Friday 28 September 2012

Inge Löök’s Aunties



Card no 211  20th Sept 2012

Inge Löök was born in Helsinki in 1951. She is both a gardener and an illustrator. Today she lives in Pernaja, Finland.  Her illustrations are mainly inspirations from her own surroundings or life, most especially from nature.  But it is for 'The Aunties' that she is best known.  To date, there are 36 different images of 'The Aunties', a series of cards of old ladies. I think they are brilliant and after seeing one on a postcrossing blog I added them to my list of cards I would like to receive on my profile.  No sooner had I done so than Soile from Helsinki sent me one.

My Profile - Cards I like






 This is my profile from Postcrossing.com   

It is designed to help people to know what sort of cards to send me.
 
About John...

My favourite cards are map cards and ones with letterboxes on but I will be quite happy with whatever postcard you send, especially if it relates to where you live.

So here is a list of ideas for you…
- letterboxes (pillar boxes)
- State maps of the USA (I also like US State flowers, insects, etc.)
- a map of your country, your region, your town - any type of map
- cards with the name of your state / town/ area across the front and a picture or pictures of the place
- something showing books (especially old ones, unusual bindings, people reading, etc)
- writing materials (like old inkwells, pens, etc)
I also like Inge Löök cards from Finland; dragonflies; moths; reptiles; and birds.
I like unusual stamps and especially ones with wildlife or flowers on them. (I don't collect stamps I just like to see them on the cards.) 

I'm a retired local government officer with serious (but hopefully not terminal) health issues. I originally trained as a librarian but after a few years in libraries I moved to the Housing Department and then the Chief Executive's Department where I was responsible for anything no one else wanted! Despite all that I still tend to think of myself as a librarian.

I have three living children - One boy (aged 24 and living at home) and two daughters by a previous marriage (in their thirties and living with their husbands in Sheffield and Exeter respectively). My son-in-law in Exeter and my brother (who spends half the year in the Outer Hebrides and half in New Zealand) also rank among my very best friends. My present wife (of 25 years and another of my best friends) and I also had another boy who died in infancy and will always be missed. 

My main interests nowadays are blogging, reading, photography, natural history, family and supporting my partner in her counselling business (mainly by acting as a 'sounding board' for ideas).

Since taking up blogging my circle of friends has become truly international and I love the opportunity that blogging and postcrossing give for spreading kindness and love around the world. Sorry if that sounds soppy but it's how I feel about it.

Countries I have received cards from


This page is updated each time I receive a card from a new country.
So far I have received cards from 42 countries.

Australia
Australia
Austria
Austria
Belarus
Belarus
Belgium
Belgium
Brazil
Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada
Canada
China
China
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
Estonia
Finland
Finland
France
France
Germany
Germany
Great Britain
Great Britain
Hong Kong
Ireland
Ireland
Italy
Italy
Japan
Japan
Latvia
Latvia
Lithuania
Lithuania
Malaysia
Malaysia
The Maldives
The Maldives

Morocco
The Netherlands
The Netherlands
New Zealand
New Zealand
Norway
Poland
Poland
Portugal
Portugal

Romania
Russia
Russia
Saint-Pierre et Miquelon
Singapore
Singapore
South Africa
South Africa
Spain
Spain
Sweden
Sweden
Switzerland
Switzerland
Taiwan
Taiwan

Turkey
Ukraine
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
United States of America
Unted States of America


Australia
Austria
Belarus
Belgium
Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada
China
Czech Republic
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Great Britain
Hong Kong
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Latvia
Lithuania
Malaysia
The Maldives
Morocco
The Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
The Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Singapore
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Turkey
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United States of America

Forty two countries as at 20th April 2013 (Thirty seven countries as at 31st December 2012).
(Note – this is different to countries of which I have received views. I have, for example, received a cards of Denmark from a German who works there, Greece and South Korea from people who had been on holiday there but had returned home.  Mind you, I’m very tempted to count them..…)