We didn’t visit this pier but we saw it while driving down the strip.
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It was neat looking out from our hotel room to see the colorful umbrellas lining the beach! This looks like a photo taken early, before noon — because later on, the beach is PACKED with people and umbrellas!
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We didn’t see any lighthouses on our visit, but I’d sure like to do a “lighthouse” vacation along the outer banks some day!
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Another new map card for my collection. By the way, Myrtle Beach is in Horry County, near the middle right edge of the card.
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My sister Maria sent me another batch of NZ postcards … this is a cool, larger map card showing the major cities and sites! (Thanks, Maria!)
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Funny, the only “live” Kiwi I’ve ever seen was in the National Zoo in Washington, DC. It was one of only 17 Kiwis in the United States at the time. I like this card because it tells about rather than just shows a kiwi!
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This is too adorable! 🙂
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My brother-in-law picked me up a pack of Steinlager while I was in New Zealand 🙂 Good stuff!
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This is the first of a series of three map cards that show progressively closer views of an area of NZ my sister recently visited. I love this set of maps!
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This is the third postcard in the series, showing the Canterbury region and Christchurch, where my sister visited recently. I love all the extra detail on this map, and how it shows the area represented in the box at upper right. See Mt. Cook there in the background? It is NZ’s highest peak. I want to visit here! From the back: “Noted for its sheep, grain and mixed farming, Canterbury is bounded by the magnificent Southern Alps in the west and by the Pacific Ocean in the east. Its plains constitute the greatest expanse of flat land in New Zealand. Fewer than 1,000 Maoris inhabited the area when the original European settlers arrived in the early 1840s.”
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And here’s the South Island …. I didn’t get to visit the South Island while in New Zealand, but I hope to do so next time! Look at the mountain range there! The southwestern side of the South Island is also where they’ve had those pretty big earthquakes recently. From the back, “Separated from the more populous North Island by Cook Strait, which is some 23km [about 14.3 miles] across at its narrowest point, the South Island is world-famous for the beauty and grandeur of its scenery.”
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Another lovely view — my sister also sent links to photos she took of this very pretty river. Looks like a lovely spot for a picnic! From the back: “Named after a river in County Ayrshire, Scotland, the Avon River is bordered by trees and flowers and is very popular for punting.” I guess punting is … rugby?
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This is beautiful! From the back: “Situated adjacent to Hagley Park and bordered by the Avon River, the colourful Botanic Gardens nestle amongst English-style lawns and woodlands.”
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I love public sculpture .. and this one is awesome! My sister sent a photo she took of it, so I am doubly glad to have a postcard of this image! From the back: “The Cathedral and the Chalice provide a contrast of the old and the new in the centre of Christchurch’s Cathedral Square.”
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Glorious view is all I can say! From the back: “This Tudoresque stone building, a familiar landmark on the Port Hills, looks out across the Canterbury Plains beyond Christchurch to the distant Southern Alps.”
I needed more information and, happily, Wikipedia was glad to provide it: “The Sign of the Takahe is today a function centre and tea rooms built in the style of an English Manor House. Designed by J.G. Collins, construction was carried out between 1918 and 1948. The Takahe also provides one of the better panoramic views of the city of Christchurch, New Zealand, the Canterbury Plains and the Southern Alps.
Named after the flightless native New Zealand bird, the Takahe, it was initially one of the roadhouses planned by Henry George (Harry) Ell as part of his scheme to preserve the natural state of the Port Hills which overlook Christchurch and Lyttelton harbour.”
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What a beautiful, old church. From the back: “Christchurch Cathedral was built between 1864 and 1904. Its gothic-type architecture contributes to Christchurch’s reputation as New Zealand’s most ‘English’ city.”
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I saved the best for last. This is a stunning view of Christchurch, looking west towards the Southern Alps … at dawn. I cannot believe such a view exists. I must see this in person! I would LOVE to live in a place like this!!!
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Ok, so they’re not postcards … but they could be, simply by writing on the blank backs. They’re the same size as postcards, too, so they fit into my postcard albums. I picked up this pack of five cards at a recent visit to Ikea, one of my favorite places to while away a few hours dreaming and shopping! 🙂
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Picked up this info-rich card at the Reed Gold Mine. Too bad I can’t read it without a magnifying glass! I scanned it at a higher resolution in hopes that you could click to read more details!
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We visited this mine just to the east of Charlotte because my son did a project on it last year and wanted to visit in person. From the back: “Reed Gold Mine State Historic Site in Cabarrus County, NC is the location of the first gold discovery in the United States. Visitors can take underground tours, see exhibits and pan for gold seasonally.” Being claustrophobic, I skipped the tour. And my kids “panned” for gold, given a plate of dirt, finding no more than one teeny, tiny fleck. They still enjoyed it though–enough to go back for “seconds!” Others were finding more gold than they did, so I guess it is possible! 🙂
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Neat old-timey view of life in the old days.
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This entrance to the underground mine was put in by the state when they opened the Reed as a visitor attraction.
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My daughter is very creative. She drew this while on a long car ride. Its title is, simply, “Bored.”
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My professor turned us on to this free, online assessment called Brain Works, the Left Brain Right Brain Test. You can access it at the Mindmedia site.
The test was very accurate in my case. Here’s the result I got:
“Renae, your hemispheric dominance is equally divided between left and right brain, while you show a moderate preference for auditory versus visual learning, signs of a balanced and flexible person.
Your balance gives you the enviable capacity to be verbal and literate while retaining a certain ‘flair’ and individuality. You are logical and compliant but only to a degree. You are organized without being compulsive, goal-directed without being driven, and a ‘thinking’ individual without being excessively so.
The one problem you might have is that your learning might not be as efficient as you would like. At times you will work from the specific to the general, while at others times you’ll work from the general to the specific. Sometimes you will be logical in your approach while at other times random. Since you cannot always control the choice, you may experience frustrations not normally felt by persons with a more defined and directed learning style.
You may also minimally experience conflicts associated with auditory processing. You will be systematic and sequential in your processing of information; you will most often focus on a single dimension of the problem or material, and you will be more reflective, i.e. ‘taking the data in’ as opposed to ‘devouring’ it.
Overall, you should feel confident with your life and yourself. You are, perhaps, a little too critical of yourself–and of others–while maintaining an ‘openness’ which is redeeming. Indecisiveness is a problem and your creativity is not in keeping with your potential. Being a pragmatist, you downplay this aspect of yourself and focus on the more immediate, the more obvious and the more functional.”
Take the free assessment to see how learn best!
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I love the Life is Good product line. Today, I picked up these stickers (about the only LIG product I can afford!) at the Diamond Brand Outdoor center in Fletcher. Everytime I go there I get to thinking about camping and hiking and in other ways exploring these here mountains! 🙂
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How’d you like to open your mailbox and find this from a firm you recently did business with?
My husband Craig, owner of a termite and pest control company serving the Hendersonville and Asheville markets, Blue Ridge Termite and Pest Services, came up with this fantastic idea — to send this card, the artwork for which my daughter created, to all of his new customers.
Before, he just used your standard “thank you” postcard, with a pretty mountain picture on the front. But this–this card will get noticed! People will want to look to see who sent it, and why!
Here’s a view of the back, which really didn’t come out well in the scan:
I told my daughter she could earn money creating postcard art like this 🙂 (And frankly, this is not nearly her best work–she’s a pretty good artist!) If you’d like child-created art for your business, get in touch and we’ll work out a deal 🙂
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