Postcrossing

Just a quickie, have received 2 more postcards, from Germany and Italy this time.(They arrived on Saturday, no mail delivery today even though it's not a Scottish holiday) My Taiwan card reached it's destination so I was rewarded with another new address. Poland this time. My other European cards should reach their destinations tomorrow.

Have I mentioned that I'm loving this site?

All snuffly

I feel like s**t today. Sore throat, snuffly nose and headache. Napkin is ill too, but far worse than me so I spent the day looking after her. Now I'm going to bed with beechams to see if I can sleep it off because I want to go to meet a couple of friends tomorrow.

Napkin lay on the sofa inside her sleeping bag all day and we watched "Day After Tomorrow" and "Dog Soldiers" - just what you need when you're feeling ill a bit of guts and gore!!!

On the plus side I received my first postcard from "Postcrossing" today. A lovely card depicting beautiful buildings in Gent, Belgium, so I thought I'd share it with you. Anyone visited Gent?

Jewel Quest II

Yippee! Have now completed this damn game. Babes has so kindly (grr garr grr) informed me that he has downloaded the original "Jewel Quest" to his lap top and I am welcome to play it.!!!! As if!!

There is no bloody way I am looking anywhere near it. I was hooked enough on this one. Once I started, there was no way I was letting a computer game get the better of me. He said when I complete it I can "go back and re-play boards that I enjoyed". Is he insane!

What men see in these repetitive games is beyond me. I heard my Uncle telling Babes he has been trying to get past some helicopter in "Quantum of Solace" for months (probably a man type exaggeration but still) Absolutely mental that's what it is.

Now I have beaten the computer and will happily retire the victor and never play one of these infuriating games ever again., and If I do start to blog about one please remind me of this post!

P.S. postcrossing card sent to Washington, USA has been received , got a new address for Oregon in the States, also got a message to say my first card is on its way.

Postcrossing & History Lessons

Kings College Aberdeen

Am loving this Postcrossing. You're allowed to have up to 5 cards travelling at any one time (more if you've been at it for ages) so because 3 of my originals had arrived at their destinations I was allowed 3 more recipients. The new ones were in Vienna, Lithuania and another one for the Netherlands but this time it was a place called Hellevoetsluis (last time it was Rotterdam).

Some people put a preference for the type of picture postcard they want. I don't care but I guess if you've been collecting for a long time you might want different types. Anyway this time I chose postcards according to their requests.

I sent one of "Kings College" in Aberdeen, and thought since the person likes historical buildings they might want to know a bit about it. Had a great time researching "Kings College". They've had 5 Nobel prize winners!, and it's the third oldest university in Scotland. I never knew that and I've lived here nearly all my life!

Another person wanted bridges so I sent a card of the "Glenfinnan Viaduct" (the Harry Potter Bridge as it's also known) researching it I found out that it is over 1000ft long and 100ft high at it's highest points, has 21 arches and that it was the first bridge made entirely of concrete in the world. Not only that but the area where it's built was where Bonnie Prince Charlie took up the standard with the Jacobite's to fight the Clans.

I'm going to get a real education doing this, and it's great because I can discuss it with the kids too. Even researching the humble Scottish Thistle was another history lesson. I already knew it's role in helping Scottish Clans defeat invading Norsemen, but didn't know it was first used as a royal symbol of Scotland on silver coins issued by James III in 1470.

Hope you've enjoyed your little delve into Scottish History . I always enjoyed History but wasn't able to take it at school because it clashed with other subjects on the timetable. GRRR

Postcrossing

Very excited 3 of my 5 initial postcards sent via "Postcrossing" have arrived at their destinations. The Netherlands, Germany and Spain cards have arrived, the ones sent to USA and Taiwan have not been registered as received yet but it can take up to 15 days (so the website says).

That makes me eligible to receive 3 postcards back. Can't wait to see where they're from. Who would have believed I could get such a high from such a simple thing. (OK I know I'm being nerdy but I don't care)


Big thanks go to APOW who posted about this in the first place, and didn't mind when I copied her.