I'm changing this blog to follow our adventures in postcrossing instead of my boring life. Ella and I belong to a website called http://www.postcrossing.com/. We exchange postcards with people all over the world. I am going to post all the postcards we have received with a description of where they are from.

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

This was the first postcard we received in February of this year. The woman on the postcard is Anne Summers. If you look her up on the internet make sure you put the "e" on Anne otherwise you will come up with someone in a totally different industry.Who is she?

Anne Summers, born in Australia, 1945, is known not only for her liberating writings but also for her active role in the Feminist movements in the 1970’s. She wrote several books on the role of Women in Australian history and contributed to society as a journalist, writer and in a lesser sense, a historian. One of her most notable works was Damned Whores and Gods Police, written in 1975.

The postcard was created to acknowledge her life's achievements. Thank you Isaac!

This is a very special handmade card sent to me from  my friend Renee (Dora) and her daughter Bri. It is a pressed flower and was very welcome when the weather was so dreary at the time! Thank you so much!

Postcard from Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. This is a picture of flowering crab trees in Liberty Park. Thank you Veronica!

Postcard from Shenzhen, China. The postcard is handmade from a sheet of tiger stamps. I wish you could see the handwriting on the back. It is beautiful! 2011 is the year of the Rabbit. Thank you Cloud!

Postcard from Helsinki, Finland. I had a very hard time reading the writing on the back of the card. The picture is of the Uspensky Orthodox Cathedral built in the middle of the 1800s. Thank you!

Postcards from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. My wonderful cousin Jennifer sent these to us! Thank you Jen!

Postcard from Chicago, Illinois. This is from Jen's sister Sarah (she's wonderful too) and her husband Tom (yes, you are too). Say hello to Lena and Banjo! Thank you!