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I'm taking a short break from Swap bot to catch up on ratings, and at the moment mail is suspended to AUS & NZ from US and CAN. hoping it will be over after the holiday season.

Please let me know ASAP if you don't receive something. Obviously some things are much slower with postage, but i do send everything on time and would rather try to make things right. thanks :)

Hello! I'm 37 and live in NZ with my partner, our four cats & chocolate Labrador!

I really enjoy reading, going to the gym, writing and receiving mail, playing games and going on walks. I love board games and computer games, the games i generally play at the moment are : Animal Crossing, Guild Wars 2, My Time at Portia and Stardew Valley

Plus i don't mind a little bit of home reno every now and then.

Not sure what to write about? I love talking TV shows, Books & Movies. I play a lot of Animal Crossing. I would love to hear about your pets! Do you have some cool scenery you like to visit?

I love postcards, If sending Naked postcards, a card you think i will like will be great - but i also like:

• your location

• nature/flowers

• art postcards (from your gallery or wherever!) I especially like van gogh

• scenery/castles/beaches (I really like turtles and seahorses)

• sea-based, ocean life, lighthouses, etc

• animals and butterflies; especially deer, bears, and mammals we don't see in NZ (all the mammals basically lol)

• Harry Potter, my favourites are luna, neville, the golden trio, basically everyone else lol

• marvel or other fandom based cards

• Pretty cards that you think are pretty! I especially love cards from etsy with illustrations and artwork, architecture & floral themes

(please don't send blank location cards for blank card swaps unless it's part of the swap, i only collect cards that are written)

Tv shows:

Marvel, Line of Duty, Nancy Drew, Buffy and Angel, Firefly, The Witcher, Star Trek, Brooklyn 99, the Good Place, Avatar the last airbender, The Mandalorian, Supernatural, 911 Foyles War, Schitt's Creek, Stargate, Queens Gambit, crime shows such as Vera or the Rookie....so many shows!

I also love food shows.

I also watch a bit of true crime, and find shows such as unsolved mysteries and detective shows, it's a fascinating topic to me

Movies:

Stardust, Star Trek, Marvel movies, Wonder Woman, Love & Monsters, Fast & Furious movies, Murder on the Orient Express, Knives Out, Practical Magic and some Star Wars

Star wars i really like Padme, Leia, Jyn Erso & The Mandalorian & Child

I like a lot of books! My favourite genres are Crime, mystery and urban fantasy. I don't always love paranormal romance though LOL it's gotta have a plot :)! I prefer some escapism and happy books - fun fiction rather than serious classics most of the time.

Favourite series - very comfy reading - The Innkeeper series by Ilona Andrews

I also really like a Long way to a small, angry planet by Becky Chambers & following books.

Mercy Thompson, Harry Dresden, Kate Daniels, Hidden Legacy, Robin Hobb & Naomi Novik Harry Potter! Tess Gerritson, Jane Harper, Robert Bryndza, Cormoran Strike, and any cozy mysteries! One of the cozy series i like are the Hilary series by Faith Martin

recent highlights include The invisible life of Addie LaRue, A Deadly Education & Foundryside series

Not sure what to send?

• Sticker sheets or nice individual. I don't have children in my life for particularly childish stickers or reward.

• Stationery supplies; notecards, letter sets, etc

• Non-Touritsy blank postcards

• Decorating bits for envelopes

• Tea (I prefer herbal/chai/green/peppermint and flavours such as fruit, honey and herbs)

• Fancy envelopes, small envelopes

Themes i like; botanical, birds, seahorse, ocean life, herbs, witchy, snow, stars, celestial & zodiac, animals! mammals!, dogs and cats, bees, honey, books, mysteries, nancy drew, floral, lighthouses, food, cooking, wild animals, art, van gogh, magritte, succulents

I do a fair amount of penpalling and love to join penpal swaps, but try to minimise it as I like to ensure i have enough time and energy to write return letters!

Don't feel I will be offended if at any point you decide to not return or stop returning letters, I understand how life can get in the way and that sometimes you just don't click!!!

I'm equally happy just writing or receiving a letter for the sake of letter!

Hopefully you won't have to worry too much about dislikes, but:

• I don't drink coffee, but if you sent it it would go to someone willing who visits.
• I don't think you can send unpackaged food or nail polish or seeds to my country
• I'm not crafty. Your craft supplies would be sadly wasted on me :)
• I can't think of anything else that would probably be relevant!!

“There are some things, after all, that Sally Owens knows for certain: Always throw spilled salt over your left shoulder. Keep rosemary by your garden gate. Add pepper to your mashed potatoes. Plant roses and lavender, for luck. Fall in love whenever you can.” ― Alice Hoffman, Practical Magic

and here is the cat tax: