Postbot Lottery postcard

 

A colourful mailboxes postcard from Portugal that made my day 😍

The new Postcrossing Forum held a "Postbot Lottery" for those who finished the basic "Postbot Tutorial" whereby winners would be sent World Postcard Day themed postcards. 

I was happy to be picked as one of the lucky winners and most relieved when the winning postcard reached my mailbox successfully. Our postal system suspended outbound international mail (except to Singapore) during this Covid-19 pandemic until further notice. As such, I was feeling quite uncertain whether incoming international mail would also be affected. Glad to be proven wrong but also wondering why the restriction is only one-way...

Cute Mickey Mouse stamp! 

I just found out that Mickey was "born" on 18 November 1928. 

So at the time I received this postcard, he was already 92 years old!

Bucket of Macaroons

Sender: Alienne

"M" is for "Macaroons"

The French Connection: Bucket of Macaroons

Florence Nightingale

Sender: Kirsjii

Florence Nightingale. 1959. (Series 561 - Adventures from History)

An "I'm part of the Ladybird Generation!" card!! 

A RAS card from Kirsjii! Try saying the colours quick, and don't cheat!

Colour Pencils

Sender: Laura
A cheerful card of colour pencils :)

Afternoon Garden

Sender: Clare

Afternoon Garden

Colourful Paints

Sender: Alienne
"Colourful Paints"

A colourful IKEA card!

Hot Pink Shoes

Sender: Purpleferret
'Y' is for 'Youthful' footwear

Shelagh Duffet, an artist living in Nova Scotia, Canada.
www.AliceinParisLovesArtandTea.blogspot.com

Kittens On Vacation

Sender: BelleMirage
Florida

Text on card: Florida is the perfect vacation hot-spot. Well known for its long sandy-white beaches, crystal-clear tropical waters, endless warmth and sunshine, and some of the most beautiful sunrise and sunsets.

I've been to Florida and its Miami beach in my teens and I found it uncomfortably hot...Now, isn't that funny coming from a person who lives in a tropical country? :D

When I Met You

Sender: mint_candy

A colourful folk art card, like naive art, it really made my day! 

I'll entitle it "A First Meeting By The Well!!"

Smile!

Sender: Monique

Smile, everyone!!

~ A smile is the universal welcome.

~ Peace begins with a smile..

~ A smile is a curve that sets everything straight.

~ A smile is a facelift that's in everyone's price range.

~ A smile is happiness you'll find right under your nose.

~ The world always looks brighter from behind a smile.

~ Life is like a mirror, we get the best results when we smile at it.

~ If you don't have a smile, I'll give you one of mine......    :-)

Paper Quilling

Sender: Rini.rinrin

A photocard by Rini, of her hobby, paper quilling. I have never heard of this hobby before and am impressed by Rini's hobby after reading about it and seeing many beautiful designs. It's a great pastime!

Beach Huts

Sender: Cardsgoround

Multi-coloured multiple beach huts! Such a colourful summery scene!

And since when has this stamp such indentations on it? Are they made that way or by the postal services' franking machine? I just realised this..  :)

BBC Blobs

Sender: ikran3

Text on Card: CBBC, the new digital channel. 

Received for the Colour RR. It is BBC's postcard, on its new digital channel for children aged 6-12.

George IV became king in 1820

Multi-Coloured Sweets

Sender: Miwa

These sweets look like Smarties, which I ate A LOT in my childhood. I also collected Smarties tube's colourful plastic lids then, which had a letter of the alphabet on each. Didn't do anything with them though, just messed up my room all the more...!

If you love Smarties, which colour do you prefer or pick out to eat first? For me it was the blue!

I love these stamps, such beautiful works of art. Maybe three of them relate to some kind of legend? I wonder..

The Coffee Rainbow

Sender: nika_bp

Nika wrote that she chose this colourful card to put me in a good mood..it did indeed! I can almost smell the coffee beans..

Spices

Sender: StarrySky
In one of the Colour RR's group, we had to send cards befitting the tastes the participants chose. In response to my request for "spicy", StarrySky sent this card. I simply love it!!

Spices can be grouped by plant part such as seeds, barks, dried flower buds, stigmas, roots, amongst others. But it is easier to group them simply into dry spices and wet spices. In my daily soups or curries there are four kinds of dried spices I normally use: cinnamon, cardamom, cloves and star anise. But I also use other dry spices in my cooking like chili powder, cumin, coriander, candlenut, mustard seeds, black pepper, fennel, fenugreek and turmeric. Certain dishes call for wet or fresh spices like fresh chilies, fresh ginger, fresh galangal, onion, shallots and garlic. They smell heavenly when pounded finely & tossed in hot oil for cooking. By the way, my simplest dish is to coat fish or chicken in fresh pounded turmeric with rock salt (or powdered tumeric and fine salt if I'm in a lazy mood) & deep fried. Best eaten with steaming hot rice plus a vege dish. But I grumble when the turmeric stains my fingers yellow! Or my clothes!

Spices! I can't live without them!! ;)

Colourful Turkish Bus

Sender: Diana
Colourful bus in Istanbul, Turkey

White & Pink

Sender: Pavla