Hello lovely peeps,
Have you had lots to smile about? Or did you really have to search for those silver linings? Whatever your situation, today is Friday and we celebrate our smiles.
A postcard in my mailbox always makes me smile. This one comes from the US of A.
Sent to me by Kristen who lives in Fresno. (California). It features the Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Ohi.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
Cuyahoga Valley National Park is a national park of the United States in Ohio that reclaims and preserves the industrial, commercial, and rural landscape along the Cuyahoga River between Akron and Cleveland in Northeast Ohio.
The 32,783-acre (51.2 sq mi; 132.7 km2) park is administered by the National Park Service, but within its boundaries are areas independently managed as county parks or as public or private businesses. Cuyahoga Valley was originally designated as a national recreation area (NRA) in 1974, then re-designated as a national park 26 years later in 2000, and remains the only national park that originated as a national recreation area. 
Cuyahoga Valley is the only national park in the state of Ohio and one of three in the Great Lakes Basin, with Isle Royale National Park in Lake Superior and Indiana Dunes National Park bordering Lake Michigan. Cuyahoga Valley also differs from the other national parks in the US in that it is adjacent to two large urban areas and it includes a dense road network, a railroad, high tension lines, small towns, commercial businesses, four reservations of the Cleveland Metroparks, four parks and one multipurpose trail of Summit Metro Parks, and public and private attractions. It was the twelfth-most visited American national park in 2023, attracting nearly 2.9 million visitors, primarily due to its proximity to Cleveland and Akron.
The stamps are colourful, all of which I have seen before.
From the USPS website: The stamp with the heart Love (2025) features an untitled 1985 drawing by artist and activist Keith Haring (1958-1990) that includes two moving figures reaching toward a red heart. It was a theme Haring used throughout his career, making several variations, each in his signature style.Centered on the heart with motion lines radiating toward two moving figures, Haring’s drawing suggests the figures are dancing. The image allows the viewer to project their own meaning of love in the context of their choosing.
The middle stamp features an orange dahlia and is part of a series about dahlias:
DahliasUSPS writes: Radiating warmth, vitality and cheer, dahlias are beloved additions to backyard gardens and formal venues alike. This issuance includes 10 close-up photographs of dahlia blossoms available in booklets of 20 stamps and coils of 3K and 10K stamps. Greg Breeding, an art director for USPS, designed the stamps using photographs by Denise Ippolito.
On the left is a forever stamp with stars and stripes:
THREE OAKS, MI — Today, the Postal Service dedicated a new U.S. Flag stamp at a ceremony at the Vickers Theater in Three Oaks.
“An enduring emblem of freedom, national unity and patriotic spirit, the flag of the United States has flown proudly stateside, abroad and even on the surface of the moon,” said Donald Dombrow Jr., the Postal Service’s Michigan 2 District manager, who spoke at the ceremony.
Other speakers included photographer Doug Haight, whose artwork is featured on the stamp.
So what has been happening here in Spain? Not much. I am enjoying my peace and quiet and my little routines. It's getting cooler too and on Tuesday when my friends Kim and Andy were here, we tested the stove to make sure it was OK. (It was).
This weekend my friend Conchi is hosting some missionaries from England, and as she doesn't speak a word of English, she is quite nervous. I cooked a nice big Italian minestrone which she can serve when they arrive. Conchi's husband will pick it up this morning.
I won't be there to meet her guests as I have a nail appointment and in the afternoon I'm going to a make-up class organized by the local Women's Association. That's going to be fun. I hope I remember to take photos.
I'm writing this on Thursday night with Ronnie 'helping' me do the typing.
But he's so sweet, who could get angry with him?
I have some funnies to add at the end.
That is it from me tonight.
Have a lovely weekend,
Keep smiling,
Lisca
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