Postcard Swap #4

Did you know I was a twin? Well, almost any way. :)

Brian Miller and I have been blog buddies for a few years

now. We've had a few laughs at all the things we have in

common from foods we love, things we done, places

we've worked and opinions we hold. We'd be rich if we

had a dollar for every time we've emailed a "You, too??"

Well, maybe not rich, but you know what I mean. :)

Too bad I'm not a poet like him, though! If you don't

already, go read WaystationOne for some

thought provoking, always entertaining writing.

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Brian and I have done the postcard swapping thing!

And I need to thank Alan for getting us all started.

He has a wonderful blog, too, so check it out.

If you didn't already know, Brian and his colleagues at

OneStopPoetry recently won The Shorty Awards at NYC. His

postcard is from his trip there. Love Time Square! I've only

been there once, way back in 1983 when some college friends

and I flew in for a 4 day, very fun trip.

You can click on the card

to make it larger if you need to.

I sketched a picture on my postcard to Brian.

I used the photo below as my inspiration

Go check it out HERE! It's worth a laugh or two. :)

Thanks, Brian! This was fun!

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Postcard Swap #3 Pat Hatt

I've swapped postcards with my good friend, Pat in Nova Scotia!

Here's the one I received from him this week.

You can click to enlarge, or I've typed his message below...

I thought you might enjoy this sight that is rarely seen From my home at bush number three, which is ever so green. As many different birds fly over my way Some, such as the one in the Porta Pottie, even stay. He has so many feathers in his behind That brown stuff on the seat you might find. So practice your hovering just in case you ever have to go near my place. Daily races between #24 and a train continually take place across my plain. As I know you and the triplets will enjoy that but they are scary to the cat. On this day you can also see Cassie was hunting something yum. It was funny watching her shake her bum. Now that I've answered the postcard call, have a nice spring, summer and fall!

Pat and the cat.

P.S. Yes, my bush has a crack and that's a Let's Face It Fact!

Well, Pat is a clever guy and even though I'm old enough to be his mother (shhh!) We get along just fine. He came to my blog a few months ago rhyming up a storm and with some kind of magnet strength, he pulled me right into that rhyming addiction! One thing we have in common is the uncanny way we remember little tid bits of information about people...their favorite color or food, little details that they share in passing. And wow, Pat's really good at it! The first time he came to my blog as 'rhymetime24' I thought he was a Jeff Gordon fan. lol. Turns out, he just meant he rhymes 24 hours a day. haha. But he remembered that and added the 24 car to the postcard. Along with that, he remembered my boys love trains, that I love birds; and that I hate portajohns and refuse to sit in public restrooms, doing a silly hovering act instead. I like cat's too, and one of his felines, Cassie, is featured there ready to pounce on something.

When Pat first knew that there was a postcard swap going on, he said we were crazy as we really didn't know who the other person was and that they could be a virus-laden spammer or axe murderer. And when I teasingly asked for his address, he replied that it was Bush #3 in Nova Scotia. haha. Well, look how far he's come! I guess he finally decided that I really am just a sweet midwestern mom and not into identity theft or anything! :) The joke about Bush #3 stuck and in "Pat fashion", he's included quite the interesting topiary there in the center. Gee, Pat, can't you put a pair of boxers on that thing? lol...

Pat has posted my card to him, so go check out the sketch I did for him HERE.

And while you're there, click on his Face It Facts and get your blog or business advertised. He gets over a million hits to that website per month! It's only a one time $10 cost and your add is there forever. He gives you lots of face time, too, on Twitter, etc. So it's a great deal. Not to mention the chance to win $100,000. So make sure you check that out!

Thanks, Pat~ this postcard swap was lots of fun!

And thanks to Alan for starting us all on the great Twitter for Gentlefolk. :)

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Postcard Swap #2 David M. Lynch

My dear friend Alan Burnett from across the pond

started a postcard swap a while back and it is starting

to branch out among many of us. My other dear friend,

Silver Fox and I decided to do a swap, too! You can go to

his blog here and see the card I sent to him.

Yes, it's a bird. Yes, I drew it. lol. :)

This week, I received Silver's card.

It's old. Love that. It's of a bird. Love that!

And his message is full of word play. Love that, too!

You can click on each photo to enlarge.

Here's what he writes...

Hi, Betsy,

I thought I'd send you a card which was evocative of Massachusetts. And of course, it features a bird! Reminds one of your "Tern, Tern, Tern" post a while ago, eh? A perfect Twitter 'tweet', too!

David

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The bird on the front is a Tern. And he's playing on my

post about Mr. and Mrs. Mourning Dove and how they reminded

me of that good old song Turn, Turn, Turn by The Byrds.

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Very clever, David!

Thanks so much for the postcard!

How very fun!

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Postcard Swap #1 Alan Burnett

I was delighted when Alan from News From Nowhere sent

me an email inviting me to participate in a postcard swap!

His postcard arrived safe and sound from across the pond

this week. How fun. And I have to say, the boys

crowded around as soon as they got a glimpse!

The triplets live, breath and sleep all things trains!

And Alan, being the sweet man that he is, remembered that.

Here's what he wrote:

Friday 1st April 2011

Dear Betsy,

The choice of my postcard for you wasn't difficult at all because I know

that Spencer collects pictures of trains. Well here is the Flying Scotsman

at York for his collection. York is only about 20 or 30 miles away from

where we live and we frequently go for a day out. The actual "Flying

Scotsman" train used to hold the speed record between London and

Edinburgh. Now it's home is the National Railway Museum - which

is also at York. Kind regards to you and your five men. Alan.

How very fun, Alan! Thank you!

You should receive mine there very soon!

And yes, Spencer had to read the words and study the photo!

He knows the Flying Scotsman very well!

Thank you, Alan! We all enjoyed the postcard very much

but I know Spencer will cherish it forever!

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