mail from me

These are 3 note cards I bought because I knew someone would love them- Here's the deal I will send one to anyone who wants one- Just send your address to my e-mail blumacheese @ yahoo.com Please put "Mail from me" in the subject line. Or you can post your e-mail ( or u2u me if you are a postcrosser- I am Lori there)  You can have them sent unused to be used by you or with my writing on them.

Malaysia Mail

Ni-San sent  vintage stamps, Cat card with Kuala Lumpur stamp week postmarks, A llama card from Peru written to someone in Germany - She always makes me smile with her envelopes -http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/8/30/nation/11934806&sec=nation

 From Nurul - 2 stamps from the Malaysian Unity Serieshttp://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/8/30/nation/11934806&sec=nation    and from Aileen   Traditional livelihood stamp featuring a fortune teller and an Elephant stamp.  Below is her artwork - a sweet snow person !

Malaysia

Russian leaves and old cards :)

   Alina from Chelyabinsk Russia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelyabinsk sent me a wonderful envelope filled with leaves from her area and vintage cards last November-she said the leaves were oak, rhamnus, frangula, birch.  I also loved besides the postcards, the little vintage memo paper. 

Tree Friends-

These are some of my tree friends . The top is a Banyan tree and the 3rd is a Kapok tree- I will have to find out what the 2nd one is.. I think it's a fig tree? I love listening to the birds, watching the squirrels and yes writing letters and postcards. I never sit at home at a desk to write.. I get inspiration from nature and people around me

Post Office Cont..

Downtown Post Office-  Mediterranean Revival type Architecture- Started construction in 1935-37
I like that it's at 824- - my birthday ~  Across the street is a great art supply store ( Keatons)  They have 40% off sales for 1 item every month.  

Downtown Postoffice

This is the downtown post office where I live- It's the one I love to go to - I really do not know the history of it- I'll find out and get back to you.
Ok I am back, I went to the library and looked at old articles about Bradenton Post Offices ( There was nothing about the one where I actually get my mail. The one above is my favourite one. 
It was opened for business Jan 2nd 1937- It is one of the few building with a basement around.. Some of the boxes are the original bronze combo locks ( later they added the key locks also. The walls are the original dark oak in certain area. The office area upstairs has 9 Oak captains chairs from the 30's original PO.  Next time I go in I'll ask to see the basement :) 
In Postcrossing I asked for your worst postcard- the one that sits in your drawer or box that you think no one wants.  Send it my way- I will send you a not so bad one back.

Blue Fridge Postcards o

Postcards in August.. I  randomly reached into my box.  One of them is called a coven of cats by Alan Fletcher -Wrong end of the dip pen and ink .. more on him later .

To G in Seattle

Thanks for the great mail.

 When I go to the PO and see that there is a creative envelope from you my heart sings.

penpals

Pe

Agata and Veronika sent cards of the former Yugoslavia & Czechoslovakia.  It bought back memories of my first pen pals.. Seka from Doboj   and Jan from Podebrady.  I wonder what their lives are like now.

For LUN

My friend Margie will leave her earthly body soon.  Although I only knew her through PostCrossing. Her cards and letters will keep her spirit alive.

Peace to you LUN.

postcards

I love older cards so Elena from Russia sent me these

1973 Russian Hockey team and coaches

a Congratulations card.

Museum ad card for Samovar
a Russian water vessel used for making tea
Lenin street in Yalla

An event on the railway- V Perov

Alla Pugacheva- Was in the semi autobiographical movie - a woman who sings 1984