BORING POSTCARDS

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Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on November 21, 2022 at 8:20am

A PATRIOTIC BORING POSTCARD FROM THE NETHERLANS IN 1980, FROM JARINA (sad message at end of this)

Sad message: an earlier set of Boring Postcards featured here recently was from 'Jarina and Lapje' -- Jarina my Dutch friend, Lapje her evry old and much loved cat. Last week Lapje had to be put to sleep, alas)

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on November 20, 2022 at 8:23am

FOUR OLD BORING POSTCARDS FROM MIM

1. Altar of Calvary, Franciscan Monastery, Washington DC. 1937

2. North Broadway, Baltimore, MD. 1910

One person, and not a car in sight.

3. Cardinal's Residence, Baltimore, MD. 1905

Not a Cardinal in sight.

4; Table Rock Scene near Oakland, Mountain Lake and Deer Park, MD. 1911

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on November 20, 2022 at 8:07am

"EDESSA IS NICE"  (especially in the summer)-- a selection from Katerina

Why is Edessa nice? Well, it has a waterfall, and a waterfall and a waterfall, and some Greek ladies in traditional costume if you look closely at the last postcard

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on November 19, 2022 at 10:04am

OLD POSTCARD OF THE CHAMBER OF BURGESSES, WILLIAMSBURG, VA, USA,  FROM (but not of) YOUNG MIM

"Chamber of the House of Burgesses in the reconstructed Capitol of 1705, Williamsburg, VA. On this hallowed spot, the young Patrick Henry delivered his famous, "Caesar-Brutus" speech against the Stamp Act in 1765."

In American History. a 'Burgess' was a representative in the popular branch of the colonial legislature of Virginia or Maryland.  (Is this Mary Burgess?)

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on November 19, 2022 at 9:52am

THREE GREEK SPELEOLOGICAL ONES FROM KATERINA -- merci!

1. St George's Hill Cave, Kilkis, Greece

2.  Waterfall 2, St George's Hill Cave, Kilkis, Greece

3. Caverns of Mani (The Duscus), Greece

Mani the Discus Thrower seems to have gone missing.

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on November 19, 2022 at 9:38am

FROM KATERINA: "IT'S A GIRL;;;" But is it Katerina??

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on November 19, 2022 at 9:28am

TWO SPANISH AND ONE FRENCH BORING POSTCARD FROM MIKEL UNTZIAA...thanks Mikel!

1. Pina Collarada, Spain

2. Salou, Costa Daurada, Spain

3. Porte St Denis, Paris, France

On the reverse side: 'A utiliser seulement dans le Service Intérieur 'France, Algérie et Tunisie)

Comment by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on November 18, 2022 at 9:38am

and along the edge to the sign-off:

"as I know...it will be best (?)

Will try & write soon

Glad you are happy,

Lots of Love "

Comment by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on November 18, 2022 at 9:36am

Sure, it is just "penmanship" on that Library of Congress card,

...something that the computer generation does not know how to write or read?

It says:

"Your letter of Feb. 8th received.

I wrote you recently. Let me know

as soon as it arriving (sic) how & where you

will from me. Am not well and 

may be feverish......(illegible?)

on sailing date ...

will make every effort to do so...

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on November 18, 2022 at 9:36am

TWO from KATERINA TELLING US A BIT ABOUT PLANNING PERMISSION FOR BUILDINGS IN GREECE

1;The Monastery of Stvronikita

However did they get planning permission to add this luxury terraced appartment?

2.'The House where Ali-Pasha was killed', Ioannina

Mr Wiki tells us who Ali-Pasha was:

Ali Pasha of Ioannina (1740 – 24 January 1822), was an Albanian ruler who served as pasha of a large part of western Rumelia, the Ottoman Empire's European territories, which was referred to as the Pashalik of Yanina. His court was in Ioannina, and the territory he governed incorporated central and southern Albania, most of Epirus and the western parts of Thessaly and Greek Macedonia.

He had a gruesome death, but read about it for yourself on Mr Wiki, as I don't want to spoil your fun.

PS I don't think Ali-P needed planning permission for this shack

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