tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14320494955735387542024-03-14T01:31:40.057+10:00nesscrouchNess Crouchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06717322582048493560noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432049495573538754.post-61771869642361537632018-02-07T20:04:00.001+10:002018-02-07T20:04:13.259+10:00Day 6 & 7 Month of LettersIt's been a busy few days but I'm glad to be squeezing in some letter writing! So many to reply to at the moment. So where to? My letters have gone to the USA, South Africa and Germany. More letters to come... and probably more postcards too.<br />
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<br />Ness Crouchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06717322582048493560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432049495573538754.post-61302060029686505912018-02-06T18:23:00.002+10:002018-02-06T18:23:29.254+10:00Day 4 & 5 Month of Letters. Well though I may not be able to post every day at least I can post photos. So some more Postcrossing cards and a quick postcard to a penpal.<br />
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<br />Ness Crouchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06717322582048493560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432049495573538754.post-16683061623771673712018-02-03T16:43:00.001+10:002018-02-03T16:43:38.710+10:00Day 3 of 28 Month of LettersToday I hand wrote a letter to a penpal in Austria. I'm glad I had the time to hand write, but I have a lot to reply to so there might be a few typed letters to come. I think the mail art I've tried looks ok, I'm just not much of an artist.<br />
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Ness Crouchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06717322582048493560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432049495573538754.post-79752113005180562312018-02-03T06:08:00.001+10:002018-02-03T06:08:23.341+10:00Day 2 of 28 Letters MonthDay 2 went out yesterday morning ๐๐More postcards for Postcrossing this time 3 maxicards and one of my own. I really like maxicards because they are economical and they are are usually really lovely and interesting.<br />
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<br />Ness Crouchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06717322582048493560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432049495573538754.post-58740479499412908352018-02-01T21:08:00.000+10:002018-02-01T21:08:44.041+10:00Month of Letters - February 2018So I've come across <a href="http://lettermo.com/" target="_blank">Letter Mo</a>. This is a little challenge where you are asked to send at least one piece of mail every day in February. Since I tend to write most days anyway I thought why not give it a go. I'll do my best to share some of the mail I'm sending throughout the month.<br />
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<br />Ness Crouchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06717322582048493560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432049495573538754.post-29382118004632646302018-01-02T06:02:00.000+10:002018-01-02T06:02:31.058+10:002018: A year of ...<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I always find it amusing that people call each new year a year of... something. I have no real aim for this year, other than living a good life and enjoying the love and laughter from friends and family. How can I guess what the year will bring?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well my best guess is that the following will happen:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>1. Making a house a home</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Having bought a house last year Jonti and I will be making it our home. We want to clean up and enhance the gardens, fix the weeds in the lawn and maybe add a few features.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>2. Letters and postcards</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>With no doubt I'll keep myself busy with letters and postcards. I aim to hand write more letters and send more postcards :) why not make ore people happy :) </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>3. Enjoy my friends</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>I intend on spending more time with my friends. Live, Laugh, Love. I really want to get to Sydney more to see my best friends and my godchildren :)</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>4. Take more photos</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>One of the best things I did in 2017 was start taking more interesting photos. I'll continue to learn how to take astrophotos and I want to work on some macro photography too. :)</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>5. Take the puppies on more adventures</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>With Maia and Zeus getting so big now I'd like to take them for more walks and to more interesting places :)</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>6. See more of our beautiful world</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Though I have no plans, I'd like to see more parts of Australia and the world that I've not yet seen. When work takes me places I intend to have a walk around where I am and see it :) I'd like to start planning another holiday overseas but who knows where :)</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What about you? What will you do this year? </span>Ness Crouchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06717322582048493560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432049495573538754.post-64038955747827869942016-08-26T18:12:00.000+10:002016-08-26T18:12:03.806+10:00Postcards and Letters<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I have been writing letters since I was 12 years old... so over 20 years now. Sometimes people ask me why I spend so much time, and money, actually spending the time to write and send letters. My answer is usually, well why not? I do cheat a little these days. I type much faster than I write so sometimes I type my letters, when I have more time I hand write (I sometimes feel sorry for my penpals that have to read my handwriting, it's never been that neat). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Currently, I write to 50 people in places like: Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Sri Lanka, Bahrain, South Africa, Germany, England, France, Austria, Slovakia, Spain, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Estonia, Switzerland, Italy, Greece, Poland, Canada, Brazil and the United States. So what has all of this brought me? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Even as postage costs in Australia continue to rise I have made sure I still make the effort and take the time to write and send my letters. More recently, with International Stamp prices rising almost yearly I've had to budget more effectively and occasionally have a letter or two waiting to send until I have extra money to buy stamps. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The biggest bonus of all this writing is all of the friends I now have all over to world. Some I have been writing to since I was 12 others I have picked up along the way. Some may find it hard to believe that you can establish strong friendships with people through letters but I can certainly testify to the fact you can. Over my 20+ years of penpalling I have met many of my friends face to face (some several times!) and on meeting them in person it was no different as if we had met 10 years ago. True friendship has no bounds and I have many beautiful friends dotted over the world. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">A WHOLE WORLD TO EXPLORE</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">As well as bring new friends letter writing has allowed me to learn more about the world I live in. I've learned about cultural events, festivals, religions, food, music and languages. I have also been lucky enough to travel. I plan my holidays and destinations around meeting or revisiting my penpals. It means that I've been able to visit some small, often not found towns and villages in many countries. This has meant when I've travelled I have seen places you would expect and it has also meant I have seen places my penpals have told me about. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">HOW DID I GET STARTED?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Originally, I used the International Youth Service (closed in 2008) to gather penpals, then I started sharing </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friendship_book" style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;" target="_blank">Friendship Books</a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> (FBs) and I also tried </span><a href="http://www.ipfworld.com/background.html" style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;" target="_blank">International Pen Friends</a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">, as well as a few pals who passed on addresses of people they knew looking for pals. These days there are also groups on Facebook that you can join but be cautious I've had friends tell me that some aren't legitimate, so when joining Facebook groups, observe and check posts before posting information about yourself and never post your address on a public post. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;">WHY DO I KEEP DOING IT?</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Well, why not? I have wonderful friends, I have an excuse to relax and do something fun. I get to see some amazing places through the eyes of others. I see interesting stamps on envelopes, I get something other than bills in the mail and most of all it makes me happy! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A spin off of my letter writings has been the growth of my postcards collection. Initially, it was only cards that friends sent me from their hometowns or from my travels when I bought cards to send my penpals, now it is more than that. In 2006 I joined <a href="http://www.postcrossing.com/" target="_blank">Postcrossing.</a> This project is fantastic and to date I have sent 3592 postcards to people around the world. Globally more than 36 million postcards (38 896 332 at the time of writing) have been received by Postcrossing users around the world. This is just a wonderful way of sharing a smile with others around the world. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Buck the trend of emailing, sending ecards or digital cards send something real and make someone's day :) I know I do!</span>Ness Crouchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06717322582048493560noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432049495573538754.post-24885975543443581342016-07-27T14:18:00.001+10:002016-07-27T14:18:27.449+10:00Getting back into it!<span style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Ok so it has been a long time since I blogged... so long that it seems my previous account has disappeared or I've completely forgotten what I signed up with. So I'm starting again. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I guess I have a few goals with this blog. Mainly to track my travels and adventures but also to share my love of letter writing and postcard sending with the world, not that I'm expecting many to read this but maybe someone will find this interesting :) </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So some goals...</span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1. Share my travels and adventures.</span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2. Share my love of letter writing.</span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">3. Inspire others!</span>Ness Crouchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06717322582048493560noreply@blogger.com1