Sep 25, 2011

Sunday Stamps #37

Wow, I finally managed to join in time again!
On our journey through the continents, we're stopping in Africa this week.


Just received my first card from Ethiopia, with these rhino stamps!


This stamp and the one above where issued when South Africa hosted the FIFA World Cup in 2010.

and finally animals from South Africa.

This was my contribution to Sunday stamps. Please have a look at the other entries:


Sep 20, 2011

Cupcake heaven


Oh, I love cupcakes. We have a fantastic little bakery here in Vienna where you choose from 20 different cakes :) My favorites are chocolate-banana and After Eight. Mmmhhh! This card is from a private swap with verlustangst. 

Peppercard


RAS card from zasa - a new peppercard recipe card!

EE-104740

Recipe cards

Two new cards for my collection:
SE-26495

World Languages #158 - Aquila83

Nouvelles images

RAS MrsTaavi

AugRR - muldj01

JuneRR - marja2006

JuneRR - Pampula

Mickey Mouse


"Walt Disney once said that Mickey was created for the purposes of laughter. From the moment Walt first imagined him, Mickey has been a happy reminder that a little laughter goes a long way; it's hard to imagine the world without his familiar smile." (text from the card)

Anne Taintor

Aug 2011 RR - moonlessnite

Venezuela

Canaimu National Park

Adicora

Plaza O'Leary, Caracas
Three cards from a private swap. I never heard if my cards made it to Venezuela...

Riga

Art Nouveau style building in Elizabetes Street

(Sept RR - Edo)

Cute Aussie cards

AUS/NZ tag - zapea 
August 2011 RR - elena_sokolova

Wedding III

This was also one moving ceremony!

Vacation RR #248 - Annerie

Royal Wedding




More wedding cards, but this time cards from the Royal Wedding, 29.April 2011. The first three are from Violanie59, the last one was sent by Mary Anne and was issued by Canada Post. 

Moscow Metro

Vestibule of the Metro Station Novoslobodskaya, 1952.

(June 2011 RR - Alesssandra)

Russian Recipes

May RR

Austria meets the world

Wedding cards, again and again...

Sept 2011 RR - cataddicted

Sept 2011 RR - Perfecta

August 2011 RR - Poekje

Sept 2011 RR - flora1

Sept 2011 RR - MrsTaavi

Sept 2011 RR - Abendstern
part 1

part 2

August 2011 RR - Eellaa

RAS - kyoto348

World Languages RR #158 - sannah82

Sept 2011 RR - moonlessnite
I love all the wedding cards! Thank you!

Holiday Greetings

Holiday wishes from friends and family:


Sep 19, 2011

Four Corners

I bought this card when I visited the monument this summer. Of course there is also a picture, showing me in 4 different states at the same time :)



"There is only one place in America where four states meet. If you lie on the marble platform, you can be in Colorado, Arizona, Utah and New Mexico - all at the same time."


Here is a bit of trivia from wikipedia: In 2009, a spokesperson for the U.S. National Geodetic Survey admitted the monument is placed 1,807 feet (551 m) east of where modern surveyors would mark the point. However, he defended the accuracy of the 1875 survey, stating surveyors "nailed it" considering the primitive tools of the day. Pointing out the achievement given the conditions, he further stated, "Their ability to replicate that exact point — what they did was phenomenal, what they did was spot on." He concluded by stating that any claims of errors in the location of the monument are irrelevant. Once a survey commissioned to establish a boundary has been accepted by the involved parties, the survey markers are legally binding, regardless of any error that is later discovered. Similar statements were issued by the Navajo Nation, defending their work in maintaining and promoting the monument. In addition, general U.S. land principles, law, and the Supreme Court have established that the location of the monument is the legal corner of the four states.

The dog on the Tucker box

Another interesting Did you know? card for my collection:
September 2011 RR - Aussiebear

Olomouc, Czech Republic

August 2011 RR - Radimjv

My first card from Liechtenstein


This is a special card - not only was it my first from Liechtenstein, but it was also a card from the 4th Swiss meeting. I had planned to take part but then my own marriage ceremony interfered :) Thank you, azzurri, and all the other participants for this card!

More wedding cards

More wedding cards: All with lovely wishes and/or wedding traditions. Thank you!
September 2011 RR - Levirin

August 2011 RR - Alessandra

RAS - SouthernBelle