OK friends. As this instance is closing, I have migrated the #PostcardSwap account from tinker.nz to @postcardswap (@ postcardswap @ firefish.nz)

Looks like it went pretty smoothly, but some of the imported posts look a bit weird (yes, firefish can do that, you can also give yourself cat ears 🐱 ) so will just do a bit of a tidy up, but that's the most important thing done.

#postcardSwap hint: I love a little something in my letterbox. I love a lonely megalith, socialist imagery from the seventies, cycles of course, and bands from the eighties who enjoy a Linn drum, good luck with finding all those on a single postcard

Not sure what a #PostcardSwap hints post looks here? Here's an example.

https://tinker.nz/@explorergrace/110869391978107312

The only real requirement is that the post is visible to non-followers and that you pin it so it doesn't get lost in the stream. :blobcockatiel:

#PostcardSwap hints post incoming!

Tbh I just love postcards, so send me whatever you've got! I love learning about other places, their history, languages, urban legends, local recipes, cool plants, funky buildings, you name it.

Some things I love:
- Planes, boats, trains, trees, animals, carnivorous plants, dinosaurs, fossils, space, sci fi, military history, making things, laser kiwi, writing, coffee. :laserkiwi:

But really. I just love getting postcards. So don't stress! :blobcockatiel:

Once again it is postcard swap time! Please follow @postcardswap and sign up. It was a lot of fun last time and I am sure it will be again. I definitely plan to lift my game this time around.

#postcardswap

FAQ: I have some accessibility issues with the form. How do I sign up?

We've tried to make the form as accessible as possible so please let us know if there's any issues and we will do what we can to fix them within the zoho form structure.

We're more than happy to find a workaround if the form itself doesn't work for you. Just drop us a line here or via email and we will sort something out!

#PostcardSwap

FAQ: I'm on a firefish server, not a mastodon server. Can I join in?

Absolutely! We are not gonna exclude people because their server is built on calckey, firefish, or whatever instead of mastodon. As long as you've got a fediverse profile people can interact with, you're welcome.

I've changed the name from the "Mastodon Postcard Swap" to the "Fedi Postcard Swap" to reflect this. Get amongst it!

#PostcardSwap

The #PostcardSwap mascot, Pigeon, is here with all the deets of Postcard Swap the Second! 🙌

Registration is open from 7 August to 15 September 2023. Matching will be done in the second half of September and your matches will be sent to the email you signed up with, from our official account which is postcardswap@protonmail.com. All cards should then be sent by the end of October.

Any questions should be emailed or ping this account if you prefer.

Any #PostcardSwap stuff I will do from the @postcardswap account.

Whilst I'm here, I just wanna take a moment and remind everyone to take care of yourselves too.

No, I'm not your Mom, but yanno, sometimes someone else saying "hey, have you been kind to *yourself* lately?" makes a difference. So consider this me saying hey friend, have you been kind to yourself lately? :birdheart:

Yes it's still me (Grace) mainly running this thing at the moment. I'm just back from holiday and have a bunch of stuff to sort, but I will be back with details of #PostcardSwap the second in the next couple of weeks. Woo-hoo!

FYI folks. The #PostcardSwap now has its own account. :partyparrot:

This way interested people can keep up with the details and if we have helpers we can all post from the same place. 👍

Follow @postcardswap

Got my 5th and last #postcard from the #PostcardSwap. A lovely wish from organizer @explorergrace
Thanks for the card, Grace! And thanks for organizing. this was a lot of fun.

@hkmolloy Many thanks for my fifth postcard, of the #DunedinChineseGarden which my beloved came in the door waving a few moments ago. I was touched by your message and will advise separately to answer the question you lead with. 😊

#postcardswap #dunedin #otepoti

Postcaaaaaaaard!

This is lovely and it's arrival timed perfectly after a shitty couple of days. I am extremely amused at how much this resembles one of my actual bookshelves. 😁

Thanks @xurizaemon!

#PostcardSwap

@jond @xurizaemon @explorergrace I really need to up my #Postcardswap game next time. Jealous of so many of those cards

Sent by @xurizaemon, postcard No.4 arrived yesterday. At the end of a day spent remembering a friend who passed 10 years ago, it was an absolute delight to read. Love the guitar print on the front and the generous thoughts shared on the reverse. One of these was just how spot-on @explorergrace has been with the match-making process; I have so enjoyed connecting with others in this way.

#postcardswap #printmaking

I took part in @explorergrace 's #PostcardSwap this year and boy oh boy was it fun. I hope all the ones I sent have arrived by now. Here are the ones I received from @queer_of_swords @explorergrace @DrFerrous @rchopgood @swansinflight and @ludibriumventis thank you!

@StudioCaroline @inherentlee @aehdeschaine please all of you join the #PostCardSwap the current one is just finished but there will be more

@rchopgood #postcardSwap there’s a lot of cards from the same brand from senders in New Zealand in the swap. Good taste or limited choices? Hopefully the former

#Postcard #4 arrived today from #NewZealand! A gorgeous photo of a northern royal #albatross. A beautiful #bird. This is the 2nd one from NZ. One more to go for me on the #PostcardSwap.