Postcards to the Past
CBMUSED at 12:02 am Category: Postcards to the PastTags: cbmused, memories, postcards, Postcards to the Past
Do you recall the thrills of the past where you would open your mailbox and amongst AIR MAIL / PAR AVION stamped letters you found a colourful postcard sent from someone in far away lands?
During another attempt at cleaning out the garage, I stumbled upon a pile of old postcards, meticulously kept in a small box. As a one-time collector, sorting through them has taken me on a trip back in time, when handwritten snippet of holidays were the norm, when pictures made you dream of travel or the sender simply wanted to say, “thinking of you”.
The collection has inspired me to present a new and regular feature. Postcards to the Past will showcase some of these snapshots in time with a scanned image of the original card. While the content of each postcard will differ, I will be responding to each one, from the present, with an unexpected twist.
The inaugural postcard follows in the next post. It was the one that triggered archived sentiments which inspired this idea.
The Postcards to the Past series is dedicated to our memories, without which we would not feel whole.
“…memories continue to live, becoming part of the present, and the future’s past.”
Cléa in Martini Moments – 13 April 2008
April 25th, 2008 at 12:45 am
What a great idea! I love all of my old postcards! I used to have them hanging in my room once upon a time. Now they are in an envelope in a special box.
April 25th, 2008 at 7:40 am
I love this! What a cool idea!!!
April 25th, 2008 at 9:02 am
I definitely look forward to this. Somehow, it’s that kind of past that means something to us. It’s the reason we treasure them. Maybe out of pure collectors interest. Maybe out of the memory of which they came from. Some pasts should never be forgotten. Just treasured in more ways than one.
April 25th, 2008 at 9:42 am
Sicilian, GBoy, Kami: Thanks!! Let me ask your opinion please, should I present this series consecutively or say, one postcard a week?
Sicilian: Another collector! I always loved travel and that’s the reason I kept them.
Gboy: Great! I look forward to presenting them.
Kami: Maybe it’s all those put together that make it special.
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April 28th, 2008 at 6:14 am
Post it whenever the mood strikes you. I would think that there is a mood to each and every one of these postcards. If not, spacing out one a week sounds fair.
April 28th, 2008 at 1:10 pm
Kamigoroshi: Thanks for the reply. You are correct, they’re all different so I’ll just let the mood drive it.
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