mary17

Hi, I’m a former postcrosser. I switched to swapbot, as it costs the same to post a postcard as a 100g / 3.5 ounce letter in my country !, so it works out costly sending a single postcard. I also felt limited by the space on a postcard. Swapbot is a better match for me. I love all things stationery related. I'm not very crafty, but I enjoy making my own envelopes and baking. I don’t use social media, my preference is snail mail.

I know sometimes mail fails to be delivered, so please get in touch if you are expecting something from me that does not turn up, and I will resend

I rate the day I receive, so if I have not rated a swap you sent to me, it simply means I have not received swap yet. If a long time has past, I will send you a message to let you know.

I lived in London for 9 years, but returned to Ireland a few years ago, where the pace of life is more relaxed.

I’m married, and we have a 8 year old son.

I love to travel, I love France, even the simple pleasure of time spent in a French supermarket, as they have the best chocolate aisle 😄. I enjoy researching and planning holidays. I'm a big fan of US National Parks, due to their variety and inspiring landscape.

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I have visited

Andorra, Australia, Bahamas, Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Egypt, Germany, The Netherlands, Portugal, Scotland, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, UAE & Wales

USA - Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, South Dakota, Utah & Wyoming

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In the future I would love to visit Japan

Music - 🎵 I like to listen to all sorts of music, really it depends on my mood. My Spotify has plenty of variety, I do not listen to Jazz and rap much 🎶

Movies - 📽️ Some movies I enjoy watching: La La Land, Little Miss Sunshine, Pride & Prejudice, Sweet Home Alabama, Up in the Air, A Good Year, Nomadland & The Way.

I enjoy walks on the beach, going out for dinner. Life is busy, so finishing a book, can take a while.

I have a sweet tooth, I love chocolate, although not white chocolate so much. I love to try chocolate that I cannot get in my country. I like chocolate with flavours too (orange, mint, coconut, coffee, nuts etc) . I’m such a chocolate fan, that if I make porridge/oatmeal I add cocoa powder, flaked almonds and fresh raspberries, so it’s more a dessert than breakfast 😃. Happiness is cake, coffee and a chat with a friend😄.

My favourite saying - "A stranger is a friend you haven't met yet" by W.B. Yeats

Favorite colors - Purple, lilac, blue, teal, pink

Wishlist

Anything French

Chocolate (any kind except white chocolate)

Coffee candy

Notecards

Purple ink pens

Writing sets

Likes:

A - Address Labels, Architecture, Art Deco

B – Baking, Baci chocolates, Ballet, Bookmarks, Botanical illustrations / themes, Brush pens

C - Chocolate (any kind except white chocolate), Coffee, Coffee candy, cherry blossoms, cookies, caramels, Christmas cards (non religious)

D - Drawstring bags, Degas,

E - Envelopes (love handmade)

F - France, Frank Lloyd Wright, Flora & Fauna

G - Greeting cards, gift tags, gel pens, Ghirardelli chocolate squares

H - Highlighters, hot chocolate

I - Illustrations

J - Japan

K - Keyrings

L - Landscapes, Lantern Press, Lighthouses, Letterpress stationery, London

M - Maps, map postcards, mechanical pencils, memo sheets, Michoko caramels, Milky Way midnight dark

N - Notecards, notebooks, Northern Lights

O - Oceans

P - Pens (gel & ballpoint – love pens with purple and colour inks), Postcards (non-touristic if possible), purple, postboxes, peppermint chocolates

R - Reusable shopping bags, Rhodia notebooks, rubber stamps

S - Stationery, Stickers (non-puffy stickers please), sticky tabs, scenic sights, spiral notebooks, shopping list notepads

T - Thank you cards, Tote bags

U - US National Parks, UNESCO sites, USA

W - Washi tape, writing sets

Y - Yellowstone, Yosemite, York peppermint pattie

Dislikes:

Anime, Manga,

Gum

Hershey's milk chocolate

Reward / kid type stickers

Tea

and anything religious