Category Archives: USA

American country houses

You know I love country house postcards, so no need to make that surprised face to see yet another entry with houses in the countryside… and this time in America :)

From Kalish. This is from New England in Northeast of the US, and during the agrarian period, they built stone walls like this to keep the land clear from rocks that keep coming back after every winter.

From Lene. “At Home in the Heartland” as it says on the card.. this farmhouse is in Iowa.

From DawnsRays. This is a reprint postard, I love that price (?) tag with 5 cent :) that was cheap! This house, or actually an office, belongs to Mr Jack Daniel (ever heard of Jack Daniel’s whiskey? He’s the one), and he did his work here until 1952 when a new office was built. Now this house is a popular sitting place on the tour. And see the ducks!! It seems Jack Daniel had many ducks at his office! :D

From Swan. What a beautiful place to live in, a cottage surrounded with pretty pink tulips! This place is located in Tulip Town (yes, it’s named Tulip afterall!) in Mount Vernon, Washington.

From Amily. While countryhouses above are located in greeny fields, this one is rather deserted and abandoned somewhere in the dessert. The ownder either left for the city or built a newer and nicer house. Instead of tearing the old buildings down, they just sit there for generations as a reminder of what it used to be like. Quite nostalgic, isn’t it?

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American cowboys

Here are some historical photographs come from a set of postcards on cowboys in America. In movies they look so glamorous and free and.. well, that’s in movies.

From Mount_Rushmore. “In the Saddle”. This is the image people have of the American cowboy – wearing a big hat and riding a big horse. The typical cowboy lived in the saddle for weeks, rode during extreme weathers and risked his life at times, but usually made no more than $30 a month. Hmm, that was not an easy life.

From Rororosie. “After Dinner”. Cowboys rarely sat at a table, they just sat on whatever was available… usually the ground. A typical evening meal might include Sonofabitch Stew (made from beef, calf heart and liver, sweetbreads, brains..), Cowboy beans, Sourdough biscuits and Vinegar Pie for dessert.

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The Sandman, King of Dreams

I want to feature these cards here, they’re collectible cards published by DC Comics on the Sandman characters.. I hardly know anything about the comic but these cards are sure great! Don’t you think? I received them from Chat Noir.. so I guess he’s a fan of the Sandman… and oh, Chat Noir is another person who has left Postcrossing *sob sob*

This is my favorite!! :D This card is from the Vertigo set by Greg Spalenka.

This is from Sandman: The Dream Hunters set by Yoshitaka Amano.

Another card from Sandmad: The Dream Hunters set by Yoshitaka Amano. “which bird would you like to be if you had the chance to be one? Fly… fly away one day.. from all this madness… ” – Chat_noir

I’d be a flamingo.

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