leid82

About my 1 rating :( : I had send out the swap on time but my swap partner said she did not receive it so I sent her a second envelope which was send back to me (the address label was ripped off (?). I've posted it to her again but I never heard anything anymore and later I saw she's partially suspended... So I'm stuck with a 1 I certainly did not deserve :(

Hi! I am Aleid, I am living in the Netherlands with my husband and three cats. I am working and I have a master's degree in English literature.

I love reading, writing, photography, playing the piano, going to the theatre, listening to music, baking, cooking and being creative; making cards or things out of paper, scrapbooking, drawing, making earrings or bracelets, painting and crochet etc.

• nature
• the sea
• springtime
• the sun
• the United Kingdom and Ireland
• flowers
• vintage/retro design
• the Victorian era
• art - impressionism (favourite painter Monet) - theatre
• gerberas
• cherry blossom
• lavender
• the city of Rome
• history
• .....

Favourite colour: all shades of blue! :) Green as well.

• postcards with scenery of other countries
• recipes (preferably without meat), all kinds of tea (berries or citrus are my faves), chocolate (preferably dark)
• nature, flowers, butterflies, the sea or lakes, creeks, rivers, waterfalls, sunsets or sunrises, winter, spring
• baroque and vintage/retro designs, washi tape, stickers, paper with all sorts of designs, stationary
• seeds
• fridge magnets that show sth or say sth about a country or region or place
• rubber stamps
• small handmade things or drawings
• anything to do with the above mentioned hobbies or interests :).

there are too many but I like books by authors such as Iris Murdoch, Jane Austen, Ian McEwan, the Bronte Sisters, Kate Chopin, Stephen King, Isabelle Allende, Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Russian writers.

The Simpsons, Family Guy, Will and Grace, Friends, Little Britain, Sex and the City, Absolutely Fabulous, Broadchurch

Costume drama's, musical, comedy, drama, thriller, romcom, art house & anything with Johnny Depp, Meryl Streep or Colin Firth :p. Pride & Prejudice, The Lord of the Rings, Mar Adentro, North&South (bbc series), Mamma Mia, The Merchant of Venice, Bridget Jones' Diary, Chocolat, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Love Actually, Angels in America, the Bridges of Maddison County, Finding Neverland, Big Fish, O Brother Where Art Thou?, Pirates of the Caribbean, the House of the Spirits etc.

Jazz, Blues, Pop, Rock, classical.

It there's a swap that requires to send something sweet: chocolate and cookies are usually fine but sweets often contain gelatin and/or colour additive E120 which I don't eat as a vegetarian.

Please ask me if you did not receive anything, I always send out my swaps, I have no reason not to. So if you did not receive something there must be another reason, just let me know and I'll be happy to send it again.