Thank You My Friends - PFF #45
Now that the word 'unfriend' is the Oxford American Dictionary I can go ahead and use it here too! I feel compelled to say THANK YOU for not unfriending me. I haven't been the hostess with mostess lately. I blog on the fly and comment rarely..You all have the patience of saints! PFF is such a wonderful group of caring, creative, pa

Phantom Metro Stations of Paris
This grainy vintage postcard is a rare find. The mustached gentleman is making his way down to what is now called a phantom metro (subway) station in Paris. The stop Saint-Martin was officially closed on September 2, 1939. 

'S' is for .....
'S' is for .... Shannon! This amazingly talented blog designer has the uncanny aility to translate your design ideas into reality. She certainly razzmatazz-ed up my sleepy template. Shannon is creative, versatile, accomplished, clever, zippy, professional... the list of raving adjectives goes on and on:) Can you hear me applauding Shan?

Turkey Waffles? - Postcard Friday #44
Thanksgiving vintage postcards Let's talk turkey! Carnucle, snood, and waffle are such lovely gobbly words. This Tom vocabulary is certainly new to me. I made the diagrammed words big, bold, and beautiful just for you! vintage postcards

Going Bananas for Stamps!
tongo banana stamp Tonga was the first country to issue peel and stick stamps in 1969! They took the squareness out of stamp collecting by printing this banana shaped franking option. There is no lack of this elongated fruit on the islands or on their letters.