Showing posts with label penpallers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label penpallers. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 15, 2019

New Postcrossing Profile

I am no longer Postcrossing as khmstree ... Last year, there just wasn’t any time for my favorite hobby, so I have a new profile: pakhm ... It is weird to go from 20+ postcards at a time, to just 5 but it is convenient, at the same time. So far, I have sent 7 cards out. Three, have been registered, so far. The others are traveling to the other side of the earth, so I was not expecting a quick turn around.

The three that have been received:
To the U.S.
To Germany
To Belgium



Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Mole

So today, I get this card here...
It is from Monica in the Czech Republic. I had to look this little guy up. The Mole, by Zdenek Miler. I found this terrific little video...

The Mole and Radiohead [Mashup] from Bjarne Bakke Kvistad on Vimeo.
Totally awesome. Mole and Radiohead.

Postcard Geek Heaven!

I just love good mail. Today, I got 265 brand new postcards. Plus, a pack of 20 came on Monday. That should be enough cards to last me through June!

Monday, November 30, 2015

Four Postcards, Today!

It is a lovely day for postcards. I received four from abroad and a pack of 20 that I ordered. Postcards of mailboxes - some of my favorite things to see on a postcard. Three of the four were ones I needed to register at postcrossings, the other (the pretty bird one), was a 'just because' something extra from someone very, very nice. :D
They are from: Turkey, Normandy, Prague and Dusseldorf, Germany. Very pretty postcards with engaging messages on the reverse.

Saturday, November 28, 2015

LEXer #11787

My best experiences with penpals has been through the Letter Exchange (LEX). It is a paid subscription service, and worth every penny. I recently renewed my subscription after a five-year hiatus, and am glad of it!

A member since back in the '90's, I was pleased to be reassigned my old membership number: 11787
The numbers are how members are identified, unless correspondents decide to divulge their name and whereabouts. It is a pretty good deal.

Back At It

It has been a whole year and a half since I have been this busy with mail, but it had been such a long time since I was a student in a formal setting, it felt right to focus primarily on that. Here is me getting back into the swing of things...


I sent out 16 postcards at a time (above), for which I will receive 16 in return. Some have begun to arrive (below).