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dustcollector

dustcollector
Date Joined: January 7, 2008
Last Online: March 2, 2023
Birthday: September 17
Country: United States

About Me

I am a retired school librarian and former English teacher. Currently I share my home with cats and two dogs.

Favorite Music

I love most kinds of music, but I am not a musician. I only play the radio, and I only sing for small children who are very forgiving. If I must chose a favorite type, it would probably be folk music from around the world. I often listen to classical music.

Favorite Books

In my opinion, Charlotte's Web is right up at the top of the best books in whole world. Another favorite is Seedfolks. I read lots of books intended for children and young adults. The illustrations in picturebooks make them particularly tempting. I enjoy the Harry Potter, 39 Clues, Percy Jackson, Septimus Heap, and Missing series. I love audio books and listen in the car all of the time unless I have a passenger. I am enjoying the Massie Dobbs and Inspector Gamache mysteries. The Ruth Galloway and Bruno, Chief of Police series are also engrossing mysteries.

Favorite Movies

One of my favorite films is A New Leaf with Walter Mathau and Elaine May. Other favorites are What's Up, Doc? with Barbara Streisand and Madeline Kahn and Man's Favorite Sport with Rock Hudson and Paula Prentis. I know they are oldies, but so much fun. March of the Penguins made me cry. I've seen Avatar twice. Hidden Figures was excellent. Love Coco! I am eager to see the Downton Abbey movie next month.

Favorite Television

Some shows I don't like to miss are the Amazing Race, Nova, and Nature. I enjoy dance programs. Sunday Morning on CBS is one of the best shows on TV, but I need to record it if I want to see it. We see Jeopardy at suppertime. When I was staying with my mom, I really enjoyed the Doc Martin series which is now on our local PBS station. Father Brown, Endeavor, Death in Paradise, and the Agatha Christie mysteries are intriguing, too. I also listen to some PBS programming while I am doing other things. I am a fan of NPR. Ghosts is a hoot!

Favorite Crafts

I like arts and crafts. I have done some sewing and embroidery, but not counted cross-stitch. I enjoy making something out of nothing. My mother was very resourceful that way. I have been spending a lot more time with plants in the yard and have my own private jungle. It's always a struggle to keep up with the weeds!

About Me

As a volunteer, I use my post cards from swaps for activities with students at school. I appreciate interesting stamps almost as much as the postcards. I learned about Postcrossing from another Swap-bot member's profile, and I have been doing that, too. Mail is so much more interesting these days! I love things representative of other countries and cultures. I also would like for students to see UNESCO sites (see the list at http://whc.unesco.org/en/list . I love seeing book illustrations, too.

About Me

I always read my partner's profile and try to suit his or her preferences. Please let me know if you have not received a swap. If for some reason, you do not receive a rating from me, please contact me after a reasonable amount of time has passed. I try to rate the day something arrives. Once in a while, postcards have been trapped in catalogs or magazines.

Postcard Wishlist

Gardens around the world-- Ethnic or national holidays and traditions-- Birthday wishes in languages other than English-- Christmas cards in languages other than English-- Children's book illustrations-- Fairy tales-- Folk art-- Ethnic foods or recipes-- Indigenous people-- World capitols and flags-- International pop culture icons-- Ethnic dress-- Masks-- Landmarks and points of interest-- UNESCO world heritage sites-- Plants or animals unique to an area-- Significant international historical figures, artists, composers, performers, leaders, rulers-- Unique buildings or homes-- Unusual vehicles

Ratings

Rosa1 rated for Chunk O Cardboard - March 2023 on Mar 16, 2023
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Comment: very creative card - love it!!
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Comment: Thank you for the Hello Kitty chunk of carboard.Love it!
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Comment: Thanks for the swap and the fun chunk. We have a children's museum in the nearest city. My granddaughter loves to visit when she is here. They have activities that feature different aspects of are history. Woolen mills, shoe shops, river train, and even two branches of paleontology.
findeerror rated for Chunk O Cardboard - February 2023 on Feb 13, 2023
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Comment: What an adorable shaped cardboard chunk, and lovely note about you and your pets! You have beautiful handwriting. Thanks for swapping!
AzEkologi rated for Chunk O Cardboard - February 2023 on Feb 10, 2023
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Comment: First off...I love your handwriting! Glad you loved Finding the Mother Tree. I haven't read the Soul of an Octopus or Understand(?) by Robert Macfarlane, I'll look into both of those. Best, Rick
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Comment: Thanks! :)
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Comment: Thank you for the postcards, I love the bird ones. 🐦
aurelas rated for Advertising Postcard #2 on Jan 8, 2023
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Comment: I loved this movie! It was a great adaptation of Lady Susan. You've got me wanting to watch it again :)
Lyndylou5 rated for Advertising Postcard #2 on Jan 6, 2023
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Comment: I got your Christmas Carol postcard today, thank you! It's for sure a classic story that lots of us enjoy. I saw it again this year at our local playhouse.
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Comment: This is a fun and quite relevant chunk!! We well be going to Disney World in early January and every bit of Disney I see makes me more and more excited !! HAHA!! Merry Christmas to you and your family!! May the new year bring you lots of love, laughter, happiness and good health! xx Gabi
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Comment: Your chunks are always so creative! Your story made me happy to read β™₯ It reminds me of how I finally found out how to clip our cats' nails, as well as our friend's cats - Friskies chicken treats bribes! They're literally the only ones my orange tabby will eat, haha!
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Comment: Thanks for the lovely (and non-rectangular!) chunk of cardboard. My mom used to get an amaryllis every year around Christmas. And I will look into the Three Pines series, thanks for the tip!
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Comment: I LOVE your chunk, Sorry you had to spend on 2 stamps. It arrived perfectly in the envelope, and birds are my thing! Thank you β™₯β™ͺβ™«*Β¨*β€’.¸¸❀ πŸ“¬β›„β„πŸŒ²
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Comment: Thanks for the lovely shaped Thanksgiving chunk!
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Comment: Thank you for the fun chunk. My cats aren't very food motivated, except one. I wish I could get the others to enjoy treats, if only to sneak some meds in them.
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Comment: Love the shape!
indigo68 rated for My Current Read PC Swap #2 on Oct 27, 2022
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Comment: The book you are reading sounds intriguing, an enjoyable series from the sound of it. And also thanks for the lovely raccoon postcard, they are one of my favourite animals!
NRGordon rated for Chunk O Cardboard - October 2022 on Oct 19, 2022
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Comment: Thanks for the swap and the fun chunk. My grandchildren all like to bake. We did gingerbread houses with the 8-year-olds last Christmas. Going to try it with the five y.o. this year.
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Comment: What a cool chunk of cardboard! πŸŽƒ I love the little Minion goblins you decorated with, too πŸ’› I'm glad that you and your family are safe, and I loved reading about you and your granddaughters hanging out~ Thank you for the wonderful swap!
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Comment: heart heart heart!! What a fun card!!! I love the Frankenstein door on the house and the Minion "volunteer". I think that the pumpkin sticker might glow in the dark, too. And I LOVE the Boo sticker. One of my favorite lines ever from TV is Rosie O'Donnell shouting "Boo! Boo! Boo!" in a movie-of-the-week type show.

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BlueberryLady on Sep 9, 2021:

Wishing you a Wonderful Month of September ( 9/17) because we both have Birthdays !!! (9/20)

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