A New Moomin Card

Yeah, a new Moomin card. Isn't it cute?  I love it!

 I haven't sent any official cards on Postcrossing in a long time.

I'm not sure why exactly, probably because of being involved in Round Robins on the forum and Swap-bot and private swaps.  A couple of weeks ago, I decided to get some addresses and send out 3 or 4 cards and today I received this adorable one, FI-1457362.

A big thank you goes out to Erja for this cute card.

And take a look at this adorable Moomin stamp?  Can't help, but love it!

Moomins

This is a new Moomin card for my collection.  I always love receiving them.  They're so cuuute!!!

This one was sent to me by nediam-nori for the January RR.  

I love it!  Many thanks to Suvi for this adorable card.

It also had this great Moomin stamp.  So cute!

Napapiiri, Arctic Circle, Finland

I want to wish every one a very Merry Christmas!

My Christmas this year was great, since it was the first time in 4 years I didn't have to work.  I was able to enjoy Christmas eve and today with my loved ones and of course the highlight of the day, seeing my grandkids eyes light up and taking part in their excitement after Santa came.  It was wonderful and such a joy!

I received some beautiful Christmas cards this year, but since I've been way too busy with things and I'm way behind with getting my cards scanned, shame on me, I don't have any of them to show yet.  

I received this gorgeous card for the September Round Robin.  It's a real special card from the 'Postcards story event in Haemeenlinna, Finland.

This beautiful arctic card was sent to me by erjamaarit of Finland.  It has loads of signatures on it from all the participants at the meet-up.  It's always exciting to get a card from one of these events and I hope that some day I'll maybe be able to take part in such an event and meet some other postcrossers.  

A big thank you goes out to Erja for this gorgeous card.

A really special postmark on this card of the meeting and awesome stamp too!  Love it!

Animals of the North, Finland

This awesome card came from Finland for the July RR. I love this card! Thank you so much to Annimanni for taking time to look through my favorites and sending me this cool card.

She writes that in Lapland one is most likely to see the moose or the reindeer, but the others are vulnerable or endangered, which is quite sad.

It came with this really pretty Aurora borealis stamp. Unfortunately it wasn't postmarked.

More Moomins

Yeah, some more Moomin cards. I love them and am always happy to find them in my mail box. They're just sooo cute and bring a smile to my face. My collections is slowly growing:)

This one came from Finland for the June RR. Many thanks to Ari for sending it my way. I love it!

A really nice stamp, that wasn't postmarked. I think Finland has some beautiful stamps.

This one came all the way from Malaysia from Anis, who loves Moomins too and sent me one for the April RR. Thank you so much!

Here you clearly can see the postmark, but it did cover the stamp a bit.

Bear Love from Finland

I just love this card. It's so adorable, a couple of bears snuggling and hugging. How wonderful love can be!!! This cuuute card came from Finland for the June RR. Thank you so much to Niina for sending this sweet card my way!

Also a very nice stamp of Aurora Borealis.

Crocodile

This totally awesome card came from AJ-Person of Finland for the May RR. I absolutely love this card! Thank you sooo very much Anne for sending me this cool card!

A few years ago I went to a place called 'Alligator Adventures' in South Carolina and they really do jump out of the water like that. It was really amazing to watch. I loved it there! I guess people would say I'm kind of weird, but I find them (alligators) very fascinating. They're such cool, amazing creatures! LOL.

I love this Aurora borealis stamp. It's awesome!

Moomin Cards

In the last month I received 2 more Moomin cards for my collection. I just love them!:) They mean so much to me and are too cuuuute!!!! Many thanks to Anne and Ari of Finland.

This one came from AJ-Person for the April RR. What's very special about this one is: it's the original picture from Tove Jansson's book "Moominland Midwinter". Sooo awesome!

I love it! Thank you so much Anne for sending it!:)

Cute Easter stamp too!;)

This one came from AKS for the March RR. It says: "To my Buddy" . Kaveri is an informal word for friend. I think it's a great one and I love it and thank you so much to Ari for sending it.;)

Very cool stamp on this one too;)

Lapland

This is Daybreak at Pallastunturi. It's one of Lapland's famous natural and scenic attractions. The National Park has 150 000 visitors annually and is a great place for hiking or just enjoying nature's beauty.

I've had this card for a while and thought now with Thanksgiving Day being over and everything being geared toward Christmas, it was the perfect time to post it. Looking at the beautiful colors and the lovely snow covered trees puts one in the 'wintry' mood and of course the holiday spirit. Also tonite with the temperature going down to 32 F (0 degrees Celsius), reminds me of winter coming.

This card was one I received being in a Round Robin and I really love it and it's also a lot bigger than the average size cards. It's just gorgeous!

Moomin Papa

I found this adorable card in my mail today and I was so happy to get it. It's an official card FI-682415.

I absolutely love the Moomin cards. They're so cute! This here is Moominpapa and he says "Now it's time to relax and enjoy life"! I really need to follow his advice. I've been so stressed these last few months and there just isn't time for relaxation at all. Just always too much going on.

Thank you so much to Soilian for this adorable guy. I love it!

It had this nice stamp on it of a beagle hound. Great mail!

Moomin Mama

I received this adorable Moomin card as an Offical. It shows Moomin Mama.

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I really love these cards. This is my 3rd one and I was so happy to get it. Thanks so much Sinikka.

It came with this great Moomin stamp on it and a sticker too. I love it! Thanks!!!

Postcard Friendship Friday

I received this beautiful card from my friend Essi in Finland. When she saw this card, she thought about me, she said. I absolutely love this card and the colors are just awesome. Thank you for this gorgeous card. It's without a doubt one of my very favorite ones in my collection. Hugs to you Essi!




This was the stamp on the envelope. Also, a really great one.

Polar bear

This is an offical card from Finland. Pirjo sent me this adorable furball. As you can see, he is ready to get his belly rubbed :). He's a real cutie. I love this card!



Thank you so much Pirjo for sending this one to me.

This is the stamp, it says preserve the Polar Bear Regions and Glaciers and a sticker along with it. Just great!

Moomin Card from Finland

I received my 2nd Moomin Card this week. It's an Official one from Finland.




Maija from Finland sent me this card. She said, it's one of the newest Moomin cards. I'm so happy she sent it to me. Thank you so much Maija. She also put the matching stamp and some polar bear stickers on it for me, since she knows I love bears. Really sweet!




Matching stamp.

Adorable stickers.

Postcard Friendship Friday

Yeah, it's Friday and I want to share some of the great cards that I've received. It's a mixture of different topics and I love each and every one of them and they are even more special, since they were sent by my very thoughtful and kind friends. It gives me a good feeling to know, that even though everybody is so busy with their lives, there is someone, somewhere, in this world thinking of me, when they're taking the time to write me a card.



More bears from my friend Essi. She saw this card and thought about me. How wonderful and of course I love it. They are so cute and adorable. Makes you wanna get a big great bearhug lol. Thank you so much Essi. It was an awesome surprise to get it!

I received this great card from my friend Lyan. It's of the Cameron Highlands in Malaysia. Lyan took a little short vacation and sent all her friends a card from there. It looks so relaxing and serene. I could use a few days there to just destress, or really just get away from it all. There are a lot of tea plantations there and the rich soil provides for growing vegetables and berries too. Lovely place. Thanks Lyan, you're sweet to send this card!

This great and beautiful card I received from Markus. It's my very first one of Aland. It shows a little bit of everything there, including the flag, a lighthouse and a small map on the buttom left corner. Aland has 6500 islands and islets. Also pictured is the Yacht Club Restaurant , which is very popular. I wonder whether Markus maybe sits there sometimes and writes some of his postcards and just enjoys the beautiful surroundings? Pictured on the buttom is the museum ship Pommern, which was built in 1903. It's a really great card and I love it! Thank you so much for sending it Markus!

I received this Alabama Mapcard from Lori about a month ago. I'm just getting started with my mapcard collection and Lori was kind enough to help me out with this one. Thanks so much Lori!

I think the mapcards are very informative and colorful and tell so much about a place.

RAS Cards

I received two beautiful RAS cards in one week. I was really pleasantly surprised and moved by the thoughtfulness of my friends Lyan and Relie of the GTKY gang. Thanks so much girls, it was a lovely surprise.

My first Moomin card. I just love it! It was sent to me by Marzze on the behalf of my friend Lyan. I saw her Mommin cards on her blog and made a comment on how great they are and she had one sent to me. That was such a thoughtful and kind thing to do. Thanks so much Lyan!

This is the Hockey Hall of Fame in Canada sent by Sherry on the behalf of my GTKY friend Relie. Thanks so much for thinking of me.

Postcard Friendship Friday

Since I'm actually posting today, on a Friday and it being Friendship Day, I think it's very appropriate to show some of the beautiful cards I have received from some of my friends from the 'GTKY' thread. They are a bunch of great girls and they've become very special friends to me.

These wonderful cards are from Lyan. She sent them in her first letter to me. The top one is of the 'Prophet's Holy Mosque' in Medinah. I absolutely love this card and it's very special to me for a lot of reasons. Thank you soooooo much Lyan.

The other card shows a beautiful dawn on the East Coast of Malaysia. Beautiful colors and I love palms and really miss seeing them now. Thanks Lyan for these wonderful cards.

This one is from Laura. She sent it to me in her first letter to me. She went to London in February and had a great time. I love the colors on this card. It's just beautiful. Thanks very much Laura!

These are from Valerie. One from her trip to Strasbourg. It's an UNESCO site and the other one is of the famous Fountain of Trevi in Rome, also from one of her recent trips. Thanks so very much Val for the wonderful cards and thinking of me!

This one is from Essi in Finland of her hometown Lappeenranta. Thanks Essi for the great card!

My Love for Bears

This Finnish bear is from hadassah a friend from the 'GTKY' gang. She knows that I love bears and sent me this cutie. Thank you Essi.