This day was a gorgeus post day overall :) On top of the lovely Israeli package I got 2 (!) lovely tourist brochure packets from my Couchsurfing friends :) Firstly an awesome,colourful magazine from Arizona! Grand Canyon, Navajos, deserts and cactuses! Secondly from Croatia, where sea water seems to be more turqouise than my nail polish :) Just an amazing looking place, the Istra area. My daughter is studying the Istra area map in the first pic. This Croatian package also had lovely stamps, see the last pic!

Few more of today's thingies

One more pick of the heart-touching set.This is just so adorable. It was even anointed with the sacred oil.
Coins from Israel are not to be sent but these are chocolate :)

Another card from Swap-Bot Ad Card Swap,from Sydney :)




And a Vintage Card Swap from Los Angeles

These are the treasures I was talking about...Amethyst for health & full recovery,Rose quartz for harmony & love, Ametrine for abundance & good income, Tiger's Eye for confidence & protectiveness, Karnalian for happiness, creativity & fertility and the little book of Psalms :) All were in a beautiful small bag. I just LOVE these.

Amazing packet from Israel

This morning an amazing packet arrived. I took part in Mishloach Manot initiative through Couchsurfing and this is what I got in return!
Idea is to send ready-to-eat food for Purim, as they do to neighbours,friends,relatives in Israel but this time someone from abroad sent their goodies and then got a packet from Israel back. And boy,what a package I received! You can see the size of it as you'll compare it to my toddler :)

The package included chocolate-covered wafer,chocolate covered nuts,pack of dried nuts and fruits,chocolate bars,salty snacks,halva and a sachet of falafel spice mix. Besides the foods there was little musical instruments and noise-making-thingies as well as masks we would wear if we were in Israel as everybody dresses up and they go to synagoge and everytime name "Haman" is read out loud, everybody puts up a horrid noise with all those noise-making-thingies...Can you imagine!? :D

On top of all this, this packet had the most beautiful little book of Psalms,which is supposed to bring protection if carried along and also semi-precious stones and a lovely letter explaining all the customs and how to make falafel :)...Oh and a cd of traditional Israelite music! Just awesome!

I'll post the pics of the little treasures in another texts,thanks to Blogger or my brains which do not understand each other :)

1st one is Lovely Airview of Sydney...ooooh







2nd one is a controversial recipe ;D thanks to Cser

3rd one is lovely card from dear CSer, inside is Algerian proverbs

4th is castle pic from Poland,through Postcrossing

1st card is from exotic Malaysia, from a CS postcard friend

2nd one is from the ever-lovely Edinburgh :) Credits to an irish gal in Scotland - from CS

3rd next one -wohoo!- the castle of Turku! I've never actually seen it,but luckily through Postcrossing you can see things from your OWN country you'd ever seen. Like I've shown the ugly horse shoe of Tuuri for oh-so-many ;)

4th one is from UK,Warkworth Castle. Postcrossing card :)

5th is an interesting industrial one from the Culture Capital of 2010,Ruhr,in Germany. I got this from Postcrossing. You surely do learn new things in this!

Costumes and asian

Oh I just love thses chinese new year's cards - though this one came from Taiwan,again from lovely CSer...














2nd one is from Latvia, Postcrossing card in national costume it is :)



3rd one is again a card from Postcrossing, quite nice ad card.


4th is a private swap with my penpal, originally from CS too..This represents the city of Shimonoseiki and it's famous "Tower of Dreams" in Japan

Latest card - as of today - from Postcrossing,representing Dutch coast. 2nd one is again pearl among cards :) It is one of Non-Touristy postcard Swap cards,sent by "ninta" from Swap-Bot. 3rd one is from Finland and I've taken a photo of it's back too,because of the special postal amrk.This card came through Postcrossing.

More from the archives

This one belongs to Quick Ad Card Swap at Swap-Bot and was sent to me from Singapore,illustrating Icarus. This one had super-cute stamp,but since I've chosen not to show the backside of any cards,you won't be seeing it...unless I get too energetic and take photos of stamps?
Anyway, thanks to LamelyHui




















2nd is from...Italy! Some marine-loving Postcrosser sent it,wonderful!

And 3rd one is from Show Your Country Postcard Swap, lovely as I LOVE parrots! Of course you guessed this is from Australia *heart* Thanks to Lorraine

Oh the last one,from the ever-lovely Finland,land of Sauna and midnight sun...What? No,I haven't seen that either lately and can't actually remember what it is and won't actually believe I will ever see those again...Better go and shovel some snow if I find my spacesuit that can handle -70 celsius...

Hall of Fame

Even though I love every card I get,everybody has to have favourites,I guess :) Sorry pals, but that's the way it goes :) ...The 1st one is truly a masterpiece, a hand-drawn Valentine's card from a dear Couchsurfer friend.

2nd one just doesn't need any clarifications. Bring out your red books! Credits to CS friend :) 3rd is of Jerusalem's western wall, with the holes where you put your wishes and prayers written on a paper. This just touches my heart with it's simplicity. Special thanks to CS friends! 4th...Oooo,Paris...Eiffel-tower.... And what a photograph! I was hoping for "just" a pic of Eiffel and this is what I got from a dear friend at CS.