Christmas Cards 2013

Tämä postaus tulee valitettavan myöhässä, mutta tässä on muutama lähettämistäni joulukorteista. Ja lopussa vielä yksi söpö Hongkongista kirjekaverilta saamani joulukortti.

It's really late for this but I'll show you a few of the Christmas cards I sent.

And here's a cute Christmas card I got from Hong Kong from one of my penpals.


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