Postcard Collecting

I started collecting postcards last year, and have already received 578.  I feel so lucky and blessed to have met such wonderful friends on Facebook, that have helped me grow my collection.  I decided to start collecting postcards last year, when I realized that I probably will not get to see a lot of the world due to my condition.  So I figured if I cannot go see the world, then a little bit of the world could be sent to me. 

I have received some really beautiful postcards from around the world and I truly appreciate and love every single one of them.  I will share a few of my favourites here, wish I could share all 578, but that would take up a lot of space, lol.

The first postcard I am going to share came from my friend Jenny in Alabama, it's a postcard of the Titanic.  She picked it up for me when she was visiting the Titanic Museum.


The next postcard was sent from my friend Maya, when she went on her travels last year.  It's a wonderful postcard of Troy.  I have always been interested in Troy and the story of Helen of Troy, so I was extremely happy to get this postcard.  Maya has been really good to me, and sent me lots of lovely postcards :)   And many other souvenirs :)

I have been interested in Tudor England for a very long time, so I was quite happy when I received this postcard from Andy in England of all of Henry VIII's wives.  My favourite wife is Anne Boleyn.  I have read a lot of books on Tudor England, especially about Anne and Queen Elizabeth.
Those are just three of my favourite postcards from my collection, but as you can see my favourites are all based on history, lol.  I hope I will receive some more lovely historical postcards in 2011.

xoxo,
A

Jackie Collins

For anyone that knows me, they know I am an avid reader.  One of my favourite authors is Jackie Collins.  I have read all of her novels, and some of them I have read more than once.  My favourite series being the Lucky Santangelo one.  These books have been a great escape for me, when I've been full of pain.  The Lucky series got me through some of my worst pain I've had suffering with HS. 


So, yesterday I was quite surprised to go to the mailbox and find an autograph picture of Jackie Collins.  Not only was it signed, but it was personalized to me.  It truly made my day :)   One of the best things I have received in my mailbox so far in 2011 :)

xoxo,
A

Welcome

Welcome Everyone :)  I am new to keeping a blog, but I am hoping to keep people up to date on my swapping and postcard collecting, what it's like dealing with HS, and reviewing products and how I got freebies :)  Hope you enjoy my lil world :)


xoxo,
A