New mailbox, new adventures

Hurray! We've got a new mailbox! Not yet "working", but still a new mailbox. A few days ago I mentioned that our new house is being built, and of course buying a new mailbox was a must. Unfortunately there are not many options out there (at least not here) so we had to decide between one of the plain black boring and dull options, or something more elaborate with a bit more design. There were no doubts on this point.

So here it is, our brand new mailbox. The design itself is not that special at all (you can see them regularly on the streets of Buenos Aires), and we were hoping to find something similar... but unique. Anyway, after several visits to the store, we are now totally pleased and happy with our purchase and I think it will look perfect. To be honest, I had always dreamed about having a beautiful big mailbox with a pigeon on it. For my non Spanish speaking readers, the words on the front mean "letters" (cartas) and "mail" (correo).

It will probably be put in it's place this week, but I still need to wait until early 2015 (hopefully) for us to move and start receiving my mail in this beautiful aluminum alloy piece of art.

Were you able to choose your mailbox? Are you happy with the one you have?

Tile art!

miceu | Portugal | Apr. 2010

I picked this card from miceu's trade album for a private swap, and I remember my happiness when I finally received it. She explained that tile art begun around the XV and XVI century in Portugal, and that many walls of Portuguese churches are covered in tiles. This postcard is absolutely beautiful. Maybe it's because tile art reminds me of my childhood (old houses here used to be decorated with them), of my family (my great grandparents came from Spain, where tile art is very popular too), and of a story by Manuel Mujica Láinez which I used to read a lot in my high school days. The story is called "El hombrecito del azulejo" ("The little man of the tile") and it's a tall tale about a little man drawn on a tile that wants to help his dying friend, a young boy. Sounds sad, I know, but the story is worth reading.

I would really like to have this kind of art at home. Although unfortunately it doesn't match with the rest of the decoration. Is tile art to be found anywhere in your city?