mpontalba

I love to trade postcards (especially mapcards and cats), read (lots of cozy mysteries and nonfiction), knit, and watch movies.

My favorite color is purple and my least favorite color is yellow. In general, I like bright, clear colors....no pastels...or warm, earthy colors.

I collect fridge magnets, apple stuff for the kitchen, small wooden boxes,Crayola brand stuff,and postcards.

I love the smell of fresh cut grass, clothes right off the line, melon and cucumber, and vanilla. White Citrus from Bath and Body Works is also a favorite!

Best Books I've Read This Summer: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Unwind, The Unforgiving Minute, and A Little Bit Wicked

Favorite authors: John Hersey, Sharyn McCrumb, Charlaine Harris, Jerilyn Farmer, Robert Parker, Patrick Dennis, Helene Hanff, Stephen King, Anne Rule, Ann Tyler, Anne Lamott.

I adore memoirs, especially the genre I like to call "the educational romance".

A STATE MAPCARD FROM IDAHO!! It's the only card I need to complete my collection of mapcards of the fifty states!!

Local cookbooks (like church, school, junior league, girl scout troops, etctera)

I finished my purple button necklace, so I'm looking for green and black buttons to make another!

Small things I like to get: notecards, post-it notes, little blank books, the checkout cards from old library books, little ATC sized paper, ephemera, bookmarks, unique dangly earrings

An American in Paris

Dangerous Liaisons

Hairspray

Oh Brother Where Art Thou?

Peter's Friends

Knitting!! Especially square and rectangular things. I like the almost instant gratification that dishcloths and scarves provide.

Handmade postcards and ATCs

Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside a dog, it's too dark to read. ---Groucho Marx

The two most common elements in the world are Hydrogen and stupidity. ---Harlan Ellison

Tomatoes and oregano make it Italian; wine and tarragon make it French. Sour cream makes it Russian; lemon and cinnamon make it Greek. Soy sauce makes it Chinese; garlic makes it good. ---Alice May Brock

If you want to build a ship, don't drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea. ---Antoine De St. Exupery