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Date Joined: April 7, 2008
Last Online: September 22, 2023 Birthday: April 22 Country: United States My Blog My Etsy Store My TikTok |
I joined Swap-Bot in 2008 after a friend blogged about her experiences here. I had a lot more time back then!
My user name comes from a portion of my summer home address in Maine from before they put in a paved road and changed the address for 911. I was struggling to come up with a user name (way back in the 90s) and everything I entered was taken. I figured no one else would use part of that address and I was right.
I spend more time on TikTok, Youtube and Pinterest than I'd care to admit.
I'm a letter writer, postcard sender, traveller, doodler and quilter. I still send out birthday cards and Christmas cards to friends and family.
I see inspiration every day in nature and the ordinary things around me. I take a hike every Sunday with my husband and two dogs.
I love all colors but especially those found in nature along with blues and browns.
My favorite postcards are unusual, thought provoking, art, architecture, foreign places, vintage, creepy, funny, animals, and recipes.
I started quilting when I was far too young and had much more time to do so. My goal this year (2023) is to create at least one quilt and also work on smaller sewing projects including an Alzheimer's fidget blanket. I like creating my own patterns and designs.
I've enjoyed collab handmade postcards, collab coloring postcards, mini-zines, handmade envelopes, mail art, handmade bookmarks and junk journaling creations.
📚 I'm on GoodReads.
Because I commute an hour each way to work, I listen to a lot of audio books. I listen to them on Audible, YouTube and find second hand audiobooks at thrift stores and used book stores.
Right now I'm listening to Soul Dog which is free on Audible.
I've also collected Nancy Drew books - the kind that I had in the 70s and early 80s. My husband and I looked through antique stores and thrift shops trying to find the ones I am missing and now I have them all (except the cookbook). I would like to read them all from the first book on.
I read a few magazines when I'm looking for something different and shorter than a book. My favorites are Mary Jane's Farm, Garden & Gun and Daphne's Diary.
Podcast that I Enjoy: Crime Junkie, Business Wars, Everything 80s, Back to the 80s Radio, Going West: True Crime Podcast, Noble Blood, Carolina Crimes, The Deck, The Arcanum Project, In the Dark, The Global Leadership Podcast, Coffee Break French, Counter Clock
✈️ 🌴 🌎 ☀️ ⛱️ 🗺️ ❄️🗻💼 ⛵
Kew Gardens outside of London
Liege in Belgium
Slapton Sands in Devon
Jekyll Island in Georgia
The Florida Keys
Ambleside in the Lake District
Versailles in France
Les Arcs 1600 in France
Musee de Orsay in Paris
South Carolina Low Country
📌Recipes (I love to bake, cook and use the crock pot and my InstaPot). I'd be very interested in any dog food or dog treat recipes you may have found to be wonderful. We are vegetarian (not vegan but I do a lot of vegan recipes). I enjoy old family recipes, too and the ones from Church fundraising cookbooks. I'm currently translating my great-grandmother's handwritten French recipes.
📌Interesting articles from magazines or newspapers that you would like to share or even magazines (gently used is fine)
📌Local lore articles from your area.
📌Interesting Stickers or Washi tape. I love Lisa Frank stickers, Tim Holtz, Washi Stickers
📌Anything you made: art, envelopes, notecards, crochet, knitted, etc.
📌Herbal Teas / Green Teas or other teas (No loose, please and no Matcha)
📌Unusual stamps, vintage or foreign (used is fine)
📌All things Edward Gorey or Tim Holtz
📌Book or Podcast recommendations
📌A pen pal letter. I love hearing about your life.
📌A dog toy
✋✋✋ Things that could melt
✋✋✋ Teacher / reward stickers
✋✋✋ Matcha Tea - I've tried and just don't like it
Comments
Hi e2java. I just finished the collaborative postcard you sent me in the Snail Mail Friends swap. I'm sending it home to mcorbus. I thought you might like to see the finished results:
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Thank you for contributing to my pass & paste postcard. It came home on Friday. I love it!
CPG One Dozen Collage Cutouts #2 - Global Just checking in with you about this swap. I sent on June 28th and should have found you by.now. I have a photo of your sent swap in case it's needed. If you've received please rate so I know you've received. Thanks and hope to hear from you soon. :)
CPG May wishes - thank you so much for the super cute stickers:) Have a nice day Elisa
Thank you for the CPG May wishes! I loved the happy mail stickers especially so cute! And I always appreciate stamps!
Thank you for the CPG May wishes of neat return labels, deliver labels and the stamps! Oh I don't like those kind of dogs really! I find other breeds better, too!
Thank you so much for sending me the second postcard for #341834. So generous of you to quickly pop one in the mailbox for me. (Apologies for my mistake thinking the first one never made it when it did.) This one is a lovely postcard by Anita in the Netherlands. Your 'cultivate kindness' section is lovely.
CPG WTA Jan Random Envelope- Thank you for all the great goodies you sent
Sarah, thanks so much for the nice card and starbucks card for my birthday :) (via cpg wishlist) The mile-high icing sounds like the perfect amount for my 8 year old self... I LOVED icing! Now that I'm older it's too sweet, haha. Hope you have a wonderful week!
Thank you for the Christmas card for my CPG Dec wishlist! Did you make the stocking ornament? I love it! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and are having a great New Year. So sorry for the belated thank you.