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ABOUT THE THREE: I was late on an email swap. Kind of bummed that a late electronic swap ruined over 1,000 stellar swaps. Rules are rules I guess. Just keep in mind—I never flaked; I was just late.

If you prefer blank postcards in swaps, join my group "Postcard Stashers" that deals with swaps requiring blank postcards only.

REGARDING SWAPS:
1) Even if there's a note or paper inside, please put the swap name somewhere on the envelope, too.
2) If choices are allowed, my postcard preference is blank in an envelope.

I am an avid reader (by heart), romantic (by nature), 61 (by years alive), French (by design), Canadian (by birth), Ontario (by residency), engaged (by choice), Pentecostal/born-again (by faith) and loved (by God and all who know me).

I am also a freelance editor, writer, and founder of Halcyon Days Magazine at (http://halcyondaysmagazine.blogspot.ca).

I LOVE RECEIVING ANYTHING THAT INVOLVES:

• 3D items (the kind that look like they're moving)
• anything with the following words (or derivatives) on them: "Create," "Discover," "Dream," "Imagine," "Journey," "Memories," "Mystery," "Passion"
• beach scenes
• books (medical romance, law/courtroom, rescue)
• bookmarks
• Canadian gift cards for Amazon, Coles/Indigo, Michaels, Target, Walmart
• Cafes, street scenes
• Canadian souvenir sticker sheets or singles
• cardinals (birds)
• cameos
• Cinderella
• clouds
• courtrooms
• covered bridges
• Downton Abbey
• Elongated pennies
• Envelope/Letter seals
• FDC (First Day Covers)
• gazebos
• glitter
• gift cards from Michael's, Starbucks, Tim Hortons, Walmart
• hourglass
• Jim Holtz items
• journals
• keys
• key chains
• kissing
• ladybugs
• lambs
• libraries
• MAILBOXES - any items! Stamps, rubber stamps, envelopes, stickers...
• maps on anything (trinkets, postcards, notecards, etc.)
• MAXI cards
• mickey mouse
• moleskin planners
• nautical objects (seashells, anchors, etc.)
• panda bears
• pens / fountain pens / FriXion pens
• pocket letter refills
• postcards (if the swap calls for naked, then don't send in an envelope). Basically, my preference is blank postcards in an envelope. I like postcards with beautiful or unique postmarks, mailboxes, stamps, and tea/coffee cups.
• postmarks (unbroken) on stamps/envelopes
• rain/rainbows
• rhinestones
• roses
• samples of ATCs, decos, and FBs
• snails
• spoons
• Starbucks gift cards and other goodies ;)
• stickers suitable for diaries and planners
• teddy bears (and anything with teddies on them) EXCEPT Winnie-the-Pooh
• things framed/llined with gold or silver
• Tim Horton gift cards and goodies :)
• travel-related items
• umbrellas
• vintage ephemera
• wishing wells (fountains)

I prefer not receiving things with the following themes. But if it's a sender's choice, don't worry about it :)
* angels * balloons * cartoonish things -- see samples here * cats * clowns * dogs * Hello Kitty
* Route 66 * Winnie-the-Pooh

My favorite color schemes are teal green/blue and coral or purple tones, hunter green, or ocean colors. My favorite flower and scent is Lily-of-the-Valley. For cooking or tastes, I'm a fan of anything with cinnamon, chocolate, lemon and orange in it.

I can't get enough reruns of Bones, Coach, Dexter, Downton Abbey, ER, Flashpoint, Frasier, Grey's Anatomy, Mr. Selfridge, Rome, Trauma

I love cross-stitching, painting with acrylics, sketching, and definitely photography.

• Address labels
• Anything to help organize things better
• Blank postcards
• Fountain pens
• "FriXion" pens by Pilot
• Lapel pins
• Note cards
• Postcards with teacups/coffee cups
• Sharpie pens (fine/ultra fine)
• Souvenir item from Austria or Disney World
• Starbucks gift cards
• Stickers suitable for journals and planners
• Swap cards
• Tim Horton gift cards