Merry Christmas

This is the Season for Greetings and Good wishes. Thank you Ella for this pretty card with Museum street, the children near a Christmas tree and The Helsinki Cathedral in the background.

Helsinki Trams

The Helsinki tram network forms part of the Helsinki public transport system organised by Helsinki Regional Transport Authority and operated by Helsinki City Transport in the Finnish capital city of Helsinki. The trams are the main means of transport in the city centre. 54.9 million trips were made in 2009. The Helsinki system is one of the oldest electrified tram networks in the world.

Since 1999, new low-floor trams have been gradually brought into operation, but technical difficulties have slowed this progress. In 2004, Helsinki City Transport bought old eight-axle trams from Germany for relief during this transitional phase.

Thank you very much Ella for this attractive maxicard issued on 26.9.2012. The stamp is the personalized stamp of Helsinki Post Office.

Season's Greetings

Season's Greetings to all, especially to teddy bear lovers.

Camouflaged Volkswagen Beetle

This Grass covered Camouflage Volkswagen Beetle gives a whole new meaning to the term driving green. With VW enthusiasts all around the world, Volkswagens have always been a popular car to modify. This Beetle hasn’t been modified in the normal way it has been turned into a green car. The Beetle has been covered completely in grass and tropical plants. This would be the best camouflage you could get for driving in the forest!

This nice card was sent to me by Jeannette from Holland.

Winter Wonderland

A typical peaceful winter's scene from Santa Claus Land.

Lotus in the Primorye

Thank you Sveta for this pretty card.

Pecan Pie

Elizabeth sent me this nice and tasty recipe on this card. While the card gives you the ingredients, I have the secret of how to go about making this mouth watering dish ;-)) Those who want to know, please contact me by my e-mail.

Incidentaly, Pecan Pie Day is observed in North America on 12^th July.

Now, what is a pecan? The pecan nut is a species of hickory, native to south-central North America, in Mexico from Coahuila south to Jalisco and Veracruz, in the United States from southern Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, and Indiana to Virginia, southwestern Ohio, south through Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee,Kentucky, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Florida, and west into New Mexico.

"Pecan" is from an Algonquian word, meaning a nut requiring a stone to crack.