Mail and Stamps

Hello!  It's been awhile.  I've captured some handmade postcard swaps and outgoing and incoming mail to show you.

This postcard went to a gal that is a physician recruiter, hence the DOCTOR theme.  My favorite part is the game card that says $1400.  Remember the game, "Operation" where you would try to extract pieces from the body without getting buzzed?  I also used bandaids, a movie ticket and the picture of the doctor/patient is by Norman Rockwell.

 

The recipient of this postcard likes retro, and so do I.

I have a friend in Illinois who has FOUR kids, so it's always a flurry of activity at their house.  I honestly don't know how she ever finds time to write me, but she does, at least a couple of times a year.  She attached the letter to her daughter's artwork (her name is Gertrude or Gertie), and here is the funny stationery:

If you have children, please use their artwork to wrap presents or write a letter on the back of it -- it's so endearing!

Next I have some outgoing mail in black & white (note the President Obama signature)  and blue:

 

I received a surprise parcel from the U.K. from lovely Gemma, who sent me magazines about the Royal Couple!  That really made my day.  Check out the "Thomas the Train" stamps.  I remember when my niece was obsessed with those trains.  We all had to pick a favorite and mine was Mavis.  I also recall she left a bunch of them in a water bucket outside (she was cleaning them!) and they were ruined with paint peeling off.  I believe her father was watching her that day, ha ha.  

These next postage stamps are from my pal in Japan.  Have you noticed how colorful the Japanese stamps are?  I love the "Hello Kitty wearing a kimono" stamps.

 

These Japanese postage stamps are of Snoopy, underwater/ocean theme, and airplanes.  Love them!