Birthday in the Round

Jacqueline sent me this delightful CD collage of Philadelphia Athletics for my birthday.

All Pro's

A baseball lineup from Jacqueline.

for mira

This postcard is for a Finnish postcrosser named Mira, a 19-year-old DIY'er and art student who lives in a village by the sea and loves spending time in her atelier. I made the card using a pamphlet from Journeys East, paper doilies, and acrylics. Hope Mira sends a card here!

pa baseball

A couple of old Polaroid images went into this homage to two of my favorite ballparks, Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia and PNC Park in Pittsburgh. For different reasons, they are two of the absolute best of the new ballparks.

nail polish nightmare

A Brazilian postcrosser said she was unable to live without ice cream or nail polish. I was going to send her a card I had made last summer, then started doodling on it with nail polish. It turned into a bit of a nightmare. Well, she also said she welcomed weird cards, so here goes. I somehow doubt that it will make it through the mails.

from the archives

A German postcrosser asked for postcards that reflected a "hobby". I've sent him this card I made last year, all about one of my big passions: baseball.

mother's day

May 10 is Mother's Day in Mexico so here goes this card I made for my mother for tomorrow. She'll be celebrating at the ballpark. This Polaroid is of the old Red Barons' park in Moosic. She'll be at the new IronPigs' park in the Lehigh Valley.

moomin greetings

This wonderful cutout card arrived on a gloomy, rainy afternoon when we are on a flood watch. Many thanks to Finnish postcrosser Pirjo, who wrote, "This Moomi says lot of luck to the birthday hero." Not that she knew it, but my birthday is later this month.

rivalry series #2

Another headline, this time from the NY Times, makes an ironic comment on the Yanks-Red Sox rivalry. Any game between the two is also sure to go long into the night. I sent this card to a friend in Obama, on the coast of the Sea of Japan, who is a big Matsui fan.

kitchen shelves

The Dutch postcrosser (below) freaked out over the skunk cabbage card. She couldn't figure out if it was a skunk or a rotting animal. Sigh. I hope my friend Louisa takes this altered image of her kitchen shelves in stride.

philadelphia twist

Guess who that woman is. Yes, Mrs. October comes out of left field with this second collaged postcard, which plays on images of Philadelphia. What a treat!

old blue eyes

Mrpotani says that A's fans used to call this nameless (to me) player "old blue eyes" for his big baby blues. Blue skies, green grass: play ball.

I Love Baseball

I made this card for Anu V. of Finland. It's made of an old Phillies baseball card, paint, google eyes and dymo.

no love for jeter

Mrpotani, not a Jeter fan, gives the captain the boot in this amusing collaged postcard.

koinobori

Cinco de mayo is not the only holiday today. In Japan it's Children's Day (kodomono hi), the traditional boys' day, when cloth carp were flown to show that a boy had been born into the household. Tokyo friend Motoko T. sent the greetings.

lappi

Finnish postcrosser Tuija sent this wonderful shot of the aurora borealis in Lapland, with a cool hologram stamp affixed.

rivalry series #1

The San Francisco Giants are in town and it prompted me to think about their big rivalry, with the Dodgers. When the two teams were in New York, the Giants were the powerhouse. That changed when they both moved west. The SF Giants are still looking for a World Series win. The LA Dodgers have a handful.

skunk cabbage

A Dutch postcrosser said that she welcomed favorite photographs. I wonder if she will like this altered Polaroid of the skunk cabbage in the swamp across the road. Sprouting skunk cabbage is a sure sign of spring.

may day

May Day wishes for my friend Kei, made from recycled cardboard, acrylics, and used stamps.

everyday

Sandy S. called this card "Everyday's a holiday". I half-wish she had saved it as a cooling treat for the dog days of summer.