South Padre Island I am indeed longing for warmer weather, dreaming about laying on a hot beach, basking in the sun, and forgetting bone chilling winds, drenched with frozen precipitation, but that is not why I am sharing this picture with you, well not entirely. Lately, I have been thinking of...
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Colonia, Uruguay Historic Zone Spending a month in Argentina, allowed the privilege of visiting Uruguay, as well. We got insanely lost, on a golf cart, no less, but ended up finding the this beautiful preserved part of Colonia, which makes you feel like you have steeped back in time, it was delightful!
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Thanksgiving is Upon Us “Pilgrim Houses and Mayflower II near Plymouth Rock” This post card from Plymouth, Massachusetts is not extraordinary, in and of its own. It shows replicas of pilgrim homes and the ship they sailed to their New World on; a fine way to wish that you may find a moment to...
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Gatherings of Presidents As the presidential election season is now in full force, I thought I would share some of my favorite cards, of Presidents gathering, most at each other’s libraries, which is where I purchased them – one of my most favorite activities – visiting Presidential sites. On July 19, 1990 Presidents...
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Always Remembering In going through my post cards, I came up on this card, purchased when I visited Ellis Island, a stop I most assuredly recommend when visiting New York. However, I share this post card with you, because of the skyline of New York City. The card caught me by surprise;...
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Pisa Italy “Here for an hour. Hope you are all well. Love ~ Gertie ~ As summer travels wind down, here are a few postcards from one of many must see spots in Italy. I love this black and white glossy postcard, from 1954. This may well be my...
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Bridge to Nowhere Warm Springs, Montana I love Montana, and this post card does not capture the vastness or beauty of the state. However, Geoffrey Box, of Missoula Montana, where I ate the best chocolate cream pie ever, does beautifully and profoundly capture the feeling of desolation, which miles of empty highways...
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June 26, 1963 “Who ever thought I’d see these wonderful old places, I read about in books! It is really cold here & everyone wears coats. The hotels are very lovely & the food excellent. Took a bus trip about the city this A.M. & this P.M. a boat ride around the...
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Mt. Rushmore National Memorial Mt. Rushmore is an American icon, very much off of the beaten path; but worth the effort of making your way to the Black Hills, of South Dakota. The massive sculpture of President George Washington, President Thomas Jefferson, President Theodore Roosevelt, and President Abraham Lincoln, was created by Gutzon Borglum,...
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To Mrs. Hazel Cooper Date November 4, 1959, this old post card was actually sent to my Grandmother Hazel. It is made from linen, and beautifully colored, capturing the Edison estate in Fort Myers, Florida, whose gardens are truly remarkable. I have been fortunate enough to visit the Edison and Ford Winter Estates, and...
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