Tag: postcrossing

This is a souvenir from Sara’s trip to New York City. She traveled there with her husband, parents and sister for a short autumn vacation.  They stayed in an actual brownstone (Air B&B) and, among other things, took in the old-school dioramas at the museum. (I love a good diorama.)

My mom went on a Road Scholar tour of Louisiana and sent me this postcard. She reports that she still has not eaten crawfish and has no plans to.  She also particularly enjoyed the Cajun village they visited.  I can also tell you that it was still hot and humid there, even on the 10th of October.

Sara’s in-laws were visiting Minneapolis, so they got to take the  Como-Harriet line.  She also reports her song choice: Clang Clang Clang! (A.k.a. the Trolley Song) from Meet Me in St. Louis.

This is from my cousin Ron, who always travels anyway, but also gets some sort of travel stipend in his retirement.  He reports it was difficult to find a postcard of Vienna that wasn’t a depiction of 50 years ago.  (I have noticed this problem of late also, and I am not at all happy.)

Cousin Ron reports that the city is large, but they have quickly gotten used to walking, using the subway and taking buses.  Also, apparently the food is not expensive, so they have been indulging in a lot of pastry.

This came in an envelope, so I thought I would include the stamp.

Here’s a Postcard from Sara who wonders if I will see her, or this postcard first.  Answer:  her.

Future me can also tell you that I’ve had this book on hold at the library for about a month now.  It’s very popular.

From my most regular postcard-er Sara, she writes of her happiness that she has gotten a ton of prep done for the class she is teaching this fall.  Good job Sara!

From regular commenter Sara, this is a postcard from Upton 43, which is a restaurant in Minneapolis that serves yummy Scandinavian food.

Regular commenter Sara went to O! Canada! (and many other places) on her recent vacation. She sent me this postage-paid postcard, telling me of her great surprise and delight at Niagara Falls.  It’s dated July 1 and just arrived today on the 28th.  I can’t decide if it’s an international thing, or perhaps the wrong zip code.  The last two digits written are crossed off in inky black and re-written.  Perhaps some postal employees went the extra mile to make sure I got this?

This postcard’s reverse has the recipe for this delicious-looking Sour Cream Blackberry Pie.  It also tells me that I can purchase the Norske Nook Book of Pies cookbook at any restaurant location, or online. There seem to be four locations, all of which are a very long drive from Portland, Oregon.

This is a very nice letter pressed postcard from regular commenter Sara, who mailed this to commemorate the return of Summer Sara.  I’m a fan of Summer Sara, so I am happy to see her return.