Sign up here for our first 2010 postcard exchange! This will be an in Envelope exchange defined as:
I'll leave it open to sign up till February 20th. Thats just over 2 weeks. Sign up here and private message your address to me.

Count me in. My address is on the way to you.
Judy

I will be #3

I will #4

FIVE

Count me in as #SIX

I'll be seven (7).

I'll be #8. Count me in

Carol

#9

10

#11

Judy

I'll be 12. You have my address, don't you?

Ellie

Got it Ellie!

Come one...come all...join the first 2010 postcard exchange.

We have #13 - kory63. Welcome Rick!

Just curious, at what number will we cutoff or is there a number? In the past the exchanges have not been allowed to get too high like 20 or so. That is not to say that we have to do it that way because that is the way it has always been done!

I am new at this, but from the few I have been in, I didn't think there was much chance we would actually get to 20. I was hoping a few new people would join in. Is there usually a cutoff?

I looked at past exchanges last night....they had a cutoff of 25 participants plus 2 more people (special people they sent cards to). They also did not always send the same card to everyone...I found that interesting.
I think if we get to 20, then we will see what everyone thinks about a cutoff.

We usually include Bill & Nancy Younger and John Gaskill (son of Bodie Light keeper) in our exchanges we just send cards to them, they do not send cards out.

Thanks Laura, just trying to figure out what card or cards I will use for this exchange.

In my recent past of running these things, we never had too many participants to worry about a cutoff as we did previously. I would not be concerned about it until you felt you were getting close to a number that you felt was not managable.

Also, I always suggested new cards, preferably the same, so it doesn't turn out to be just a way for folks to unload old mixed cards that have made the rounds on several occasions. I think that worked out better because when people commented about a card from somebody, everybody was on the same page as to who sent what. Less chance of disappointment if someone talked about getting card x, people get excited about what is coming, but they ended up getting card y.

Just my 2-cents worth of trying to help out...

Exactly why I was asking, some cards I have more of than others, was trying to get an idea of how many I might need.

I always buy 27 and use the extras in another exchange.

What happens if you don't have exactly the number needed? I think I have 15 or 20 but no more than that of one kind.

Judy

That will probably be enough for this exchange.

I agree.

I used to try to get 2-dozen of one kind. Of late, a dozen and a half seemed to be enough.

I think your 15 or 20 will be fine. If you fall short by one or two, and you need to salt it with a couple/few of another kind to fill it out, I think the PCP (Post Card Police) will let you slide... just this once!

I think what this means is, please come and join in our post card exchange. We will come up with enough cards.

Thanks for the tip. I look forward to the exchange.

Judy

The first 2010 postcard exchange is still open for sign up. We would be glad to have a couple more participants. You have through Saturday the 20th to put your names in the hat. We currently have 13 participants, lets get a couple of more to join in and make it and nice round 15.

Count us in . We always enjoy all the great cards!!

The PULS,s would love to be participants!!!
Rip & Sharon

Friday and Saturday to left to sign up! We have 15...do I hear 20??? We have room for more! I am missing one address and one email, I have sent messages for those. I plan to send the labels out for any corrections on Sunday. Will a month be enough time for everyone to mail their cards?

Sign up is closed. We have a total of 15! I am still waiting on one address, then I will send out the labels, quick check of my typing and then we can go.

Email of addresses has been sent. It will be the second email from me, forgot to attach the first time. Email back...say yea or nay and I will let you know when we are go for mailing.

Last call for corrections! I got one more change last night, still haven't heard from everyone. This evening I will send out final mailing addresses. Obviously if your address is wrong you won't get any postcards.....

Final address labels have gone out. Since there were no objections, lets finish this exchange in one month. As Bill says...sooner is better than later...but no later that one month from today. Please post when you mail your cards, and report as cards are received. Happy lighthousing!

Rec'd 1st postcard from Judy just now!
Pretty neat with nice extra.
thanks,
Bob

Mine went into the mail system this morning.

Don't pay any attition to the postmark, I'm not at home. Visiting the Hubby!

Recieved Judy's card beautiful.
The history in and around lighthouses is part of the fun.
Thank You Judy

I received Judy'a card and info yesterday as well. Thanks you Judy. Now it is off to the garage to see if I can find the box in which the postcards from Nova Scotia are located.

Wish me luck.

Ellie

Glad you all liked it. This is a fun postcard exchange.

Judy

Hey Stephanie,

Got your card yesterday. Thanks for the terrific extras too. Awesome!

Judy

I've gotten Judy's and Stephanie's. Very nice! Almost ready to mail mine.

I received Stephanies card, too. really neat.

Ellie

Rick's postcard arrived today. Lots of good information on a light I was not familiar with. Thanks Rick for all the interesting extras.

Judy

Arrived back home today after a two week visit with the Hubby (who is working in Northwest Louisiana) to find 2 cards waiting in my box for me. Thanks Judy N. and Rick! Both are great cards (that I did not have).

Judy, you did REAL GOOD... I don't know why I didn't pick up any postcards at West Point, but I didn't. So now I have one! Thanks! And glad that you like the extras that I included with my card.

Rick, that's a lighthouse that I've never heard of.... Thanks! Great information.

Hi folks,

So I don't duplicate myself, does anyone know what I sent out for the in-envelope exchange in April of 2009? Please let me know soonest. That is the only one that I can't seem to find a record of.

Hey Rick, good thing I am delayed sending out. I might have duplicated what you sent out!

Bill

Have recieved 2 cards, Thank You.
Just returned from posting mine hope you enjoy them.

Have received cards from Stephanie and Rick and Judy. All were cards that I had not received before. I also enjoyed the articles that were included. Mine should be in the mail tomorrow or tuesday.

Just received Nancy's. Love the extras too.

Judy

Rec'd Nancy's card and extra today. Thanks, Nancy. I loved it. My substitute went out yesterday. I sure hope I soon find the cards I had planned to send.

Ellie

Nancy's card and extras came today. I love them! Thank You!

My cards went into the mail today. Hope you enjoy

Thank you, Ellie just recieved yours

Nancy, received yours yesterday and liked the card and coasters. Thanks

Ellie, received your card today. Glen did a good job. I like the pictures because they are personal. I have a number of lighthouse pictures that I could not find postcards of and would like to send out.

Thanks, Ellie for your card. Glad to have something Glen worked on and it was a new lighthouse for my collection.

Judy

Thanks, all, for the cards and enclosures. I'm hoping to get my stuff out in the Monday mail. Work has been a killer the past two weeks. I have certainly enjoyed going to the mailbox and seeing the return addresses from many, many places. Plus great new postcards.

I will get my part done this weekend. Snow is coming, can you believe it! Darn!
Carol

Thank You Tom for the note with your card and enclousure. Hope your wife will make some coasters if she does send a photo. Thank you again.

Hey folks,

I was never able to figure out what I had sent last April, in hopes of not duplicating this mailing. In any event, mine went out today. Apologies in advance if it is a duplicate from my in-envelope mailing of April, '09. I don't think it is, maybe similiar, but hopefully not the same.

Got your card today, Tom. I didn't have one on that lighthouse so was pleased to receive it and the enclosure as well.

Thanks,
Judy

We started on March 1st and its now the 23rd. Finally got mine mailed today, hope you enjoy. I have received cards from Bill, Tom, Judy N., Nancy, Ellie, Stephanie and Rick. Great cards and extras from everyone! That leaves Bob, Melody, Judy R., Lorie, Carol, Carolyn & Roy, and Rip & Sharon...and of course mine still have to arrive. One more week and we will have made it in a month, come everyone.

Edited to correct: I have not received Bill's yet.

Received #6 from Bill today. Great card and good information packet.

Got mine from Bill also. Thanks for a card of my first lighthouse and additional information.

Judy

Bill, that was also the first lighthouse of my first lighthouse trip which was also our first Sister Trip. My first West Coast Cape Cod lighthouse, fell in love with them. A very special lighthouse.

Thank you for the nice response to Glen's card. Looking over the "to" list, I think, only Judy Newblom and Judy Rath knew Glen. Maybe Rip did, too. Tammy Wolff knew him, but she didn't sign up the posting this time.

I received Rip and Sharon's neat card yesterday of one of my favorite lights and photo of another terrific lighthouse. Great hearing from you guys. Missed seeing you at the recent Cedar Keys/FLA meeting.

Judy

Received Laura's and Rip/Sharon's cards yesterday. Am enjoying the exchange.

Went to the mail box today (The UPS Store). Found 3 envelopes waiting for me... Bill Edwards, Laura, and Rip & Sharon. All great cards with good extras.

8 down - 7 to go.

Have recieved from Laura Bill and Rip & Sharon. This is the best exchange I have been in yet. Thank You

I rec'd Rip & Sharon's yesterday. I think I am missing Bill's, Laura's, Bob S., Mel's, Judy R's, Lorie's, Carol's, and Carolyn's I made the mistake of not keeping the envelopes.

I was reading an entry the other day and someone said something about keeping politics, religion, and sex out of the forums. I just wanted to mention that our church bulletin from 2/28 was a neat picture of Haceta Head...my favorite lighthouse. Hope that doesn't upset him.

Ellie

Yep, mine are missing, but they went in the mail on Saturday. Great exchange. This is my first one.

Carol

Sorry guys I have not forgotten. I am working on my cards, and will have them in the mail by the end of the month.

Got Carol's today. Thanks for the extras.

Judy

Mine are in the mail this morning. Torrential rains (5 inches so far) on way to PO, I hope they didn't get toooo wet. I've enjoyed all the pcs & extras received. Thanks!

Received cards from Carol. Nice postcards of Michigan that I did not have.

I have mine all ready to go out tomorrow. Thanks to everyone that I have received cards from so far. I was out of town the first 2 weeks of the month...sorry to be a little slow getting my cards out.

Hopefully, my cards will be from some different places that you haven't had cards from before.

I recieved cards from Carol today as well. The ones that I got were from New York. But they too are cards that I did not have. Thanks Carol!

Any cards that come in the next two weeks will be waiting for me at my mail box. I'm going back to spend another two weeks with the Hubby in LA.

Received cards from Bob today. Someday would like to see west coast lights.

Thanks, Bob for the cards. They arrived nice and dry!

Judy

Got cards from Bob today. They are ones I didn't have. Thanks!

PS My cards were dry too...

Got Lorie's terrific cards today. I definitely did not have any of those!

Thanks,
Judy

My cards went to the office mailroom today, which means they will go to the postoffice tomorrow. My sincere apologies for being so late. Hope everyone likes them.

I have truly enjoyed all the cards that I have received, the last being Lorie's. Bob's cards arrived nice and dry even though the envelope showed some signs of rain.

Received Lorie's cards yesterday. I am sure that the cruise was fantastic. Thanks

Anywayk, I sent them today. To date I have received cards fromBill, Tom, Judy N., Laura, Nancy, Bob S., Lorie, Stephanie, Carol, Rick, and Rip and Sharon. Lorie, Thanks for great cards. I've seen most in PR, but not the other two. Bob, I liked the card of the Washington lights. Where is Cedar Island? Thank you everyone.

I started my answer and hit a key and it went of into cyber space. I was telling you that I found the cards I intended to send before I sent the Pier 7 light "cards" that Glen had made. They are on their way. I found them in the computer room yesterday.

Ellie

Long Island, Ellie!
I made that card.

Got Melody's cards today. Thanks, Mel and everyone else. This has been fun and certainly expanded my collection. Only three more left to receive. I'm off to a lighthouse tour in Southern CA so will pick up some more for next time.

Judy

Hi Mel...rec'd your cards today. Too bad I didn't use the other batch of cards I bought at Cape Forchu. thanks for the others.

Ellie

Got Mel's cards today. These are great! Thanks. I particularly like the Maine lights card. I'm trying to get there this fall. We'll see how it goes...

Good info on New Dungeness Light...

Thanks!

Carol

Just returned from a visit to our daughter's home in St. Louis. Cards from Melody,John & Lorie,Bob and Ellie. It was very good to come home to a stack of lighthouse mail, thanks to all of you.

Sorry Ellie if I sent out the same card you sent in your second mailing - I had changed my mind about using the Cape Forchu card when you did not use it.

And to Rick, Sorry - I had to remail your cards to you, PO returned for lack of postage. I thought for sure I had put stamps on all the envelopes.

By my records we still need Judy R and Roy M. I will send messages to them.

No problem, Melody, I planned on sending a Cape Forchu card and had two different ones, but sent mine just before I got yours. At least I now have a card for the next mailing.

Ellie

I received Ellie's extra card today as well as cards from Bob and Melody. Thanks to everyone for some really great cards.

Laura, I show the same two as not having received cards from them.

I received cards from Carolyn and Roy in yesterday's mail. I am shocked because I am usually the last to receive cards due to the mule-train postal delivery service in Franktown.

Thanks Carolyn and Roy. I love the view of Pemaquid on this card, and the multi-light Maine card is great too, and different from the one I sent out.

Ellie's card was in yesterday's mail. Thanks Ellie.

I got Roy and Carolyn's today. Nice cards. One more to go....

Received Ellie's second card yesterday. Received Melody's cards today, postcards of lighthouses coast to coast.

Received Roy & Carolyn's cards today. All great cards and have looked forward to seeing what's in the box.

Received Roy & Carolyn's cards today and Ellie's second card. These are great additions. Thanks!

Same here. Thanks Roy, Carolyn and Ellie. Just one to go. Hate to see this end. It has been fun and a great opportunity to add to one's collection.

Judy

Home again, Home again! Yea!

Cards that were waiting for me were from Bob, Roy & Carolyn, Ellie's NS cards, Melody and Lorie.

Thanks Everyone! All great cards.

Welcome Home Stephanie!

Carolyn and Roy's cards were the last I received. Still looking for Judy Rath's card.

At least the PO shouldn't have any complaints about losing business to e-Mail. I guess we could copy & paste cards into e-Mail and send them. That would be terrible, eh?

Thanks Bob for telling me where Cedar Island is. I could tell you made the card. Good job.

Ellie

The cards I received are put in a 3-ring binder but are not in any kind of order. How do some of you display your cards?

How about another one?

Do you mean another exchange? Or another idea of displaying cards?

Do you mean another exchange? I'm ready.

Whew, I need to travel so I can get some more postcards so I can participate in another exchange if we do one right away! I haven't seen a lighthouse in person for almost a year. Guess I won't see too many in Kansas City...

Still one more to go. I had heard from Judy 2 weeks ago, but I sent a note again.

Display? Mine are currently in a shoebox. I am leaning toward the 3 ring binder, but I can also see that I need to keep track of what I have sent. A recipe card box might be another idea.

Carol, I usually forget to get postcards while I am at a lighthouse because I am busy looking at the books and the pictures. I have found some great places for lighthouse postcards online.

Another Exchange

I'm ready for another exchange.

I store my cards in those photo boxes that you can purchase from Michael's or Hobby Lobby.

Thanks, Laura, for the hint on the cards. Google here I come.

Mine are in an oversized notebook in archival plastic sleeves and organized by state and foreign country. We are having a postcard show tomorrow and Saturday at the Jeffco Fairgrounds in Golden were one can find many old cards of various prices.
I enjoy collecting postcards and really look forward to our next exchange. I picked up some from my recent Southern CA USLHS tour so I'm ready!

Judy

Mine went in the mail this morning.

Worth the wait Judy! Great shots! Thanks!

Great package, Judy, and a lighthouse stamp for my cancelled stamp collection. I was hoping most everybody would use the lighthouse stamps when they sent theirs out.

Glen had started putting them in a binder but it is hard to get the right sleeves for the bigger cards. I had asked before and Mel told me about using the photo boxes. I had boxes full of negatives and extra photos from the pre-digital era. LOL

Ellie

Love the lighthouse stuff, Judy! Wonderful photos and cards. I don't know that I'll get to Nova Scotia so these will be great to have. Absolutely worth the wait.

Hello to you from the west end of I-70 in Missouri...
Carol

Very much worth the wait Judy! Very nice. Be sure to notice the copyright on the note card everyone.

I echo docsweetie in that I do not know if I will ever get to Nova Scotia but it is on my list. Love the postcards and the pages of "Lighthousing with Friends" Very neat how you did that. I'm not computer smart.

What is the name of the lighthouse on the note card?

You saved one of the best for last. Thank You,

Thanks, Judy. That was fabulous and nice to remember our fun trip. I forgot all about our group photo in front of Wood Islands LH. Loved your note card too.

Judy

Just echoing everyone else, Great mailing Sunshine! Especially enjoyed the notecard from the "Sunshine" Collection.

This was a great exchange. Thanks to everyone that participated.

DITO

I agree, a great exchange. thanks to everyone and a special thanks goes to Laura/WVlights0 for organizing.