Herbaline85

Hi there! I am Aline, a 40 something creative bee who just loves to be outside and in nature. My husband and I share our love and home with Bordercollie Búri (6 y.o.) and tabby cat Loulou (16 y.o.). A fine-sensitive open-minded soul with an embodied earth based wabi-sabi way of life & somehow a bit nostalgic.

I work as a Support expert in the HR domain (also a licensed bodyworker although not active). I love photography, bird watching, anything DIY, poetry, herbalism & cooking, gardening, reading, embroidery and pottery. My daily rituals include walking, yoga practice & moments of stillness.

Above all, I am here for genuine connection. I love reading about your inner and/or outer world. I recently started sending postcards and snail mail again, after a hiatus of 10 years and more.

I enjoy learning about our world cultures and their food, the history, daily rituals & environment. Dreaming about visiting Canada, New-Zealand, Scandinavia, the US and Japan. I have a special fascination for Japan, the Pacific Northwest and the Pacific coastline (US/Canada) in general.

I pick up stones, branches and feathers. We as humans and our more-than-human allies always have a story to share ...

಄ nature, dear Mother Earth, vast landscapes, (coastal) forests ಄ the water element, our seas and oceans, lakes, creeks ಄ flowers, herbs, ferns, dahlias & mums, birds, trees, birds of prey, owls, sunflowers, (sea) wolves, horses, whales & marine wild life, bees, water lilies & lotus flowers, ravens & crows, sea otters, woodland animals, etc. ಄ paintings and illustrations: Japanese (inspired) art, Kay Nielsen, John W. Waterhouse, Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Caspar D. Friedrich, Luis Royo, Klimt, Mucha, Martin J. Heade, Anna Speshilova, Boris Vallejo, Daphne Populiers, Pre-Raphaelites, fantasy & gothic art, native & indigenous art ಄ anything related to Japanese culture, food, traditions, nature, language, arts, etc. ಄ the Moon & Sun ಄ history, folklore, symbolism, historical fantasy & mythology from all over the world ಄ anything book, tea and writing related ಄ anything related to witchcraft, vampires, the legend of King Arthur, the Mists of Avalon, Celtic myths & fantasy, Dune, Lord of the Rings, Anne Rice, post-apocalyptic fantasy, Outlander, The Crow ಄ all kinds of green tea & herbal tea

Embroidery, clay & pottery, papercrafts, making our own herbal teas and caring products. I used to be a passionate about designing mandala in the past.

My music taste: from folk and gothic (rock) to dark/black/doom metal, seventies rock, dark wave, ethereal music, soundtracks, ...

Please no Disney, cartoonish or childlike and AI generated stuff or anything glittery, pinkish and girly. I will be happy to receive everything that you choose with intention but I'd rather not receive horror, AI-generated postcards or images.

AI causes great harm to the environment & the people in communities with data centers.

I don't like rooibos and black teas.