See it on a Postcard

Hotel Viru, Tallin Built in 1972 and the first high rise building in Estonia. From this angle, those two towers look awfully close toge...

The symbol of Liverpool is the mythical Liver Bird. Here is one of the two that stand watch atop the Liver Building. They are named Berti...

The Eisteddfod is held every August as a celebration of culture and language in Wales.  Eight days of competitions in music and poetry....

GLASGOW Thinking of (my other city) Glasgow during this tense and sad time

circa 1964 The Inn on the Park, a long ago luxury hotel in Toronto built in the early 1960s sadly demolished and now a luxury car dealer...

A medieval castle with a museum and inn. The oldest parts built in the late 13th C with a rebuild and extension in the 15th C and an ...

Lya de Putti, a Hungarian silent screen actress (1897-1931)

It looks like these "two old ladies' have had their fill of each other. We have finally moved on to stage 2 of re-opening so the...

This topic proved harder for me than I thought it might... But, eventually, I settled on Canadian politician Tommy Douglas (1904-1986) wh...

It's summertime!

One of the great features of the American Falls are the multitude of rocks at the bottom. They started as natural rockslides but in 1969 ...

a favourite book, and not just from childhood

after 3 months of no play, soccer returned to an empty stadium

 Alberto Pisa Carl Olof Larsson Unknown Japanese artist

Festivals are a time for fireworks.  All of our festivals and fireworks have been cancelled and we wonder if the fireworks part will retu...

Such a beautiful view of an impossibly natural beauty. And a city.

The Sultan Abdul Samad Building, named after the 4th Sultan of Selangor  (who died in 1898) was built in 1897, and designed by the Govern...

a nice view of the rock, from the northwest, but not one where you can see the 'pierce'. for that view you must travel the pe...

Anna Pavlova (1881-1931) Photo from 1908 as Princess Aspicia in The Pharaoh's Daughter The first ballerina to tour the world.

Dutch Haven Family Style Restaurant - Gift Shop. US Rte 30, 8 miles east of Lancaster in Soudersberg Pa. Authentic Dutch Cooking served e...

a praying mantis and an ant for Sunday Stamps

Built in 1906

painting by Michael Warren

Mini Cooper in London

  Over at Mail Adventures , a challenge was put out to choose one stamp to explain how your life has been these last few weeks. It has ...

1940's

The Old Town of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia is an Unesco World Heritage Site The Lunenburg Academy was built in 1895 and still used as a...

Barcelona Lighthouse on Lake Erie   and    the McClurg Museum on the village green Hawley Dam Falls Grace Bedell, the young girl who ...

1960's era postcard of Jasper the Bear welcoming you to Jasper. He was originally a cartoon character created by James Simpkins (from ...

Glen Motor Court. Two De Luxe Motels - 33 Units. Private bath and Showers with plenty of hot water, overlooking beautiful Lake Seneca, ...

cottage country where once thousands streamed is asking people to please stay home during this pandemic.

Developed by doctors at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children in 1931, Pablum was the first baby food that was already precooked and...