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Date Joined: June 24, 2012
Last Online: January 1, 2021 Birthday: December 17 Country: United States |
Hi, my name is Karen. I live in a small town 35 miles S/W of Boston, Massachusetts. I am married and have 2 children, a son 25 and a daughter 21. We have 5 cats, all of them rescue cats. They all showed up at our backdoor at various times looking for food and finding their forever homes.
I enjoy walking around town, in the woods,and on local biking paths. Where ever I go I carry my camera. I take photos of anything that catches my eye,scenery,buildings, signs, birds, and other animals. I have started making postcards of my favorite photos.
When my daughter went off to college I was little lost. Soon there after I took on 3 projects. The first one I call my owl project. Every week I have made some sort of owl craft,cards,ornaments, key tags, magnets, etc. I am no longer doing this project but I left it listed here in case others find some inspiration with it.
The second is something I planned to do when I was in high school but never got around to. Now I have the time. I want to visit all 351 cities and towns in the state of Massachusetts. Not just drive through but actually visit and see the local sites.
Update: on 11/10/13 I visited my 117th town. I have now seen 1/3 of the towns in the state. Yay!
Update: on 6/8/14 I have reached the half way point ! The town of Lanesborough , Ma was a fitting stop for my 175th town. I drove to the top of Mount Greylock, the highest point in Massachusetts. It is literally and figuratively all down hill from here. :D
Update: on 1/18/15 I made it 2/3rds of the way through my quest by visiting town # 234.
Update: on 12/8/15 I have now been to all 343 mainland towns. The 8 remaining towns are all island towns. I plan to visit these in the spring.
*Update: on 6/25/16 I visited my last town, Gosnold, on the Island of Cuttyhunk. Gosnlod is the least populous town in the state with only 75 year round residents.
*What's next, you might ask. I had so much fun traveling around Massachusetts that I have decided to move on to neighboring Rhode Island. It shouldn't take nearly as long to visit all of RI. There are 39 cities and towns in the state. :D
The third project I call Mama Rochat's Mail Club. I write letters, send cards and holiday themed packages to my daughter and her friends at college. Some are for her friends from her high school days but many are her fellow college students. Members are suppose to answer my letters, some do sporadicly, but I know they are busy with their schoolwork. I send them mail anyway. I know from feedback from my daughter that it brightens their day.
I enjoy reading, mostly mystery novels. I like Janet Evanovich, Robert Parker, Dick Francis and Dean Koontz.
I like romantic comedies,musicals,dramas, and Disney.
Bright colors, blue,orange, green, yellow
cats
horses
owls
herding dogs
totoro
fine point Le Pen
stationery
postcards
stickers
office supplies
vintage and retro
dark chocolate
gnomes
mushrooms
dragons
elephants
penguins
hedgehogs
sea animals
old barns
flea markets
antique stores
pressed pennies
No religious cards please. I do not mind handmade, vintage or interesting ad cards. I also like illustrated postcards. If possible I would prefer non-tourist postcards. I know this is not always possible and that's OK. Postcards of strange roadside attractions and unusual or funny signs. I have no problem with Zazzle postcards.
I am looking for postcards of NFL stadiums for a coworker. I have Arrowhead Stadium, AT& T (Cowboys Stadium),Cardinals Stadium, Georgia Dome, Gillette Stadium, Invesco Field, Lambeau Field, Qwest Field, Reliant Stadium, Soldier Field
I am looking for vintage postcards of Massachusetts. I am planning make a scrapebook of my travels around the state and would like to include current postcards with vintage cards . Kind of comparing now and then views of places I have been.
sewing, photography, making note card and postcards from my photographs
please at this time do not send fb, slams, or crams.
unused non-tourist postcards, color wheel, address labels, anything totoro, shipping labels, deco packing tape, sealing wax and presses, postage stamp craft punch, casino dice for a friend, pressed penny album
My nephew is trying to complete his state quarter collection. He is looking for these elusive coins:
Washington D.C.-D American Samoa-D&P Guam-D
D is from the Denver Mint and P is the Philadelphia Mint (for those who might be wondering, located on the head side of the coin to the right of Washington's pony tail :) )
I like black tea, flavored black tea, earl grey,herbal teas, chai, fruit teas to mix with black tea for iced tea. I really like blueberry and peach but can not find them locally. Also Twinings Christmas Tea.
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Hi! Thank you so much for the washi tape and material to make samples🙂 WW November.
Thank you so much for all the wishes! I will absolutely be able to use George in my crafting! And now I'm off to order a full roll of "Slow ho ho" washi. Thank you!
Thank you for the Christmas postage and washi tape samples. The sloth washi reminded me that I have a roll of that print. I had totally forgotten! I didn't think I had any Christmas washi at all. When I found that roll, I also found a roll of kawaii kitties in stockings! (November WW)
Thank you for all the awesome ephemera for wonderful wishes group! That map alone just had me so happy. ❤️ Can’t wait to get this all into use.
Thank you for sending me wishes for November AWG group. I was glad to get some interesting post cards for a project I want to do.
Thank you for granting my wish in WW. I love the postcards!
Hugs, Pam
Thank you so much for the winter washis! They are all so pretty, I love them! Thank you for thinking of me for November WW. Happy Thanksgiving!
Thanks for the darling Snoopy and Woodstock keychain for WW November. I’ve never seen it!! Adorable! Thank you for always remembering me. xoxo
@pkpeace thanks you for the November WW.
for the lovely stickers and foxy letter paper! ♥ It was sweet of you to think of me and brighten up my day. Take care and stay safe! ♥ (WW November wish list)