CaseyErin

My name is Casey. I am from a small town you'll never hear of, deep in the Appalachian mountains. I am a mother to two adult children (who've left home) and one child still at home with me. I appreciate things so much more now knowing that my nest, in fact, will empty. I buy Lucky Charms and sit on bleachers and quietly value these little treasures in my heart. I was a stay-at-home mom for nearly 20 years and seeing two go off on their own has been a bittersweet time in my life. Being the mother of my 3 will forever be my favorite thing.

I have, however, always enjoyed solitude and I do just fine on my own. When I am home alone there is music playing in the background and my house smells like clementine and clove incense. I am happy cooking a nice meal just for me, sitting down with a good book or tending to my many (many) houseplants.

I love to grow things in general. Basil, lemon balm, irises, sunflowers. I postcross and embroider and wander antique stores in search of uranium glass to add to my collection. I love a library haul, a bubble tea and a good porch sit. My 9 year old Old English sheepdog is my constant companion and we like to walk on Sunday mornings.

I have kept a journal since I was about 8 years old and writing is essential to my mental health. I just feel better after I sort my thoughts enough to get pen to paper. If I am feeling something particularly big, I'll do a "brain dump" and write everything as fast as I can to get what's out in to let it go. Most days is a short little entry where I find 10 good things in a day and list them out. It's a fantastic way to end the day and I highly recommend it.

• Ani DiFranco
• Joanna Newsom
• Mountain Man
• Sylvan Esso
• RY X
• John Prine
• Patsy Cline
• Loretta Lynn
• Jason Isbell
• Medium Build
• Led Zepplin

• Outlander by Diana Gabaldon. The book, not the series.
• Bridges of Madison County--Robert James Waller
• The Poisonwood Bible--Barbara Kingsolver
• My Antonia--Will Cather
• Prince of Tides--Pat Conroy
• Song of Achillies-- Madeline Miller
• Harry Potter series--JK Rowling
• Clan of the Cave Bear series--Jean M. Auel
• Tender is the Flesh--Augustina Bazterrica
• One True Thing--Anna Quindlen
• The Thorn Birds--Colleen McCullough

• Cold Mountain
• Last of the Mohicans
• Phantom Thread
• Steel Magnolias
• The Color Purple
• Fried Green Tomatoes
• Dirty Dancing
• Divine Secrets of the YaYa Sisterhood
• Pretty Woman
• One True Thing
• Dances with Wolves

• The Golden Girls

• Keeping Up Apperances...my favorite British comedy!!!

• The Planet Earth series

• The Great British Baking Show

• Call the Midwife

• The OA (Netflix)

• Gustav Klimt is my favorite artist
• washi tape and washi flakes
• postcards (non-touristy)
• blank recipe cards
• letter sets with matching envelopes
• floral stickers
• notecards
• chai tea
• bookmarks
• air mail envies

Dislikes:

• anything blasphemous or sacrilegious
• green tea
• sci-fi
• anime
• swaps that smell like smoke
• swaps covered in animal hair
• white chocolate

I am always, always up for a postcard swap. I have recently started to collect postcard and I just can't have enough.

Private swaps or simply exchanging addresses to send a card--I'll always say yes.