Franz Reichelt vintage postcard
Franz 'the flying tailor' Reichelt invented this flashy parachute coat in 1912. The fearless and foolhardy Austrian couturier decided to flaunt his invention by jumping off the first deck of the Eiffel Tower. The fatal 60 meter fall lasted 5 seconds and made quite a crater at the bottom of the tower.... There's even a video .
Warning: Eeeeeeeeeeeek!
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Eiffel Tower Free Fall
You Sunk My Battleship!
battleship vintage postcard
My 9 year old son always beats me at the game Battleship. ALWAYS. He's quite smug and cheeky about it too. Can you ground a kid for not letting you ever win? I've pulled out the big guns and found a strategy site for the game (pathetic, eh?) My kid's going down:) Arrrg!
French Lesson: The game Battleship is called Touché- Coulé which literally means Hit - Sink!Enjoy this quirky post? Get future vintage postcard updates sent to you for free! Join by email or RSS.
Not a Boaring Day!
wild boar vintage postcard
Francois and I saw a sanglier (wild boar) while hiking yesterday! We backed away as silently as possible with dropped jaws and pounding hearts. The tuskless females are just as dangerous as males. The bristle haired sows will charge with their mouths open and actually bite you! Danger danger Will Robinson!Enjoy this quirky post? Get future vintage postcard updates sent to you for free! Join by email or RSS.
Paris is Hopping! - Camera Critters
rabbit vintage postcards
Paris is truly hopping! I found this ginormous cotton candy pink rabbit statue in front of the famous department store Printemps. The display windows are also gussied up with a smaller version of these cotton tailed cuties. I almost expected to find a few Easter eggs:)
Editor: Isn't this a vintage postcard blog? Cough up a card kid!
Marie: Da-shiong bao-jah-shr duh la-doo-tze!
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Happy Birthday Imajica! - Postcard Friendship Friday #22
birthday vintage postcard
Hip hip hooray! It's another PFF red - letter day! Rush on over to wish our wonderful postcard nutso gal Imajica Happy Birthday or perhaps .....
- Breton - Deiz-ha-bloaz laouen deoc'h!
- Farsi - Tavalodet Mobarak!
- Latin - Fortuna dies natalis!
- Mongolian - Torson odriin mend hurgee!
- Klingon - Quchjaj qoSlIj!
- Yiddish - A Freilekhn Gebortstog!
When is your birthday? I'd just love to mark the date on my calender! Doooo tell:)
PS. Maria Berg from Sweden tried to share Swedish mail trucks with us last week but the link was being naughty. I'm popping it in the Mr. Linky again so be sure to check it out!
Welcome to this weeks Postcard Friendship Friday! If you're visiting and would like to join in the fun we would be thrilled;) It's easy! All you need to do is:
1. Have a blast with this mail theme! Examples include: any type of postcard, a photo of a mailbox, mailman, a stamp image, postcard altered art, or simply a photo of something that you find 'Postcard Perfect' etc etc etc!
2. Link in with Mr.Linky at the bottom of this post
3. Visit as many of the other participants as possible and leave comments! That’s what a blog party is all about!
4. Link back to the party from your post so that your readers can come and see what everyone else is talking about today! Please grab the badge if you'd like to add a bit of PFF colour to your post:)
Les Parapluies de Cherbourg
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I'm in Cherbourg until Thursday and will be back in the blogging saddle then:) This gorgeous coastal town in Normandy is where one of my favorite films takes place. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg is a sad yet bewitching musical. This Netflix must is both visually and aurally delightful! Be sure to put it on your list:)Enjoy this quirky post? Get future vintage postcard updates sent to you for free! Join by email or RSS.
Strawberry Tea -aholic!
tea vintage postcard 
Hellllp! I have a strawberry tea addiction! I brew and slurp down pots of it on a daily basis. Thank goodness that the tea is always in season. It's especially scrumptious iced :) Would you like a glass?
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Pansy O'Hara
Margret Mitchell had originally named Gone With the Wind's heroine Pansy! Her editor pleaded with her to change the name to Scarlett. The Southern belle spitfire certainly was no Pansy! Ms. O'Hara was a survivor through and through:)
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It's Sheila's Birthday Today!! - Postcard Friendship Friday # 21
Happy Birthday Sheila! Are you planning on giving your teddy bear a bath too? This little girl looks a touch grumpy ... she needs to be stuffed with more frosting-laden cake! Have a blast of a birthday! I hope that you'll be PAMPERING yourself on this special day:)
Welcome to this weeks Postcard Friendship Friday! If you're visiting and would like to join in the fun we would be thrilled;) It's easy! All you need to do is:
1. Have a blast with this mail theme! Examples include: any type of postcard, a photo of a mailbox, mailman, a stamp image, postcard altered art, or simply a photo of something that you find 'Postcard Perfect' etc etc etc!
2. Link in with Mr.Linky at the bottom of this post
3. Visit as many of the other participants as possible and leave comments! That’s what a blog party is all about!
4. Link back to the party from your post so that your readers can come and see what everyone else is talking about today! Please grab the badge if you'd like to add a bit of PFF colour to your post:)Enjoy this quirky post? Get future vintage postcard updates sent to you for free! Join by email or RSS.
Hamburger Heaven
hamburger vintage postcard
I found a hamburger phone in our local junk/antique shop! This sesame seeded cuteness now adorns a plate resting on the kitchen counter. My boys rushed to find plastic french fries from their toy box and added to the kitschy fat-free decor! This was the most fun $5 dollars I've spent in ages:)
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Colossal Dogs and Vino
dog vintage postcard
This bright as a button bambino has everything that I little girl could want! Man's best friend in XXXXXL is at her side, wine, and an extremely heavy horse shoe are all present. ODD! Don't trip little Chloé:)
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Babylonian Envelopes
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If you were living in Ancient Babylon (six thousand years ago) you might bake a letter along with your daily bread. 
Messages were written on clay tablets, which were then baked to harden them. The tablets were then covered with more clay and popped in the oven a second time.
The inner tablet could only be read by breaking open the outer layer of clay. The 'secret' message was thus secure. A hammer is my kind of letter opener!Enjoy this quirky post? Get future vintage postcard updates sent to you for free! Join by email or RSS.
Swearing Like a Chinese Sailor
outhouse vintage postcard
The boys have had the worst POTTY mouths lately! Where did my angel sons go? The more I reprimanded the worse it got...until.... I ran across a 'Learn to Swear in Chinese' CD! I sat the little sailors down and brainwashed them with Chinese expletives. It worked! The house rule is that they are only allowed to no-no in Chinese. (I probably should have picked a more obscure language) Da-shiong bao-jah-shr duh la-doo-tze!Enjoy this quirky post? Get future vintage postcard updates sent to you for free! Join by email or RSS.
Dubble Bubble Trubble !
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Johnny came home out of sorts yesterday! He was jabbed and teased after school about his bubble gum blowing skills!?! This called for isoprene-isobutylene action (that's the main rubber ingredient in most gums:) We bought 5 packs and started the chewing fest! We smacked, laughed, and bubbled for hours until he got it down pact:) These are serious 6 year old skills people!Enjoy this quirky post? Get future vintage postcard updates sent to you for free! Join by email or RSS.
Postcard Friendship Friday #19 - Olé!
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Look at the Spanish post box Con sent me! He snapped it while on vacation. He blogs over at Suil Eile (that's Gaelic for another eye or view) and lives in Dublin! Don't you think that this letter box has old world charm with a generous dash of razzatazz? Be sure to visit him too:) Happy PFF!
Welcome to this weeks Postcard Friendship Friday! If you're visiting and would like to join in the fun we would be thrilled;) It's easy! All you need to do is:
1. Have a blast with this mail theme! Examples include: any type of postcard, a photo of a mailbox, mailman, a stamp image, postcard altered art, or simply a photo of something that you find 'Postcard Perfect' etc etc etc!
2. Link in with Mr.Linky at the bottom of this post
3. Visit as many of the other participants as possible and leave comments! That’s what a blog party is all about!
4. Link back to the party from your post so that your readers can come and see what everyone else is talking about today! Please grab the badge if you'd like to add a bit of PFF colour to your post:)
Y'a Bon Banania!
banana vintage postcards
Banania is an iconic powdered chocolate drink that helped sustain the French troops during World War I. Soldiers happily sported chocolate milk mustaches;) This jolly Senegalese soldier makes me want to drink a glass lickey split!
Are you hungry for more history? Yes! I made a Banania video last night that will hit the spot then:)
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ABC Wednesday - 'U' for Umbrella
umbrella vintage postcard
I've always liked the French expression: Il pleut des cordes (It's raining rope). When it is really pouring, it does almost seem like the raindrops are joined together into long, twisty ropes stretching from sky to ground!
hehehe....... I like it when it rains men too! Hallelujah!Enjoy this quirky post? Get future vintage postcard updates sent to you for free! Join by email or RSS.
Gargling Gargoyles of Notre Dame de Paris
notre dame vintage postcard
My legs are still sore from scaling the 387 steep stone spiral steps (love those s words) that lead up to Notre Dame de Paris' bell tower! I got to stick my tongue out at the city below along with the gargoyles and chimeras:) My jaw dropped when Francois (who was born and raised in the city of lights) told me that he had never been to the top! I dragged his French derrière to this 'touristy' spot and he ended up LOVING it! Duhhhh.... Parisians are officialy bonkers!
Here is a Notre Dame coloring page for your kids or grandkids:) Johnny loved it and I've printed it out 6 times already!Enjoy this quirky post? Get future vintage postcard updates sent to you for free! Join by email or RSS.
You've Got Mail!
mailman vintage postcard
This little factrice (mail carrier) was in Paris over the weekend and will be playing catch up today:)Enjoy this quirky post? Get future vintage postcard updates sent to you for free! Join by email or RSS.
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