I find this illustrator's comis super funny, you can find them under the name "Strange Planet." My cat also is one of these vibrating creatures. She's knows around my friends for purring as loud as a broken motor. She's super friendly and cuddles everyone. All the best!
1963. Sunny California
Hello from Sunny California! I work for the post office here and Postcrossing is like job security :)
Best wishes, Elizabeth
1915. Gold Canuon, Arizona (near Phoenix)
Dia de los Muertos Paper Dolls
Hello! Greetings from Arizona! My name is Tilly and I live in Gild Canyon, near Phoenix.
Random Facts: 1) I'm originally from Wisconsin; 2) I love the smells of wet dirt, musty basements and skunks; 3) South Africa is my dream trip; 4) I've never had a pet, not even a fish; 5) I don't like coffee, tea or cold pizza; 6)I love chicken livers; 7) Monument Valley is my favorite place in AZ; 8) I'm going to China for two weeks in June.
Wishing you all the best. Hope you're enjoying you new life in PA. Tilly
"I knew if I waited around long enough something like this would happen." -George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) Irish playwright & socialist)
Her lies my wife
Here let her lie
Now she has peace
And so do I
Hello neighbor! I love the art from Di de los Muertos and I've been to a festival and gallery display. It's good to educate people that it's not a scary holiday. I found a couple of epitaphs (above) that made me smile. Ciao! Garci
1803. Guadelajara, Mexico Card sent from Las Vegas
Collaborative PC Zine Swap
I want to share a true personal story with you. I am half Mexican and have always been very interestee in learning about that part of my heritage. When I was 19 years old I went to live in Guadalajara. While there I did some family history work. I visited many old churches and cemeteries. My father's mother passed away at the age of 36. I went to see her grave. They bury people on top of each other (it takes up less space). No one had been buried on my grandma. The top of her grave had a tiny hole. Using a flash I took a photo. After getting the photos developed I saw her skeleton in there!
1299. San Diego California La Serenata by Bob Rob (Medina)
14 August 2018
Greetings from sunny San Diego, California! The artist behind this card is the husband of one of our local Postcrossers - we have a fun group which has a meeting twice a year. I'm an attorney with 3 adult children, so I feel like I'm finally hitting my stride in terms of having time for friends and hobbies ... in addition to our postcrossing group, I'm in a book club, a cookbook club (www. unreadable) and loe to play cards and board games with friends. Best wishes, Sue G.
1272. "I Was Kissed by a Teen-Aged Monster Last Night -"
Russia
Hello Chris! I love Halloween! We don't have it in Russia, but Halloween is really awesome! We have "Swyatik," it's not a holiday, although there is a resemblance. I think correct name - Yule (but there are differences) During this period we conjure, tell fortunes and call spirits. Sounds strange, I know, but it's funny. Have you read The onster and the Marganita? I adore Behecter the cat! Love, Marcia
I don't find postcard with Day of the Dead, but I have skull stickers....
1066.5. Baile de Diablos, Javier Ramos Lucano - Tonala, Mexico Send My Postcard Back Swap
Thank you so much for the Bass Harbor Light card. I lived in MA for over 60 years before moving to NC (too cold, too much snow & ice). That is one lighthouse I never went to see. Loved your mini-zine. I have never done one. Shirley
945. Lompoc, California
Hello from Lompoc, California! I live in a small city by the coast. My friend Autumn just started teaching this year - 6th grade! She loves it so far. My hat is off to teachers. Education is so important or we become idiocracy. Sometimes I fear we're already too far gone. We'll see. Shelby
919. Kobe, Japan
"Designed by Amina/Nepalese Handmade Paper"
Greetings from Japan. I'm Midori. I live in Kobe. Kobe is a beutiful port city and well-known for Kobe beef. I love to travel and read mystery novels. I'm currently into Scandinavian mysteries. Hope you enjoy the coming autumn. Best wishes, Midori
904. UKRAINE
Hello! Greetings from Ukraine
I love to read books, too. Now I'm reading Awakening by Sharon Bloton. I love thrillers. Best wishes, Svetlana
807. Chisholm, Minnesota USA
Day of the Dead
"A male skeleton dressed in a charro outfit wielding a machete, accompanied by a drunken skeleton." Illustrations by J. Posada, 1910
Hi Chris, Our gardening season is in full swing! It is good to have fresh food from the gardenand look forward to enjoying the surplus - canned or frozen - in the winter! Enjoy your summer away from triple digits and fires.
684. BELARUS
DZIADY (Forefathers) Budzma Belarusami! campaign knows that Day of the Dead is marked in some form or other all around the world. However, Belarusians follow a very archaic ritual. Prone to mysticism, the poet Adam Mickievic was so inspired by this ancient Slavic feast that he wrote a poetic drama under the same name. On Dziady day, people serve a commemorative meal, to which they invite the souls of male ancestors, or forefathers (or dziady) by opening the windows wide. Whatever food is available in the cellar (or nowadays, the fridge), everything is cooked for the feast. The living family members of the table are allowed to eat only three dishes and drink three shots of alcohol. Afterwards, everyone recalls the most interesting family stories. In the morning after Dziady, the left-overs of the evening meal are believed to be eaten by "grandmothers" - the souls of female ancestors. Probably for the sake of gender balance?
Hi from Belarus!
I found a postcard with the description and symbols of the Day of the Dead in my country. I hope you will enjoy. Best wishes, Alex
524. Greetings from Wisconsin
Dear Chris, Sending out love and good wishes for whatever you want from this life. Greetings from Wisconsin, Uncle Fitch.
451. Frida Kahlo Girl with Death - Pocatello, ID
July 13, 2016
Hello Chris!
If you were here in Idaho this morning, we could drink coffee (or Diet Coke!) and talk about Postcrossing. Later, we could climb the hill behind my house and look out over the Portneuf Valley. All the wildflowers are in bloom, and it's beautiful. I am also a retired teacher (almost 9 years now), and I still miss the prep! Who would have guessed?
Happy travels -- Cheryl
373. La Muerta Lisa
24 May '16
Greetings from Birmingham, Alabama. My name is Cara. I love gaming and geochaching....I hate bacon, I organize M & M's by color before eating them... I'd rather take a bubble bath and read a good book than go to a bar... and I believe in remembering where you come from. Happy 'crossing! ~ Cara
349. North Carolina
20 May 2016
Hello Chris!
My name is Amy. Greetings from North Carolina. I hope this postcard finds you well and makes you smile. Have a great day! Amy.
293. Sugar Skull
La Serena, Chile
April 15th 2016
"Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable. - Peter Drucker
Here's this year's Day of the Dead altar. This is one of my favorite holidays, and the only one I really "decorate" for.
I found the little green wooden shelf at Savers for a couple of bucks, and added the skeleton dog and sugar skull candle this year. I enjoy adding to it every year - I'm going to save for a really nice Catarina next fall.
Illustrated by Giselle Potter
Celebrating the Day of the Dead
A Trickster Tale and Spanish Alphabet Book
Today is the "official" (at least for me) day to celebrate The Day of the Dead. I created my first Day of the Dead altar in November of 2003, adding another item or two every year. I've come to love the motif, I have tiles in the bathroom and even splurged on a plate by Chris Bubany (gorgeous!) Candles and marigolds and celebration of lost love ones. This year I've added a couple of memories of my friend Linda Shipley, who died last January. 
What is the Day of the Dead? Briefly, it is a three-day Mexixcan tradition that celebrates, honors, and "welcomes home" the spirits of loved ones who have died (or, as so many of my Jewish friends say, "passed"). Altars are created - and decorated gorgeously - in homes and in public places. Favorite foods, mementoes, marigolds, candles. In Mexico, families prepare picnics and, carrying candles, join their neighbors to walk to the graveyards which have been cleaned and decorated. Here, they welcome the spirits of their departed loved ones.
