Tamara, a nurse from British Columbia, Canada, collects many things including postcards. She sees Postcrossing as an extension of her caring personality.
- How did you come across Postcrossing? What got you hooked?
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I had been active on other postcard sites prior to the genesis of Postcrossing. It was on the xpostcardx site that Megan Herring told me of Postcrossing. I found Postcrossing to be exactly what I needed to satisfy my postcard hobby.
I got hooked once I joined the forum, where there is a plethora of opportunity to exchange both ideas and postcards. Being in a caring profession (nurse) I am a “giver” by nature and Postcrossing has become my outlet for sharing. The ongoing round-robins and tags help nourish my Postcrossing relationships through the personalized touch of snail mail. I often flavor an envelope with a surprise from someone’s “favorites”. For me, participating in Postcrossing is just an extension of my job: it involves my reaching out to others and extending friendship. It gives me satisfaction. Postcrossing has become my favorite pastime.
- Do you have any other interesting hobbies?
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Aside from wilderness hiking and beachcombing, I am a union steward and mentor for nursing students. These activities have me travelling out of town where I scan the hotels and shops for postcards. I love gourmet cooking and collecting. I am a natural collector. My kitchen has hundreds of advertising tins and I also collect political pinback buttons, dolls, and ornamental eggs. Postcrossing is great for us collectors.
The dolls are one of my hobbies (collecting). - Show us your mailbox, your mailman/mailwoman, your postoffice or the place where you post or keep your postcards!
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CABLECAR is the name of the neighborhood I live in. This is the kiosk where I pickup my snail mail.
The building with the emblem is Kitimat’s Canada Post outlet, where I purchase stamps and get my parcels sent from.
The van is the vehicle that delivers the mail.
The album on the fireplace mantel shows my European map cards collection.
The wire wreath hangs in the window of my dining room. This is how I display my seasonal postcards (ie Halloween). - Show and tell us about your favorite received postcard to date, and what makes it special.
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This is the postcard that made my soul sing! I received it early on when I first joned the forum. It depicts gingerbread figures. My first glance stirred long forgotten memories. Since I love to cook, it was the perfect card for me. I had it professionally framed and matted so I could afford it a permanent and central spot in my kitchen. Thanks to the dear Finnish postcrosser who chose this one for me.
The gingerbread postcard is my extra special one, and has a place of honor in my kitchen.
27 comments so far
Aww, we love Tam in our monthly RR on the forum. :)
I just recieved a card from Tam yesterday! I was so surprised to see her featured :) congrats!
Wonderful to read about your interests Tamara. I love seeing all the different mailboxes and styles.
Hi Tam, nice to see you joining the interview group! Always love to get your cards - you have a great imagination :-))
Thanks for sharing Tamara. I love reading these stories!!!
Hi Tam
I recognize the card I sent you in the window display. I look forward to exchanging with you again on forum.
Love your doll collection Tam
Now where are your Clint Eastwood action figures !!
thank you fellow members for your positive comments. Yes...Clint Eastwood actions figures...I should ask for that when I finally retire! I am so grateful to postcrossing and the opportunities it has afforded me...think one day, I will join up with a big group of members here, and my name will be on the back of the RAS psotcards fromthe meeting!
TAM
Love the ways you show your postcards! ;D
I am glad that I have had the privilege of reading a profile on someone who has sent me a postcard!
I really love the wire wreath for displaying her postcards, plus I loved reading a story about a fellow Canadian Postcrosser :)
Thanks for sharing so many photos. I love your postcard wreath! What a great idea!
Wow, it's Tam this time:) So glad to see someone that I've encounter throught this project to be in spotlight part! The postcard of gingerbread is so cute.
Thank you for sharing a little bit of you with us !
I love every card I received from you (mainly mapcards !).
Congratulations !!!
I recognise myself in here. ;)
" Being in a caring profession (nurse) I am a "giver" by nature and Postcrossing has become my outlet for sharing. It gives me satisfaction. Postcrossing has become my favorite pastime."
Great to read more about you Tam. ;)
Such an interesting read - I love Russian dolls too! I'm hoping to have some postcards from BC and Alberta in my possession very soon, as I'm due to fly there in May - can't wait! :)
Wonderful to see you here, Tam. It's always a pleasure to get cards from you :)
The symbol of CANADA POST looks so familiar to me.I have a very good friend in Canada.I could often see that symbol on her parcels.And your collections looks fantastic!!!
Nice to read your story TAM. :) Great pictures !!
so excited to see you here! not surprised, as you have been a cherished, dedicated snailmail partner over all those years & it is comforting to know you will share your gifts for many many more years to come :)
Nice to read about you Tam. I met you when I first started post crossing. I am the one with the tattoos, and now I have even more ! Congratulations!
lovely interview :)
sorry to be stupid but what does it mean when you say you had the beautiful gingerbread postcard framed and "matted"? i'm just curious as i have never heard of this!
Matted is a term used in framing. its the colored (or white) thick border (usually colored paper) that frames the picture under the glass. In the case of the gingerbread, you will see 3 matts:
-the thick white one
-the tine red one
-the thin white one
a layer of glass protects the picture, and the outer frame is red...my kitchen is white with cherry red trim.
TAM
Hi Tam
I sent you a card recently.It must be a globel thing for we nurses,sharing and caring.
Best Wishes Sandra
I got a card from Tam on my other account. :)
"CABLECAR is the name of the neighborhood I live in" - now THAT's interesting! (o__O) Any history behind this name?
I also find it strange that the mail is in a collective kiosk that looks like it's somewhere in the middle of the wilderness! I guess her area must be quite remote? I don't see any people around!
Hi, ammy...yes, I live in te pacific Northwest and it is wilderness. our house is built on property that we had to clear ourselves. As for the CABLECAR name..this was a major logging area, and there was no road for the loggers to get across the river. A cablecar was built ( the compnay named CRWONZELLERBACH Logging) to aid the loggers in crossing the river. Over the years, the mechanism rusted, so that now, there is just the cement base left. My father used to take us all down to the area, for fishing, when we were kids. Nowadays most of the residents dont even know where it is, or the history. We get lots of bears, wolves and eagles on our property, due to the proximation of mountains, rivers and forest.
Hi Tam,
Great to see you in the spotlight. I enjoyed the many nice postcards we have exchanged in the forum and really like your Vancouver Chinatown postcards. Cheers from Penang island, SL :)
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