MY COLLECTIONS: Stamps.

In an old Whitman's Chocolate Sampler box,(from the eighties I think), you'll find my stamp collection.  I also have a few commemorative envelopes, not too many, that I stash into the box as well.

I keep a maximum of two of each stamp, one of everything else goes to my First Son who has been collecting stamps for around thirty years. The rest goes to my good friend Marie, who lives up north and donates stamps to charity.

In my stamp collection, you'll find stamps from China, Japan, Malta, India,Sri Lanka,Singapore, New Zealand, United States, Italy, Malaysia, The Kingdom of Morocco and of course Australia.

My intention is to one day catalogue my stamps into an album, something I will probably get to do when I'm in my nineties.

MY COLLECTIONS: Creamers.

Another unintentional collection; creamers.  Two from Staffordshire, two from Japan, one from Germany, a Fire King from Northern America, one I think made in Japan but purchased in Byron Bay and an everyday-used item from Indonesia.

Japan Earthquake Donations To Red Cross.

Isn't this just a brilliant idea?  Something else I picked up at a Springwood Foundation Day stall:

Inside I found this print-out and this:

Isn't an origami heart and crane a much more ingenious way of attracting someone's attention than an A4 leaflet?

Well, if you want to donate you can, either through the Japanese Consulate (see the above link)or the Australian Red Cross here.

Japan Hit By Earthquake.

One more devastating natural disaster to hit the Pacific region. News  has just come in about a destructive earthquake triggering massive tsunamis over northern Japan.
More waves on their way.
My thoughts and prayers are with all those affected by this further destruction.
As I write this, a storm brews overhead.

Second Tsunami Video.
This is all too scary and somewhat reminiscent of the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami.