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My World of Postcards | August 19th 2008 by Ana
Im sorry for the scarce updates lately....not that i have no cards to show off...im actually worried how im gonna manage with them all, but...well, wouldnt go into the issues now....I absolutely love the view on this card....the only problem with it read more
Egypt
My World of Postcards | August 19th 2008 by Ana
Yay, Egypt! I already have one card from there, but this is my first written and stamped from Egypt itself :)I dont know why but at first i actually thought the card said "Panoramic Egypt" not "Pharonic"....it wouldnt have been a big deal, unless it read more
Toscana, Italy
My World of Postcards | August 19th 2008 by Ana
And some fields from Toscana...Well, considering that Toscana (or Tuscany) is actually a region...i cant tell for sure in which part of Toscana this actually is...its quite a general card, so unless someone passes often along the road here and can re read more
Million dollar swap box
Knitting at Rooster Hill Farm | August 17th 2008 by Mo Barger
This is what I have been calling the Ravelry Summer Caffeine swap. The box was HUGE and filled to the brim. And the worst part is I left the card at my desk at work and can’t remember who sent it to me! She sent Zephyr stitch markers. They are read more
Helsinki, Finland
My World of Postcards | August 17th 2008 by Ana
A really lovely card from Helsinki....my first card from the Finnish capital! The card shows the Uspenski Orthodox Cathedral. Its name comes from the Russian word uspenie, which denotes the Ascension. (in Macedonian we also use that word, 'uspenie' read more
Australia
My World of Postcards | August 17th 2008 by Ana
A very cool card with some Australian Road Signs.....is this really authentic and you can actually see this signs across Australia...or its just an interesting way to represent part of the Australian culture and animals??? Not much explanation requ read more
Gibraltar
My World of Postcards | August 17th 2008 by Ana
And a new spot on the list of countries/territories covered....number 73 goes to Gibraltar! And now I actually have 3 Gibraltar cards, but ill show them off one at a time....as usual :) Gibraltar is a British overseas territory located near the sou read more
HOMEGROWN ECONOMY
Little Homestead in the City | August 15th 2008 by Anais Dervaes
This is our type of economy - trading goods for goods. View Video SIX EGGS FOR A PINT OF BEER What’s In Your Wallet? Are you growing a local economy? Have you barter, swapped, traded lately? Food, goods and services are like the commerical s read more
Swaps.... the best thing ever!!
ShabbyVintageMom | August 15th 2008 by Kristen
Swaps?I've noticed other Bloggers mentioning them, but have never done one myself~ until now. Chelsea Ann of IttyBittyBirdy , who's blog I love(that's where we met, through each others comments)asked if I'd like to do a swap?? We decided that the the read more
Saaremaa, Estonia
My World of Postcards | August 15th 2008 by Ana
A card from Estonia showing the island of Saaremaa.....mmmmm, an island.... Saaremaa is the largest Estonian Island, located in the Baltic Sea, belonging to the west Estonian archipelago. Its capital is Kuressaare. It has around 39.000 inhabitants. read more
Singapore
My World of Postcards | August 15th 2008 by Ana
Another card from Singapore...addressed to me ;-) This card here shows the Singapore's most famous symbol - The Merlion - part fish, part lion. You actually DONT want to know, to what this figure reminds me whenever i look at it...nope, i aint sayi read more
Schwäbische Alb, Germany
My World of Postcards | August 15th 2008 by Ana
A really cool map showing the Swabian Alb in Germany. It is named after the region of Swabia. The Swabian Alb occupies the region bounded by the Danube in the southeast and the upper Neckar in the northwest. The highest mountain of the Swabian Alb read more
Goethenburg, Sweden
My World of Postcards | August 13th 2008 by Ana
My first Swedish card in years!! Or more particularly since the late '90s. The card shows Goethenburg, or particularly, a view of the Göta Canal, the channel around which the city is buily. It ends in the sea, which you can see in the background o read more
New York, USA
My World of Postcards | August 13th 2008 by Ana
A map card from the state of New York As with all the states, New York as well has its motto, its flower/tree etc. Now, here is how it stands: - Capital: Albany - Flower: Rose - Tree: Sugar Maple - Motto: Excelsior, Ever Upward (duh?!) Someo read more
Glasgow, Scotland
My World of Postcards | August 13th 2008 by Ana
A nice Scottish card, showing Glasgow On this card you can see a view of the Glasgow Cathedral, from Cathedral Square. Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland, and the third most populous in the UK Now, in case you wondered why i dont label places read more
Vintage Pulse NEWS - 2nd Annual Vintage Pulse Swap Meet - Trade D…
Vintage Indie | August 12th 2008 by Gabreial
Vintage Indie is excited to be hosting this swap meet on our sister site Vintage Pulse. What's a Swap Meet anyway? : a gathering for the sale or barter of usually secondhand objects (thanks Merriam Webster) How do swap meets... read more
Kyoto, Japan
My World of Postcards | August 12th 2008 by Ana
An absolutely amazing card! This is the Kinkaku-Ji Temple in Kyoto, Japan (also known as Rokuon-Ji) which is as well a UNESCO whs. Translated, Kinkaku-Ji means "The Golden Pavilion Temple". This has got to be one of the most serene cards iv read more
Turkey
My World of Postcards | August 12th 2008 by Ana
A Perfect Turkish Flag, thanks to Raquel! Red flag with a white crescent and star. The star and the crescent are Muslim symbols but also have a long pre-Islamic past in Asia Minor. The basic form of the national flag was apparently established in 1 read more
Chaco Canyon, USA
My World of Postcards | August 10th 2008 by Ana
A UNESCO from the US...Located in remote Chaco Canyon National Monument, New Mexico, Pueblo Bonito ruin, dates to the A.D. 900's. It was once up to four stories high, contained 800 rooms, 32 kivas (round ceremonial chambers) and was constructed of mo read more
Nieuwpoort, Belgium
My World of Postcards | August 10th 2008 by Ana
And another UNESCO, coming from Belgium this time...its one of those under the "Belfries of Belgium and France"ok.....according to the translator, 'kust' means 'a coast' which makes sense, since Nieuwpoort is a coastal town.....so this would mean som read more
Tiské stěny, Czech Republic
My World of Postcards | August 10th 2008 by Ana
The last card shown for today comes from the Czech Republic...Tiské stěny (The Tisa Walls) called after the nearby village Tisa, is the name of a formation of sandstone rocks in the Bohemian Switzerland.well, most of the info is in Czech....so i ca read more
For the book lovers out there...
frugal green girl | August 8th 2008
I can't help it. I love books. I would like to say I finish (or have even started) all of the books I currently own, however, that is far from the case. Every trip to the bookstore is very exciting, a new learning opportunity on the horizon. Unfortun read more
Taj Mahal, India
My World of Postcards | August 8th 2008 by Ana
And here is country number 71 in my collection....India!!! And not just one, but 6 cards!!! But of course, will show them one at a time ;-) Mmmmm, Taj Mahal....always causes sighs and admiration in me. A mausoleum, built under Mughal Emperor Shah J read more
The Netherlands
My World of Postcards | August 8th 2008 by Ana
Yay, a FLAG!! I actually should start taking notices of which flags and which maps i have, coz i may start getting lost...again This is the Dutch flag....and some funny trivia related to it An orange pennant is hoisted above the national flag on b read more
Kitty
My World of Postcards | August 7th 2008 by Ana
Another cute cat card....from Naomi, of course :) And of course, again a sort of Kimi-look-a-like...with one difference...this one here has bluer eyes...and more white fur....but its adorable....i wonder what is he looking at.... read more
Kate Mosses up her nanny’s life
A2to.info "Online Magazine" | August 7th 2008 by Dinesh
KATE MOSS hosted her own celebrity life swap yesterday – as a 60th birthday present for her daughter’s nanny. The supermodel swapped lives for the day with Mary Davidson so her helper could live like a superstar. Moss’ multi-coloured swa read more
Après avoir été malade
Realm of a Dreamer | August 6th 2008 by The Dreamer
After a couple of months of being on “hyper” mood, the last week and a half has been a drag. I was on pain killers for almost a week because of migraine. And it made moving around the house really difficult. My place was a big mess. I kn read more
The ‘Swap Prisoner’ as a Ready Made
korzacsol | August 6th 2008 by shlomo korzac
I ‘admire’ the Israeli jail system, specializing in producing healthy educated terrorist. Samir Kuntar is such a product. Manufactured in 29 years of precision work, he serve as a ’ready made’ graduate prisoners swap ca read more
Ottawa, Canada
My World of Postcards | August 5th 2008 by Ana
These power-supply failures ive been facing started getting really annoying....once the power goes off, when it gets back, i cant get online for hours...i guess the provider suffers from the same problems as well. Well, finally, here i am, hoping to read more
Sevilla, Spain
My World of Postcards | August 5th 2008 by Ana
Its actually nice sometimes when some people make a mix up in the card they should send you and send you something else...and coz of that you get a map card you dont have in your collection :D Sevilla is a province in southern Spain. It has a read more
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