BORING POSTCARDS

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Comment by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on October 7, 2020 at 1:18pm

Looks like the time to register and participate in International Postcard Week was in September? But that doesn't have to stop us from mailing postcard during this week to you, Val :-)

I would send you this very "boring" building on a postcard sent from Nikolas in Athens, BUT as you can see, it is an "arty-altered" postcard , so i fear the committee would not accept it?

'Tis the ol' Institut Francais in Athens, with a fine cafe, of course, in its interior garden. 'Been there many times, taking a break from busy visits to Kolonaki:

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on October 7, 2020 at 3:56am

IT's INTERNATIONAL POSTCARD WEEK

Boring and Interesting and Home-Made and Bought Postcards Zooming Around The World...

"International Postcard Week is the first full week in October every year.  So for 2020, it will be October  4 - 10, 2020.  World Post Day is on October 9th. So this is a great week to celebrate and share our wonderful hobby! #InternationalPostcardWeek.

 

Why have an International Postcard Week?

Why not? - Because of sites like Postcrossing, postcard collecting has become huge over the last few years.  Many people are meeting-up all over the world to celebrate their hobby.  This will be a week for everyone to celebrate by creating their own postcard to swap and share.  It will be a boost for our hobby and maybe bring others in to start collecting and swapping cards too. It is also a great way to get postcards of places that are not printed on any other postcard!

 

Here is how to participate:
Take a picture, draw, paint, use rubber stamps or stickers and design the front of your card.  Keep in mind you want it to say somewhere on the front "International Postcard Week" and the dates "October 4-10, 2020".  Maybe you can draw inspiration from your home town.  Remember you will be swapping with people from other countries and they might not have a postcard from your home town.  Some will use humor as their subject, or their pets.  Remember there will be children swapping too.   When you get the front of your card done, you can add some information on the back about your design.  If you are using a building in your country, tell us something about it.  Your pet?  What makes him/her special.  Feel free to write on the card in your native language.  However, please translate everything into English right next to it if you do.  - Also, make sure you put somewhere on the card your name and the name of your country so the receiver will know where your card came from!"

http://internationalpostcardweek.blogspot.com/

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on September 28, 2020 at 8:21pm

Thanks Mr Duck,

In Darlington, England -- not to be confused for 1 minute with Bruce Springsteen's 'Darlington County', but the very same Kate Bush/Claire Hamill 'Alice in the Back Streets of Darlington' town -- where I was born and bread (with butter) the Council's motto is 'Optima Petamus', or 'Let us seek the best'. The town sought, but I don't think it found the best of whatever it is that it was looking for. They certainly didn't find a Walmart, but if they'd gone to Neasham Rd, Darlington, they'd have found an Asda superarket which is owned by the Walmart Corporation.

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on September 28, 2020 at 8:10pm

Dear Amy Kiesslin,

Thank you.

From WikedPeedia:

In the Netherlands the stationary position of the sails, i.e. when the mill is not working, has long been used to give signals. If the blades are stopped in a "+" sign (3-6-9-12 o'clock), the windmill is open for business. When the blades are stopped in an "X" configuration, the windmill is closed or not functional. A slight tilt of the sails (top blade at 1 o'clock) signals joy, such as the birth of a healthy baby. A tilt of the blades to 11-2-5-8 o'clock signals mourning, or warning. It was used to signal the local region during Nazi operations in World War II, such as searches for Jews. Across the Netherlands, windmills were placed in mourning position in honor of the Dutch victims of the 2014 Malaysian shootdown"

If you Google 'Windmill sail signalling' then 'Images' 2nd in the 1st row is a set of 6 signalling windmills; the accompanying text is in Dutch, so you will probably need to Google Translate it (als uw niet Nederlands spreek).

Good luck, Val

Comment by Richard Canard on September 28, 2020 at 6:00pm

28.09.20 Dare Mister Val M.H., ....in regards to the Arkansas postcard:  ....from my early youth onward & the habitually practice of reading the comic pages in the daily newspaper (Lil Abner of Dogpatch, U.S.A.) & watching "The Beverly Hillbillies" on t.v.....I in turn, assumed that Arkansas was the the mythical home of the "Yokums" & the "Clampetts" (& of course, all along ---  it could have of course, just as easily been my own home state of Nawf Karolinah).  Arkansas is also home to Walmart. Your commentary regarding  the  Latin term 'Regmat Populas' ("Let the people rule") & "tell that to Donald" is "right on target"( so to speak). My back yard neighbor (a retired businessman)  ( & over the backyard garden fence),   once explained to me that all sorts of  major corporations, etc. have a small  office in Bentonville, Arkansas...the reason has to do (of course) in dealing with Walmart. I think maybe  Sam Walton was(is) the real "Uncle Sam" as Walmart (so my neighbor sez ) tells all the other businesses what price Walmart will pay for their goods to be sold at Walmart (not the other usual  practice). Exactly the position that the Presidunce Trump sees for himself.  SinCelery, Richard Canard

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on September 28, 2020 at 3:51pm

FROM THE CELESTRIAL SCRIBE IN BRAZIL, FOUR POSTCARDS FROM LISBON, PORTUGAL

Thank you and Obrigado, Dear Scribe -- the cards took 5 weeks to arrive in France, but they did arrive safely

1.  Monument to the Discoveries

What 'Discoveries'?  Those of the Portuguese Age of Discoveries in the 15th and 16 the centuries.

2. Changing of the Guard at the Belém Palace

I am worried about the Guardsman on the right who looks like he might have dropped smoething. or perhaps his horse has...

3. National Coach Museum

"Wow! So much choice, José! Which one shall we buy?"

"A 2-door model with air-conditioning. OK?"

"That's fine with me. Can we order one in gold?"

4. A 2-door model with air-conditioning

"Do you like it?"

"It's fantastic, José! Wait 'till the kids see it."

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on September 28, 2020 at 3:29pm

THREE MORE FROM KATERINA -- THANKS, THANKS, THANKS

1.  Arkansas: Wonder State -- Land of Opportunity

Did you know that the Motto of Arkansas is 'Regnat Populas' (or that all the Arkansa people understand Latin? It means 'Let the People Rule' -- tell that to Donald!): The State Flower is Apple Blossom; The State Bird is the Mocking Bird: the State Tree is the Shortleaf Pine; and that Arkansas was the 25th State admitted to the Union? All of this, and more, on the back of this Postcard.

2. Convention Centre, Portland, Oregon

Just across from the Portland Arena, the Convention Center has its very own Twin Towers

3. Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge, Cambridge, Mass

"Cambridge's most EXCITING (what's it doing in our Boring Postcards?!) motor lodge overlooking the Charles Rover between Harvard University and MIT. 16 story hotel with200 luxurious guest rooms, swimming pool, cocktail lounge and Red Coach Grill Restaurant."

Comment by John Gayer on September 28, 2020 at 7:09am

I look at that image of the Holy Cross Gate contributed by Jean-Phillipe G. and see some weird giant coffee mug that's also reflected in the canal.

Comment by Amy Kiessling on September 27, 2020 at 11:58pm

The windmill postcard IS boring, but that tidbit about the sail position being used to transmit a message is very interesting.

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on September 27, 2020 at 1:36pm

A FINAL FOUR BELGIAN BORING POSTCARDS FROM JEAN-PHILIPPE FGILLIOT - to whom thanks again

1. The Old Windmill, Knokke-Zout

During WW2 in Holland (and in Belgium as well?) the position of a windmill's 'sails' were often set in such a way as to provide information about what the occupying German forces were doing in the locality

2. The lake at Domaine de Niveze, Spa

Only the 2 ducks in the lake add any interest to this Boring Belguim Postcard.

3. Cloisters Abbaye de Maredsous

Some very good beers and a noT-so-bad cheese come from this Abbey

4. Museum of Wallon life, Liege

A former Franciscan Monastry, built in the 13th century, with the cloisters dating from the 17th century in which nothing much seems to happen here

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