Pastel Rose Postcard

 I found this beautiful pastel rose postcard in an old scrapbook.

The edges had been rounded off, but that's okay - it's still a beautiful postcard!

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Unserschones Sudtirol Postcard

 I found this postcard of a village in North Italy at a thrift store ... it had been bent and discarded.

But the memories it stirred are priceless.

In what seems like another lifetime, and a trip we took while stationed in Germany.

On the map it looked like a shortcut.

In reality, it was a tiny winding road high in the mountains. In some places it was one lane and you looked out your window straight down. And down. And down some more. There were no guardrails.

It turned out to be one of the most beautiful places I've ever seen, and I'd go again if I could.

I didn't notice until I got home ... one of the green patches in the mountains on the far side of the valley is shaped like a heart.

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Christmas in 3D

You can't tell it from the scan, but this gorgeous card is 3D!

It was in a group of 5 or so that I found at the thrift store a couple of months ago ...

and is one of the few Christmas postcards I have.

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Hearty Teatime Postcard

I found this postcard at the thrift store a while back. It's delicate yummy pastel beauty certainly caught my eye!

Do you see some hearts in this card?

(if not, look closely at those delicate petals painted on the teapot ...)

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Yellowstone National Park

This postcard depicts the famous "Old Faithful" geyser at Yellowstone National Park. It looks pretty much the same now as it did in 1992 (when this postcard was issued) ... and the same as it looked when my family visited back in 1965 or so. I was just a little tyke, but I have vivid memories of Old Faithful!

I am glad that our national parks have reopened after the 2-week shutdown ... but, like many Americans, am frustrated that it happened.

I won't get into politics here, because I loathe politics.

And I know that my opinion is just that. MY opinion. I will not force it on you, although I suspect most people hold similar opinions!

So I will just let it go with this ... I will express MY opinions during the next election.

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Autumn Fairies

For the past 2 weeks I have felt a bit like these fairies.

The wind has blown, the rains have fallen ...

The leaves have started to turn brown and fall.

Sigh. Summer is over.

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Someone's Arizona Vacation ...

I can't stand to see old postcards and photos in the bins at the thrift store "outlet" store. I know it is the final chance for these pieces of history to be found before they are disposed of (usually paper is shredded).

So when I found an old photo album of someone's Arizona vacation/road trip, I just had to snatch it up. It was full of wonderful pictures ... interspersed with postcards like this one.

Chiricahua National Monument, Arizona

copyright 1992

This photo was stuck on the page right under the postcard.

(only one photo of the bunch was labeled with a date - 1998)

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