AJ73

January 24th 2025 - A SPECIAL THANK YOU for a surprise RAK from ???? for the package of pre- return addressed envelopes. I'm thinking I can figure out who you are. I just need a little time to think about it. There was no return address on the envelope from you and only other thing included was a little note that said " just a little rack for Alma". You made my day with your thoughtfulness. It's always so nice to know someone is thinking about you.

My secret friend...was it you Cassie Lynn Custer??????? **************†*********

UPDATE OF ENTIRE PROFILE MARCH 20, 2025

I like to read, make junk journals, altered books, ephemera from cut-outs from magazines, cards, scraps of paper, ribbon, buttons and other bits and pieces I find.

Since I have been on Swap bot for a while now I have participated in Bible studies and Bible writing. I have found that these studies have been very uplifting and I feel like I have learned much more about God and what he has to say to us.

I thoroughly enjoy all of the groups that I belong to. I have gotten to you know so many of you that I now consider friends. I have received encouraging words and love from you. Plus I have received beautiful crafts and surprises along the way. Thank you and thanks also to Swap Bot.

I LOVE YouTube!!! I follow many crafters and various channels. I like documentaries, history, wild animal cams, some music channels and many other channels that catch my eye.

READING. I got hooked on reading when I was in the 1st grade. It was a highlight of my days in the summer when the bookmobile would come. I started out reading mysteries and love them to this day. I have many many favorite authors. To name just a few; Stephen King, Dean Koontz, Robert B. Parker (RIP). Jonathan Kellerman, John Sanford, and more which I will add later. The list keeps growing as I discover new authors. I welcome any recommendations and would really like to hear about the books and authors you like. I don't read as much as I used to as now I spend a lot of my time on Swap Bot.

I love animals, especially cats; big cats and domesticated cats. I also am fond of dogs, birds, elephants, and cows. Actually I love almost all animals. I love their eyes.

I collect USA postage stamps for the most part, but now also collect stamps worldwide thanks to Swap Bot. I got my first stamp album when I was around 8 or 9 years old. I still have it to this day. So, I've had it over 60 years. Stamps are tiny works of art.

My favorite color is green. As a young girl my favorite color was Cobalt Blue, so it comes in pretty close to Green! Actually, I love color. I think about all the other colors that are truly beautiful.

I want to be the best that I can be. I want to never stop learning and striving to be better. I make mistakes but I try to learn by those mistakes and move on.

I am a Christian and the Lord Jesus Christ is my Saviour.

State Postcards:(This needs updating but I'll have to get back later to bring it up to date) Florida, Idaho (3), Indiana(2), Kansas(2), Maine(2), Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas (3), Virginia, Washington.

I don't mind more than one. So far all that I have 2 or more of have all been different!!

GREETINGS From Postcards. I like the big Greeting postcards the most. But I like all the other smaller versions too:

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US State Statistics Postcards:

State of Massachusetts, State of Oregon, State of Washington

US State Bird Postcards:

Alabama, Duplicate Alabama PC), Michigan, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Washington

US State Flower Postcards: Arkansas, Colorado Kansas, Minnesota, Texas, Oregon

Fun Facts Postcards:

Manhattenhenge occurs in New York City twice a year. A phenomenon where the setting sun aligns perfectly with the east-west streets of Manhattan

The first Ferris Wheel was invented by G.W. Ferris in 1983 for the Columbian exposition in Chicago. It only operated for four months before being dismantled.

Favorite Postcards by: Rina Zeniuk, Jetoy, Postcard Fair, Duke Cards, The Birds of America Collection, Animal Box: 100 Postcards by 10 Artists, Why Cats Paint by Heather Busch and Burton Silver, Penguin Classics

From Postcard Fair: B&W PC’s Black cats on white. furr-ocious, love furr-ever

Postcards from Lou Paper: Pastries, Mail, Trees of North America, Stars & Stripes

Junk Journals Pocket Letters Greeting Cards Christmas Gift Tag sets Stationary Sets Making Ephemera for Junk Journals/Altered Books; tags, pockets, journaling cards, etc. My newest passion: Making Home-Made Postcards!

I do not watch too much television but I do watch TV with my husband. We watch:

The Big Bang Theory Mash Many of the NCIS shows

1. Phantom of the Opera
2. Les Miserables
3. The Crying Game
4. Chocolat
5. Me Before You
6. Wild
7. The Lake House
8. The Odd Life of Timothy Green
9. Brokeback Mountain New/Old Movies I like: Edited 05/04/2024

1. Playing Cards, all designs and shape
2. Postcards
3. Blank Note Cards
4. Stamps
5. Tim Holtz supplies
6. Anything by Anna Griffin
7. Junk Journals
8. Rub-on Stickers/Designs

9. Stickers: Floral, botanical, Victorian, Vintage, ocean, mermaids, fairies, just about anything but children's stickers...

10. Gel Pens

11. Homemade Envelopes
12. Address Labels
13. Small flip books made with 12 x 12 paper
14. Dafne's Diary Magazine and or pages/cut-outs./paper/paper crafting projects from the magazine.
15. Quotes/poems, especially your own poetry.
16. Pages from Edith Holden books (if you would be so generous to share.
17. Lace
18. Ephemera storage folio
19. Scriptures I can add to various things I make.
20. Stamps: I like USA stamps the most. Stamps from Germany. 21: Anything from Germany that is fairly easy to mail. 22: Anything Cat related: Note Cards, Postcards. Stickers. Greeting Cards, pictures, etc. All cats. .