08/02/2025
It's been a long time since I posted anything behind-the-scenes here on Instagram.
So today, while making this postcard, I reminisced about childhood memories of postcards. It all started with my grandfather—he used to write, send, and receive postcards from all my aunts (Bua), and my dad would do the same for his sisters and a few childhood friends. This all happened back in the '90s. ❣️
I grew up seeing postcards everywhere. At that time, telephones and cellphones were not as accessible, so postcards were one of the primary means of communication.
There were two types of cards: one was Antardesi (the type with sender and receiver details, an open message, and a stamp but no outer envelope), and the other, a bit more expensive, was simply called a Postcard (this one had sender and receiver details, a message, an outer envelope, and stamps as well).
Those were the vintage days, when verbal communication was less frequent, and people nurtured relationships with patience. All they were waiting for was a postcard. 💌
I still buy postcards, and I still love exchanging them for slow, meaningful conversations. Sometimes, postcards play a special role in creating memories , 🫶🏼
