Tag: postcards
Words Seldom Seen: Distaff
Distaff Noun: Distaff originally meant a spindle or stick onto which flax or other material is wound in preparation for spinning. It current meaning is as an adjective defining the female side of a fa... Read More
Too Many Walls
“The human race builds too many walls and not enough bridges.” Frank Lloyd Wright This postcard arrived from China with a postmark from Beijing. I didn’t have the courage to scan the Q... Read More
Leadership
“Leadership consists of nothing, but taking responsibility for everything that goes wrong and giving your subordinates credit for everything that goes well.” President Dwight D Eisenhower ... Read More
Be the Reason
“Be the reason that someone smiles today.” A Phoenix sunset on 2/28/2023. Looking west on Camelback Rd at 22nd Street. Yes I stood in the road to take this picture. A saying printed on a postcard ... Read More
The Road to Hana
I received this postcard from Lilli and Rebecca when they drove to Hana during our December trip to Maui. I supplied the stamps. They said it was “roughly the equivalent of several raccoons.R... Read More
Design Rules
I received this great Sonoran Desert Christmas Postcard from a Postcrosser in Canada. I’m going to try to track it down and use it for my card next year. As Lantern Press says “It’s ... Read More
Socialist Economics Illustrated
“First Save, Then Buy!” This illustration on this postcard is a reproduction of a matchbook cover distributed by the East German Government in the 1950’s. West Germany was zooming ah... Read More