middleearthtraveller

I've started a group: Altered Playing Cards Only (APCO) --join us, won't you?

Hello, I live amidst the cornfields in East Central Illinois, USA.

Aquarius. Pluviophile/Ceraunophile.

I love travel, so tell me about where you're from!

Camping and going to live concerts are things I do.

I exchange loads of postcards, and trying my hand at stamp-collecting. I love swapping ATCs and APCs--I host an ATC/APC swap group via Instagram.

Notes:

--I weigh all outgoing mail; if I ever have postage due, let me know, and I will amend the issue!

--I click on "sent item" when I've put a stamp on the envelope and put it in the mailbox. If it's in the evening or on a Sunday, then the date stamped will be a day later.

--If you aren't able to send something on time to me, just send me a note--you don't have to tell me why, just say it will be late--life happens!

I adore music, and would love to hear about your favorite songs/artists. My favorite music includes Grateful Dead, Dave Matthews Band, Wilco, Phish, and most classic rock in general.

Last year, we saw Brandi Carlisle in Nashville and it was amazing.

I fall asleep to a playlist called "sad cello" and now, "midnight thunderstorms."

This is going to be the year (2023) of Vitamin String Quartet. They've been great for when I need to focus on work tasks.

Outlander. British television in general. Twin Peaks. Black Mirror. Breaking Bad. Better Call Saul. Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Bridgerton. Doctor Who.

House of the Dragon and Rings of Power were fun--lots of folks who have "read the books" nitpicked a lot, but as a one of those book-readers, I thought the shows were great.

I read a lot; any recommendations?

LOVES: LOTR, Dune, ASOIAF, The Kingkiller Chronicle, Circe, The Chocolate War, Tana French novels, Three Dark Crowns, The Southern Reach Trilogy, Discovery of Witches, Normal People, Mexican Gothic

Fantasy. SciFi. Nonfiction.

Recently Read and Enjoyed:

The Rose Code

The Dutch House

Set Boundaries, Find Peace

Prisoners of Geography

Any kind of ephemera--lately: book-themed or travel-themed, pop culture

Painted Papers, please!

Fussy cuts

ATCs

Book pages

Folk Art--esp. Eastern European, Scandinavian

Zines

90's era music magazines

Music

Cats

ATC materials

Junk Journal materials

Rain

Postcards from where you live--written and stamped!

Witchy things

Tarot/Oracle cards

Address Labels

Overall, items have been lovely. But there are a few things that I really don't have use for:

Tea

Kids TV/movie stickers--please no more paw patrol, minions, sesame street, etc.

Stained postcards

Gnomes

Overtly religious items