Mailbox Happiness

I hope you all have a Very Happy Mail Monday!

My lovely penpal Mariska sent me a wonderful letter and included a envelope full of mail goodness!  She even included a Forever Friends Christmas card, I love them and they aren't available here in the USA.










Incoming Postcards~

Hong Kong at night, beautiful!
Arrived from China


I love cards that show women or girls reading, this one is special indeed!
Arrived from Ireland


Ireland Postage Stamp


Lancy Cat on the Piano
Arrived from Taiwan



Taiwan Postage Stamps

Hello Morning,
you've come again.
A brand new day
to send mail to a friend!


What a delight to open my mailbox and find such a beautiful letter and envelope from Amit.  Amit, your artwork is beautiful!


Postage Stamps from India.


Penpal letter from Deb, cute envelope and paper.


A little cat & mouse action going on here! Do you know the artist of these cards?  Is there more in the series?  I'd love to get them for Meredith.
Arrived from Russia


Russia Postage Stamps


Kotovasiya Cats-I adore this series of postcards-so cute!
Arrived from Russia

Russia Postage Stamps


Mickey, Donald Duck and Goofy...looks like they are in trouble!
Arrived from Netherlands.


Netherlands Postage Stamps

Good Morning to you,
Good Morning to you!
It's time to send a lot of mail
and brighten someone's mood!


Penpal letter on cute stationery from Mariska in the Netherlands.


Penpal letter on beautiful card from Jackie in the USA.


Guinea Pigs eating cauliflower...wheek! wheek!  This is the cutest postcard to me, maybe because we have 5 guinea pigs!  If you ever see a guinea pig postcard, pretty please contact me.  I will happily trade almost anything to get a few.
Arrived from the Netherlands


Netherlands Postage Stamps


Meredith loves cat postcards so I did a little trade as a surprise for her.

Silly Cat!


Russia Postage Stamps


Cat writing a letter!


Russia Postage Stamps

After being gone and then sick
the inside of my head was very thick.

Thankfully, I'm finding my groove again and two letters are on the way!


I made this envelope from the cover that a calendar came in, just added a few touches here and there. It's off to my friend Mariska in the Netherlands.


I've held on to this envelope for a good while now, it's a personal favorite of mine.  It's pink, happy, has a cupcake (who doesn't love a scrumptious cupcake) and makes me smile every time I look a it.  JarieLyn, I hope you can handle all the pink headed your way.

Oh, don't forget to enter my giveaway, you can't win if you don't enter. ;)

Mail arrival has come again
makes my day, happiness sets in.
Cards and letters are fantastic to me,
they keep me in touch with friends I can't see!


Beautiful card from my penpal in Germany.  She always has the prettiest cards.


This water color pink and blue envelope is on the way to California.  It contains a postcard that was sent to a couple in California but arrived with my mail here in Texas.  I'm sure their friend or family who is visiting the Netherlands wanted them to have it so it's on the way...with a slight delay in flight.


Sapa Vietnam in Spring-Dreamy isn't it.


Vietnam Postage Stamps


Victoria Kirdy Cat Illustration


Russia Postage Stamps


Yummy orange heart


Malta Postage Stamp


Ladybird Book Cover-The Adventures of Wonk
Arrived from France


France Postage Stamps-Beautiful


It's never, ever too early or too late...however you choose to look at it for a Christmas card, never I say! ;) This one had been on it's way since November 2012, arrived in perfect condition after 4 months travel time.


Belarus New Year Postage Stamp

My day is better
when I'm sending letters!

Colds are miserable!  Thankfully, Mer and I didn't get them until we came home from Disney World.  Last weeks activities included being best friends with the tissue box (many tissue boxes), a lot of coughing, my voice sounding like a man, laying on the sofa and sleep!

We did make it to see, Oz the Great and Powerful, loved it!  Do you see many movies?

I wrote three penpal letters, only managed pictures of two this time around.  Better than none, right. ;)





Postcard Arrival at Mailbox Happiness!


Beautiful Grey Cat
Arrived from Russia


Russia Postage Stamps


Fun Cat & Elephant
Arrived from Russia


Russia QR Reader Postage Stamp


Heart & Starfish among the sand and pebbles.
Arrived from Germany

Oh Happy Day!
I hope every little
thing is going your way!


I haven't had a lot of time to write penpal letters this week but I did manage to get another one off to Malaysia.


I'm loving the Lancy Cat series of postcards. This one is Happy Time-Thinking of you and wishing you all of life's best today and always.  Looks like the sweet kitty is all ready for tea and muffins.
Arrived from China.


China Start Here Postage Stamp


Contentment by Valerie Baines.  I'm going to assume this is a female cat because she's so beautiful and posing so gracefully!  My female cat often poses like this!
Arrived from Germany


Germany Postage Stamp


Joyeux Noel-Merry Christmas Postcard!  Love Christmas any day of the year, this is a cute Santa with his very full toy sack!
Arrived from Japan



Japan Postage Stamps including an adorable Christmas Kitty Stamp


Still working on completing my State Capitol Postcard Collection-Columbus Ohio State Capitol!


USA Postage Stamps-Bobcat & Benjamin O. Davis, Sr.