It’s been three years since I wrote the very first words on this blog. Though this blog is largely about my personal adventures and findings in the stamp collecting world, it would not be the same without Your involvement. So in honor of this special occasion, I wish to thank everyone who’s been contributing and commenting ever since. Fred, Carol, Rick, Bob,Pablo, Dennis et al who’s name I can’t remember right now… Here’s one for you all: cheers 
I’ve been receiving quite a many questions regarding the state of my stamp exchange, so I decided to deal with the issue before things get too heated. So yes, it’s now officially back!!! Before you jump out to sent me a big pile of stamps for exchange, I’d like to again highlight few minor changes in exchange rules for this season.
Yet another year has gone by, and it’s time to look back for the year 2011 and what’s ahead in 2012 for my stamp collection. In 2011 my collection grew with over 6,600 stamps, and my worldwide collection contains now 70,519 stamps (listed with major catalog number in Michel).
Christmas time is once more just around the corner, and I’d like to wish all the readers of the blog a Merry Christmas & Prosperous New Year 2012! In last couple of days the mailman has brought several greetings from the readers of the blog around the globe – I humbly thank You all for the warm thoughts (as well as the nice stamps on the covers / cards).
Just a short announcement… As some know, I suffer from chronic disease called Ulcerative Colitis. Sadly my colitis is heading full speed into active period (aka. flare), and it’s already wearing me down a bit. Shit happens (and in case of colitis, it’s not just a figure of speech)….Anyway, at least for the next few weeks (possibly even longer) I will post/comment much less (and more infrequently) than usual.
Moving on to non-stamp related news for a while… I’ve done some modifications for the blog, and as usual would appreciate to receive (both positive and negative) feedback on the changes from people reading the blog.
I know a lot of people have waited for this announcement, so here it is! My stamp exchange is back!!! Before you jump out to sent me any stamps for exchange, I’d like to highlight few minor changes in exchange rules for this season.
Just a quick note to inform everyone that I’ve done some updates with the blog. As regular readers will likely note, the appearance of the blog has changed to some degree. Most importantly, this update was about cleaning up misc clutter that had accumulated, and making the “meaty” content more easy to find. Below is short summary of changes.
Being a bit lazy person, I’m republishing this older post with a bit updated data… Just to notice everyone, that this will be my first and only major post on the blog this month. Summer has finally reached central-Finland, and like most folks I’ll be taking a break from the online world to enjoy the sun and good weathers.
Recently I’ve been reading an alternative lifestyle book telling a story of a nurse who jumped off the 24/7/365 modern lifestyle and rebuild her life a much happier one. It has got me thinking how happy I am of my life, and what things I could do differently on various aspects of life such as stamp collecting. I confess that I’m somewhat happy of my life; and stamp collecting is definitely one of the key areas where I’m extremely happy of my life. But of course there’s (always) room to improve…