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Date Joined: March 8, 2010
Last Online: March 8, 2021 Birthday: January 3 Country: United States Postcrossing |
Updated 20 April 2020.
I'm a gal who lives with my husband in a suburb of Phoenix, Arizona, where the climate is desert (dry and hot). We were married in Maui. We enjoy traveling and golfing.
My hobbies/interests: Postcrossing, mailart, antiques, golf, cupcakes, ephemera, fishing, family activities, Anglophile, travel, museums, napping, cooking, the U.K., practicing Spanish, yoga, pro-choice, vodka martinis, flea markets, Hispanic & Japanese culture, vintage, pin-up girls, thrift shops, tag sales, reading, fleur-de-lis, indie and foreign films, lavender, Frida Kahlo, Dia de los Muertos, Texas Hold 'Em poker, crafting, Italy, Renaissance art, turquoise (the color and the jewelry), wrapping presents, morning tea with a splash of milk, sushi, collections,rock painting/hiding, royalty, letter writing,British Television (Killing Eve, Keeping Up Appearances, PEAKY BLINDERS), theme parties, crafting, Guinness...
I've been writing letters since I was a child and have had a number of foreign penpals. My longest term penpal is in Japan and we've been writing for over 30 years. I love sending postcards and letters to friends and family, even if they don't reciprocate. I know they enjoy receiving them.
I love recycling/upcycling. Chunk 'O Cardboard is my favorite monthly swap. I'm always on the lookout for cardboard chunks to send as postcards (food packaging, book covers, VCR boxes, board game boxes, etc).
Swapping note: 1) I strive to get a heart each and every time I do a swap by going above and beyond with extras or personalization. 2) I won't be bullied or bribed into changing ratings. I can overlook some lateness if it's communicated, but if you are a month late on your swap and you think I won't notice...then you deserve a "3." 3) I am very liberal with giving HEARTS because it makes people happy and we're all busy and we do our best with these swaps. Not everyone is an artist. When you get older, you realize life's too short to be petty. As one of my friends said, "Sprinkle hearts because they are free."
I'm fairly easy with these four themes: Vintage, foreign, postal-related, ephemera!
Postcard wish list: *Wedding theme *Bigfoot or Yeti *Retro *Pin-up *Vintage black & white *Golf *Something with the color purple or the color lavender *Mexican artist Frida Kahlo *Royalty *Don't really like typical tourist postcards
vintage wedding ephemera (photos, invites, paper)
anything postal related ephemera
postcards
glitter
paper
vintage
maps
rubber stamps
French ribbon
foreign language newspaper
postage stamps (unused or used; foreign and domestic)
recipes
stickers
handmade envelopes
foreign language dictionary pages
vintage children's books
Air Mail stickers
vintage cookbooks/pamphlets
Everything about Italy: Art, museums, wine, language, food, churches
Day of the Dead
old tickets of any kind (i.e., travel, train, movie, concert)
vintage books that are tattered and can be used for crafting
glue sticks
My favorite color is purple
cupcakes
Japan
The ocean
Hawaii
Country music
B&W postcards featuring vintage scenes or people (i.e., photography by Robert Doisneau)
Fleur-de-lis
pin-ups
plant-based eating
felt, yarn, fabric, playing cards, lotion, tote bags, jewelry, doilies, pencils, bookmarks, licorice
Only allergy is tree nuts (i.e., walnuts)
Too many to list them all!
I like to watch all Academy award nominated movies.
Indie films
Foreign films
Oldies
Amelie, Priceless (Audrey Tatou)
Four Weddings and a Funeral (I love British humor)
Braveheart
The Queen
The Dutchess
Shakespeare in Love
The King's Speech
Frost/Nixon
Snatch
Mrs. Brown
Serendipity
Love Actually
Frida
Bridget Jones' Diary
The Italian Job
The DaVinci Code
Julie & Julia
The Devil Wears Prada
The Good Doctor, The Resident
The Crown
Stranger Things
Big Little Lies
Master Chef, Chopped
Martha Stewart
BBC America: Graham Norton, Call the Midwife, The F Word, Come Fly with Me, Keeping up Appearances, The Vicar, Killing Eve
I enjoy:
Biographies, Autobiographies, Art books, Chick Lit and Celebrity-related
My three favorites I've read that I listed on goodreads.com: Pink Slip Party, Good Mail Day, and The Kite Runner
and I read a lot of magazines!
English/Irish/Scottish breakfast tea. Any other black tea. I also drink chai or vanilla and I will try fruit teas.
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Comments
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!👻
please check your private messages and email
LSRUS: 1000 Hearts Giveaway
I'm sorry I am not able to mail anything to you. I hope you like the hearts i'm sending your way.
Happy Friday!!
Thanks for the random RAK - stamps and postcards and for thinking of me. I always love to receive these items. 💚
Thanks for your RAK birthday greeting, it pleased me a lot!
Happy Belated Birthday to you! Thank you for the wonderful card!
Happy Birthday!
Happy January Birthday from WIYM Group!