MARY

TEMPORARY NOTE: Mom is recovering from a serious illness and will be going through a long recovery. She is caught up on sending swaps but may not be able to confirm receipt of recent swaps or rate the senders. (This is her daughter posting.)

I happily live alone with my cat, Sally. She is an older cat and is very loving (after she came out from under the bed where she hid when she first got here!). I enjoy reading, tatting, friends and in particular, my two granddaughters (and my daughter and son-in-law). (I send each of my granddaughters, who are 11 and 7, a postcard every week. I would appreciate unused postcards which would be interesting for them.) I enjoy "magic", like blowing bubbles, flowers, nature, crystals, unicorns, dragonflies, cats, friends, learning about and trying new things.

Lots of different kinds -- show music, rock and roll, music from the 60s and 70s, a little country(Willie Nelson, Emmy Lou Harris, Nancy Griffith), blues, jazz, blue grass and am open to just about anything.

The Sting. The Last Waltz. Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman, Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Dustin Hoffman, Al Pacino, Katherine Hepburn, Jane Fonda, Audrey Hepburn, Anne Bancroft, Nicole Kidman, and lots of others! I don't like horror or violent movies.

Dancing With the Stars. White Collar. Saving Grace. All of the Law and Orders. Boston Legal. The Closer. The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson. Biographies. Shows on reorganizing and decorating. Cooking Shows.

Tatting. Embroidery. Sewing. Notecard making.

I love reading! I enjoy mysteries, biographies, self-help, feminist, science fiction, some popular novels, recipes, crafting, organization manuals, short stories, etc.! My favorite author is Anais Nin. I first read her in 1973, and have reread her periodically ever since. She has been an important part of my life. I do not enjoy horror or scary suspense, romances, or violent books.

Unicorns

Dragons

Dragonflies

Recipes (I particularly like chicken, casseroles, appetizers, vegetables, and anything else you find interesting)

Postcards that my 7 and 11-year-old granddaughters would like

Crystals

Cat-related things

Little stuffed animals (I got a turtle that I love)

Bert's Bees things (My favorites right now are lip stuff and cuticle cream)

Candles (Of all sorts. I burn a candle every night -- either votives or regular candles.)

Books (I am addicted to reading. I am willing to try just about anything, both fiction and non-fiction. I don't usually read romance, horrow or violent, or westerns. My favorite right now are mysteries.)

Neat paper I am partularly interested in handmade paper right now. I have just started making a new design of notecards that uses it. Any color is fine.

Kaleidoscopes

Hand-made items