2Hearts

Hello everyone!

Well Hurricane Beryl was not very nice to those of us living in the Houston area! It hit us head on and we are now trying to clean up. Many, many people still do not have power and that makes it even worse! Luckily, we have power at my house now having not had it for about 12 hours. Our property has sustained a LOT of damage, including a big storage building that the roof blew off and of course all rain damaged everything inside. We have many, many trees down and lots of limbs and debris to try to clean up. We estimate at least a month to do. Yesterday, we spent all day trying to make a dent. It is very slow going and rough, especially in 96 degree heat. BUT, the GREAT news is our home was not damaged and we are all safe. During this mess, I am cutting back on swap-bot a little bit and will do my very best to fulfil my commitments.

( A Big thank you to whoever it was that sent me Mailing labels via Current! There was no way for me to know who it was from but I am very appreciative!)

A quick note to all members on Swap-Bot: Life is hard for everyone at times. Be Kind. Be less critical. Be considerate of others feelings. i think we all do our best and some here are more talented than others. Remember - above all, paper craft trading is not life and death. It is for the enjoyment and enrichment of all of our lives.

*** NOTE: I always Rate immediately, however, I am noticing that the ratings do not always "stick"! I get reminders to rate and I have already done that - sometimes twice!

• PLEASE PM me before giving me a low rating! I will make it right! I rate all the swaps I receive as soon as I get them!

• I do not flake and try my best to meet all the swap requirements that I sign up for!

• Let me know if something arrives "postage due" and I will quickly and kindly reimburse!

Briefly, I am retired and live with my awesome husband of 20 years. We have 5 grown children and 6 grandchildren. Also, a very special rescued Cat named "Lucky".

ANIMALS: I live on a "hobby farm" of 30 acres and enjoy caring for lots of animals! My animals include 2 horses (1 is blind), 1 miniature donkey (RIP Chico Sept 2023), pygmy goats, chickens, turkeys (RIP Mama turkey hen Aug 2023), and 1 pot bellied pig named "Wilbur" ! It is plenty of work but much reward.

HISTORY - my nickname comes from the 100+ year old church my husband and I bought several years ago which will hopefully become a wedding chapel that I have named "2Hearts Chapel". It is the oldest building in the small town I live in and sits under 100+ year old Live Oak trees planted in memory of soldiers lost during WW1. It is "famous" as Goldie Hawn made a movie outside of it called "Hope". We have completely renovated it with new hardwood floors, ceiling fans, and a large antique (from the late 1800s) church bell. It's lovely! I hope my vintage wedding venue will be up and running soon (making progress on that slowly!).

ALPACAS: I get lots of questions and comments about my alpacas. Unfortunately, I have had to give up on raising alpacas as it is simply too HOT where I live for them to do well. My alpacas, "Baby Neo", "Nilla" and "Paloma" were re-homed up North to cooler weather. I miss them so much!

LIKES: Favorite colors: Blue, Aqua. Love all animals and birds, especially bluebirds. I like Washi tape, blank notecards, Inge postcards, postcards from other countries and sticker sheets (no reward or kiddie ones, please).

TRAVEL: DisneyWorld in December 2023 was great! The next planned trip is this weekend to Las Vegas..I love to travel. My husband and I have been all over the USA and some of Europe. I've been to France, Great Britain, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Mexico and Russia. Generally, we do not have hotel reservations or an itinerary when we go... we just GO! Such fun and we travel light with only a backpack. We went to Alaska in August 2019 and it was a wonderful experience. I was excited to see a Moose and a gray hump back whale and also the beautiful blue glaciers. I never dreamed I would see those!

I enjoy going to off Broadway shows. My all- time favorite is The Lion King (going in July). I have seen it many times and I also love The Phantom of the Opera. I recently (finally) got to see Les Miserables! What a great show! I saw Jersey Boys in London a few years back and really enjoyed that also! My daughter and I just saw "Jagged Little Pill" based on Alanis Morisette music. I liked the music but not a fan of the show. :-(

I don't have many dislikes except scary things or creepy, gory, witch, etc. I do like Harry Potter along those lines but don't consider that scary.

Please NO food items such as candy and chocolate ** Also, please NO Glitter (what a mess!). Thank you!

Everything I receive is a surprise and I appreciate the effort it takes to participate in the various swaps! I truly appreciate all the effort swappers put into packaging, spending their time and money to send to me. Thank you!

Nancy "2Hearts"