angelstar

I'm not in many (or sometimes any) swaps right now. I am quite busy with work and other things. Gotta slow down.

Hi, I'm Linda. I'm 50-something going on 20-something and I live in a cozy little house in Taos, New Mexico, U.S.A. I just got married (in June, 2008) to the same man I married in 1977 and divorced in 1999! We have a 27 year old daughter who lives in Los Angeles, California; she was born in California. We have two cats; a black and white male and a gray tabby female, Sparky and Shakti. I was born in Massachusetts and have lived in several other states: Iowa, Missouri, California, New Mexico and a couple of others. I am a happy, positive person and hope everyone will treat me the same.

I ALWAYS send and I ALWAYS rate! I will always give people extra time, like a month at least, and I will send them a message, before I give a rating. I know that sometimes the mail is slow, sometimes things get lost in the mail, and sometimes unexpected things come up. I hope that people will do the same for me. I usually get my mailings out within a few days after the swap ends. Contact me BEFORE you give a bad rating - the item could be lost in the mail and I always want to make things right! I would send you another one!

I am a Web site designer and love playing/working on my computer and on the Internet.

I love postcards from other states and countries! I love pictures of flowers, butterflies, animals (especially cats, horses and cute baby animals). I would also love pictures of your town, buildings in your town, natural settings in/near your town or country. I love nature pictures. I also love anything to do with the stars, planets, the solar system, the galaxy, the universe, the Beatles. (See other favorites below)

I love postcards and bookmarks, and I love writing answers to lists of questions, so these will be the swaps I will mainly sign up for; for now anyway. I would prefer postcards that are written on and with postage. It gives it more of a personal touch, as much as is possible through the Post Office. Regarding bookmarks: I prefer to NOT get Book Thongs. I like regular bookmarks the best. Hand made postcards or bookmarks are fine. Like painted or drawn on or collage or something else that you like to make that is creative. I'd LOVE to see an ATC one day - not a picture, a real one; I've never made one and don't know how.

Some of my favorites: Adventures in Babysitting, The Thomas Crown Affair, Waking Ned Devine, The Core, The Craft, Don't Say a Word, Fly Away Home, The Fifth Element, Freaky Friday, Grosse Point Blanke, Harry Potter (all of them), Lord of the Rings (all 3), The Others, Romeo Must Die, Armageddon, Runaway Jury, Twister, Ultra Violet, Dead Man, Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, Dead Poets' Society, Secret Window, The Game, etc. etc.

The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings (all three), The Secret Life of Bees, All the MYST books, The Creative License, Somewhere Child, Dancing with Cats, Why Cats Paint, Pagan, Ghost, Witchcraft, spiritual books; books about astronomy with lots of pictures. Books with pictures from different parts of the world. Some books by Ursula Le Guin, books by Madeleine L'Engle. The Da Vinci Code, anything by James D. Doss, Art books including art history books with lots of pictures. I made an altered book; I loved doing that! See some pictures of it on my Web site. :-) I am a member of paperbackswap and I love swapping books.

Horses; Cats & kittens; Most baby animals - the cute ones; Sunshine; Blue skies; seashells - about anything from the sea/ocean, petroglyphs, rock art. A really heavy rain shower where after it stops everything outside is shiny and new and clean feeling; Birds singing; Listening to good music; Playing and working on my computer; Walking in the forest; Walking by the ocean. Flowers, particularly the smell of Lilacs. Colors: red, violet, blue-violet, royal blue, yellow, bluish-greens. Smelling the beautiful fresh air where I live at 7000 feet altitude; Pizza; Hot Chocolate; Chocolate in general; Good yummy food from all countries; Google Maps; Favorite cars: Porsche, sporty BMW, 1960's Corvette. Our Beautiful Planet; Our Beautiful Trees and other plants; Anything Pagan, Egyptian, Mayan, Aztec or Celtic. Tarot Cards, Blank Journal books.

Numb3rs, Supernatural, NYPD Blue and Bones