Postcards I received yesterday, Wednesday afternoon.It was a very happy day yesterday and one of the reasons, aside from receiving my Graduation Sash (will be posting about that on another time, that's a truly special moment as well), was a very happy day for receiving so much mail! This probably has been the most number of mail I received in a single day since a long time ago! I have been waiting for a lot of Holiday mails from friends around the world and yes, the waiting we all worth it!
Postcards from different countries from my penpal/postcrossing friends arrived today all at the same time, with some from 4 months ago! They were from Portugal, Russia, India, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Taiwan, Turkey, and Colorado (Look Brother Padre, it's from your state!).
Aside from postcards from my postcrosser friends!, I also received some of these special ones from my dear blog friends!
All the way from my sister Iri's hometown - Seesen, Germany!
Oh the joy I had when I saw this giant card! It's almost a foot in length! My dearest sister from Braunschweig, Iris Flavia, went home to visit her family on her hometown of Seesen and how swete of her to get me this lucky piggy postcard! I am so happy to hear that you enjoyed your trip to see your nieces and thank you for guarding this beautiful card from your cute nieces to send to me! Haha Sending a lot of hugs back at you dear Iris! (You'll love it here today, it's the day of the year when the temperature would just rise up 5 degrees up suddenly - a signal that cool monsoon is over).
Look at that beautiful ornament from Scotland!
This one is from another dear blog friend Ananka of Posh Polishes! I'm not sure if she sent me this after seeing my ornaments post a couple of months ago but she did an awesome job making my jaw drop yesterday! I opened it and saw this beautiful black and gold star! I am so so so excited to hang this at my tree this year, one great thing to anticipate the holidays again. Hugs to you dearest Ananka, you made me super happy and you'll forever be part of my Christmases to come through this beautiful ornament :)
Also, I would like to share this beautiful card from my Boss all the way from Rhode Island! Love her so much and I owe a lot of learning and encouragement from her through the years! Aside from the grace of the Lord, she is one of the biggest reasons why I'm still here at work and seeing the joy and silver linings despite the stressful days it can get at times.
Christmas Card from Rhode Island
Thank you all so much for opening my mailbox with me! Times have been tough lately not just from work but also from my budding Brownie business that I get to enjoy as well despite the efforts to bake them. The beautiful words and feedback I get just warms my heart. But these beautiful cards make me extra extra happy! They may just be pieces of paper, but for sentimental people like me, they are timeless treasures!
Keep on snail mailing!
Stevenson
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It is not hard to understand your elation, Stevenson. Real mail is always a joy to receeive and I fear it may soon become a thing of the past as more and more countries are shutting down their postal services. As far as I know there is not even one left in Central and South America.
ReplyDeleteYou got that right David, especially this pandemic! I found a collector in Costa Rica on the postcrossing site and we agreed to swap cards. he already received mine but until now, they ar enot allowed to send to Asia.
DeleteOh, my goodness, dearest Stevenson, lille Bro!!!
ReplyDeleteI sent this card ages ago and, by golly, who put a stamp on the butt 🤣 like that?!
You get an incoming-info?
My belly hurts from laughing... on the butt! "Popo", we call it. It just MUST bring you luck!! You sure have a funny postie there! The big Niece is a Lion by zodiac sign, guess how I had to fight for you (kidding.. or not!).
Ohh, so much beautiful mail, what a joy! I´m happy for you! xx
HAHAHA Dearest sis Iris! I really was so happy to receive your card! It was a beautiful surprise! It's now on my desk shelf with my other favorite postcards :) Oh a Leo! Hahaha I am a Gemini :) Thank you so so much dearest Iris!
DeleteWhat a lovely post!! About post! ;) Yes, it is rare to get real mail - and how lovely to get so many at once!!
ReplyDeleteThat is so true Lydia! Thank you so much! Some mail between some countries are so slow like some of the cards from Russia sent November was just received now haha My Sydney car dfrom my former student is still travelling since December haha
DeleteThat is a heck of a lot of mail! Wow. You had a banner day for sure. You may not be able to travel far right now but all of these posts are like you just took a lot of trips. Hope you have another good mail ay soon. Hugs-Erika
ReplyDeleteYou got that perfectly right dear Erika! It was an armchair trip for me, super happy and elated to receive them all!
DeleteWhat wonderful mail you have received. I quite agree about how joyful it is to get "real" mail, something that isn't a bill for something! Your cards are beautiful and wonderful representations of friendship. Big smiles.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much dearest Jeanie! You are right! Most of our bills go through email here so it's very very rare to receive physical mail usually but for me who writes and stuff, I am blessed to receive them occasionally :)
DeleteWhat a wonderful post! You must consider yourself rich with so many friends around the world! Right?
ReplyDeleteMail in Philippines is very slow when you get cards that were meant for Christmas, but the dutch will say "better late than never!"
Have a great day!
Oh a big yes to that Ella! It is very slow, especially incoming mail. But lately I have been lucky with some outgoing to my friends and it did reach them just a little late for Christmas haha.
DeleteHola Stevenson que alegria recibir tanto cariño de tus amigos!!
ReplyDeleteA mi solo me llegan las boletas del servicio y deudas para pagar 😦.
Pero es lindo recibir por correo real estos regalos de amigos la espera lo vale.
Te mando un beso que te llegue hasta Filipinas!!
Thank you so much my friend Gra! These gifts are really very precious to me as these papers cam efrom another side of our world with greetings and well wishes :) Sending hugs to Argentina!
DeleteAwww Stevenson, I am soooo glad you got it. I was going to email you to check :-D Yes I had seen the ornaments post and thought I'd send you one :-D I am so glad you like it. Big hugs :-D
ReplyDeleteOh I LOVE IT Ananka, thank you so much my dear friend! I am so so so excited to hang this on my tree this September! Big big hug to you too Ananka :)
DeleteYou are one popular and loved guy! I would try to send you something, but I don't ever send or receive any mail from here - not in all these years! It's actually nice not getting junk mail, which I get a lot of in the US. Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteOh that is so sweet of you dear Susie! Oh I still don't have a postcard from Saudi Arabia but you are right, even one of my best friends who work in Kuwait still can't find a way to send me a card from there haha But thank you so so much for the sweet thought :)
DeleteWell that was delightful, opening up all those beautiful cards. I was celebrating right along with you.
ReplyDeleteThank you so so much brother Kenneth, that is so nice of you! I still remember your story about your father's postcard :)
DeleteHow sweet.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Regine :) Stay happy and safe!
DeleteCongratulations on receiving your Graduation Sash.
ReplyDeleteMany thanks for sharing your happy mail.
Wishing you a wonderful weekend.
All the best Jan
Thank you very much Jan! That is so nice of you! Wishing you an amazing March as well!
DeleteYes, Stevenson, getting real mail (not email) is a real treat and it's why I send letters to several people and also send cards to many others with short notes included. I can well imagine how super-excited you were to get such a bonanza in your mailbox as I would have been too. That ornament will surely being back a happy memory of when it arrived as it hangs on your tree next holiday season.A post about post was great! Looking forward to reading more about your upcoming graduation (congratulations) and also about your new brownie business.
ReplyDeleteDearest Beatrice, your words and wishes warmed my heart so much, thank you so so much! You are right, it will always be a delight to receive mail, especially for somebody like me who hasn't lived on the world where snail mail was the norm :) Sending you hugs and great wishes for March!
DeleteWhat a joy to receive such wonderful mail. And big congratulations on your graduation, so thrilled for you :) xx
ReplyDeleteThank you so so much Margaret! I am also very excited and hopeful that it will not be a virtual one
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