From Susan LeBarron

Namaste By Susan LeBarron

This beauty arrived from Susan a couple of days ago and I finally got around to scanning it this morning.

Susan believes that she and I are one, that she is the procrastinating, less accomplished side of me. I think we can all see, from this fabulous sketch, that Susan is wrong!

I love it Susan, thank you!

From Shevaun Doherty

These two beauties arrived from Shevaun this week, a coloured pencil piece and a watercolour.

I love them both!

Shevaun was kind enough to include a little information with each and I learned that Egyptian coffee is brewed in a small pot called a cannaca and served in a small cup or glass. Often flavoured with cardamon, it is very strong and aromatic...YUM!

The camel's name is 'Nandu' and he spends his days under a plam tree on the beach. His obliging character makes him a huge tourist attraction and Shevaun's Daughters often clamber on his back, stroking him and feeding him cucumbers and carrots.

I love little bits of information such as these Shevaun especially when they arrive on the back of such beautiful artworks...Thank you!

From Cindi Bessent

'Wedding Chapel' by Cindi Bessent

Wendy sent me this gorgeous pen & wash postcard of a wedding chapel on Elkton Main Street.

Apparently Elkton was once known as the wedding capital of the East because of it's short waiting time of just 48 hours. In 1936 Elkton issued 11,791 marriage licenses and chapels lined Main Street. This is the last remining one.

It was such a wonderful bonus to have this snippet of history included with such a lovely painting.

Thank you Cindi.

From Margaret Hunt

This beautiful card arrived this morning from Margaret, completely covered in fabric and deep, luscious red!

It is just gorgeous Margaret, thank you so much!

From Leslie Brasher

Daffodils by Leslie Brasher

This beautiful, uplifting card arrived from Leslie this morning complete with cute little lady bugs surrounding it and crawling all over the reverse side. She folded it like a card, so I now have it siting proudly next to my jug of daffs on my sideboard.

I love it Leslie, thank you so much!

From Lyn Feudner

by Lyn Feudner

This wonderful sunset arrived from Lyn.

Lyn chose the scene after reading my column on The Fens and realised she too shared in the luxury of a huge sky and long vision, as well as many animal visitors.

I love it Lyn, Thank you!

From Meinhild Selbach

Meinhild's postcard(s) arrived and they are painted with COFFEE!
Not only are they painted in my favourite beverage but, just as I thought I might be tempted to lick them I realised Meinhild had attached my very own cuppa to the back of one.
How thoughtful is that?
It tasted wonderful, thank you so much!

I love the postcards, so personal and so very original, a truly unique addition to my growing collection.

From Menekse Guven

'Dalyan, Lycian Tombs & River' by Meneske Guven

This wonderful scene arrived from Menekse yesterday morning along with the explanation that it started as a plein air painting and, due to high wind, soon became a view from the window.

'So what was going to be a happy Turkish family picnic became one man battling the wind with an ever hopeful stray dog!'

Wind or not, it is a beautiful scene, painted with a wonderful depth.

Thank you Menekse!

From Nel Jansen

By Nel Jansen


'White Tulip' by Nel Jansen

These little treasures arrived from Nel this morning...TWO postcards...How lucky am I?

Nel said she sent both because the tulip didn't turn out as she had hoped, personally I think it's beautiful and am so pleased she sent it.
The sepia landscape is painted so simply and yet, says so much I love monochrome paintings and I love sepia, so this couldn't have been a more perfect gift.

Thank you Nel!

From Kate Muhlstadt

'Gerbera Daisy' by Kate Muhlstadt

This postcard from Kate arrived in the post this morning and in temperature of minus 6 I opened it in the frozen white landscape of the Fens. You can imagine my delight as this bold red flashed from inside the envelope, warming my chilled hands and brightening my day.

I love it kate, from the lush, vibrant colour and the text paper to the beautifully painted bloom that sits so perfectly upon it!!!
Thank you!

From Dana Whitney

'Fantasy Fibre Flock' by Dana Whitney

This postcard from Dana arrived today and brightened my morning with it's character and colour. I love all the different poses of the sheep, especially the intellectual looking one right at the back who doesn't seem impressed by all the attention.

Thanks Dana!

From Wendy Shortland

Southrn Highlands, Sth Sydney by Wendy Shortland

This delightful little scene arrived in the mail today from Wendy in Australia. Wendy explains that she had to work from a photograph due to so much rain preventing her to paint outdoors, so she worked on this scene of her friend's property in the Southern Highlands.
It is such a pretty scene, a place to think and dream and the solitaire boat seems to add a privacy that makes this piece so precious.

Thank you Wendy, it's beautiful.

From Becka Sharpe

'Geese' by Becka Sharpe

This morning my postcard from Becka arrived complete with two geese, a pretty envelope and a letter explaining her obsession with goslings after reading illustrator Mike Inkpen's book 'Honk'.

This is such a delicate and dainty piece of artwork from Becka with a real feel of motion in the water.

Thank you Becka!

From Frankye White

'Basket of sunshine' by Frankye White

Frankye's beautiful coloured birds arrived this week too!

I love the colour red and birds are a hot topic around our home after recently obtaining two pet budgies. This really is a 'happy' card, uplifting and strong.

Thank you so much Frankye.

From Judy Lobos

'Punch Teapot' by Judy Lobos.

I first saw this postcard on Judy's blog post HERE and commented on how much I liked it, so you can imagine my delight when it arrived in the post!

Thank you so much Judy, he is wonderful.

From Joan Tavolott

'Arched Porch' by Joan Tavolott

This is my postcard from Joan Tavolott.

I have a huge love for anything architectural, so this arched porch was an absolute joy to find hiding inside the Monet card Joan sent with it. I love the light on the steps and could easily pass a lot of time in a place like this...I can almost hear the birds singing in tree blossom.

Thankyou Joan!

From Deni May

'Palm trees at sunset' by Deni May

This is Deni's postcard to me.

Deni already explained that the corners tore when she tried to remove it from the block after completing her painting, such a shame. However, she recovered it well and it doesn't distract at all from that glorious glow behind those palms.

Thankyou Deni!

From Stacy Holst

'I love snowmen' by Stacy Holst

This is Stacy's postcard to me, so cute and I just love his pink accessories.

I love snowmen too Stacy but it seems so long ago since I was able to make one, snow has been thin on the ground here in the Fens the past few years.

Still, I now have my very own and he's not about to melt in a hurry!

From Emma-Jane Rosenberg

'Hippocamp' by Emma-Jane Rosenberg

E-J's card also arrived this morning, complete with a little Moo card inside the envelope.

I love the green and aqua shades that she chose for this piece, so soothing and peaceful.
On her card E-J said she believed he was technically known as a hippocamp, she added:
'It could have been worse, I could have sent you a camp hippo'

Thank you so much for your beautiful card and for putting a smile on my face this morning E-J.

From Joan Sandford-Cook

'Strelizia' by Joan Sandford-Cook

Joan's monthly letter arrived this morning with, not one, but TWO beautiful postcards inside!
The theme of them both is very much dominated by her recent trip to Africa and remind me so much of the wonderful journal pages she made while she was there.

A gorgeous dose of sunshine to start my day...Thank you Joannie!


'My little African family' by Joan Sandford-Cook