I've been meaning to share some of the postcards with you that I have received from friends or via Postcrossing. There are loads of Dutch Postcrossers and I have several friends in The Netherlands with whom I swap cards or letters with. I've picked a small sampling to post, but I have quite a few others that I have pinned to my bulletin board or propped on shelves or stored in bins. I still love getting mail--little works of art and fun missives on the back. I have quite a collection--it's always nice to find one in my mailbox--it's a way of traveling somewhere beautiful and exotic from the comfort of my own home.
This is from a Dutch Postcrosser and she tells me it shows in traditional old fashions.
This is one of the very first Postcrossing cards I ever received and it came from The Netherlands. I have no idea who the artist is, but it looks like one of those papercuts--a silhouette. I think it is very striking and I have kept it on display in my room ever since it showed up in my mailbox.
I love this image, too. The artist is actually American, George Hitchcock, but he spent a lot of time in The Netherlands. This is called "In Windmill Land".
An obligatory card of the King and Queen, Willem-Alexander and Maxima his wife. They have three daughters.
Another favorite card. This painting is by Frans Hals, "The Banquet of the Officersof the St. George Militia Company in 1627". I love the cheeky fellow in the middle looking out at us. I keep this propped by my bed.
This is Amsterdam--one of the famous canals. I would love to live in a city with such proximity to water. How cool would it be to live on a barge? Someday I would love to visit Amsterdam.
And another canal but this time in the city of Utrecht. It is the Oudegracht (Old Canal). Maybe I'll find something colorful and picturesque in my mailbox this weekend!