Post
Lighthouse postcards, covers and other postal treasures that land on my doormat, and the stories behind them.
-
Isle Be Back by Monday
A pencilled postcard from the Isle of Wight, posted at Ryde on 9 July 1926 by a man called Bert on his way home from holiday, with St Catherine’s Lighthouse on the front. Read more
·
-
Shore Thing
An old postcard of Kingston Lighthouse, a short walk along the beach from my hut. Some lights warn people away. This one brings them home. Read more
·
-
Knot Ruined
A wooden postcard of the Grand Traverse Lighthouse from my post pal Eric, after his tour of Lake Michigan. Hand-cancelled, hand-carried, and not a crack on it. Read more
·
-
Tide and Seek
St Mary’s Lighthouse at Whitley Bay, sent from a California heatwave by my Postal Pal Darla. A tidal island, a tower standing upside down in a rock pool, and Edgar Allan Poe on the back. Read more
·
-
Right Ho, Air Mail
A birthday present from Melanie: an airmail envelope sent from P. G. Wodehouse’s home in Remsenburg to Swindon, with a playwright on the stamps and a zip code dutifully filled in. Read more
·
-
Pier Group
A sunrise over Ramsgate’s West Pier lighthouse, sent across the Atlantic by my Postal Pal Darla. A harbour that promised shelter, a pier full of good company, and a circled sun on the back. Read more
·
-
Pier Pressure
A rough day on Lake Michigan, a lighthouse at the end of a pier, and a postcard from a friend that sells the bad weather instead of the good. Read more
·
-
The Finnishing Touch
A postcard of Bengtskär, the tallest lighthouse in the Nordic countries, from a Postcrossing stranger in Finland who read my profile. The front is for everyone. The back was for me. Read more
·
