I am very happy to feature Part Seven in this series, and to let you know that I have enough for a Part Eight too! I want to thank everyone who has taken the trouble to post these to me, and let everyone else know that it’s never too late to send me one. 🙂
American blogger John Rieber sent me this classic tourist postcard from where he lives. Hollywood!
Pit from Texas sent me one of an angry rattlesnake. The card gives instructions on how to cook and eat the snake. Sadly, the US Postal Service obliterated this, with one of their ubiquitous stickers!
British blogger Janet went on holiday to the historic coastal town of Whitby. She sent me this classic tourist image of one of the town’s features.
Wilma had previously sent me a card from her home town of Chicago. When she went on a trip to Barcelona, she very kindly sent me another one.
It was nice of my good friend George Clooney to send me a card from Hollywood too. He is an actor of course, not a blogger. But it was still appreciated.
(Not a fake, honest!)
Next part coming soon, including something ‘Extra’!
Now how will you know how to cook a snake???
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I bet ‘Cooking a rattler’ is on You Tube, Abi. 🙂
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Sorry about our stupid USPS, Pete, but should you insist, I can send you the recipe. Don’t expect me to, though, send you the “main ingredient”, too! 😀
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Thanks, Pit. It would be a shame to have the recipe without a snake to cook. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Hm, now you’re putting me in a quandary. 😉
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No problem, Pit. I don’t want you to get arrested for sending a snake through the post. 🙂
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Well, actually I’m more afraid of catching a rattler. 😀 It might turn out that after any attempt by me it’s only a corpse that can be arrested. 😀
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I love these, Pete. Another great collection of post cards. And George? Seriously? 😀
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John forgot to sign both cards. So I thought, ‘Why not?’ 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Haha!
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Great cards! Thank you for showing, Pete!
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I hope they keep arriving, Michael. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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What a shame the US postal service has yet again ruined a nice postcard! How strange! Did you ever get to the bottom of why they do this?
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No idea, MBB. Sometimes, the sticker is carefully placed, so as not to cover anything. In the cases where it ‘deliberately’ obscures the card or writing, I have to suspect that this is done maliciously. Perhaps a US Postal Official will see my posts, and explain it to me? 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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(1) Hitchcock went for 39 steps. Whitby opted for 199. Something wrong with 40 and 200? I mean it would be one small step for a man, one giant leap for round numbers!
(2) I’ve been to Hollywood a few times. I never could locate the tinsel.
(3) I could rattle on for hours about babies and snakes.
(4) I spent a day in Barcelona back in 1992, just before the Olympics, waiting for Vicky and Cristina to show up. They didn’t.
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Ah, film references are always welcome puns, David. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Scottish author John Bucan thought of the 39 steps as the title for the original novel. He was convalescing at the seaside, Broadstairs, Isle of Thanet, Kent and apparently his little daughter counted the wooden steps down to the beach. Anyway, a cracking story that has inspired several films and a television series, but my favourite is the hilarious play with 4 actors playing 139 roles!
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Thanks, Janet. My favourite is the version with Robert Donat and Madeline Carroll.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Who knew your request would garner such a response! I’m happy for you. You must feel quite loved. x
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Thanks, Cindy. I am exceptionally pleased with the way people have taken to this, of course.
More published today! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete. x
(The chapter of your book set in Berlin with Hero/Lang etc. OUTSTANDING!)
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AAAAhhhh! I was wondering if you liked it!!! I know it’s a time period that is special for you. Let’s hope you like Kay and how the plot unfolds. 🙂
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I like it all so far, very much. (Almost halfway through) I just had to comment on that first Berlin chapter, as it was one of the best things I had read in decades. I felt as if I was there, with the characters. Exceptional. xx
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Holy shit! I decades? Jeez. Ta, mate! Xx
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John and George clearly learned from the same penmanship teacher. Very tidy writing!
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Just a little ‘collusion’, Elizabeth. My lips are sealed of course!.
(Shame the second pen had lighter ink!)
Best wishes, Pete.
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As Pete pointed out in a separate note to me, he had to assume the first Hollywood card was from me, since I didn’t sign it! HA!
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Cool. Some times the USPS stickers will peel without damage. But then, how likely are you to need to cook a rattlesnake? 🙂 Warmest regards, Theo
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No rattlesnakes over here, Theo. But I would happily eat one, if there were. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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I’m so glad this is still going strong Pete!
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Last one tomorrow, Kim. Fingers crossed for more! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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It is so great that so many bloggers have joined in with this, Pete. I am enjoying the postcards.
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I’m so pleased with the response, Robbie. And I get to keep all the cards too. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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I like the snake a lot.
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And if they hadn’t covered up the directions, we would know how to cook it. 🙂
Thanks, Maranda.
Best wishes, Pete.
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thanks for the feature, Pete! great collection you have ! 🙂 🙂
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Thanks, Wilma. More tomorrow! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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How lovely to deal snapshots from around the globe, Pete.
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That was supposed to say ‘to see snapshots’…old age or autocorrect or not reading before I hit send. Guilty as charged.
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Thanks, Maggie. Your NC cards feature tomorrow. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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That is sweet, Pete.
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Oh, excellent – If I think about it, you might possibly get one from Seville….
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That would be nice. Flamenco perhaps? 🙂
Thanks, Sue.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Who knows?
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Pity about losing the snake recipe! It would have been lovely to make should Ollie have caught one 🤣
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Thanks, Marina. I could have tried it on a plump Adder! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Great cards, I want to send one too, with a great Indian surrounding, I am sure the hungry Indian foodie would love it, wouldn’t you? I will try one in the new year. Going to ask my parents. 😁✌
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I would of course love to receive your card from India, Suzan. It will be my first from that country, and will feature on a blog post. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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I will try my best best best to send you one as soon as I lay my hand on one. Postcards have vanished from India. I have to find them first.😁
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Another great set of cards. I read Janet’s blog post about her trip to Whitby and it made me want to visit the town. Less sure now that it’s a murder scene!
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I have been to Whitby. It’s full of history, but can be very crowded in high season. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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You’re getting quite a stockpile of postcards, eh?
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It’s a great response GP. More tomorrow!
Best wishes, Pete.
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Now my postcard has safely arrived I shall reveal my short story idea. A woman is found murdered in her home – her family totally perplexed as to who on earth would want to murder someone whose main interests are gardening and writing. The detective picks up a piece of paper left on the dining table and asks the husband ‘Do you know anyone called Pete Johnson in Norfolk?’
‘Never heard of him, don’t know anyone in Norfolk.’
The detective radios back to the station – ‘Get onto Norfolk Police, see if this Pete Johnson is known to them, get someone round to his house… as soon as possible. ..
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I will look forward to reading that, Janet! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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This looks great, I will definitely read it, when will it be out?? I am thrilled. 🙂✌
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SOme cool ones there! Especially like the snake recipe idea!
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Shame they stuck the sticker over that though. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Nice ones Pete 🙂
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I am so pleased with the response to this, Arlene. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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nice postcards! the US Postal Service obliterating the snake recipe sounds funny. Best!
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They often spoil the cards with those stickers, Atul. Not very considerate!
Best wishes, Pete.
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