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susieq11

susieq11
Date Joined: July 10, 2010
Last Online: October 30, 2024

Country: United States

Things I love

I love: (on postcards or any other items)

  • POODLES, Collies, Huskies, Shiba Inu, greyhounds, Saluki, Borzoi, Shar-pei - but I love ALL dogs!

  • DEER, owls, foxes, turtles, rabbits, frogs and all woodland animals

  • moose, elk

  • hummingbirds! and all birds

  • dolphins, seals, seahorses, sea dragons, whales

  • giraffes, elephants

  • donkeys

  • koalas, bats/flying foxes

  • cats/kittens

  • any animals!!

  • My Sweet Piano (Sanrio)

  • Duffy & Friends (Disney)

  • Snoopy/Peanuts, Pink Panther, Sanrio , Moomins, Mutts (comic strip)

  • hearts, pears

  • Japan ,Venice/all of Italy, NYC, European countries, Antarctica, New Jersey

  • art museums

  • books, libraries, reading

  • stationery, greeting cards, note cards, stickers

  • POSTCARDS! I like them blank and unwritten. I do not like ad cards unless they show one of my "likes". If I sign up for a written/stamped postcard swap, please send it that way. I collect blank and written postcards! Thank you!

  • I am a Taurus & love Zodiac-related items. Also Year of the Dog from the Chinese Zodiac.

  • NY Mets.

  • Starbucks and Dunkin' Donuts. I like tea but simple flavors. Please no Earl Grey, and please nothing apple (allergic) or plain cinnamon! (Chai is ok though!) If you have decaf I'll take it!

Favorite Movies

Wizard of Oz

Favorite Books

I will read fiction & non-fiction, but do not like sci-fi or romance. A romance in literary fiction is fine, I just don't like over the top romance books or cheesy chick lit.

If you send me a postcard or swap: Tell me a must-read or your personal favorite(s).

ETC.

I am not interested in ANYTHING political, religious!! If you send me a holiday card, please keep it non-religious -- snowmen, deer, snowflakes, Snoopy dressed as Santa, winter scenes...that kind of stuff! : ) I appreciate that! I also DO NOT like butterflies and other insects besides bees and spiders!

Please join me in any of my groups: International Fun Mail, Postcard trading group, Make A Wish (intl wishlist), Wonderful Wishes (USA only)

I do not use : foam stickers , deco tape, ribbons, beads, buttons, fabric.

I DO LOVE rubber stamps. New or used. I am hardly creative with them, make lots of smears, but I still enjoy using them on postcards and letters! ; )

I enjoy postcards sent unwritten in an envelope, but "naked" is fine too - I save all postcards. Whatever's easy - you won't get a complaint from me unless there's a choice on how to send it and I have made a comment. I do not like ad cards unless they somehow relate to any of my "likes".
Typically handmade postcards are not my favorite, but I have a few really cool ones that I've received! I do not really collect vintage postcards unless they are of topics on my likes list.

I am allergic to cigarette smoke and it is just nasty anyway. The one scent I despise is cinnamon! Please, please, please no cinnamon scented anything!

I am not easily offended by nudity, but please keep it tasteful. I like postcards of pin-ups and nudes in art.

Please no animal cruelty, rodeos, hunting, dog or horse racing, dead animals, circus and that type of thing. I am a huge animal lover. I am not a bug lover however. Spiders and bees are ok, most other bugs I can live without! That includes moths and butterflies.

I do not use Ohio themed stuff either (only postcards), thank you!

About Me

Trying to recycle any envelopes I can so please don't be offended if you get one!

I live with my husband in Columbus, OH. I got married on 2/29/12; Leap Day! Yes, on purpose. I have no children. I am from New Jersey and miss it!

We are down to a standard poodle (Lucky), a tabby cat (Tora), a tortoise and some fish. 9/16/23: We added PIXIE, a tortie kitten, to our family! She has the same Mama as Tora!

Said goodbye to our mini poodle Daphne on 5/8/19 and our toy poodle Pepper on 1/6/21. 😥

I love big cities and the ocean/beaches and anything to do with them. I love to travel and try to take one "big" vacation a year. My dream is to make it to Australia and The Maldives. (Of course, not in the same trip)

Went on a trip for our 2024 Leap Day anniversary to Mexico City! : ) It was fabulous! Michigan & Florida were fun, next is Japan and trying to squeeze in NYC!!!

I enjoy making friends here in the USA and all over the world.

-----> Would love more committed postcard pen pals. No fun sending once or twice (or longer - then being ghosted!) and then it's over, never to hear from them again.

Please read

I want to be sure everyone receives what I sent, so PLEASE let me know if you didn't get a swap from me. I will resend if necessary. I rate daily. If I will be away, I will post it on my profile.

Please have the courtesy to rate me. This is part of the agreement in a swap! I want to be sure my partner gets what I've sent. Please let me make it right before rating me poorly. I have all letters and packages weighed at the post office, and will try to use stamps whenever possible. This is for fun; it is not life or death!! I am not here to rate poorly! I just want to get something in line with swap requirements in return for what I send! I will always message partners to be sure they got a swap from me if I haven't been rated. I will also let a partner know if I haven't received a swap in a reasonable amount of time. Please do the same for me! Thanks to everyone. If you got this far, PM me and I will send you a postcard.

Looking for...

I am in search of poodle postcards (new or vintage, written on or not) and really all things with poodles on them. If you have anything, maybe we can arrange a private swap. I have lots of different things to swap. Let me know! : )

Anyone have any postcards of:

  • Northern Lights

  • South America (all countries)

  • bats or flying foxes

  • deer

  • alpaca or llamas

  • poodles

  • hummingbirds, Shima Enaga/silver-throated dasher, owls, robins, parakeets, crows, pigeons and storks and really all birds, who am I kidding?!

  • pigs

  • pin-ups

  • lizards

  • New Jersey

  • Space, the Moon, NASA (and similar agencies worldwide), astronauts, etc.

  • Wolves

  • tug boats

  • donkeys

  • horses

  • domestic cats

  • Italy

  • Hungary, Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Finland, Sweden, France, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Moldova

  • Snoopy/Peanuts

  • books/reading or libraries

  • bicycles

  • NYC (with Twin Towers in skyline is a bonus!)

  • Tokyo or anywhere in Japan!!!!!

  • art postcards from museums

  • Mayan ruins and any Mexico

THANK YOU to everyone who has sent me these postcard wishes!!

I will also do a private swap for new or vintage unwritten post cards in an envelope. Just PM me!

Wishlist

Things I really like!

  • postcards. I especially love my postcards blank! (If I sign up for a written postcard swap, please send it that way though) Animals, cute drawings, Marjolein Bastin,coffee, Touristy (esp. skyscrapers & subways) art, B&W, baseball stadiums, maps, Mayan ruins, maps,Tokyo, NYC, New Jersey, unique non-touristy - try me!! ....!!!!! Any and all! See my "loves" at top too, thank you! You can't go wrong sending me an animal postcard. Anything but bugs, please.

  • envelopes and airmail envelopes

  • stickers

  • note cards

  • stationery

  • anything with poodles

  • anything with Snoopy and Peanuts

  • The Who

  • Beaches!!

  • Alain Grèe

  • Marjolein Bastin

  • Curious Feast - postcard box postcards

  • New York City - I was born there and raised close by and it is my absolute favorite place on Earth!

Music I Like

The Who!! Also love Talking Heads, Yaz, Depeche Mode,Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Joan Jett, Duran Duran, Joy Division, New Order, Pixies, B-52's, Wilco, Beastie Boys, Smiths, Ramones, Billy Idol, Bruce Springsteen. Love 80's New Wave, EDM/techno, rock, jazz.

Ratings

MuggleMom rated for PTG: Not Your Average Postcard on Oct 30, 2024
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Comment: I love your card because I was just in Boston a few weeks ago! It was only one day...did the entire Freedom Trail except at the USS Constitution, we took the ferry back. I think 8 miles on foot was worth a ferry ride back - where I promptly went to Sam Adams for a cold one, lol!! Thank you for the fun card. xxMuggleMom
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Comment: Hi Susan, thank you so much for this lovely swap. The envelope is really great and the postage stamps are beautiful. I’m going to enjoy the goodies that you included for me. The Aiko Fukawa notepaper that you used is one of my favourites by this artist - I just love her. I have the same notepad and some other stationary pieces that she’s designed :-) See you on the next one!
Response: Oh that was fast! Yay! Thanks for the rating and for joining my swap! I am off to Japan again soon - hope to find more of her paper goods! Have a great day! : )
MiRdLHWY43 rated for IFM: Postcard With a Quote on Oct 29, 2024
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Comment: Thank you for the cute 3D postcard and lovely quote, I needed that today! ❤️
Response: You are the best!!! : ) I thought that was a perfect quote for you! Thanks for the rating! XOXO
mejulia rated for IFM: Touristy Postcard on Oct 28, 2024
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Comment: Great postcard, thank you.
Response: I am glad you got it - that took a while!!! Thanks a lot for the rating! : )
mamajoy rated for SPORTS STADIUM Postcard on Oct 28, 2024
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Comment: I don't think I have a Fenway Park stadium card. Haven't been there either. Thanks for the card.
Response: Oh cool, I chose well then! I have been to a game there - it was pretty fun!!! Thanks for the rating and for joining my swap! xoxo
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Comment: Thanks! I think I'll add The Boyfriend to my library holds, seems like the sort of thing I'm into lately.
Response: Easy, fast, not serious read - I love her books for that!! Thanks for the rating! : )
Caithness rated for PTG: Halloween Postcard on Oct 25, 2024
5
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Comment: Thank you for the lovely Cavallini postcard that arrived today. We have had a beautiful Autumn days, but today is much greyer and the leaves are fast falling!
Response: You're welcome!! Thanks for the rating. It is starting to feel very much like fall here as the temps drop and the leaves fall! xoxo
Karen07 rated for PTG: Halloween Postcard #3 on Oct 24, 2024
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Comment: Thanks for the card and I'm looking forward to watching leaves fall! Happy Halloween!
Response: Enjoy the fall up north! Thanks a lot for the rating!! Happy Halloween! xoxo
Ikat78 rated for PTG: Dia De Los Muertos PC on Oct 22, 2024
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Comment: I love this postcard! I don’t think that is a surprise, lol. Thank you so much.
Response: Ha ha - I knew you'd like it!!! Super cool from Mexico - I need to go back and restock, ha ha!!!! Thanks for hosting this swap and for the rating!!! XOXO
Ikat78 rated for IFM: Dia De Los Muertos Notecard on Oct 22, 2024
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Comment: what a cute card with the skeleton band and all the cute stickers inside. Thank you for the skeleton note card and the Halloween stickers you included thanks for joining my swap!
Response: You're welcome!! Thanks for hosting - great idea (as always!!). Thank you for the rating! xoxo
MuggleMom rated for Book List Swap on Oct 21, 2024
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Comment: Love your list - of which 2 I read. 'Days at the Morisaki Bookshop' which I thought was just ok. I'm super jelly you're going back to Japan - you were just there not to long ago!!! Take me back too!! LOL. And I read "Lady Tan's Circle of Women" because I too love Lisa See's books. Along those lines, have you read "The Mermaid of Jeju" "Pachinko" or even "The Cloud of Sparrows" and "The Autumn Bridge" by Takashi Matsuoka- highly recommend them. I DO NOT recommend "The Women" by Kristin Hannah - so overhyped & I literally hate it. I'll check out the other books you mentioned because like you say, it's great to diversify and find something that you wouldn't expect to love! BIG MAHALO for the RBG stamps & sticker!! xxMuggleMom
Response: Oooh ok - I am not surprised that book is overhyped... maybe it'll be put back on the bookshelf for a while, ha ha!! I read Pachinko which I loved!! Will check out the others. Thanks so much for joining my swap and for the rating! xoxo P.S. it has been almost a year since I was in Japan!!!
marinda rated for Halloween Greeting Card 10/2024 on Oct 19, 2024
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Comment: Thank you so much for the super cute card! I love it. Happy Halloween!
Response: Thanks for the rating! I’m glad you liked it! Thank you for joining my swap! : ) Happy Halloween!!!
KrystalCook84 rated for IFM: Touristy Postcard on Oct 18, 2024
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Comment: Thank you for the lovely postcard
Response: Thanks a lot for the rating!! Have a nice weekend! : )
Vickyen rated for BOTANICAL Postcard on Oct 17, 2024
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Comment: Hi Susan! Always fun to be partners and thank you for hosting such great swaps! Love your botanical pc! We were traveling for several days but when we got back home yesterday, our house was freezing! So we have the heat on and now it feels great! LOL! The sun is shining today and the high's will be in the 70's, I will take that! All the best! Hugs and Happy Swapping! ;)
Response: Yes it has been a gorgeous fall weather-wise!!! Glad you are enjoying it and hope you had a nice time away! Thanks for joining and for the rating! xoxo
Ikat78 rated for IFM: Sticker Bomb Envie on Oct 17, 2024
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Comment: thank you for the fun envelope. It traveled well. I love the cute bear note card you included and the pretty trees note card. Thank you for joining!
Response: I am glad it got to you in one piece, ha ha!! I was worried about stickers getting stuck in the machines! yay! Thanks for the rating and for hosting!
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Comment: Oh my goodness, I love the postcards you sent. And the extra lime notecard was such a sweet extra! Thank you so much for a wonderful swap!
Response: I was glad I had that card to send you!!!! And I am happy you like the postcards - thank you for joining my swap and for the rating! : )
LadyJo rated for PTG: Fall Postcard on Oct 16, 2024
5
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Comment: Thanks for a beautiful postcard of Fall! It has been beautiful days here! Loving it, but cooler than warming up next week to perfect low 70;s!
Response: Yes! Same here - really mild, sunny days -- it was frosty this morning though...! Thanks for the rating!!! : )
btbeth rated for Upcycled Envies 10/2024 on Oct 16, 2024
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Comment: great envies! tysm
Response: Thanks for the rating and for joining!! : )
marclively rated for 5 Postcards to 2 Partners #267 on Oct 16, 2024
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Comment: thanks Susan!
Response: Thanks Marc!! : )
marclively rated for 5 Postcards to 2 Partners #268 on Oct 16, 2024
5
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Comment: Thank you for great cards!
Response: You're welcome - thanks for joining and for the rating! : )

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Comments

Oneartcookie5 on Oct 30, 2024:

Thank you for remembering my birthday! Have a great day!

LadyJo on Oct 27, 2024:

Thank you for the fun random envelope of wishes for the MAW group October! Love things to make mail art, needed some labels too! Enjoy your week!

Stellaerrans on Oct 24, 2024:

Thank you soooo much for all the coffee items 😍 and the beautiful stickers, you made my day! MAW October

kiddomerriweather on Oct 21, 2024:

Thank you for the Halloween card and Pipstickers! It was such a nice surprise to find in my mailbox. =D

simcoe54 on Oct 14, 2024:

5 Postcards to 2 Partners #258 -- Thanks so much for angeling this swap. The postcards are wonderful and so are the unmarked stamps!

Zefaniya on Oct 9, 2024:

Thank you so much for September’s WW for vintage cards! I love them all!

HippieChick on Oct 5, 2024:

MAW! Sept.
Thank you so much for the wonderful selection of goodies for my journals! I always feel so spoiled by you when I open your mail. :) Thank you again!

paflip25 on Oct 1, 2024:

Thank you so much for the foreign book pages and stamped images from my WW September wishlist. I love them! They are exactly what I was wanting. I will definitely use them all.

Stellaerrans on Oct 1, 2024:

Thank you so much for the MAW September envelope! 🥰 And yes, I bake the cookies at 350F for about 15 minutes... I really enjoyed reading your letter about your dog ❤️

feverfawn on Oct 1, 2024:

Thank you so much for the Canada loon postcard you sent for WW September wishlist! I love it so much and the duck sticker/snoopy stamp so cute! Hope you are enjoying the last of your summer; I am excited for some fall weather here myself. I would love to visit Antarctica too - definitely a pipe dream though, I will just have to daydream about it haha. Thanks again! :)

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