I’ve been writing a lot about old postcards and trying to find cards related to the fibre arts.  Collecting stamps is a related activity to collecting postcards.  In my childhood, collecting stamps was one of my hobbies – a hobby that in time went on the back burner.  In due course I went away to college, entered the working world, went back to college etc.  As the years passed I scarcely thought about my former passion for stamp collecting.  When the family home was sold I was far away and unable to attend the final clearance of the memorabilia stored away there.  However, there were 2 items of memorabilia that I decided I really cared about – a scrapbook – mainly  of newspaper clippings, and my big red stamp album.  I was assured that one of my sisters had rescued these items and that they were stored in her…

Katerina is keenly interested in the little birds hopping about on our deck.  Her tail is swishing

 Ready to pounce

 Steller’s Jay

  The cat has given up for today

    This little bird (sparrow) is so beautiful.  I just love the markings.  I’m sorry that the cat has succeeded again.  Mice o.k. – little birds no.