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Keti

Keti
Date Joined: May 17, 2008
Last Online: September 8, 2009
Birthday: July 12
Country: England, United Kingdom

About Me

Dear Friends, My Mom has been taken ill and I am leaving for Poland today, September 9th, to take care of her. I hope to be back at the end of the month.

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I'm Malgosia from Oxford, England. I am half-Polish and half-Russian, was born and educated to university level in Poznan, Poland, and came to Oxford to study and then work in 1987. I met my husband, Andrew, at work in 1991 and we got married in 1993. We have no children (and, regrettably, no pets, either). I used to work as a researcher and editor. At the moment, I'm on disability but trying to get back into the world of work. I teach and write. Reading and crafts help me get through my days as well. I also have a very strong faith in God. I belong to the Russian Orthodox Church. I sing in the parish choir, participate in a women's fellowship group, contribute to the monthly gazette, and try to be fully involved in various aspects of parish life.

Favorite Crafts

Knitting: I love 100% wool, alpaca, llama, as well as silk, bamboo, hemp, cotton, and some microfibres. I am not too keen on novelty or fashion yarns or on ribbon. I prefer finer gauge as opposed to chunky. I love knitting lace, hence my yarn preference. My goal for 2009 is to learn knitting socks and cables. Other things I love to knit are scarves and stoles, sweaters, cushions and other home decor items, and kitchen items such as dishcloths, towels, coasters, and placemats. I also knit in acrylic for a UK charity and for a local homeless shelter. For my favourite colous, please see below.

Scrapbooking: I love the vintage, "aged", "distressed" look (Tim Holtz etc), travel, as well as floral/botanical look. I love journaling on my pages, I like vintage, travel, and botanical papers and vellum, epoxy stickers, deep embossing enamel, ribbon. In addition to colors listed below, I use a lot of bronze/gold on my pages, as well as reds and deep colors in general. I love anything from Anna Griffin. One thing I'm not too keen on is stamping.

Card Making: I am relatively new to card making but love experimenting with tea bag folding, iris folding, spirelli, and parchment craft in particular. I like waterfall cards and "exploding boxes", but I also like to leave the sender room to write something on the card! ;-)

Cross stitch and needlepoint: again, I'm relatively new to these crafts. I like Elizabethan and floral designs the most. I would love to branch into hardanger, blackwork and crewel work.

Crafts I'd like to try: altered art; sewing; pottery; and stained glass.

Favorite Colors

ivory, cream, white; silver, silver grey; lavender, lilac, mauve, pale pink; dusky blue; sea green, moss green; burgundy; black. Not too keen on: yellows, oranges, neon colors.

Favorite Fragrances

Jasmine, vanilla, amber, musk, other Oriental; coffee; herbal - rosemary, basil, thyme, marjoram, cardamom; lavender; tea rose; neroli; tea tree, eucalyptus; clean cotton.

Favorite Music

Medieval: Coptic Church and Gregorian chants; Medieval chansons; Monteverdi; Berlioz; Tchaikovsky; Brahms; Schoenberg; world music, in particular African tribal music and Japanese No music

Favorite Books

Iris Murdoch; JM Coetzee; poetry (too much to mention!!!)

Favorite Animals

wombats; bears -- black, brown, spectacled, polar; elephants; cats; mice; viscachas; llamas; alpacas; guanacos; squirrels; flying squirrels; dogs

Interests (apart from crafts)

travel, travel, travel; reading; creative writing; poetry (reading and writing); cooking and baking; walking; hiking; mountaineering

Wish List

anything homemade; altered objects; journals, stationery, notecards, and notepads; yarn (please see Favorite Crafts, above); scrapbooking items (see Favourite Crafts); anything from other countries, particularly from Russia, Georgia, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Greece

Why Am I Here?

It's wonderful to keep in touch with people and get to know new friends. I love surprises in the mail, too, and it is exciting to discover new favorites!

Ratings

ericae rated for Weight Loss Pen Pal on May 16, 2010
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reality rated for Funky Journals on Jan 19, 2010
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onlyincambodia rated for Cambodia Postcards #7 on Sep 17, 2009
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Comment: Thank you for the beautiful postcards from Poznan, Poland. They're fantastic!
TexyDeb rated for Weekend Postcard Swap #5 (naked) on Sep 7, 2009
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Comment: It's a great card, thank you so much!
Response: I'm so glad you like it! Thank you for the heart. :-)
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Comment: This is the VERY first Swap-Bot swap that I participated in. Keti had a small problem with the send date, but not her fault. She notified me as soon as she realized that the send date was a holiday! This was nice of her. I teased her a bit and she took it well! LOL. She did a nice job of matching the postcard to my "Likes" on my profile! Thank you Keti!
Response: Thank you, John! So glad you liked the card. Hope you have only good experiences on SwapBot! :-)
y0uresoscene rated for 6 June Postcards on Aug 5, 2009
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Comment: KETI, i'm sorry i am rating you so late. you must think i am a dud. please tell me, did you get 7 postcards altogether? anyway i will be sending one your way. i just like to write to you. by the way, i loved your map postcard! it is really cute and i think it is interesting to see where you lived.
MistyLynne rated for A Week In The Life... on Aug 4, 2009
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Comment: I love the skunk pic! After seeing that, I begged my husband if we could look into it. He said absolutely not. :o( Party pooper.... We're still not talking. :oP
roseparade rated for Weekend Postcard Swap #2 (envie) on Jul 27, 2009
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Comment: what a neat postcard! sorry it took so long to rate, i wondered where my swaps had gone when i clicked "sent" and i just figured it out! :]
twobluecrows rated for Last Minute Postcard Swap #3 on Jul 24, 2009
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Comment: Thanks for replacing the missing one! I, too had a typewriter not unlike the one in the card! Mine was an old Underwood.
suepier rated for Helena8664's Girliness Email Survey on Jul 23, 2009
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Comment: I really enjoyed reading your answers. I think it is neat to see the different names of stores in your area of the world.
Upcountrysmiles rated for postcards-pen-pals on Jul 18, 2009
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Comment: I'm rating you--since I received your first postcard!!Thank you:)
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Comment: thanks for sharing your girliness levels...and thank you for joining my swap! :)
Response: No problem -- I enjoyed it! :-)
dragonfly rated for Diary Postcards for a Week! on Jul 10, 2009
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Comment: Hello! I got all your postcards and the bonuses too! How neat! Thanks for sharing a glimpse into your life.
Response: Hello, I'm glad that you've received everything. It's always a worry with international mail. Thank you for the heart! I'm glad you have found this interesting. :-) I love diary-based swaps.
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Comment: Thank you for the nice card and stamp!
Response: Glad you like them, and thank you for the heart! :-)
Polymath rated for Weekend Postcard Swap #2 (naked) on Jul 6, 2009
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Comment: Thank you for the really unique card! A great addition!
Response: So glad you like it! And thank you for the heart. :-)
Escilas rated for Local Architecture Postcard Swap #3 on Jul 3, 2009
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Comment: Keti, thank you so much for the amazing postcard. I really wished so much to get something from England, and to get a PC from Oxford... 'wow' and 'omg' doesn't cover it, really. It's such a gorgeous church, and that beautiful tree on the outside is... well, beautiful! I'm so thrilled. Thank you very much again. I would love to get something from you again! :D
Response: Hello!!! I am just sooooo glad that you like the postcard. Look, I am going to be away until the end of July, but I'll be more than happy to arrange for a private swap afterwards. What do you say? -- With all good wishes, Malgosia [Keti on SwapBot] PS Thank you for the heart!!!
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Comment: Thank you for the great Giacometti postcard! I'm jealous that you got to see his work in the museum!
Response: Oh, it was beyond belief! -- Thank you for the heart... Take care! :-)
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Comment: thanks!! I LOVE IT!
Response: Oh how kind! Yay, I wasn't sure... So glad you like it. Thank you for the heart!! :-)
newrule rated for 6 June Postcards on Jul 1, 2009
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Comment: Interesting! Thanks alot!
Response: I'm so glad you liked it! And thank you for the heart... :-)
misssarah01 rated for 6 June Postcards on Jun 28, 2009
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Comment: thank you!
Response: Hope you liked it. Thank you for rating.

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Comments

Escilas on Jul 8, 2009:

I would more than certainly love to have a Private Swap with you! Thanks for the offer :D I hope you come back soon. See ya!

Anniehall on May 9, 2009:

Malgosia, I wish you the best - we're waiting for you in our forum and please, take care. Regards!

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