Bette Davis eyes

Alexander sent me this exquisite card through the Game of Rare Countries. He sent a card to the Philippines.

Official Postcrossing from Taiwan - TW-1428922

Isn't this darling? I don't know what the story is behind this sweet scene, but I adore it nonetheless.



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Swap from a convert

Cassie is one of several friends I inspired to join Postcrossing. We did a private swap and here is the beautiful card she sent to me.

Official Postcrossing from China - CN-1466972

I absolutely love this artwork - intricate and delicate at the same time.



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Official Postcrossing from Taiwan - TW-1390140

This China Airlines postcard came from suyuwei. Pretty! It is of a location in Kaohsiung.




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Montreal Meetup card

Fellow Postcrossers in Montreal recently had their first meetup. Josée sent me this card in exchange for one from our Calgary meetup.

And now a word from our sponsor

Wolf in the snow postcard by Angelamermaid
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Swap from Calgary

I organized some round robin swaps. I got this from Ellen in Calgary. It's hand-painted and gorgeously drenched in coloured.

Official Postcrossing from Norway - NO-99541

How I love the Northern Lights! I'm lucky to see them on occasion, where I live. Marit_la sent me this beauty.



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Okanagan Valley postcard

This postcard of a golf course in the Okanagan Valley comes from Arlene. She sent it to me through the Game of Rare countries - she sent a postcard to South Africa (1586 members). I'm pretty sure that if my dad had travelled here, he would have golfed here.



More information on the Okanagan Valley.

Official Postcrossing from Germany - DE-3664554

Another pretty postcard related to the sea! This mermaid is happy. Courtesy of Lucarda2.



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A hamster knitting a scarf - original art

Postcard of a grey hamster knitting a scarf by Angelamermaid
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First official Postcrossing from South Korea - KR-110914

I'm very interested in astronomy so I am delighted by this card from yunakellykoo.



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Official Postcrossing from Germany - DE-3652315

I like the design of this. Nice choice, mare1170.



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Postcard from Ontario

I've mentioned before that on the Postcrossing Canada Facebook group, we play the Game of Rare Countries. I received this card from Marie, because she sent a card to Argentina through Postcrossing. Argentina has 536 users on Postcrossing, and any country with less than 2500 users is a Rare Country.

Official Postcrossing from Florida - US-3067782

User GeekOn correctly guessed that I didn't have any mermaids like this Day of the Dead mermaid. :-) A wonderful addition to my collection!



GeekOn is 12 years old, by the way. I like seeing children involved in PostCrossing. One of my knitting friends is going to sign up her daughter who loves geography.

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Official Postcrossing from Iowa - US-3067781

wistfulwillow (great username!) sent this map of Iowa. I learned that Iowa and my home province of Alberta share the same official flower - the wild rose.



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Official Postcrossing from the Netherlands - NL-2743834

This train scene comes from tamarac. Sweet! I grew up in a train-loving family. My brother has taken it a few steps farther - check out his website - traingeek.ca.



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Surprise mermaid!

I met Maureen at the first Calgary Postcrossing meetup. Today I received a surprise from her in the mail. She wrote that she's been saving this card for someone special, and knew it was me when she learned my Postcrossing name (Angelamermaid).

Throwback Thursday - Official Postcrossing DE-3363868

This is the third Postcrossing card I received. And the first fishy one - super cute clownfish! Courtesy of Miaaalein from Germany.



DE-3363868. Received August 1, 2014.

Official Postcrossing from Canada - and a new record for shortest distance

This one card has shattered the speed and distance record. It took only two days to travel 282 kms (175 miles) to me. And it's pretty! It's from the Devonian Botanical Gardens, which I have not visited, but will next summer.



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Throwback Thursday - Official Postcrossing BY-1337267

The second Postcrossing card I received - and the first kitty. So elegant! YuliaKati from Belarus has excellent taste in cat postcards!



BY-1337267. Received July 31, 2014.

An American mermaid! Official Postcrossing US-3015769

I may have made some squeaking noises after finding this colourful beauty in my mailbox. Spookylucas kindly sent her after seeing how much I like mermaids!

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Positive vibes request - from Finland

Ellu sent me a sweet encouraging note along with this map of Finland - thank you!

Official Postcrossing from Germany - DE-3556712

This postcard comes from Nordbaer. Rügen is Germany's largest island by area.

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Postcards from Maude

I've just discovered this delightful blog - Postcards from Maude. Follow along on a world tour in 1923 through postcards sent home by Maude. The blog has been put together by her great-grand-niece.

From the Hanover Zoo

More cards in response to my request for positive vibes in my job search (I'm now doing temp work). These are delightful! They came from the equally delightful Lena.

Throwback Thursday - US-2912146

This was the first card I received from the USA - all the way from Connecticut. Thnks GerdaZ!

US-2912146 received August 11, 2014.

Swap from Massachusetts

Donna, one of my LiveJournal friends, also likes postcards. She sent me two from Massachussetts in return for two from Calgary. I'm pretty sure the second one is my first recipe postcard.

Another mermaid from Tina!

Tina is so wonderful. She sent me another mermaid through the Game of Rare Countries, played in the Postcrossing Canada Facebook group. She sent a card to Slovakia (879 users at the time).

I met Tina at the first Calgary Postcrossing meetup on October 19, and she is even more awesome in person.

Now on Etsy

I've started listing some of my own postcards on Etsy. Stargazing Mermaid Postcards. Here are some product shots:

Bonjour from Québec

Pulsarbleu from the Postcrossing Canada Facebook group sent me this card through the 'Game of Rare Countries'. She sent a card to South Africa (1,624 users at the time) and therefore sent a card to the next person on the list - me!

Merci pour les plages et les grèves de la Gaspésie!

Words and Pictures from Abroad: Calgary's First Meet up with Special Visitors!

Here is a post from one of the attendees of Calgary's first Postcrossing meetup. I'm glad he enjoyed himself there.

Words and Pictures from Abroad: Calgary's First Meet up with Special Visitors!: During the very First Postcrossing Meet up in Calgary, we had some very special visitors from Germany. It was the little postal workers fr...

From another attendee, here is everyone with our special guests. I'm the one with my chin cut off by the mailbox.

Alles Gute from Germany - official Postcrossing

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From Russia with RU-3020978

This is a very sunny and warm postcard, considering it was sent from Siberia. It actually depicts a scene in Italy. I like it because it reminds me of vacations in Dubrovnik.



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Official Postcrossing - Finland FI-2217836

Ari sent this picturesque postcard of a village. With an adorable calico kitty stamp. And check out the cancellation stamp!

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Ships' Figureheads - Official Postcrossing card

Linda wrote that these sculptures from the Mariner's Museums are a little like mermaids! They're definitely related to the sea and I think they're terrific.



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The first Calgary Postcrossing meetup

Yesterday, October 19, was the first Calgary Postcrossing meetup. I designed a special card for it and 99 cards were taken (I kept a blank one for myself).

There were eight Postcrossers, including a young lady. We had surprise guests - the Postcrossing mail carriers!!!



One of the attendees contacted Maria and Paolo after the Calgary meetup was announced. The mail carriers arrived recently via registered mail and visited us. We had fun with them. Here they are on top of a local mailbox.

Water from China - official Postcrossing card

This beautiful card came from Gwen in China. The card and stamps were chosen to reflect my love of the sea. Her message was sweet, especially the phrase "I hope you will be loved." Just what I needed today.

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Swap - Lobster from PEI

The third and final swap from Talk Like a Pirate Day! Cheyenne had some wee pirates in her crew that were suffering from scurvy, so she was a bit delayed in throwing this message into a bottle. I love this merry lobster!

Mermaid postcard!

I looooove mermaids, so I was really happy that Tina sent me this colourful beauty. It also has sparkly aqua washi tape and colourful stickers on the back.

This got here super fast - because we live in the same city. We haven't met yet. She sent me a card as thanks for my sending a surprise postcard to her niece. Thanks for brightening up my day!

Official Postcrossing from China

I may have squeaked a little when I pulled this out of my mailbox. I love panda bears, I love this adorable card! I saw the panda mama and cub when I was at the San Diego Zoo in February, making this card a little more special.

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Swap from Belarus

I sent two UNESCO cards to Alex in Belarus, and she sent me two lovely animal cards!

Swap with another blogger

This one comes from David of Par Avion. He's the one who suggested I start a postcard blog - thanks! I'm having fun sharing the cards, including this one!

Meetup card from Cologne, Germany

On October 19, I'm hosting the first Calgary Postcrossing Meetup. I've designed a special card for it. Mieke from Germany swapped me this card from a meeting in Cologne. Very pretty, and I had not realized that some Postcrossers use stickers or rubber stamps to "sign" the back of cards. I should look into that before our own meetup, because the group is going to be signing a lot of cards!