A Postcard a Day - Sunday 15 Nov 2015 Jaani Kirik in Estonia

Good Morning! Good Sunday!

I hope you are enjoying the weekend. 

As you know my hobby is Postcrossing (“send a postcard and receive a postcard back from a random person in the world!”) And as it is Sunday, I am showing you a postcard with a church on it.

 This one was sent to me by Saara in Estonia. It features the St Johns Church in Tartu. Saara writes "I have lived here all my life - 22 years. Next to this church there is a high school which I attended. It is one of the best schools in Estonia."

I found out from Wikipedia and Tripadvisor that this church is unique in Europe due to the large amount of individual figurines on its exterior.

The church was originally a Catholic church but it is now part of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran church.

Saara has used some really lovely stamps:

Bewick’s swan is named after the illustrator Thomas Bewick who died in 1828 and produced many fine drawings of this species during his lifetime. These graceful white birds are generally very similar in appearance to the whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus) but their bills feature a small, typically rounded patch of yellow, whereas in whooper swans the wedge-shaped patch of yellow extends below the nostril.

The flower is Leucanthemum vulgare, which between you and me is a common daisy. I needed a magnifying glass to be able to read this!

This stamps has an apple blossom (malus domestica) on it and the stamp was designed by Vello Lillemets. I could find out no more about it.

I've recently found a meme called InSPIREd Sunday where they share inspirational architecture. I will try and link in with this.

 That's it from me today,

See you tomorrow for Map Monday,

Blessings,

Lisca

A Postcard a Day - Friday 23 Oct 2015 Friday smiles

Good Morning! And hello Friday Smilers!

I'm linking up with Annie at A Stitch in Time for Friday Smiles. A bloghop where we count our blessings and think of all the things that made us smile that week, and for a moment forgetting all our moans and sorrows.

I am smiling from ear to ear! I had breast cancer in 2011 and yesterday I had my six monthly check-up with the oncologist. I got the all-clear for another 6 months! Yippee! Hurray! Praise God!

So I will show you a happy looking postcard:

It came to me from Finland last month. Sent to me by Paula (57), who works nights, delivering newspapers with her husband. She has been doing that for 30 years.
The illustration on the card is by well known Finnish illustrator Rudolf Koivu (1890-1946). He was born in St Petersburg, Russia and died in Finland. He is known for his illustrations of fairy tales and children's books. (Have a look at Ellen Louwes' board on Pinterest.)
Paula put a lovely stamp on the card too. The famous swan by designer Klaus Haapaniemi.

I have another card by Rudolf Koivu in my collection:

 Very sweet....

Now for a final big smile:
Most of you know I am a retired nurse, and nurses have a particular sense of humor. I hope nobody is offended by a bare bottom...

(For whom English is not a first language: ICU stands for Intensive Care Unit. And if you read the letters out loud, you get 'I see you'!)

That's it from me,

Have a smiley Friday and a good week,

Blessings,

Lisca