchange, please ask a parent or guardian first if you can give out your address!! We have had some people get in trouble with their parents over this. So please get permission first before PMing anyone.

[Apocalypse]

And with that said, I got 2 posties this morning! :D

One from WR - a rabbit on the beach :ok:

And a very cute penguin from Prek.

:wave:

[JayEgo]

Just to let folks know, I'm still in though can only commit to two or three mailouts a year, plus Xmas cards which y'all should be recieving!

I've got a few mentions to mention but I'll mention those when more folk've arrived ;)

Ja¥son xx

[Keruval]

I'm here - got half my (edit) Seasons Greetings address labels done so should have a batch out very very soon :ok:

[prekharper]

I've posted a link in the old thread.
Largely.

Of course, that means old thread at KT, not old thread at AKT. I wonder if I need to do that as well.


It's far too early for this. :yawn:

(Actually, I like this one :runaway: but don't have enough energy yet)

[Apocalypse]

I've posted a link in the old thread.
Largely.

Of course, that means old thread at KT, not old thread at AKT. I wonder if I need to do that as well.


It's far too early for this.

Thanks Prek! :group: and I love you Llama.

[Bertrand]

Yay, after some work with the passwords, I've made the crossing too :razz: Glad to still be in the PCX. :ok:

[jjmouse]

I'm here too. :D Thanks to everyone who has sent me posties this month. Including White Rabbit, SharonCF, DawnM and oh it is early for me, and I was up late. I don't remember who allhas sent me Christmas cards. :banghead:


Anyway. My Chistmas cards are going out this week. They are all written out and awaiting stamps. Which I will do when I get home from my 0800 appointment. :eek: Which is in 30m minutes! ACK!

[Sharon]

At the AKT, we worked up a new list of PCX members.. I'm importing that so we all know who was continuing on.

Ins (will be edited as responses are added)

Amy B.
Attraio - South Africa
B'dgyr - US
Birgit - Germany
Cameo - UK
Cewp - Canada
Ch'ral -
Cherokee Maiden & Silverhawk - US
C_ris - UK
Dragondancer - Australia
Dragonlady (Greendena) - US.
Dux - US
Emmy - Australia
Fejar - UK
Goldendragon -
Golder - France
Hermi - US
JJ Mouse - US
KWJ (K) - US
Kas (Apocalypse)- UK/England
Kaslarna - UK
Kat - US
Keruval - UK/England
Kittytiger
Leahiniowa - US
Lisa Lewis - US
Lindsey - US
Ma Duck - Australia
Magicfan241
Miasion - US
Marie-eile - US
Mausey - Canada
PsyDtoBe - US
Prekharper - US
?? Rabble - New Zealand (Not sure if in or out)
Rho - UK/Scotland
S'eer -
Sharon - US
Shazza - Australia
Stebbi- US
Toni -
Tygress -
Weyrwoman Kalina -
Wikitoria (White Rabbit) - New Zealand
Woollymouse (Paulita) - UK/England
Wulfin - Canada

Please note that DragonLady, Marie-eile & Sharon are all in Southern California. So there is a possiblity if you exchange with all three of us, you might get duplicate posties.

[Sharon]

I have some thanks I need to post, but I'm a bit disorganized about snail mail at the moment, and will post once I find the cards and posties.

Thanks everyone, and specific thanks will be added when I relocate the posties and cards. :heartbeat

[Keruval]

Again this is on behalf of my sister BJ. she rang this evening to say she had a 48 pass-out from hospital :D .

She had a list of cards, either taken in to her while there or on mat when she got home - so deep breath - and heartfelt thanks to :group:

fejar a Xmas card I think she said? and gift from Birgit :)

Cards from PreKHarper, Dragondancer & Leah

She really does appreciate them - she said it gets very lonely in hospital

[woollymouse]

Oh no I haven't sent my cards they are going to miss christmas! :eek:

[Rho]

Thank you Prekharper for the lovely penguin christmas card. Your :fiend: son says thank you too – penguins are his favourite animals :)

[Marie-Eile]

I've made it! I'm here! :wave:

I've been out of town for a week and I'm dying to see what the postman brings me today! I have collected posties from my travels, too, so my folks will be getting Colorado, Utah and Nevada ones for a change! :bouncy: :bouncy:

Holiday cards will go out this week! Promise! :hopping: I love Christmas!

[prekharper]

My daughter told me yesterday that she's taking a trip to Iceland in January. If she returns without a stack of posties for me to send, I'll have to put her on the plane and send her back.

[Marie-Eile]

Wow! The postman brought me so much I almost couldn't carry it all in! Oh boy! Posties and Cards and SS Pressies and oh my goodness, I love mail today!!


Okay, here goes:

Thank you Prekharper for the adorable penguin card! Too cute! I love penguins, they remind me of little boys in tuxedos. :)
Dawn M the cactus desert postie with santa on his way is very cool! Thanks!
Apo/Kas, some holiday party! Even without the sun Nice looks like it would be lovely! I want to party there!
Leah, the Taste of Postville postie is cool! I would never have guessed that Iowa was so diverse and multicultural, being smack in the middle of the country and all!
Lisa Lewis, your holiday postie was simply beautiful! I just got home from Colorado and am sort of missing snow, so it really touched a chord. Thank you!
Birgit I loved the new year card! Ein gutes neues Jahr und frohliche weihnachts! (And apologies for anything I misspelled!)

[White Rabbit]

Yay, a postie from Dawn for Christmas :group:

And a lovely gold card from Jayson :group:

Snail mail is good, isn't it :) :ok:

[Mausey]

I got a lovely Mississippi postcard from Leah :group:

[Kat]

I've been dreadfully lax in the thank you dept again. :O

I've several piles. Here goes; IF I forgot anyone and you know you've sent me one consider the thank you sent too. :hugs:

(New Year resolution needs to be better postie organization :roll: )

MAUSEY Christmas postie
EMMY A flutterby
RHO a Christmas postie... of your dog :)
APO the Egyptian postie.
PREK A Christmas penguin
LISA LEWIS A s**w scene that THANKFULLY isn't portrayed out our window yet
CAMEO A kat ;) Christmas card
BIRGIT Christmas postie
LEAH A bald Eagle (yes a bit farther south we get them there's a wildlife refuge that has a bald eagle breeding program.)
VALANN A chickadee Christmas card
SHARON A snowman Christmas card.

My cards were sent out on Sat... hopefully they'll find their way on time.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!

[Dawn]

JJ, Marie-Eile, WR - Glad you enjoyed the cards! :good:

Birgit, Cameo, Kat - Thank you for the Christmas cards!! :group:

Attraio - Thank you for the Impala postcard! :bouncy: Hope you enjoy your holiday. :cool:

[Tygress]

greetings everyone. I always wanted to get involved in the exchange and this new start at a new forum seems like a good time :)

ok.. that said.... now what? hehehe

[Marie-Eile]

OOPS! I missed one! Thank you, Dux, for the pretty Salvation Army Christmas postie! It looks wonderfully old-timey (is that a word?)!

[Sharon]

greetings everyone. I always wanted to get involved in the exchange and this new start at a new forum seems like a good time :)

ok.. that said.... now what? hehehe

You pm people on the PCX list and exchange snail mail addresses. It's as easy as that!

[Rho]

2 Seasonal posties today.

A snowy scene and lovely quote from Lisa Lewis
A nice moonlit desert/Christmas card from Dawn. It's nice to see a different seasonal view from countries. :)

[Lisa Lewis]

I've made it over too :D Got a stack of christmas cards and posties to say "thanks" for....

Leah for the Uffda postie... I agree sometimes that's all you need to say :) (btw, I love little gnomes )

Prek I had to wrestle my 13 year old son for the Penguin card... He's developed an obsession for penguins lately :D (I finally won the battle by promising him Santa wont bring him anything if he didn't give me the card back :evilgrin:

Dawn for the southwestern christmas postie

Rho for the snowy shepard postie... I haven't seen a long haired shepard in years.... But I guess with the amount of snow I see in the picture she'd need the length to stay warm..

Cameo for the cat & snow Christmas card I'm actually hoping for a white Christmas this year :)

and last but not least thanks to :fiend: Dad Attraio for the beautiful collage postie of SA. Karen my 1st grader wants to bring it to school to show it to her class and teacher. She wanted to go walk on the beautiful beach :)

[Sharon]

Ok, I've found my various stacks and gathered all together so that I can post thanks. I might have missed a few, but I'll find them yet, and they are no less appreciated for being temporarily mislaid. :D (some may be duplicate thanks, might have posted elsewhere)

Thank you...

Birgit for the Holiday postie.
KatFor the Pooh card.
Shazzafor the lovely holiday card.
Val Ann For the cute polar bear card.
DuxFor the old fashion snowscene postie
Mauseyfor the sparkly Winter's nap postie.
KaslarnaFor the Edinburgh Postie
KJWFor the Brian Jacques postie.
LindseyFor the Fleischman Planeterium postie
Leahiniowa for the Iowa stamp postie.
SisWikitoriaWabbitFor the Wellington postie
EmmyFor the pretty holiday card.
ClamSisFor the card with the lovely full moon.
JaysonFor the golden card and the computer's new guardian. :D

If I missed anyone, forgive me, I'll post thanks when I find the card/postie, or when it is recieved.

[Golder]

I'm here! I'm here! Second Crossing done sucessfully. Thanks to Birgot, Hermi, Lisa Lewis and Dawn. Cards are heading towards Dawn and Lisa Lewis as well (even if Dawn isn't anymore in the PCX)
:good:

[prekharper]

greetings everyone. I always wanted to get involved in the exchange and this new start at a new forum seems like a good time :)

ok.. that said.... now what? hehehe
I'll gladly add you to my list!


Hmmm. . . new board/new year -- should look at the "I'm in" list and create a new label file with regulars and occasionals.

[Mausey]

:hopping: 3 holiday cards today

From Dawn a lovely desert scene with santa flying over. :group:
Birgit :group a very sweet posty with angels giving a present to a pooch.
And Jayson :group: for a very cheerful Santa

Thanks all, they really brighten up a day.

[White Rabbit]

I got a penguin card from prek :ok: thanks v-twin :group:

[Faren]

I wanted to thank WR for the postcards to my kids that came yesterday. They loved them! :heartbeat I especially liked the Maori one...perfect for Scavy. ;)

I've been terrible about keeping up with the PXR this year...the hurricanes pretty much did me in as far as getting back to it. So I won't be continuing for those few that had me on their list. I do appreciate the great cards though.:group:

[Dawn]

Prek, Lindsey, Rho, Lisa, Golder & Mausey - Glad you enjoyed the desert postie. :good: It doesn't really look like that here in Oklahoma, but I thought it made a nice change from the usual Christmas cards. And I loved that it was a moonlit scene. :cool:

Sanya & W'llim - What a pretty (and sparkly) Christmas card! :)

Kit - I loved the Happy Christmas dog! :laugh:

Thank you for the cards!! :group:

[Dawn]

I've been terrible about keeping up with the PXR this year...the hurricanes pretty much did me in as far as getting back to it. So I won't be continuing for those few that had me on their list. I do appreciate the great cards though.:group:

Sorry to see you go, too, Faren. :sad: :group:

[prekharper]

Sorry to see you go, too, Faren. :sad: :group:

;) Has anyone noticed that even after The Crossing, Dawn is still here? You know she'll never be able to leave us! :laugh:

[Apocalypse]

:note: She never can say goodbye, no :note:

[Bertrand]

Received a christmas card from Cameo today with cute pussy cats.

Thanks for the card. :D

[KJW]

I'm sure someones already asked but who would prefer a Holiday card to a Christmas card?

[prekharper]

Three packages arrived today, but all addressed to my son. :sad: Of course, they could be gifts for me, right? :)

And I'm not left completely without mail, since today I received a nice postie of Nice from Apo/Kas -- :good: and :hugs:

Yesterday also brought several holiday cards, so big thanks to Cameo, Kat, and W'llim & Sanya.

Oh, andthanks as well to White Rabbit for Christmas in New Zealand. I mentioned it to my assistant, Donna, today --
Me: You remember V. . .?
Donna: From New Zealand?
Me: That's right. And she was known as. . .
Donna: White Rabbit!
I went on to explain the card, which sent her into :laugh:
(just wanted to let you know how memorable you are!)

[Kat]

Thanksgoing out to APO for Nice.
Look I recived one and remembered to post the very same day..will wonders never cease ;)

Faren,sorry to see you go from the PCX. NOT allowed to disappear from here

[wulfin]

All of my Christmas posties went out today.. a little on the late side but i've been sick .. i have some extras if anyone wants another canuckian pcx-er on their list ;)

However, a huge thanks to:
Dux, leah, and fejar :):)

[Dawn]

;) Has anyone noticed that even after The Crossing, Dawn is still here? You know she'll never be able to leave us! :laugh:

You just thought you'd get rid of me! Mwhahahahahahaha! :devil:

Even if I'm not sending posties, I figure I can still talk in the thread. :D I have to say "thank you" for the postcards I get, don't I.

Any excuse to post you know.... ;)

[Bertrand]

Received a card from Apo, Kas and CO of Nice. Strange, I always thought Nice was in the mountains and not along the coast. :confused: :confused: :confused:

[Bertrand]

Also received a card from Prekharper , the sticker on the envelope was so cute, I haven't have the heart to tear it open :O

[Apocalypse]

Received a card from Apo, Kas and CO of Nice. Strange, I always thought Nice was in the mountains and not along the coast. :confused: :confused: :confused:

Nice is on the coast and shares borders with Italy and Switzerland (I think). There are some very large mountains beyond the coast, but lots of people got to Nice for the beaches and for somewhere to stay during the Monaco Grand Prix ;)

[prekharper]

You just thought you'd get rid of me! Mwhahahahahahaha! :devil:

Even if I'm not sending posties, I figure I can still talk in the thread. :D I have to say "thank you" for the postcards I get, don't I.

Any excuse to post you know.... ;)
Oh, I see. . .
Now it's not that you like us or anything but that we're an excuse for post-uppage?
*toe-tappingsmilie*

[prekharper]

And that previous post was definitely not blatant post uppage on my part. Nosiree. . . never. . .

[Apocalypse]

And that previous post was definitely not blatant post uppage on my part. Nosiree. . . never. . .

We've never known you to do anything blatant Pre-K ;)

[Bertrand]

Nice is on the coast and shares borders with Italy and Switzerland (I think). There are some very large mountains beyond the coast, but lots of people got to Nice for the beaches and for somewhere to stay during the Monaco Grand Prix ;)

Thats why I thought Nice was in the mountains. Theres a sign on the Grand Prix track that say "NICE" and points up the hill. :noface:

[Lisa Lewis]

Got 2 more Christmas cards and 1 postie to say thanks for :)

Thanks to Jayson for the cute angel card :) (The hair looks as wild as my daughters hair does in the morning :D )

Thanks to Kat for the Pooh card... Katrina looked at it and asked "Dat my Pooh an Eeore tard?" I had to tell her no, but she can help hang it on the card holder. That seemed to make her happy :)

and last but not least thanks to my :fiend: kids Apo & OldRider for the nice postie from Nice :D

oops, forgot to say that I'm saving the christmas stamps and stickers to put in my scrapbook :)

[KJW]

Thanks Kat for the Winnie the Pooh :heartbeat

[Rho]

Thank you :cat: for the cute Pooh card.

[stebbi]

OK, folks, it took me so long to get on here and I'm just not even going to try to keep up with posts on 3 boards.

Merci Apo/Kas for la Cote d'Azur. Je voudrais aller en France. :O

And Birgit thank you for the fuzzy bears skating. Very cute.

:group:

[White Rabbit]

Thank you Attraio (when you get here) for the South African scenes ... they make it apparent that South Africa is not all parched and dry, but beautiful, lush and spectacular.

[Dawn]

Oh, I see. . .
Now it's not that you like us or anything but that we're an excuse for post-uppage?
*toe-tappingsmilie*

It can be both, can't it? ;) :D

[Keruval]

First of all, thanks for the cards received recently, I gathered them all together and have them in front of screen to work through :)

Sharon & Socrates :cat: :wave: PreKHarper :ornament: :) White Rabbit :bunny: Emmy :xmastree: :xmastree: Rho :snowflake :snowflake Dawn :xmas2: :reindeer: Birgit :santahat:
:ornament: Jayson :gifts:

Yesterday I managed to post of cards to :typing: :
Dragondancer, Emmy, Faizah, Joliee, KAT, MaDuck, Maedhbh, Mausey, PreKHarper, SCF, Shazza, Silvinisy, Slognoth, White Rabbit & Wizz.

I know some folk are not current on PCX list but you are on my Seasonal list whatever :group:

Today is earmarked for a big drive to get the rest of my PCX International Seasonal mailing cleared. :faint: :D

[Keruval]

Leah your original card turned up today :ok:

This week's good news from my sister is that the intensive chemo has reduced the main tumour substantially :) She is now in hospital for 2nd intensive chemo but if she responds well has been promised some time at home over Xmas

[Dawn]

Keruval - Glad you enjoyed the postie! :good:

Maedhbh - What a great idea making your own card. :cool: I love the picture on the front. Thanks! :group:

[Keruval]

Yesterday I managed to get out the rest of my International snailmail Greetings cards - only Europe and the UK to do now : phew:

I am missing a few addresses so those folk will be getting PMs or email cards as there is no longer time to get them out.

:group: :stocking: :snowflake :snowman: :xmastree: :skate: :ornament: :cane:

Birgit - I do need that address from you though ;)

[woollymouse]

Still haven't go my posties in the post. :O I'm working nights at the mo and just cannot seem to get up to get to the post office. So It lookis increasingly likely that my cards will be late this year.

[Dux]

Hi all - with three different boards it's pretty much become impossible to keep up, so I'm just starting fresh from here. (I is verrrry glad we are finally in our new permanent home).

Thanks to Apo/OR for the Nice postie - The closest I've been is Monte Carlo on my honeymoon. I really want to go there one day.

Xmas thanks to: Jayson, Cameo and again to all the others who were thanked on other boards (in case they didn't see them):gifts: :reindeer: :santa2: :skihat: :snowman: :snowfall:

[Rho]

Thanks Lindsey for the wedding invitation :married: Hope you have a great time :)

[prekharper]

Thanks to Maedhbh for the holiday card and the newsy letter!

Thanks also to Hermi for the French Riviera water skiiing card. I tried it once -- not very good at it. The same goes for snow skiing.


As part of my cleaning today, I placed cards in my postie books -- hadn't done it since June so quite a few in the stack. I still have UK cards to sort and place in pockets (I use photo pocket pages and sort by country and then county/state/province/etc.

[Dawn]

Golder, thank you for the pretty Christmas card - love the colors. :good:

[Mausey]

That's it. I surrender. The postcard/Christmas card fairy has struck again. :irked: Actually I think it was me, but it's more fun to blame something else :blush: I had a nice tidy little stack of cards to say thank you for and they've all been put on display and the only way to tell who they're from is to take them down again, so .....


Thank You to Everybody who sent me a card. {{{{{hugs}}}}}

[Dux]

That's it. I surrender. The postcard/Christmas card fairy has struck again. :irked: Actually I think it was me, but it's more fun to blame something else :blush: I had a nice tidy little stack of cards to say thank you for and they've all been put on display and the only way to tell who they're from is to take them down again, so .....


Thank You to Everybody who sent me a card. {{{{{hugs}}}}}





<------- is sooooo glad she's not the only one who does stuff like that. ;)

[ValAnn]

I'm Back!!!!!!

For those who thought cards to ValAnn were just being sent off into the ether...fret no more! I have been delightfully recieveing and adding them to my wall of posties. Xmas ones are on the door to the laundry room, bightening the main room of the house with cheer and good wishes. :xmas1: :xmastree: :cane: :ornament:

I am at work at present so I do not have my list of folks with me, but please know that I am truly grateful for all posties recieved. I am also truly regretful about not posting thanks for weeks and weeks as I have a verry slow home unit and cannot take the time to post as I would prefer. Gotta leave it open for the kinder to do school work. :crazy:

Will try to post more over Winter Break, expecially since I must start post count over. :sad:

Merry to all!

[Birgit]

:wave: hello everyone, I' ve found you!!!!!!!
Thank you to all who have sent me Christmas cards and seasons greetings - of course I haven't got them next to me (stupid me), so I don't remember all the names, but I know there were lots!!!! Thanks so much!
Hope you all have a wonderful season, whatever you do celebrate, and lots of time to relax or party, whatever you prefer.
hugs to you all

[Golder]

sorry I have been away, I have been going through problems. In fact, we had a little storm on friday and my neighbour's tree (which was supposed to be cut down for a long time) fell on my phone wires and I was cut from phone AND internet since friday.
So I have to thank Prekharper, Kat and W'llim & Sanya for their lovely cards, they must expect cards back ;)

[Mausey]

2 Christmas cards today and I haven't tidied up yet so :D .......... Thanks go to Kit for the very sparkley card and to Kat for the Pooh card. :group:

[Dawn]

JJ, thank you for the dragon Christmas postie! :good: How cute. :heartbeat

[Hermi]

Thanks to everyone who has sent me posties recently (between the akt and the nkt, I can't remember who I've thanked)

[Keruval]

Thanks to Kat for the Pooh Holiday card :)

All my Europe and UK snailmail cards are now on their way - good thing I said was sending Seasonal Greetings / Turn of Year cards ;)

Again I am missing a few addresses so direct email to a few folk.

[prekharper]

Thanks to jjmouse for the holiday dragon card :laugh:

[Sbrock]

Haha! I've Found You all! :) That's what I get for being "too" busy to check in regularly!

A Much BELATED Thank You for all those who have sent me posties! Holiday posties, Posties of pretty places, and cute things! :)

Thank you Thank You!

Oh! And I got my printer working again, so maybe a new batch to go out before long! :)

[Marie-Eile]

:blush: :blush: I'm so sorry to say that my Seasons Greetings posties look like they have become New Years posties. I have tried but RL has overwhelmed me. Saturday I tore a ligament in my ankle and am on crutches and worse yet not allowed to drive until Friday. :ouch: Yesterday I had a friend drive me to the post office and stood in line to buy stamps only to be told they were out of stamps and silly me had left the cards at home so they couldn't just meter them! :banghead: :banghead: I am going to try again today at a different post office and hope for the best... Please have patience with me and have a merry and a happy!


:ornament: :cane: :santahat: Merry Christmas! :xmas1: :xmas1: :xmastree:
Happy Hanukkah!
Happy New Year!!
:snowman:Love you all! :snowflake

[KJW]

Thanks JJmouse for those incredibly cute dragons. :heartbeat

[Birgit]

Apo, thank you for the lovely card of Nice, blue sea, blue skies, sandy beach - sigh! I've never been there, unfortunately.

[Sharon]

I've been so bad at keeping track of the cards and posties I have recieved this month. :sorry:

Here's a list of thanks, but I'm very much afraid that the list is incomplete. If I've missed you, my apologies, blame it on my current disorganization. :tilt: :upside:

Thanks to Rho, Leah, Kat, Birgit, W'llim & Sanya, Prek, Golder, ValAnn, Faren, Maebhdh, & ...Everyone else who sent cards or posties.

[Lisa Lewis]

Got 2 more Christmas Cards/Posties....

Thanks to jjmouse for the dragon Christmas Card :xmas2: Where did you find a dragon card? :)

Thanks to Golder for the cute birdie Christmas Card...

[leahiniowa]

Woops, I haven't posted here yet? Did so on the AKT, I guess.

I haven't organized my posties since I got back from TX, but thank you to all and once I get it set up will try to thank you all personally, But I do remember the dragon card from jjmouse that everyone is raving about. Maybe next year I'll try to see if I can get one made for Chanukah! That would be really cool!

I've got a huge stack of posties for the next few months (years?). Now that I'm into it, I'm REALLY into it. I'm a post card maniac! Now I'm trying just to buy cute ones, before, when I first started, I was just buying every type I could find. Now I've got a bit of discrimination. Hooray!

[KJW]

Finally got all cards sent off!!!!!

p.s. sorry but all envolpes are kinda Christmassy

[Mausey]

:group: To Attraio for the lovely sunset over Johannesburg.

[Apocalypse]

We got a holiday card from Kat yesterday :group:

[leahiniowa]

I really have to check my list against Deenie's. I am fairly certain I dont have Attraio and that means I probably don't have some others as well.

[Marie-Eile]

Merry Christmas All!


Thanks to JJMouse for that super cool Christmas Dragon postie and to Rho for the lovely snowy view from her house and the cute stickers! :reindeer: :santahat: :santa2: :santa: :snowflake :snowman: :xmas1: :stocking: :xmas2: :xmastree: :cane: :snowfall: :ornament:

[Apocalypse]

I got the cute JJ card today too! :hopping:

JJ, you're giving me ideas for another cross stitch! :evil:

[Golder]

I got JJmouse's postcard this morning. Soooooo cute dragons, I'll keep it safe on my wall (along with the others)

[Cameo]

I found my way here at last, copied my latest thank you list over to here.

Postie brought 8 cards all at once, he must have been saving them up. :)

Thanks go to

Dux for the beautiful Washington Christmas tree.

Leah for the view of the Mississippi morning.

Birgit for the pretty Holiday card.

Bertrand, you should not send this sort of card to a shopoholic, I want to go there.

Lisa, thanks for the holiday card with the Dickens verse.

Jayson for the Christmas card

Dawn for a very unusual desert view of Santa and Cacti.

Prekharper for the friendly penguin

[Dawn]

Found this on the old KT and thought I'd bring it over here:

Originally posted by maduck
:good: hello everyone...hope someone reads this as the alternative site has been closed to me for a few days now..
But anyhow would like to say thanks to
kat for your chrissy card with pooh and the gang
dawn what a hauntingly beautiful scene..loved it
:blush: Im sorry If Ive missed some I have had computer problems so have things everywhere...

:group: Merry Xmas to you all and keep safe through the New year

Maduck, Cameo - Glad you both enjoyed the cards! :good:

[PsychDyke]

OK...firstly, I got holiday cards from Sharon and Jayson, thanks :ok:

I just picked up some local postcards yesterday for Keruval's sis and others who expressed interest, so I'll send those out soon. I've got extras if anyone wants a Kansas City card, PM me w/the address and you shall recieve. :D


Peace, Meredith Psy:fiend:

[Dux]

I really have to check my list against Deenie's. I am fairly certain I dont have Attraio and that means I probably don't have some others as well.

Attraio lives in South Africa and had to be AWOOL for a little bit due to end of the school year stuff and then going on a 5 week vacation. he should, hopefully, be back soon.



:cry: <------ misses her :fiend: Daddy.

[Kat]

I got the JJ dragon card !! :bouncy:
And lovely one from Keru.

Thank you ladies :group:

[leahiniowa]

I hope Attraio wasn't in the Indian Ocean yesterday, G-d forbid, lots of S. Africans were.

[Mausey]

I had one more Christmas card waiting when we got home yesterday. :bouncy: A card with technicoloured reindeer on it from Faren. :group:

[prekharper]

More thank you's for holiday cards going out to kittytigger, Nurianna, Wolfegar, KJW, Mary/Butterball, and Keruval! And Keru, thanks for the special crystal -- I'll find a place of honor for it!

[Dragondancer]

I'm here now!!

Have to thank
Birgit for lovely snowy tree.
Dawn for her Christmas wishes
Prek for the Penguin :wave:

Best wishes to everyone for health happiness and prosperity in the coming year.

[Dawn]

Thank you to KJW and Mary for the Christmas cards! :good:

Dragondancer - Glad you enjoyed the card! :D


I was worried about Attraio too. :sad: Hopefully he was no where near there.

[prekharper]

Don't forget Bertrand in Malaysia -- *worriedsmilie*

[leahiniowa]

We have to remember that if they were in the area and survived (and young adults seemed to have the best chance, most (?) of the fatalities were children) they still probably have trouble accessing the internet, although lots of people have been recording their experiences in blogs.

[Apocalypse]

Last I heard, Attraio was spending his whole summer holiday on the coast ( :eek: ) and away from the net. Fingers crossed he's OK.

[leahiniowa]

Well if he was on the African coast, even if he was in Somalia, which I doubt, he would be fine. I really don't think of Somalia as a tourist destination. Kenya, yes, but they weren't hit.

[stebbi]

Keruval, many thanks for the adorable birdie. We ended up not having a white Christmas in these parts, but it's white now. :group:

[Dawn]

Finally got a Christmas card from Jayson. ;) I was beginning to think I'd been left out! :faint:

Thank you for the card and what came with it! :hugs: :wekiss:

[leahiniowa]

Bertrand emailed me and he also posted on the Sumatran Earthquake thread. He's fine, thank G-d.

[woollymouse]

Ashamed to admit that my chistmas batch only went out today so all those late cards are mine.

[leahiniowa]

Something to look forward to. I really have to organize my postcards and send thank yous because some people sent me very neat and cute and funny and creative things, besides the dragon one from jjmouse, which I showed to my husband. I wonder if next year I can get one made with a Chanukah menorah? I could probably draw it myself.

[Rho]

Keruval, thank you for the christmas card.

[Dawn]

Keruval, thank you for the pretty Christmas card. :good: What type of bird is on the front?

[stebbi]

Bump! (Second page?!)

I am hoping to start my next batch of posties. I can only hope my list is somewhat up to date. Do we have an "active" list going anywhere on this board?

*wanders off to look on the first page...*

[Lindsey]

I just got back into town yesterday to find some more holiday cards waiting!

Big thanks out to JJMouse, K, and Keruval!! :wekiss:

[see'r]

this sounds like a project worthy of a years' time :ok:

where does one go to begin the build up of recipients for 2005's end? IS there a list? :)

[Keruval]

Thank you all for my Seasonal Greetings cards - they are all in a heap right now but I hope to sort them out tomorrow when I take down the tree.

I spoke to my sister today - she has been back in hospital since Tuesday and this round of chemo had been really rough. They gave her 3 units of blood yesterday which has helped considerably. She sends thanks for the cards but couldn't remember who from - except she has Hermi's on the table. The day before - according to babysis - she had been too fatigued to even open the Christmas letter from my daughter.

Those of you reading Clanfiend will know I have other concerns as well - please excuse - life does go on and normal service will be resumed

[prekharper]

this sounds like a project worthy of a years' time :ok:

where does one go to begin the build up of recipients for 2005's end? IS there a list? :)
There's a list of participants on the front page -- simply start PM'ing people, and exchanging addresses!

If you'd like cards from PA, send me your snail mail address.

[Dux]

this sounds like a project worthy of a years' time :ok:

where does one go to begin the build up of recipients for 2005's end? IS there a list? :)
Ditto to what Prek said - I'm always glad to add more people to my list. PM me with your addy and I'll send you mine.

New cards going out as soon as I can write'm

Back to the historical/monumental ones.

[leahiniowa]

Excuse me Lindsay for my terrible memory, did you just have a wedding?

I'm planning to addressing mine and, G-d willing, organizing my list, etc., this week. I picked up so many cute ones on my trip down to Texas. We are driving down again at the end of the month, and hope to get more from that trip. I've turned into a postcard maniac - I have this slight obsessive compulsive tendency - good thing I'm not a super detail oriented patient person, I think it saves me from really going over the edge in that area. And I have enough little psychological quirks already - don't need any more!

[Rho]

KJW, thanks for the holiday card. :laugh: It was the funniest card I received off anyone all season :laugh:

[leahiniowa]

Was it the pigeon/caroler one? I got that one and we loved it.

[prekharper]

Thanks to Golder for the kitten-butterfly card -- haven't heard from you for a while!

[Weyrwoman Kalina]

Hey, can the newbie join in? I love getting snail mail!!! And sending it, of course :D

[prekharper]

Hey, can the newbie join in? I love getting snail mail!!! And sending it, of course :D
Of course you're welcome!
There's a list on the first page with participants -- PM and ask those you'd like to have on your list.
If you want posties from PA, contact me!

[Dawn]

Paulita, thank you for the Christmas card! :cool: :good: I love the expressions. ;)

[Shalamett]

I'm back, and it feels good to be back, but I think I have lost all of my snail mail addresses. So if anyone would like postcards from Alabama (and occasionally from Texas/Colorado/Ohio and anywhere else I visit through the year) PM me your address.

Shala :upside:

[KJW]

Thanks Panaigota and Keruval for the funny and cute christmas cards.

[Weyrwoman Kalina]

I'd like to participate in the postcard exchange!!!

If anyone would like to exchange with a gal here in Oregon, PM me and let me know! Or, if I'm ever on AIM, my ID is RAMonaghan82

[leahiniowa]

Okay, now I know what you mean aboutthe nice birdie posties that Keruval sends - we all loved it.

And KJW, the Chanukah card.

[KJW]

The Chanukah card? The ones I sent out had a kid and two birds on it.

[leahiniowa]

You're right, I got all confused, and I just mentioned the pigeons and carolers a couple of posts ago.

************
I just realized that when I made my address list, I didn't necessarily write everybody's user names by their RL ones. So if I don't know what your user name is, I guess I'll just put your initials in my thank yous.

Now, who sent me that cute Chanuka card? well, I'll find out later today b/c I am finally organizing my posties and sending them out, G-d willing, today.

[Keruval]

Had a nice card with Golden Bells from Golder today.

Someone asked about the bird on my card. With a very few exceptions, my cards had snowscene and a Robin on them. The Robin became associated with Christmas because the postal delivery boys (around the time cards first became popular) used to wear red waistcoats

However generally it is probably the most easily recognisable of British birds and is generally held in affection. It is cheeky and perky and can become very tame if you are a gardener, waiting to snatch up grubs and worms as you do your winter digging. Although it is seen all year round it stands out in winter. It also has a lovely song.

[White Rabbit]

I got my robin too, thank you, Keruval :good: They're very cute little birds.

[Mausey]

:group: to KJW for the hilarious card. I loved it. :laugh:

I'll be going over my postcard list in a couple months and I might be able to add a few people as we've had a few who had to leave. I'll let everybody know later.

[Kat]

I CAN'T FIND MY ADDY NOTEBOOK!!!

:eek: :O :cry: :faint:

SOOOO who ever would like me to send them posties.. please
PM your addy.
And here I was going to transfer them over to a nice shiny notebook. *aggravated sigh*

Thanks all :wave:

*scurries off to make sure her PM is totally empty.*

[Kat]

Nudges This Back On The Front Page... Now Where's That Duct Tape???!!

[leahiniowa]

Can we make this thread sticky? It really is a staple of the board/forum.

The wonderful Chanukah card I got was from PreKharper. I just put a bunch of my posties in my scrap book. And someone sent me a great postie of a bunch of painted fire hydrants.

I recognized Keruval's birdie right away, so then I thought maybe other people got different birds. Our robins here in the states don't really have RED breasts, they are more of a burnt orange. Are they really red in the UK?

Kousin K, I sent your sister one of my funny posties. I was addressing my January ones, and realized I was running out of my favorite funny one, and really wanted to send your sister something cute, so I skipped ahead of the line and sent the last one to your sister. Ask her if you can see the Minnesota one and you'll see why I sent it to her.

Kat, that's a drag about your notebook. I'll PM you, G-d willing. I usually copy my PMs directly over to a Microsoft Works word processing program, and then print out the whole thing each month. But G-d forbid something should happen to the computer! Maybe I'll send another copy of it over to the other computer on email.

[Mausey]

Sharon, is that all of the postcard people? Thar sure is a lot shorter list than before. :( It looks like I will be adding a few people in a couple months.

[prekharper]

I need to update my list. . . :erm:


Thanks to Woollymouse for the somewhat belated holiday card!

[Weyrwoman Kalina]

I have about 5 people.. or 6... that I've exchanged addys with so far.

If anyone else is interested in getting postcards from Oregon, PM me!!

[Dux]

Hey, can the newbie join in? I love getting snail mail!!! And sending it, of course :D
Yep - please PM me with your addy!! :bouncy:

[Dux]

Okay folks - just took down all my holiday decorations and can now thank for all the Xmas posties/cards I got (many were hung up before I thanked and then I couldn't remember who sent :blush:). If I've already thanked you - sorry - you'll get thanked again just to be safe. :D

Emmy, Birgit, KJW, Fejar, JJ, ValAnn, Sharon, Socksie, Prek, Rho, Keruval, Cameo, White Rabbit, SisLisa, Dawn, Golder and Jayson thanks for the Xmas cards. :good:

Also, found some others sitting on my desk that I'm not I thanked for either so (probably) double thanks out to:

Leah for the Bald Eagle (it's funny how many people out there have such an unusual name - I've found that most of us are Jewish, which is funny, considering my name is Spanish)

Emmy for the butterfly - they are such beautiful creatures!

Bertrand for the market in Kuala Lumpur - especially touching given what has happened over there.

Attraio - for the Impalas - we went to one of those safari/zoo places down by my Mom's in Florida - they had Impalas there!

[Mausey]

I got a lovely card from Keruval :group: yesterday. It's about the 5th card to get through without a postmark. :D If I was a cheapskate, I'd steam the stamps off and mail them back to somebody in the UK. :laugh:

[prekharper]

My thanks to Attraio for South Africa montage, postmarked Dec. 5th.

BTW, I emailed him earlier this week, but still no response. :sad:

[White Rabbit]

I got the cutest dragon card from jjmouse, the mother dragon has taught her baby dragon to spout flame :heartbeat

[Dawn]

Someone asked about the bird on my card. With a very few exceptions, my cards had snowscene and a Robin on them.

That was me - thank you, Keruval. :good: I recognized it, since we have them here, but I can never remember the names. :O I'm the same way with trees and flowers...

Mausey - I don't think a lot of the people from the old KT PCX transferred over. :tilt: Plus a lot of us have dropped out here lately.

Dux - Glad you enjoyed the postcard! :bouncy:

[Sharon]

Sharon, is that all of the postcard people? Thar sure is a lot shorter list than before. :( It looks like I will be adding a few people in a couple months.

Mausey, what happened was that on the AKT, & here, people were asked to sign up again if they wanted to continue. Not all of the PCX'rs made the crossing and some have opted out in recent months. So yes, the list is shorter.

All PCX'rs, if you are not on the list on page one...Please pm me, so I can edit the list and add you in. Sometimes, I miss peeps joining up when they first post.

[Sharon]

Again, Thank You to everyone who sent me cards and posties last month. :hugs: :inlove:

Thanks to....(recieved after New Years)

Woollymouse for the cute dragon card
Attraio for the baby White Rhino

(Still think I might be missing someone, Still not fully organized post-holidays.) :roll:

[stebbi]

OK, I've finally started my January batch. As per usual, I don't have any international stamps lying around, so for now the following domestics should be on the look out:
Dawn, Sharon, prek, Lisa Lewis, Marie-Eile, leahiniowa, Dragonlady,and Lindsey

:group:

[Lindsey]

A big thanks to Attraio for the lovely Lion card from South-Africa.

:erm: Unfortunately when we moved hubby's stuff in after the wedding (just to store until we go overseas) I think my box full of photo albums including my postcard ones ended up underneath a TON of junk stacked in my closet. :roll:

Methinks these new ones will be unfiled for a long while....

[PsychDyke]

OK, I've got postcards, I've got access to the post office (yeah, I'm out of stamps. :blush:) and I've finally got a little time. Anyone who wants a card from Kansas City, let me know.


I took some pictures of this cool mural nearby, if they come out, I'm going to try for Meredith's Kansas City highlight postcard series. :D :good: I think I'll include the cow on the pole and the plaque on the rock...a couple of my favorite things. There are at least two other murals I'd like to include as well. I'll let y'all know how it turns out.

However, in the meantime, I've got some Plaza christmas lights and other of the usual things. PM me if you're interested.

Peace, Meredith Psy:fiend:

[Dux]

Posties went out in the mail today!!!!!!!

[White Rabbit]

I got a lovely Christmas card from Mary ... thanks Mary. It's not postmarked (do you want the stamp back?) so I don't know how long ago it was posted.

[Lindsey]

Two more posties today!

Thank you to Stebbi and Dux :bouncy:

It sure makes the snowy cross-country hike to the mailbox worth it. :D

[prekharper]

Looks like the mail took the same amount of time to get to both of us, Lindsey!


Thanks to
Stebbi -- your mom is getting really good at postie design. . . beautiful!
Dux -- it's been years since I visited Arlington. . . we really are talking about a trip to DC this summer. Wanna be our tour guide?

[White Rabbit]

Bless the postal service :banghead:
One card from Maedhhh postmarked 13 December, and
one card from WolfeBro postmarked 21 December, that's a bit quicker.

Lovely cards, too, thank you :hugs:

[Bamy]

i was wondering how you join the PCX? I would like to.

[Silverspirit157]

Amy, read through the list of people that appear on page one and PM the people you want to exchange with. If they agree, you can PM them your addy and they'll do the same! :bouncy: :D

See the world for under...well, a lot cheaper than a plane ticket! :D

[Silverspirit157]

<---------Attraio speaking and no, this is not a permanent name change. Just until I can get my REAL e-mail box unlocked and my REAL KT account activated...

:banghead:

Now I must confess to being mightlily disorganised...all the posties I recieved over the last 2 or so months are lying somewhere in my drawers and I can't remember which ones I'm yet to acknowledge...I DO remember recieving some from Lisa Lewis, Kitty, Sharon and Socksie, Apo and Oldrider, Aunty Wabbit and Aunty Lily, Bertrand, and I think Lindsey.

Thanks to you all! :heartbeat

Sorry I caused you such worry! But thank you for your concern! :heartbeat

[leahiniowa]

I was addressing all my January posties yesterday (yes, they went out) and I found a ton more I never said thank you for, I can't remember everyone but Cameo sent me two nice ones, and there were more I have to go and checkout who sent them. Anyway, more are coming. Keruval, I skipped ahead on my list to send your sister the funniest one I had, so in a couple of weeks when you go visit ask her if you can see mine.

[KJW]

:roll: Yep they are really effeicent (?). My Auntie Janie sent us a package at the begining of December and we still haven't gotten it.


Bless the postal service :banghead:
One card from Maedhhh postmarked 13 December, and
one card from WolfeBro postmarked 21 December, that's a bit quicker.

Lovely cards, too, thank you :hugs:

[Dux]

Looks like the mail took the same amount of time to get to both of us, Lindsey!


Thanks to
Stebbi -- your mom is getting really good at postie design. . . beautiful!
Dux -- it's been years since I visited Arlington. . . we really are talking about a trip to DC this summer. Wanna be our tour guide?
Absolutely! That would be great. Hubby even does what he calls his "patented DC by night tour". The monuments are all open 24/7 but at night there are no crowds and evrything is lit up. It leaves the days free to do the other places.

[Sbrock]

Thanks Dux for the Arlington Postie! I went there one year with my Mom and kid bro (a "forced" vacation but interesting all the same). Ahh, the memories! :)

[Dux]

i was wondering how you join the PCX? I would like to.
PM me - I'd love to add you to my list! :hopping:

[Lisa Lewis]

Hi ALL!! Well, I've finally gotten MOST of my January posties out. Head to walk through a small blizzard to get to the mailbox.... now all I need to do is go to the post office to get 7 more stamps for my US posties......

[prekharper]

i was wondering how you join the PCX? I would like to.
Me! Me! PM me!

[Dawn]

<---------Attraio speaking and no, this is not a permanent name change. Just until I can get my REAL e-mail box unlocked and my REAL KT account activated...

I've seen your posts around the board and wondered if it was you (from the location). Glad you're back! :group: And you should have a card from me somewhere. ;)

[Silverspirit157]

I've seen your posts around the board and wondered if it was you (from the location). Glad you're back! :group: And you should have a card from me somewhere. ;)

I do! :blush: Forgot to mention that one! Thanks! :heartbeat

Amy, if you want cards from South Africa, I can add you to my list!

[Lisa Lewis]

I got 2 posties in the mail yesterday :D

Thanks to Dux for the Arlington National Cemetery postie. The last time I was there was about 10 years ago. I think the Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknowns is very impressive. We also found a tomb with the same name as our oldest daughter's nickname. NeeNee :D

and Thanks to Stebbi for the Arkansas postie. Your Mom does some beautiful work with her photos!! I honestly thought it was a store bought card until I read that your Mom had made it!!!

[Apocalypse]

A postie from Duxie today! :hopping:
I haven't been to that Alexandria ;)

[JayEgo]

Y'all ready for this?

I'm a little behind so bear with me!

First up: Cards before Christmas!

Apo managed to relay an Egypt card to me... Did you go to Egypt or something? :evil Also from Apo, a Nice card... No, not a nice card, a Nice card! :roll: Marlee and Lisa Lewis also appeared through my letterbox, flat but no less colourfull! And speaking of colour, Stebbi added a touch with some marvelous fire hydrants :cool: Lexx was represented again thanks to K and the gas man left a meter reading card...

Xmas Greetings came from the following wonderfull people:
Butterball, Keruval, Auntie Creep, Prekharper, Cameo, Eggy, Kat, K, Kitty, Mausey, Birgit, Lisa Lewis, Momma:klah::fiend: & Socrates, Rho, and Coloulress Lapine! :snowflake: With Festive Fanks! :snowflake:
(Sorry :sorry; that's a wee bit late!)

Finally, bringing us up to date, though I'm sure I've mislaid a few, is todays Alexandria card, with uniformed men on the front always a bonus! :heart: Thank you Eggy! :D

Thanks for paying attention! Now back to the thread...

Ja¥son xx

[Dux]

Thanks out to MaDuck for the Monet postie. :good:

[jjmouse]

i was wondering how you join the PCX? I would like to.

Feel Free to pm me. :)

[prekharper]

I've been trying to decide whether to continue my wait for postcards or to go buy some locals for this month or to send some of the freebies I picked up at the nature center. However, I received a postie today from my daughter, sent from Iceland, stating that she'd picked up "loads of postcards" for me to send. She should actually be arriving back in the US today and will send them to me in a packet then. My decision is to wait until next week and send posties from somewhere that most of you probably do not have!

[fejar]

Thanks to
Keruval for the robin card
Prek for the cute penguin
Dux for the memorial card
and appologies to anyone who I have forgotten to thank!

[jjmouse]

I want to thank everyone for the Christmas cards. I know that this is a bit late. Well. Ok, it is a lot late. I have had stuff going on and they all stayed up on the door longer than usual. So Thank you all for the cards. :)

I am not sure when I will get Janurary cards sent out. Everyone who did not get a Christmas card from me should get a St. Patrick's card. I will try and get them posted from St. Patrick again this year.

Kaslarna, I need your snail mail addy. I no longer have it, and I wish to add you to my list.

Any newbie, feel free to pm me your addy, and you will be added to my list also. I am pretty good about sending them out every month. Not so good at keeping up with the thank yous. :blush:

Keruval, it seems to me you had a relative you wished added to willing peeps list, if you pm me the address I will be happy to add her to my list.

[KJW]

Thanks Dux for the Vietnam Memorial. Are the name on there just poeple who died or is just people who served?

Thanks Leahiniowa for the Minnesota. I thought it was bad here. There's no way I could stand to live in some place that cold.

[Dux]

Thanks Dux for the Vietnam Memorial. Are the name on there just poeple who died or is just people who served?

Thanks Leahiniowa for the Minnesota. I thought it was bad here. There's no way I could stand to live in some place that cold.
The names on the wall are those who died, a total of 58,245 names. As soldiers who were declared MIA (Missing in Action) are shown to be deceased their names are added to the Wall.

[Golder]

Thanks to Maduck for her nice X-mas postcard and thanks to Dux for the vietnam memorial postcard, that's impressive. :eek:

[Mausey]

I got a somewhat late delivery yesterday, a lovely christmas card from Mary, aka, butterball. Thank you so much. :group:

[Tygress]

I just got my first postcard from the exchange... thank you so much leahiniowa.

[Dawn]

Attraio, Jayson - Glad you enjoyed the cards! :good:

Stebbi - Your mom does such a great job making postcards! :cool:

Lisa - Congrats to Alek on the scholarship. :ok: Hope you both have a great time in NYC! :bouncy:

Thanks to both of you for the cards!! :group:

[Sharon]

Thanks going out to...

Dux for Arlington National Cemetary.
Stebbiefor another of her mother's impressive posties, this one from Eurkea Springs, Akansas.
Maduckfor the mosiac Spirit of Knowledge Postie. It's lovely!

I'll be starting on my next mailing soon. :D

[stebbi]

Thank you, Leahiniowa, for the boys of winter. If those were my choices, I'd definitely stay single. :laugh:

[leahiniowa]

Don't you love their teeth? I would have bought more, but that was all they had. I skipped ahead and sent one of those to Keruval's sister, and all she got was the ice fishing huts, sans boys. I am gratified that you all got them so quickly.

[Lisa Lewis]

Got a postie today from Maduck for the cute Christmas Kangaroo card. :) Karen-Rose saw it from a small distance and said.... OH!!! Jackrabbits!!!!! and then she said... oh... Kangaroos... NEAT! :D

[Apocalypse]

Got a postie of Minnasota :snowman: men from Leah today... :brrsmilie:

[Keruval]

In the past week I have received :) :

A card and letter from Maedhbh - posted 13 Dec :erm: I have added you to my horrendously long letter list - I will get round to replying but not promising when ;)

The parade in Alexandria from Dux and a Seasonal card from Mausey

A returned card sent to Menara - now I am not sure what the correct address is :(


Today I received the Up Helly AA from Rho and middlesis BJ told me she also had card from Rho :)

Leah - the ice huts is OK by me as I have visions of them cutting a hole in the floor to fish through? Please tell me it is so :D


AND have good news at last from BJ :) Yesterday she had the results of the latest scan and all main tumours are gone - only traces now to dispose of with the next sessions of chemo. The session just finished was really fierce and she was unable to tell me who had sent her cards, though one day mentioned one from Chicago? However she asked me to send her thanks and really appreciated the cards and thoughts and prayers.

Today she was suddenly told she may go home for 48 hrs and a friend is going to stay with her as it is such short notice and not long enough for me to go. She will ask her friend to help her make a list of her cards :) as she had to send most of her things home - not much space for keeping things.

:O :) :D :ok:

Thank you all from me too :angel: :group:

[leahiniowa]

Yes, they cut holes in the ice to fish from. My kids went and saw some people fishing and say the huts smell like fish. BJ has a picture of some of the "folk" who fish in the huts. You'll see next time you visit, G-d willing.

[Birgit]

Happy New Year to you all (a bit late, I know :D )
Thank you all for sending cards, the last two I got here are the Korean War Veterans Memorial from Dux, and two reading girls from Renoir from Maduck. Thank you.
:blush: I know there were more, but I have half my mail here and the other half at my parents' place, and my memory isn't what it used to be.... thank you to all who sent cards to me, and :
to Auntie Else - she asked me to give you all hugs and kisses and thank you.

Keruval - that's finally some good news for a change !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so happy for you and your sister.

[JayEgo]

Two thank yous (keeping myself up-to-date for a change!)

Lisa - Always nice to note folks achievements! Good luck on the $2,600 :eek:

Rho - Up Helly Aa right back atcha, though I've no idea what it means, or even if you were just sneezing :evil:

Cheers!

Ja¥son xx

[White Rabbit]

Thanks Leahiniowa ... for the Boys of Winter ... it looks pretty rugged there

[Lisa Lewis]

Got 2 posties yesterday :)

Thanks to Rho for the dragon head postie and a "Up Helly Aa" to you too :D

Thanks to Leahiniowa :brrrrrrr: those ice houses look cold!! BTW, I seem to have misplaced your addy :blush: could you please PM it to me again :blush: Thanks

[Dux]

Don't you love their teeth? I would have bought more, but that was all they had. I skipped ahead and sent one of those to Keruval's sister, and all she got was the ice fishing huts, sans boys. I am gratified that you all got them so quickly.
I just got mine too!! Now there's a postie that would keep me away!

[Dux]

In the past week I have received :) :

snippys

A returned card sent to Menara - now I am not sure what the correct address is :(


more snippys

AND have good news at last from BJ :) Yesterday she had the results of the latest scan and all main tumours are gone - only traces now to dispose of with the next sessions of chemo. The session just finished was really fierce and she was unable to tell me who had sent her cards, though one day mentioned one from Chicago? However she asked me to send her thanks and really appreciated the cards and thoughts and prayers.

Today she was suddenly told she may go home for 48 hrs and a friend is going to stay with her as it is such short notice and not long enough for me to go. She will ask her friend to help her make a list of her cards :) as she had to send most of her things home - not much space for keeping things.

:O :) :D :ok:

Thank you all from me too :angel: :group:
Menara hasn't been around for a looooooong time - about a year I think. I'm not suprised to hear she moved.


:group: :good: for you and your sister!!!!

[leahiniowa]

I got a nice card of the Holocaust Museum (which I haven't been to) from Dux and a great Arkansas one from Stebbi, and my kids are impressed that your mother made that card. I just have to get the mail before my husband does so I can thank people on time! We had to go to his office and search for those two, but the kids love the album I'm making and so do I.

[Mausey]

Love the postcard Leahiniowa :group: I think I know some of those guys. :laugh:

[White Rabbit]

Thanks Attraio for the postie with shots of Durban on it, you're showing me a better picture of South Africa's scenery :good:

[Apocalypse]

2 posties today! :bouncy:

1 from :fiend: Momma Lisa of her very talented son!
1 from :fiend: Grandpa Attraio from Durban. I have no idea if Oldrider made it to Durban.... :confused:

[stebbi]

Menara hasn't been around for a looooooong time - about a year I think. I'm not suprised to hear she moved.
Oop, I guess I missed that one, too. And I've been sending her cards all along.

Thanks Lisa for the postie of your talented son.

[Mausey]

A big :group: to RHO for the very bright dragon or maybe it's a sea monster. :D What exactly is a Up-Helly-Aa anyway?

[Rho]

I'm sorry. I know I sent a load last year, but they must have been to different people :blush: .

Up Helly Aa is a psudo-viking fire festival held in various parts of the islands at this time of year. The main one, in Lerwick, is next Tuesday. It's when a procession of around 900 guizers (dressed up as vikings or in some sort of topical costume) parade around and then burn the viking galley they have spent all year making. Then there is a night of dancing and drinking till around 8am.

Lisa Lewis, thanks for the postie of your son. He has done very well! I hope he has a great time in New York.

[KJW]

Thanks Lisa for the pic of Alek.

[Kat]

Thanks going out to

LISA,LEAH, MADUCK.

I haven't sent any posties out yet, but am still in just need to get the budget on a bit more even keel. Soon *furry toes crossed*
Keru,wonderful news about your sis :hugs:

[Dawn]

Attraio, thank you for the postcard of Oribi Gorge Nature Reserve. :cool: The waterfall looks beautiful! (I love waterfalls. :heartbeat ) Glad you had a good time. :ok:

[leahiniowa]

Mausey, I almost didn't send you that postcard. I only had a few, and thought, oh, maybe I should send them to people who haven't experienced it. Then I thought, no, Mausey will get a crackup out of it, since she's SEEN it!

My kids stopped one Sunday and walked out on the Mississippi to talk to some of the people fishing. One woman brought them into her hut, the girls said it smelled terribly of fish but was fascinating. the ice was about a foot thick.

[Mausey]

Last time I went ice fishing was with cubs and we set up a big canvas tent for the kids to fish in. It was a bit windy and cold so they needed a warm(er) place. The kids had a good time, too bad they didn't catch anything.

Tell the girls if all the hut smelled of was fish they were lucky. :laugh: Some ice fishing huts smell of much worse things. :eek: For some reason known only to the male of the species, ice fishing seems to require a large quantity of cold beer and warm beans, a lethal combination at the best of times. Now put 4 guys in a small building ....... :faint: :runaway:

[leahiniowa]

My mother has a very generous theory that drinking beer keeps mosquitos away from fishermen.

[Mausey]

:laugh: Only in the winter Leah. :D

[White Rabbit]

My mother has a very generous theory that drinking beer keeps mosquitos away from fishermen.

The beans obviously help, too :D

[Earthmother]

Many thank yous to everyone who has been sending this very "late" fellow member. I love them and they have often brought me much joy.

The boys are back in school and I am hoping to dust off my list and start sending out the tons of posties I have been collecting.

Oh, I loved the cards too... thank you for your consideration and care it greatly touches us.

tons of thank yous...

[Hermi]

HOPEFULLY, my next batch of posties will go out next week. . . . . .keep yer fingies crossed. :roll:

[Keruval]

Leah your card to my sister arrived while she was home for 2 days last week - she was laughing as she described it to me and she loved it :D

She is now on a 10 day chemo series and is not likely to be allowed home in between this and the final 4th round of chemo. She said she was glad to be home for a few days but found it very tiring even looking after her own personal needs. So it looks as if I will not be needed for 4-5 weeks yet.

[Marie-Eile]

Oh I am soooo far behind on stuff!

RL has been getting me down, being unable as yet to find employment; because I am either under- or over-qualified for everything so either way they don't hire me. This has left our cash flow extremely tight, so I am just now rounding up enough for stamps for a round of posties. I'm sorry to be so sporadic, and I love getting cards and sending them. I'll be getting this lot out today, but I may be a bit random 'til I find a job.

I have thank you's for
Leahiniowa - the enormous sun hat really made the card! Too funny!

Lisa Lewis - that is awesome that your son won that! Good luck with the $$$!

Stebbi - Your Mom is reaaly getting good at this postcard design business! She could make good money selling them, I bet!

Dux - The Arlington National Cemetary card is way cool. I always imagined it was just rows of white tombstones with no trees or anything. It's really very pretty!

[Dux]

Oh I am soooo far behind on stuff!

RL has been getting me down, being unable as yet to find employment; because I am either under- or over-qualified for everything so either way they don't hire me. This has left our cash flow extremely tight, so I am just now rounding up enough for stamps for a round of posties. I'm sorry to be so sporadic, and I love getting cards and sending them. I'll be getting this lot out today, but I may be a bit random 'til I find a job.




Dux - The Arlington National Cemetary card is way cool. I always imagined it was just rows of white tombstones with no trees or anything. It's really very pretty!





:group: I hope something turns up soon. Send when and if you can, we never go away. The cemetary was originally the Plantation home of the Lee family. So it has gardens, paths and hills to climb. The house is even still there to be toured if you like. The grounds are covered in cherry trees so the best time to visit is early May. It looks like the place has been taken over by a batch of grand ladies wearing huge tilted hats! (that's what cherry trees is bloom look like to me)

[leahiniowa]

So yesterday I saw Lisa Lewis' son too!

I'm so glad BJ loved the card! That's why I made a special effort to send it to her.

[Bertrand]

Got a card from Dux yesterday from Washington DC. Where are all the barb wire fencing around the pentagon?

[leahiniowa]

Bertrand, I can't tell if you're serious or joking, unless they did put some around the Pentagon recently and I didn't know it. I was so fascinated by the Pentagon when I was a child, b/c I learned that it was so big they used golf carts to drive around inside and get places, and it seemed such a marvelous thing, to be allowed to DRIVE inside a building. What a fantasy! I also used to fantasize about having the freeways closed down for a day so we could all roller skate and ride bikes on them.

[Paulita]

If anyone is wondering my next batch of cards is currently delayed just to a dead computer. Hopefully this will be sorted soon.

[PsychDyke]

Bertrand, I can't tell if you're serious or joking, unless they did put some around the Pentagon recently and I didn't know it. I was so fascinated by the Pentagon when I was a child, b/c I learned that it was so big they used golf carts to drive around inside and get places, and it seemed such a marvelous thing, to be allowed to DRIVE inside a building. What a fantasy! I also used to fantasize about having the freeways closed down for a day so we could all roller skate and ride bikes on them.

Have I got a movie for you, then....Americathon It's got John Ritter, Harvey Korman and others. It's a comedy future (it was made in about 1979) where they're out of gas and everyone rides bikes, skateboards and rollerskates. People live in old cars, they have school in schoolbuses and they've sold Washington D.C. so the president presides from a condo in L.A.

When ShoTime first started, they played two movies, that one and Grease I think I'm the only one who ever saw it. However, I have the soundtrack, proof that I didn't imagine it. Anyway, the movie opens w/ people skating, jogging and biking on the Santa Monica freeway.

Peace, Meredith Psy:fiend:

[leahiniowa]

Imagine coasting a bicycle down a cloverleaf!

[PsychDyke]

Imagine coasting a bicycle down a cloverleaf! :eek: :faint: :aaah:


OK, I got stamps, am sending out tomorrow to Dux and to Keruval's sis.

If anyone else wants a Kansas City postcard, PM me and ye shall recieve!!


Peace, Meredith Psy:fiend:

I also got a passport application while I was there.

[Bamy]

Hi Dux just a message to say that i got the post card! it was cool (also confused my mum cos she didnt know what/who a dux was!) I set her straight.;)

[Bertrand]

Bertrand, I can't tell if you're serious or joking, unless they did put some around the Pentagon recently and I didn't know it. I was so fascinated by the Pentagon when I was a child, b/c I learned that it was so big they used golf carts to drive around inside and get places, and it seemed such a marvelous thing, to be allowed to DRIVE inside a building. What a fantasy! I also used to fantasize about having the freeways closed down for a day so we could all roller skate and ride bikes on them.

Actually, I was half serious ;) after being rammed by a plane and all, I was expecting them to build a wall or something around the pentagon.
Was the Pentagon accessable by the public? doubt it though :noface:

[leahiniowa]

I don't remember if we went on a tour of the inside or not when I was younger. Now, I have no idea, after 9/11. The outside was alway open to visitors, I got arrested there protesting nuclear proliferation in 1981. As you can see, the protest made no difference what so ever!

[Bertrand]

I don't remember if we went on a tour of the inside or not when I was younger. Now, I have no idea, after 9/11. The outside was alway open to visitors, I got arrested there protesting nuclear proliferation in 1981. As you can see, the protest made no difference what so ever!

I don't like US government buildings. The US embassy in my country has a 10 feet tall wall with barb wire at the top and CCTV cameras at every 5 feet. Dozens of guards carrying loaded MP-5 submachine guns patrolling the parameter. And I have to walk pass the place 4 times a week :irked:

[Dux]

Hi Dux just a message to say that i got the post card! it was cool (also confused my mum cos she didnt know what/who a dux was!) I set her straight.;)
Just out of curiousity - what did you tell her I am? :laugh:

[Dux]

Actually, I was half serious ;) after being rammed by a plane and all, I was expecting them to build a wall or something around the pentagon.
Was the Pentagon accessable by the public? doubt it though :noface:
Actually they do have Pentagon tours for tourists. While the building itself is secure - you can't just walk in without going through lots of checkpoints and the entire area is under survaillance, it is not walled in. In fact the Pentagon is very close to one of the major highways of the area and you can get a good view of the building as you drive by. I believe it is the largest office building in the world (clearly not in height), so walling it in would be extremely expensive.

[Golder]

I have three postcards that I should have aknolwedge long before today :blush:
With exams and holidays, I have been too busy and stressed to think in it, I'm sorry.
Thanks to Lisa for the postcard/photo. I'm sorry I don't think I can help ou with the money you need ;)
Thanks to Leahiniowa, you will have to tell me what are those boys, I'm totally foreign to them.
And thanks to Fejar for the Betty's cafe photo, that's very nice and I think we have such a restaurant in Mont St Michel.
Anyway, thanks all and sorry for the delay. :blush:

[leahiniowa]

Ice fishing is a popular sport in this area. Many people cut a hole in the ice where they know there are a lot of fish and sit there fishing. Some people make little houses with a heater to sheild them from the weather.

The boys of winter is a joke, making fun of the ice fishermen. See how they're dressed in such a messy way? And they have funny teeth too. I can't remember for sure, but I think they had beer with them as well? It was making fun of the ice fishermen, that they are dirty and dress poorly and drink a lot of beer, but that being in the cold weather doesn't bother them. That was basically it, unless Mausey or someone else has more and better information.

[Silverspirit157]

Lisa Lewis: You are correct and I would like to see more cards of you and your family...and as soon as I have an operational computer once more, I'll send you some picture posties in return! :bouncy: Alec is a lovely kid! Fingers crossed you get the proceeds for what he needs!

How does a dancing scholarship work exactly? Is it like a sports scholarship?

[KJW]

Hopefully, I'll be able to send my posties out today.

[Rho]

Thank you Fejar for the views of the Yorkshire Dales.

[Keruval]

Just been talking to Birgit and she has asked me to tell you her current cards will be delayed. Her Dad, who has been ill for some time, died peacefully in his sleep last Friday. As you can imagine, she doesn't feel able to cope with cards right now but especially doesn't want the new people she promised to think she had forgotten them.

Also talking to BJ tonight - she has not made list yet as not felt quite up to that. But asked me to thank all who had sent cards - she really has appreciated them. :) :group:

[Dawn]

:group: Birgit :group: :cry:

[Bamy]

Just out of curiousity - what did you tell her I am? :laugh: i told her it was your call sign on the bulletin board.(would have been funny if i had told her you were a duck tho.

[KJW]

The loss of a loved one can be a hard thing to cope with. My thoughts are with her. :cry: :group:

[Lady Faizah]

Just a quick note to say that I will be moving again in the next few months, as the person who we are house-sitting for will be returning. As with my last move, there will be someone to forward any mail on, I just thought I'd give a bit of warning. :)

I have lots of postcards waiting to be sent out, I just haven't managed to find time to buy stamps. Anyone who has recieved cards from me can expect at least a couple, and anyone who hasn't, but would like to, please PM me with your address. :)

I will announce again in this thread (or a later incarnation) when I know what my new address will be, to be given out via PM.

[Weyrwoman Kalina]

Just been talking to Birgit and she has asked me to tell you her current cards will be delayed. Her Dad, who has been ill for some time, died peacefully in his sleep last Friday. As you can imagine, she doesn't feel able to cope with cards right now but especially doesn't want the new people she promised to think she had forgotten them.

Also talking to BJ tonight - she has not made list yet as not felt quite up to that. But asked me to thank all who had sent cards - she really has appreciated them. :) :group:

Oh no! My thoughts are most definitely with her and her family. :group:

[Weyrwoman Kalina]

I just wanted to let all of you know that those of you I've exchanged addresses with I JUST mailed my first batch of postcards today! And thank you to everyone who's sent me one so far: leahiniowa, Dux, Cameo, Mausey, and Golder. If one of you did sent me one and I didn't list you I sowwy.. but I'm sure I haven't forgotten anyone though :)

[stebbi]

Thank you Fejar for the Yorkshire Dales. I'd like to be somewhere green right now (instead of white and grey). :ok:

[Lisa Lewis]

Lisa Lewis: You are correct and I would like to see more cards of you and your family...and as soon as I have an operational computer once more, I'll send you some picture posties in return! :bouncy: Alec is a lovely kid! Fingers crossed you get the proceeds for what he needs!

How does a dancing scholarship work exactly? Is it like a sports scholarship?

A dance scholarship helps defray the costs of going to a convention/ workshop where there are many talented young people leraning the latest new dance moves and styles. In Alek's case, he eraned a scholarship for his Hip-Hop abilities. In NYC he'll be taking a number of classes during the day and in the evening he'll be rehearsing for an Off Broadway production. I'm hopeing that we can use this as a place where we can start networking and getting him the contacts he'll need to go further in persuit of dance as a career.

[Lisa Lewis]

Thanks go out to :fiend: Dad Attraio for the SA Song postie... It took me a minute to realize that the words were part of the design :blush:

[Marie-Eile]

Rho - Up Kelly Aa to you too! Love the Dragon head! By the way, I received the first Christmas card you sent - it arrived in an envelope from the US Postal Service torn up into about 5 pieces! No wonder it didn't arrive in time!

[Earthmother]

Thank you K for the creative postie of Sculptured Originals. :D

[Lisa Lewis]

Thanks go out to KJW for the Atlanta Marriott Marquis! It looks like it had a "kazillion" floors :eek:

[Silverspirit157]

Sharon, are the list of "In and Out" up to date? I'm currently trimming my PCX list and according to the list only 11 of the 27 people I have addies for are still listed as active...

I'm unsure of these:
KarineS
Joliee
Toni_lovedragons
Faren
Kitch2/Kitster
Rabble
B'lanna
Jayson

I know B'lanna has trouble with her parents about the KT, so I haven't been sending her cards lately. Does anybody know if she is still active?

[Miasion]

If anyone wants a postcard from Missouri PM me or send me and email. I'd love to get one from anywhere, too.

[Dawn]

Silverspirit, (I still want to call you, Attraio. ;) ) I know that KarineS, Faren and Kit dropped out either before or after the crossover. Jayson is still in but only sending every now and again. Not sure about the rest. :tilt:

[Silverspirit157]

Silverspirit, (I still want to call you, Attraio. ;) ) I know that KarineS, Faren and Kit dropped out either before or after the crossover. Jayson is still in but only sending every now and again. Not sure about the rest. :tilt:

You can certainly still call me Attraio! That name will return just as soon as the Uni admin unlocks by e-mail box! (I forgot my password and can't send the confirmation to the board: set up a hotmail account to register in the mean time)

Thanks! Thats 3 definitely off then! Thanks Dawn! :hugs:

[Dux]

Sharon, are the list of "In and Out" up to date? I'm currently trimming my PCX list and according to the list only 11 of the 27 people I have addies for are still listed as active...

I'm unsure of these:
KarineS
Joliee
Toni_lovedragons
Faren
Kitch2/Kitster
Rabble
B'lanna
Jayson

I know B'lanna has trouble with her parents about the KT, so I haven't been sending her cards lately. Does anybody know if she is still active?
Joliee dropped out too. I believe Toni is still on, she just doesn't send very often.

[KJW]

If anyone wants a postcard from Missouri PM me or send me and email. I'd love to get one from anywhere, too.


What part of MO? I'm over in Wright County.

[Miasion]

What part of MO? I'm over in Wright County.

I'm in Springfield, at SMS.

[B`dgyr]

I'm from Springfield!!! Born at St. John's hospital!
And man am I homesick....and wishing I had some cashew chicken from the Bamboo Inn!
Also, I am declaring myself available for the Postie exchange...so pm me if you want a postie from Georgia or Tennesee, as I am on the state line. I'm five minutes away from TN.