A Woman and Her Tuxedo Dog Postcard

It's catch up time on the ol' blog!
 
I am so late in posting this delightful card from Gerda. She was thoughtful enough and clever enough to surprise me with a card that has not one, not two, but THREE of my favorite topics... dogs, black and white, and humor. :) I love it!!

Sending tons of thanks your way, Gerda!

Belgian stamp commemorating the 150th anniversary of the International Red Cross. :)

Piano Keys Postcard

I love black and white postcards, and postcards of random things.

FUN FACT: I can't play the piano, but I did once try to learn how to play the banjo. I failed miserably. :)


Happy Sunday!

Big Ol' Shoe Postcard

Backside says:
Giant shoe made by boot makers for the children's ward of the London Hospital. During Christmas festivities, the shoe will be filled with toys. December 12, 1931.

A Chef And His Exercising Cooks Postcard

Backside says:
Chef Leoni Exercising His Cooks atop the Hotel Commodore. New York City, 1920

This has got to be where that phrase, "too many cooks on the rooftop in the kitchen", comes from. :)

National Hot Dog Queen Postcard

Sometimes, there are no words.

B/W Girl and Dog Duet Postcard

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This terrifically fun card came in from melianthemaya in Germany earlier this year. The photo is circa 1920.  Love it!

Cute elephant stickers and nice stamp.

Birch Trees Postcard

Big thanks to Leonid in Russia for this cool birch trees postcard!

As I was admiring it, I got to wondering if this photo of birch trees is a black and white photo, or is it a color photo?? :)
I'm guessing it's a black and white photo, unless there is black grass in Russia. :)

And...GO CARDINALS! 
(Series tied 1-1)

"Third Man" Black and White Postcard

I'm pretty sure that not only the "third man", but the first man and the second man, too, are all Boston Red Sox fans contemplating Game 1 of the World Series, which begins tonight!


GO CARDINALS!!

Thanks very much to Kate in New York!

Beached Boat Postcard

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Oh my! This card is so wonderful!
The clouds, the boat, the beach, black & white.
Thanks very, very much, Anya!

Only 22 days travel time from Russia. Not bad!

Carl Sandburg Postcard

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Jensen, a fellow Illinoisan who happens to live in Galesburg, which happens to be the birthplace of Carl Sandburg, sent me a black and white postcard of guess who??

That's right!! Carl Sandburg, the great American poet and 3-time Pulitzer Prize winner!!

Great card!

Made In Brazil Postcard

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Fresh out of the mailbox! Marcella in Fortaleza, Brazil, sent this handmade black and white postcard. I like it!

I tried to do a Rorschach ink blot test on myself with this card. My first thought was "bird's eye view of curly-headed people square dancing". Should I be worried?

There's a definite "round" theme happening on both sides of this card.

Outgoing "Judge Each Man By His Actions" Postcard

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Regina in Oregon, USA, had listed "peace related cards" as one of her interests. I figured a card featuring 10 people of mixed age, gender and race all sitting together, and all holding up the peace sign was pretty darned peace related, so off it went!

The back of the card simply said "NEW YORK CITY, 1993".

I really don't like to just slap on any random stamps on postcards. Matching stamps to interests, too, is a part of the enjoyment of postcarding for me.
These stamps matched some of her interests, also.

Black & White Postcard Day

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I. Love. This. Card.!!

Big thanks to Noriko in California!

Pretty stamp of Cherry Blossoms in Washington D.C.

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Two B&Ws in one day! Yes!

I really like this unusual card, also. A variety of baskets on display at Grace Hudson Museum  
in Ukiah, California.

Many thanks to Colin in England!

The perfect fun stamp for winter doldrums, a cartoon penguin and snowman.

B&W Rovinj, Croatia Postcards

I had just posted about 2 map cards that I sent to Adi in Croatia. Here are the two cards that he sent to me in our swap.

He sent greetings from Rovinj, a small coastal town on the Adriatic Sea. And said that this tram no longer exists.

In this second black and white photo from 1905, Adi said that the small church in the background is no longer there.

Thanks, again, for the swap, Adi!