SwapBot 090909 Postcard Swap

Well this was a fun (but slightly stressful) postcard swap. Stressful because I was camping on Sept 9 and didn't know if there was a post office nearby. So I sent my cards early (which kinda defeated the whole mail-on-a-specific-date theme) but I didn't want to get out in the boon docks and not be able to mail them. And wouldn't you know it, there was a post office right at the entrance to the campground. I felt so bad that I bought some of those generic P.O. postcards and sent again on the 9th anyway:P

On my original postcards I had asked the recipients to send me a photo of the card at it's new destination. Here's the photos of those who responded to my request.

Carol from Phoenix, AZ


Kim from Texas. The card got to visit the Alamo in San Antonio:)


And my special new pen pal, Airym from North Korea. The landscape is an island her mother visited called ULLEUNG-DO. Reminds me a lot of the Channel Islands near Santa Barbara, CA.


Thanks to everyone who humored me:) Oh! and thank you to Nikki (only in cambodia) for hosting this swap. There was over 400 people who played:)

Fireplace Mantle Clean Up

Finally took the time to take everything off our fireplace mantle and wipe it down. After paring down the items I wanted to display, I packed the leftovers safely away in the closet. I am so pleased. I don't walk by and cringe anymore (there was way too much stuff vying for my attention, it was overwhelming to look at).



The main focus is a piece of artwork my husband bought for me. It's a pastel work by our very talented friend Felicia Macheske. She does wonderful nature inspired pastels. I love it:)



The left side is the "travel section", vacation souvenirs from our foreign travels.



The right side is the "art section", some of it is my artwork (the vintage guy with wings and Lost/Found) and the rest is artwork I've acquired over the years (the sweet little blue bird is by LK Ludwig and the line drawing with the man in the funny hat is by Claudine Helmuth).

Nutty Happenings

I was sitting at my computer one morning and this moving shadow caught my eye. It was pretty entertaining watching it run back and forth against the brick wall of our patio.



So I grabbed my camera and snuck (is that a word?) out to the breezeway and caught him in the act.



Ah the simple things that amuse me.