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.

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

I am a confirmed chocoholic...but dark chocolate, not any of that other stuff. Milk chocolate is for wimps! I am not a habitual tea or coffee drinker, but once in a while....actually, my beverage of choice is Diet Mt. Dew.

I love the smell of fresh cut grass, clothes right off the line, melon and cucumber, and vanilla.

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".

Local cookbooks (like church, school, etctera)

Purple buttons of all kinds!! I'm collecting them to make a necklace.

State mapcards to complete my collection of all fifty states. Only three states left to finish it off:

• Idaho
• North Dakota
• Vermont

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