This sender from Dallas mentions in her postcard that she and her husband went to a Texas Ranger and Los Angeles Angels baseball game and the Rangers won. She then asks if I like baseball. I do like baseball but I don't usually watch it on television. However, as I write this blog on October 30, 2025, Canada is in the midst of baseball fever as the Toronto Blue Jays - Canada's only Major League Baseball team - is one win away from winning their third World Series - first since 1993. They are currently playing the Los Angeles Dodgers, the 2024 World Series Champions. I haven't watched this much baseball on television in years. The Blue Jays and the Dodgers each won a game in Toronto, and then the Blue Jays won 2 of the next 3 games in Los Angeles. They now return to Toronto for game 6 and game 7 (if necessary). It has been an exciting series, especially game 3. If you are not familiar with baseball, teams play 9 innings. After 9 innings in this game, teams were tied at 5 api...

Frankfurt an der Oder is home to 1. FC Frankfurt, who play in the Brandenburg-Liga (VI), the sixth level of German football. In fact, 1. FC Frankfurt are the current champions of the league - their fifth championship. They were also the East German champions six times, the last title in 1969. 

A cool info card about the United States. I can't imagine living in a place like New York City. I get annoyed by the traffic of the nearby Trans-Canada Highway at times. On television and movies they portray New York City with traffic noise and constant sirens. I guess if you live there you get used to the smells and noises.  New York City was never a bucket list city for me until about five years ago. When I always thought of New York City, I saw how they portrayed it in television and movies from the 1970s and 1980s - lawless, dirty, noisy, drug infested. It has changed quite a bit since then and it is a city I would like to spend some time exploring.

The sender is a fellow educator, but retired (lucky)! This card is a reproduction of the large letter state name postcards from the 1930s-1940s. I love these cards and many Postcrossers have them on their lists of favourites and preferred cards.  Tacoma is home to the Tacoma Rainers of the Pacific Coast League. The Pacific Coast League is a Triple-A baseball league, which means they are one level below Major League Baseball. Triple-A teams have a Major League Baseball team they are affiliated with and prospects of the Major League team play there. The Rainers are the oldest team in the league having been founded in 1960 as the Tacoma Giants, the affiliate of the San Fransisco Giants. They are the current affiliate of the Seattle Mariners since 1995.  Here are the names and affiliates of the Tacoma Baseball Team: 1960-1965 - Tacoma Giants - San Fransisco Giants 1966-1971 - Tacoma Cubs - Chicago Cubs 1972-1977 - Tacoma Twins - Minnesota Twins 1978 - Tacoma Yankees - New York Yan...

The sender brought this card back from holidaying in Cambodia. This card is from Siem Reap  ក្រុងសៀមរាប , the second largest city in Cambodia and the capital city of Siem Reap Province. Siem Reap is full of French colonial and Chinese style architecture, especially in the Old French Quarter and around the Old Market. It is also close to many of the ancient temples of Angkor. The city was named the Association of Southeast Asian Nations City of Culture (ASEAN) for 2021-2022 by the ASEAN Ministers Responsible of Culture and Arts. 

A World Postcard Day (2024) card from  Jyväskylä. According to the number of ink stamps on the back, it looks like 10 people participated! Jyväskylä is a regional capital of Central Finland and has a population of about 192 000 people. In the 20th century it was one of the fastest growing cities in Finland. In 1940, there were only 8000 people!