Portland Head Lighthouse

Completed in 1791 under orders from President George Washington the lighthouse is the oldest in Maine, USA and one of the most picturesque in the country. 

This is my first card from Washington, DC and it comes from Rhea (bongish). Rhea wrote me a list of things she misses from the 90s, which I'm always excited to receive.

Rhea misses:
-Playing SEGA (I was more of a Super Nintendo girl and my grandma beat all of Super Mario 3)
-Eating Dunkaroos & Candy Cigarettes (same).
-Beanie Babies (I still have many of mine and they've survived my little sister and 4 of my own kids playing with them).
-Tamagotchi (yesss).
-Old School Pokemon.

Rhea also included the coolest stamp (like, from a rubber stamp) that says HEY in Sign Language. I want one and I'm very jealous!

Added to: Lighthouses | Tourist | United States

Also check out this card on my View Card and Lighthouse Google Maps!!

Two Lovely Angel Cards

Hearth and Home by Katerina Olkhovskaya

This cute card comes from Yolanda (Tolkien) via the Monthy Favorite Surprise Round Robin. Yolanda wrote on the back what she misses from the 90s (one of my back of the card requests). Yolanda misses not having a cell phone, being the age she was during that decade, and having books and letters in paper. 

Same!

Added to: Angels | Art | Cute | Spain

Angels

Detail from The Night Journey of Muhammad on His Steed Buraq,

leaf from the Bustan of Sa'di

This wonderful card was sent by BeachyBlonde in Maryland, USA also via the Monthly Favorite Surprise Round Robin. I really appreciate an angel card a little different than what I'm used to seeing. 

Added to: Angels | Art | Religious | Eastern Religions | United States 

Thanks ladies!

Moomins

This lovely postcard was quite a delight to receive since Moomins cards are so rare! I love how cheerful it is with the warm color palette.

One of the ideas I give people on my Postcrossing profile to write on the back of the card is to tell me what they miss about the 90s. LemonToffy wrote she misses both the 80s and 90s (me too!) especially landlines, phone boxes, and life without cell phones. She said she also misses some candies and lemonade in glass bottles.

There are several foods that I also miss from the 90s that you can't find nowadays so I can relate to that. I also miss landlines! I remember sitting on a high stool next to my grandma's kitchen counter and answering her landline phone. Next to the phone was one of my favorite places to hang out, she always had an array of tabloids to read and I just loved catching up on celebrity gossip and scandals! Tabloids really made up the majority of my recreational reading.

I don't want to finish this post without acknowledging the lovely Moomins she included. Both the card and the stamp I am forever grateful for.

Thanks, LemonToffy

Added to these collections...

Postcard: Cute | Finland | Cartoons
Stamp: Food & Drinks | Finnish Stamps | Cartoons