September 5, 2019

Author: Bonnie Wilpon

All the Single Ladies

Bonnie Wilpon

All the Single Ladies

Today most young women know that they can get an education and launch a fulfilling career. They can choose to marry or not, have children or not and be self-sufficient. The course of their lives depends mostly upon themselves—not upon getting married to a

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How Old Is That Postcard

Bonnie Wilpon

How Old is That Postcard

Postcard collectors have a few tricks up their sleeves when it comes to quickly approximating, with just a quick glance, when cards were produced. With a little practice, you can do it too. Although the very earliest postcards were sent in the 1860s,

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Punny Postcards

Bonnie Wilpon

Punny Postcards

A SALUTE TO PUNSTERS ACROSS THE POND

Since they invented the language we speak,
it is only right and proper to give credit where credit is due.

The English are master word-crafters
wherever puns are rated on a giggle-o-meter.

Let’s say, thanks to Donald McGill, Lance

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A Day at Disney World

Bonnie Wilpon

A Day at Disney World

From this vantage point, you can see two of the most popular attractions: the beautiful, old-fashioned Cinderella’s Castle and the futuristic Space Mountain.

I traveled the Florida byways since getting my driver’s license at 16. I was a fan of the mom-and-pop tourist

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About Face

Bonnie Wilpon

About Face

There’s a collectible postcard for every expression

Postcard collectors often say that we collect whatever strikes our fancy. “Ummm . . . I’ll know it when I see it,” is a phrase often heard at postcard shows.

Every once in a while, I see a face

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