More from October

975 - Tristina from Canada (CA-378725) sent this picture of Marie Antoinette by Elisabeth Louise Vigee Le Brun (1755-1842)

Aren’t these stamps cute?

976 – Heleen from Amsterdam sent this 1698 map of Amsterdam and pointed out that the North is to the bottom of the map.  The canals (now a UNESCO World Heritage Site) were already in existence in those days.  I was surprised at just how many canals there were.

That’s a very romantic stamp on the right.

977 – Susanne in Germany sent me this super card of clocks.

978 – Isn’t this a brilliant maxi-card from Sini in Finland.

 And even the stamp is postage oriented.

979 -  Chimney Rock - Danielle, my most consistent postcard-sending friend, from Nebraska, USA, sent this.

Located East of Scottsbluff, on Highway 34 near Bayard, Nebraska, Chimney Rock is one of the most recognisable landmarks of the American West.  For settlers moving West on the Orgeon Trail; this unique formation marked the end of the Great Plains and the beginning of the ascent into the Rocky Mountains.

980 – Another Inge Löök card courtesy of Pirkko in Finland (FI-1888799)

Starting to CATch up!

I don’t know if I can ever catch up with all the wonderful postcards I’ve received since I last blogged but here is an attempt to do it by CATegory.

562-  I just love this one from Mish in Belarus.  I copied it and then laminated the copy so it can sit on my notice board while the original goes in its album.

 

586 - This little kitten came all the way from Monica in Sweden to say hello to Ivy.

604 - 'The Cat in Whittingron Gardens' by Nigella Bittleson came from Danielle in Nebraska whose cat goes by the delightful name of Chispa. (Chispa is Spanish for Spark.)

620 - My Friend Irina from St Petersburg is another cat person.  This photo is called 'Cats on the window' and was taken by Vyacheslav Andreev.

622 - 'My Friend Vasya' - another cat from Irina.  Sadly this got attacked by the post office machinery so I have 'repaired' the image a bit.  Don't you just love the pictures on the wall behind Vasya?

 654 - Another one from Danielle (and another one the Post Office have had a go at!)

674 - From Peter in Slovenia.

 

This was my first Slovenian card.

And Karen in Canada sent me a couple of cat stamps (564)  with a parrot perched temptingly between them!

496 - Old Stone Mill, Canada

Card no 496 - Jazz 

Old Stone Mill in Delta Ontario 

Country Card Sent From: Canada 

Place that Card Sender Lives: Saskatoon 

Date Received: 16th April 2013 

Distance Travelled: 3,949 miles 

Time Taken: 8 days 

(54 days – i.e. requested from postcrossing 54 days ago but posted 8 days ago!) 

Postcrossing id – CA-320349 

 "Unquestionably the best building of its kind in Upper Canada" - Statistical Account of Upper Canada, 1817.

The Old Stone Mill in Delta Ontario is a National Historic Site showcasing milling technology and 1800s industrial heritage. The mill was built in 1810 and is one of the finest examples of early industrial architecture in the region.

A Surprise Packet

This surprise packet came from my friend McGregor in Canada yesterday.

 It contained a heat-resistant pan handle for the pan on which I burned my hand a few weeks ago. Pretty and useful and a surprise. What more could one ask for?

Wildlife stamps, of course….

Canada

Card no 345 - Debra

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean. Canada is the world's second-largest country by total area, and its common border with the United States is the world's longest land border.

The land that is now Canada has been inhabited for millennia by various Aboriginal peoples. Beginning in the late 15th century, British and French colonial expeditions explored, and later settled, the region's Atlantic coast. France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America to Britain in 1763 after the Seven Years' War. In 1867, with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of provinces and territories and a process of increasing autonomy, culminating in the Canada Act 1982.

Canada is a federal state governed as a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy, with Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state. The country is officially bilingual and multicultural at the federal level, with a population of approximately 35 million as of 2013. Canada's advanced economy is one of the largest in the world, relying chiefly upon its abundant natural resources and well-developed trade networks, especially with the United States, with which it has had a long and complex relationship.

Canada is one of the world's most developed nations, with the ninth highest per capita income globally, and the sixth highest ranking in human development. Subsequently, Canada performs above-average in international measurements of education, government transparency, civil liberties, quality of life, and economic freedom.

Snowy Owl

Card no 221 - McGregor

This Snowy Owl card was sent from Canada and is a card published by the Oak Hammock Marsh Conservation Area.

 Owls are my favourite birds so this made a beautiful addition to my set of bird cards.

Food, Glorious Food

A novel approach to looking at the difference between Paris and New York, sent from Canada!

 Card no 301a- Louise

Croque-Monsieur is a speciality of Paris – a grilled ham and cheese sandwich.  A hot dog is a sausage served in a sliced bun. It is often garnished with mustard.

 

 Card no 274 - Martine

Canistrelli are biscuits - a speciality of Corsica.  Here is the recipe.

And here is another Corsican recipe.

 Card no 275 - Martine

 These are doughnuts filled with a local, soft sheep's cheese - brocciu.

And here are some local specialities from S W Germany

Card no 104 - Kai-Eric

This picture of a cup of coffee and a bun is from the Helsinki Hotel and Restaurant Museum.

Card no 196 - Lisa