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Date Joined: June 9, 2010
Last Online: March 18, 2024 Country: United States |
Previous to 2/27/24, I last logged on in December 2017, so it's been a minute. I'd like to start sending and receiving happy mail again.
I enjoy junk journals and collaging. I'd like to get more of my ephemera pinned down into junk journals, and I'm working on that.
The garden remains my happy place, and with the house emptier once more, the houseplants are finding less cramped digs.
Cooking and preserving the bounty of the garden is a satisfying endeavor.
Yeah, that three is really old. I earned it during a really difficult time, and it should be noted that it has not been repeated.
I'm rebuilding my profile as it occurs to me.
I still detest housework, and glitter.
Did you know that a group of kiwis is a tribe?
I pledge to rate. Please do not send extras to get a heart, I prefer them not. The only extras that interest me are an "ope" or anything kiwi. Except not a live one, either the bird or any celebrity!
Postcards I like mine naked and tattooed.
I didn't realize that junk journals were an official, recognized genre until I came here. Pocket journals are my most favorite, but pocket pages? Meh, I will only pillage its contents and cast it aside. Isn't your pocket page worthy of better?
What do you call a deer with no eyes?
I collect (and hoard, although they are creeping into my collages) single comic panels with the subject either making only a face or a gesture, or uttering only a sound or expletive. An "ope" remains elusive but tops my list.
If you plop me down in a strange city, I'm going to make a beeline for the market.
No i-deer. What do you call a deer with no eyes or legs?
Remember hardware stores? The ones where you could hand the older gent* behind the counter one-half of a piece of something that you needed to fix and he'd make his way around the counter and down the aisles and show you what you needed and ask a couple of questions to ensure that was all you really needed to make the repair? Or you could drop off your perfectly good stand mixer that just needed a grease replacement and pick it up good as new the next week?
Still no i-deer.
*I was a child the first time I needed a nut or bolt or oddment, so for all I know the "old gent" was 30. As a young housewife, the "old gent" was most certainly ancient and kindly, and cemented in my mind the picture of the hardware store proprietor, before hardware store proprietors went away.
Ampersands: I think I rescued my first one from one of those cheesy Mr. & Mrs. wedding reception decoration sculpture sets that were all the rage a few years ago. It was funny to me to display it all by its lonesome, apropos of nothing. Then it deputized a posse.
I lean towards the irreverent and enjoy a well-crafted naughty joke. I don't mind an F-bomb; I can string together expletives with the best of them--I learned to curse in the military and I can't think of a better way to celebrate a stubbed toe. I am only offended by a deliberately hurtful jibe.
There was a woman (I'm pretty sure it was a woman) of some celebrity who, when asked during an interview about moving on from relationships or something like that, answered that she simply determined that she wasn't meant to continue her journey with that person any longer. She bore them no ill will, she just wasn't going to travel onward with them. I try to practice that, but sometimes, I do hold a grudge. See deliberately hurtful jibe, above.
If not, you can skip it and still learn a lot about me elsewhere. I find them efficient and tiresome by turns, so tally me uncommitted.
Likes:
A - Ampersands. See Kiwi Quirks, above.
B - Books. There's not much I find not to like about books.
C - Chickadees. I like most birds, but chickadees will eat from my hand.
D E
F - Food. Regional food, street food, seasonal food, carnival food.
G - I celebrate groundhog day, but groundhogs need to live their own lives away from me
H - Hardware stores. See Kiwi Quirks, above.
I J K L M N O P Q R S
T - I like TV. I realize most content is banal. There is plenty of redeeming content. I liked soap operas. Now, I like food shows.
U V W X Y
Z - Zentagles, Zetti
Dislikes:
A B
C: "Conflate," used aloud; it is a written word, like, "Exclaim."
D E F
G - Glitter. I'm not going to rate you down for a glittered note card, but it really is wasted on me. The dust bunnies try to eat it, and it's not good for them.
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Comments
Welcome back! And thanks for being part of the round robin traveling postcard series. π
Thank you for working on my Collaboration postcard. It was started in March 2017 and just found its way back home. Your "dot"s are a great addition.
Christmas Card RAK - Thanks for the cute Christmas card. It arrived a little late but I still enjoyed your note and the card is so lovely. Happy New Year!!!
Thanks for sending my long-lost Collaboration PC home! I started that one back in round 30--near Christmas, and it went through all of the holidays (and seems to have spent some time at every stop!). I'm glad to finally have it home!
And I LOVE the eclipse! I got to see totality in Idaho! This will be a nice reminder. Thank you!
Thanks so much for your art and effort on this zine, love it.
Thank you for angeling the #Write_ON swap! I just heard of another 30 day challenge beginning July 1! Hoping to participate in that as well. :)
Shhh - here is the end result of the Collaboration PC :
Thanks so much for the Write-On kit. I will for sure be joining in 2018. Thanks for hosting a fun swap.
What a lovely note you sent along with the Write-On Kit. It was so nice of you to send 4 stamps, 4 writing sets, and an invitation for 2018 in your note. I loved your story about your writing letter history. Thank you for sharing a big part of yourself with me. I will participate in this swap as long as I can.
Barb
sleepingrover2010
Received the Write On Kit! Wow! What a lovely idea! I wish I'd thought to do that. Definitely want to send out some kits of my own next year. You are so generous to have included 4 stamps and several stationery items. I love the apple post-a-note. Thank you!!