Living in Long Beach

At my mother's request, I just published a guest post on her blog here . Check it out!

No, really, it is! You can find it lots of places on the web, such as here and here . According to Wikipedia , " In  France  name days (in  French : fête) have long been very important in everyday culture and it's still traditional to give a small gift to a friend or family member on their name day." Here is a card that my Mother gave me years ago.

I just got this post card from my parents whose flight was delayed overnight in Philadelphia. Besides the year or so that I lived there (when Jessica was born), I've never been there...

In a birthday card to me, Ruth included a post card that I sent to Grandma from Savannah in 1975. It appears that Ruth wrote the address for me. Ah, a trip to Savannah with no seating charts to write out! Pure bliss. Even though I was only 5 (almost 6 - as back then it was great to be OLDER!!), I can still remember it as one of my favorite vacations ever. It took me a while to decipher my handwriting on the back of the post card. It says: Dear Grandma I caught many sand dollars Jim got a sunburn on his legs Celine The drawing appears to be me looking through a window in a brick house. It is a little disturbing as it appears that I am trapped in the house with a steel door (no knob or handle to get in) and only one window. But I appear happy. Maybe it is an artistic interpretation of the house/museum on the front of the post card. Thanks Ruth for sending this to me!

Here is the last postcard from my parents' trip from Dildo Newfoundland. My Mother writes that the name of the town may have come from the Basques from Bilbao Spain & was somehow changed by the native Indians. I tired to do some online research and found that the name may have come from: Spain or Portugal, or an algonquin tree, or the shape of the headland that forms the harbour. So, there you go. I have no idea. Nice postcard though and supposedly, Dildo is a great place for whale watching. Here's some more info on Wikipedia:

Okay. I'll admit that before my parents told me about their trip I had no idea where this was. Of course, I do now! View Larger Map Here is the postcard that they sent me from there. It says "ARCHIPEL DE SAINT PIERRE ET MIQUELON - Plongeon sur la rue Abbe Pierre Gervain" My parents wrote on the postcard that it is the Long Beach of the far North! That it is the same in many way except for the people, language, architecture, money & weather. Guess I'll have to check it out soon! Lastly, even though I stopped stamp collecting when I was around nine years old, I couldn't help but notice the great stamp on the postcard so I scanned it too...

I just got this postcard today from my parents. Looks like they sent it on the 26 of August. They said they didn't see any icebergs this trip but may go back next year in April when there may be some. Although icebergs appear gigantic from shore, 7/8 of them remain below the water. Formed of pure ice, their white appearance is due to many tiny air bubbles reflecting white light.

I have decided to start posting (no pun intended) any postcards that I get from friends and family. So I encourage you to all send me postcards ! If you do not have my address, please email me for it (or you can post a comment.) Today I got two postcards in the mail from Mother and Father. One was dated April 22 and one on the 24th. Wow! They took a long time to get to LBC. Maybe it's the Mexican post? This one says that it is the an aerial sight of beaches and hotels at the north zone of Puerto Vallarta. This one says beautiful beaches in Mazatlan, Mexico. So how about sending me some Ohio postcards for those visiting? Hint, hint !!