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

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!

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.

Collage Card

Oh boy, did I just get myself into something I can see being an addiction - I did a collage that I kind of love! I haven't done more than a few, in my entire span as an artist (almost forever). My husband is a collagist, and a great one (I am still trying to convince him of this, to him, it is just something that he does...). Exactly.

I didn't want to just slap any ol' thing together, but I kind of 'saw' something intangible that unlocked it to my satisfaction. I don't think it is quite finished - but it could be...

 Once I 'saw' what I wanted to do, it took over an hour to get at it because I had to go hunting and digging for glue! I hosted Thanksgiving this year so it was a madhouse getting prepared last week. My very efficient assistant put everything someplace that I am certain - makes sense ... Which has nothing at all to do with my ability to figure out what or where that might be. :D

Love for Naomi Loves

I can't even recall how I happened along her site, I am just pleased that I did. I was lucky to get into her queue to have a piece of her mail art sent to me, and I am patiently anticipating my turn. In the meanwhile, I looked up her book to see what it was about. Bought it, was reading it, when my daughter brought a postcard from Naomi, letting me know that she would be in touch with the mail art.

I just thought it was super cool that it came while I was reading her book - which was excellent, by-the-way; I definitely recommend it.

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).