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butterflybutton

butterflybutton
Date Joined: March 9, 2013
Last Online: June 11, 2014
Birthday: January 3
Country: United Kingdom

About Me

I was recently introduced to swap-bot by two very special people & have been taken by surprise by how much fun it has already given me.

I am a wife, mother, step-mother & grandmother & I love to spend time with my family & friends. Loving occasions when the family are sat round the table together sharing a meal & probably some sort of board game afterwards, with chatter & banter filling the room!

A couple of things I enjoy are reading & genealogy & I have traced a lot of our family history back to the 1800s. I am learning to speak spanish as well as trying to learn how to crochet.

Reading is another hobby I enjoy and I have just been given Catcher in the Rye & To Kill A Mockingbird, two novels I have long wanted to read. I like all sorts of topics to read but have read a lot of John Grisham, Harlan Coben & Dan Brown. I also enjoy biographies/autobiographies

Some of the things I love are butterflies, buttons, sea shells, garden birds, Audrey Hepburn, flowers, Christmas, a cup of soya hot chocolate @ Costa, log fires, sunsets, chocolate & postage stamps.

I like most kinds of music & enjoy going to the theatre when the opportunity arises. My favourite stage show is Chicago. I wish Starlight Express would return to London for a long run.

Some of my favourite films are Love Actually, Notting Hill, The Blindside, Sleepless in Seattle, Pretty Woman, Dirty Dancing, Mamma Mia, Oliver & all Audrey Hepburn films especially My Fair Lady, Breakfast at Tiffany's & Sabrina. I do watch other genres of film but I particularly like happy ending, feel good factor, musically pleasing films.

One of my favourite quotes is "life is not measured by the number of breaths we take but by the moments that take our breath away".

I love Earl Grey tea & mellow coffee (fresh or instant). I also enjoy fruit, mint & green teas and, as there are probably loads I have never tried, I am prepared to try something different. I love chocolate. I prefer Fairtrade items where possible.

I hate bad manners, control freaks, marzipan, cruelty to animals or children.

I am looking forward to receiving plenty of snail mail, the prettier the better, & to finding plenty of penpals across the globe. The thing I most enjoy about swap-bot is getting nice letters that tell me about the person who is swapping with me. Regardless whether the swap asks for it, please include some information about yourself too.

If you don't receive a swap that I have sent please message me & I will resend.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Annie x

Ratings

wildlifelover rated for Another Penpal Swap! on Jun 11, 2014
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Comment: Have not received your letter for this swap. I will rerate you when I receive this swap.
Response: The letter was sent to you on 8.8.2013 so surprised it has taken so long to advise you never received it. I also replied to a letter you sent me as part of the "Fountain Penpal Swap". I will try to get another letter in the post soon.
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Comment: Thank you for the card - sad it arrived so long after Christmas though.
Response: I'm glad you got it but sorry it took so long to get to you. Can't believe Canada post takes so long! Happy New Year x
Footprint rated for I'm Writing This Postcard... on Dec 18, 2013
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Comment: Thank you for the card from your trip in Gran Canaria :) I'm in a tropical country so I wish we have winter here so we can escape the heat :p
Response: You wouldn't want to swap today, it's wet, cold & very, very dull here! So glad the postrad arrived. Have a great Christmas x
glauren rated for Here comes Christmas! on Dec 17, 2013
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Comment: I loved the Christmas card and your letter!! I hope you have a wonderful Christmas!!
Response: Hope yours is good too! x
Johkup rated for Mostly Snow Christmas Card Exchange on Dec 10, 2013
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Comment: Thank you so much for the snowman card :) and that nice extra Christmas cross stitch. Merry Christmas!
Response: Glad you liked it! Have a great Christmas x
Willowee rated for Another Penpal Swap! on Sep 19, 2013
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Rattie rated for Long letter pen pal summer 2013 on Sep 13, 2013
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Comment: :)
Natasa rated for Another Penpal Swap! on Aug 21, 2013
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Comment: got it today. Will write back soon
Response: Will look forward to receiving your letter x
Jan rated for "I'm writing this postcard...." on Aug 20, 2013
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Comment: Thanks for the postcard Annie. When I lived in Kent in the 1980s, I loved those perfect English summer days - enjoy. :)
Response: I doubt they're a patch on the NZ ones but we love them! Have a great day x
flyingfox rated for Another Penpal Swap! on Aug 20, 2013
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Comment: Thank you very much for your wonderful letter! I absolutely love the nice quote and the fox card!!! Will be writing back to you!
Response: I thought you would like the fox! Looking forward to hearing from you. Annie x
patripiex rated for Another Penpal Swap! on Aug 17, 2013
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Comment: Hi, thanks for the great letter. It was a party to read.....you write very nice and I had to laugh about you photograph butterfly's. We have alot in common and I will write you back after my holiday. And thanks for the cards, I loved them
Response: Glad you liked the letter etc & look forward to hearing from you, Annie x
Shayu rated for Paper Goods swap on Aug 13, 2013
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Comment: Thank you sooooo very much for the wonderful pack!!! :D made my saturday morning :D i am glad that it reached finally!!!! LOVE the dr who stamps :) i am yet to see the older ones..and LOVEEEEEE the sbob stamps :P thank you X n time for all the things :) p.s- i send you a small envie-as a way of gratitude-hope you like it :) also do email me when it reaches you (sooner i hope :) )
Response: So pleased it finally arrived & glad that you liked it. I will look forward to receiving my envie too & will let you know as soon as it arrives x
majicmiss rated for Favourite poem swap on Jul 23, 2013
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Comment: Thank you Annie for your poems, I hadn't read W H Auden's Twelve Songs in a long time so it bought back some wonderful memories :)
Response: It is a beautiful poem isn't it? Glad you liked them
LovelyOne rated for Favourite poem swap on Jul 23, 2013
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Comment: I loved the poems, my favorite was Please Mrs. Butler!! It's too cute :-)
Response: Please Mrs Butler always makes me smile!
ndw76 rated for Fountain Pen Pal - July 2013 on Jul 19, 2013
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TeaLibrary rated for Teas Around the World on Jul 8, 2013
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Comment: Dear Annie, thank you so much for your wonderful teas, beautiful card and so warm letter! Our Post works slowly and I received your envelope today only but I'm happy to read your letter and taste your teas this summer evening:)
Response: So pleased that they got there eventually, I know how long the post can take to Moscow so not surprised you had such a long wait! Glad you liked it too, enjoy! x
tingtinga2602 rated for Teas Around the World on May 14, 2013
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Comment: thank you for the tea bags and extras.. i love it.. will write back.. hugz..
Response: Really pleased you liked them & I look forward to hearing from you x
natasha838 rated for Teas Around the World on May 10, 2013
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Comment: Thank you! I'm excited to try the teas!
wyrdfae rated for MAIL ART: Pick a Color! on May 9, 2013
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Comment: Again thank you for letting me know ahead of time that it would be late - absolutely no worries. I wish I could give you several hearts but ESP for reading my profile and for the dr who stamps! Very nice work too. I like the time theme with the time travel stamps that traveled so far :). Paperchase stuff is wonderful and hard to find now that borders bookstores are no more. Have a wonderful day
Response: I can't tell you how pleased I am that you liked it! I was so lucky to get the Dr Who stamps they were the last that they had but I had to get them for you after I read your profile lol! We are lucky to have a great Paperchase store not far from us but I could spend fortunes if I wasn't careful. Have a good day x
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Comment: Hello Annie! Thank you for all the things in the extra big envelope! I'd like to give you 10 hearts for what you picked for me. :-) Hearing from you was really nice and I'd be happy to write you back. :-) Take care!
Response: Really pleased you liked it Elanor & will look forward to hearing from you. Have a great day! x

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Comments

latentsmile on Apr 23, 2013:

Welcome to Swap-bot and thank you for joining Teas Around the World <3

TheSpeedster on Apr 8, 2013:

Hi, Thanks for the tip! I wasn't expecting my letter to arrive so soon and when I realized this weekend that I had forgotten to put my profile name in the letter I wanted to send you an email, but decided to wait so as not to ruin the surprise of who your partner was :) Rookie mistake, huh? :) Thanks again!! - Mar

Joeeeeys on Mar 16, 2013:

Great Wife, mother, step mother, gramsie & friend! Maybe one day a mother in Law too hehe ;)

Welcome to swap-bot, the beginning of an exciting journey down your staircase each morning to check the mail. It's an obsession and we're glad to have you join us hehe.

Hope you get put in touch with some amazing people on here like we have. Look forward to hearing all about them from you!

Lots of love Joey & Steve xx

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