zondag 29 januari 2017

Postcards for the weekend: anything you wish

This weekend's Postcards for the weekend theme is 'anything you wish'.

The theme made me wondering: 'Anything you wish to share via Postcards for the weekend', or 'Anything you wish to get/to have'?

One thing I definitely wish to have is 'free time'. Having a paid job, a family to take care of and a too many hobbys and interests in anything, free time is scarce at the moment. In free moments I am sending out mail and cherishing incoming mail (and blogging, not to forget), or I am drawing, but not as much as I would love to do.

My choice for this weekend's Postcards theme is the combination of the two:

1. Postcards I would love to receive. Among many others, these are postcards showing great drawings and meanwhile causing a smile.
One publisher whose postcards most of the time make me smile from ear to ear, while enjoying the art of the illustrations, is the German editor Inkognito.

2. Things I would wish to have more free time for. Among many others, I wish to do the following activities:

Sitting on a bench in a park, chatting with a good friend while watching the snail passing by:


'Hühner' (Chicken), illustration by Rudi Hurzlmeier

Visiting a museum, enjoying the art (the last time I did must have been ages ago):


'Der Haken' (the hook), illustration by Gerhard Glück

See how other mail lovers have explained this weekend's theme at and via the links under Postcards for the weekend!

9 opmerkingen:

  1. I love your post. Watching the snails is a slow & interesting way of spending the time...

    You forgot to say that under "postcards I wish to receive" you can list almost everything!:D

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    1. :-)

      Well, there are some postcards which are very high on my list (similar to you, I guess?!)

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  2. Hi Heleen, you resonate some of my thoughts and wishes with this post. I think, that our "anything you wish" theme is just lovely in helping us know each other better as a community of postcard lovers, sharing the joy with one another here in the world wide web! I am too, always struggling to juggle time and always yearning for that "free time" -- I was actually reflecting on this over the weekend and has posted something in my IG (kristina.maano). I appreciate you more, after this post that in the busyness of your life you find time to share your postcards in our PFTW blog linkup party. Sending big smiles your way! Wonderful postcards by the way, to show the things you wish to do for your free time.

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    1. Thank you for your kind words, Maria! And thank you for linking all of us, I very much appreciate it. Sending a hug to you :-)

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  3. Wonderful. Both make me smile. I go to art exhibitions now and then and the modern art ones really makes one wonder sometimes... LOL

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  4. It looks as though you can appreciate others enjoying free time on your postcards:) Love those chickens.

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    1. I never considered it this way, but I totally agree, Joy, watching these cards makes me happy and provide me with a tiny moment of 'freedom in the head':-)

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  5. Hi Heleen, I sure enjoyed your cards for this post! These cards could work just fine for the Happiness theme for the weekend of Feb. 4th too. :-) The chickens watching the snail go by is my favorite card this time. Wow, it does sound like you are very busy and I am happy that you have time to share your cards with us on PFTW! Thank you for your kind comments on my post as well! Have a fine weekend ahead!

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