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manders2280

manders2280
Date Joined: April 22, 2011
Last Online: October 30, 2024

Country: United States
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I’ll Travel While I Can.

Updated 8 October, 2024

To open my washi-covered envelopes, tamp the contents to one end of the envelope and, at the other end, snip off a bit of a corner, a little triangle. Insert a letter opener or scissors into the gap; and pull across the edge of the envelope, in the same direction as the washi tape. Here's an album of my washi-covered envelopes and some I received.

In January I went to Amsterdam for two weeks. I walked all around the city and took trams and trains, only once getting on the wrong tram. I had a refresher course in European history (it's been a while since 10th grade). I learned why Jews had freedom in Amsterdam in the 17th century, and why Brugge, where I spent a couple of days, is so Catholic. Anne Frank House and the Jewish museum added to what I know about Dutch Jews under Hitler. Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum, the Stedelijk Museum are all wonderful. I need to go back to see the sights I didn't have time to see. I had fresh stroopwafels and will forego cold ones from Trader Joe's. I found the Art Unlimited store and between that and museums, I have 13cm of postcards.

In September I went to Scotland for two weeks. I took a small-group tour and everyone in the group was lovely. We had days and days of rain and lots of rainbows and no one complained. We saw lots of sights, including a drive up the Isle of Mull on a one-lane, two-way road. All the scenery is gorgeous, even in the rain. Living in the flatlands gives me a special appreciation of mountains. Edinburgh was full of witchery shops and no, I did not buy a wand. I do have many more postcards. Ask me about Holyrood Palace.

Postcards

I'm swapping naked postcards on Postcrossing and blank postcards on Swap-bot. It makes it easy to organize my incoming mail.

I send the blank postcards I receive to family and friends and people on Postcrossing. Please send colorful and cheerful postcards that you'd happily send your family and friends. I appreciate quality over quantity. And I always enjoy a good joke.

No, thank you. Sorry, no hearts.
Bent corners, a sure sign a postcard has been through more than a few swaps. Postcards to color, postcards for Christian holidays and legends. Print on demand postcards like Zazzle postcards. Those cheap sepia 32-pcs Vintage Travel Sights Landscape Retro Postcards. Not childish like Distributed by Michael's Inc. designs. Please, no junk.

manders loves kawaii

My favorite kawaii has a face. I love food with faces and anchovies with legs and animals in an unlikely milieu like cat servers at faux Starbucks. I enjoy most characters, especially San-X.

About Japanese kawaii brands: See Pattie's exhaustive list on the KSU group page. Counterfeit sticker flakes are turning up everywhere, from Ali Express and some sellers on Etsy. If it's a Sanrio character and doesn't have a copyright date, it's fake. If it's San-X and largish with thick lines, it's not the real thing. If the price is great, it's probably counterfeit.

No, thanks. Poo and bottoms aren't kawaii to me. 3D stickers from sheets and sticker flakes, especially PVC and puffy. Real photos made cute aren't so cute to me. Unicorns are too sweet for me.

No. thank you.

  • Chocolate. This is a new allergy and I'm struggling to give it up.
  • Christian holidays, etc. I'm Jewish.
  • Ephemera, scrapbook paper, die cuts, and the like. I won't use them.
  • Extras. I have plenty of kawaii, stickers, and washi tape. The extras I send are more of what the swap is for, e.g., an extra postcard or kawaii sticker flakes. Sometimes I write long chatty notes.
  • Food. We keep kosher and we are vegetarians. Most flavored teas aren't kosher.
  • Glitter, sequins and other tiny metallic or plastic bits
  • Pigs
  • Planner items. My iPhone is my calendar.
  • Plastic, if possible. Reuse those bubble mailers!
  • Rubber stamps, and clear acrylic ones too
  • Tobacco smoke residue aka thirdhand smoke. See also thirdhandsmoke.org.
  • Unicorns, except the Unicorn Tapestries dating from the late Middle Ages.

Ratings

Karen07 rated for Halloween Greeting Card 10/2024 on Oct 22, 2024
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Comment: Happy Halloween! I love the card and thank you for reading my profile and sending me some awesome postcards too! Also love the envelope!
Response: You're welcome. I'm glad Milton wasn't too bad for you, and the USPS.
rkassman rated for UHM: October Fun Pick-2 🍂 on Oct 18, 2024
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Comment: Thank you so much both for the lovely items and for the chatty note! Hope your furnace repair went well and you're enjoying the rest of the high holiday season :)
Response: You're welcome. Furnace is fine and we have days in the 70s which is nice in the sukkah. Lots of concerns about fires here.
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Comment: Thank you so much for the amazing postcards you sent! I LOVE the cute little woodland animals one! I'm keeping that one forever in my collection :) And thank you for my very first ever Loupaper card too! I've heard those are very expensive so I truly appreciate you sharing that one with me :) But I loved all of them and your sweet note as well! thank you for the extra one too! Have a great week! :)
Response: You're so welcome! I buy bundles of random Loupaper postcards and they are less expensive. Sometimes a MN postcard turns up!
Bavarija rated for Non-Touristy Postcards #64 on Oct 15, 2024
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Comment: Thank you for nice card!
Response: You're welcome
Vickyen rated for CPG Just a Note + Tuck In #61 - US on Oct 11, 2024
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Comment: Hi Meredith! You are a very good person to take care of your husband's parents when you could - that is a very tough job! How wonderful about your trip to Scotland and it sounds like you had a great time - you go girl! Thank you so much for the sweet goodies as well - I love the Peter Pan pc - so cool! All the best! Hugs and Happy Swapping! ;)
Response: Thank you for the lovely comment. I was happy to come across the spinner of postcards in front of the National Library of Scotland. They had a lovely selection.
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Comment: Thanks so much for the lovely envelope with great stamps and goodies inside. I'm glad to hear you had a splendid time in Scotland, I enjoyed reading your letter.
Response: You're so welcome. Thank you for your nice comment.
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Comment: Thank you for your postcard
Response: You're welcome
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Comment: 💗💗💗Happy dance when I opened my mailbox! I knew who sent the beautifully decorated envie! Thank you for the newsy note, and wonderful postcards, especially Ed. Taus, Scotland notecard, and great cards for my Frankendeck!
Response: You're welcome! I enjoy writing you notes and putting together swaps for you.
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Comment: Thank you for the amazing postcards you sent for this swap - I adore them all. The Tausendschon koalas might be one of my new favorite cards ever, and I didn't have the Loupaper Minnesota or Lantern Press Yorkie yet either (I'd never seen that Yorkie)! You really made my day. I'm glad you had a lovely vacation!
Response: You're so welcome! I'm glad I all all the right postcards for you.
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Comment: I am sorry for the late rating, but life has been super busy. Today I found your letter while cleaning up my desk and decided to go check if I ever rated you and tada, I didn't. Thanks for this letter. I hope you are alright. Sending a big hug!
Response: You're welcome. Over the last nine months things got much worse and in the past month they've been getting better.
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Comment: Wow, thank you so much, very cool and interesting card!
Response: You're welcome. I'm so glad you like it!
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Comment: Thank you so much for your efforts, Meredith!! I appreciate your great communication and I love the items! :)
Response: You're welcome! I'm glad the swap arrived and that you like what I sent.
asddsa28 rated for KSU: This just SCREAMS Summer to me on Aug 23, 2024
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Comment: thank you so much for the memo and stickers and yeah I also think a lot of what you gave me screams summer. loved the camping memos to cute
Response: You're welcome. We camped every summer when I was growing up.
susieq11 rated for Lots of Stamps on an Envelope #45 on Aug 18, 2024
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Comment: Thank you for the gorgeous envelope and stamps, your note and the wonderful postcards. The Garment District holds a special place in my heart! Thanks for joining my swap! xoxo
Response: You're welcome! I always enjoy participating in your swaps.
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Comment: What a sweet little swap! Totally cheered up my day :D I loved reading your fun note, filled with your adventures in the farmers market, complete with how to cook corn. I loved it! Also, thank you for the fun goodies, they are too cute <3
Response: You're welcome and thank you for your lovely comment
simcoe54 rated for Non-Touristy Postcards #62 on Aug 12, 2024
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Comment: Thanks for the great non-touristy choices. I had to laugh when I saw the olympic D. Trump pc.
Response: You're welcome. That postcard did seem timely.
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Comment: If I could give multiple hearts I would! You really went above and beyond and I loved reading your letter.
Response: I'm so glad! I enjoy writing letters. Thank you for your kind comment
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Comment: Thank you for all the great postcards! Awesome choices! I really am digging the snowy Florida, sea turtle and bamboo! They are all awesome. Hope things are ok there - keeping you and yours on my thoughts. xoxo Thanks for joining my swap.
Response: You're welcome! The dearth of swaps indicates how it's all going. Things will be busy for a while and I sneak in time to read guidebooks about Scotland.
romyisa78 rated for Sticker Sheets #3 on Aug 7, 2024
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Comment: Thank you so much
Response: You're so welcome
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Comment: Thank you so much. Love mail from you. The beautiful postcards, adorable notecard and stickersheet and your sweet message 😍
Response: You're so welcome. I love sending you mail.

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Comments

paflip25 on Oct 26, 2024:

Thank you so much for all the kawaii mini memos and washi tape for my WW October wishlist! I love them and they are all new to my collection! I was recruited by Bowdoin College for Track & Field. I had my heart set on going there for the longest time but in the end, ended up committing to a D1 University for swimming. What a coincidence though! I really enjoyed reading your letter. Thank you for that too. ❤️

kiddomerriweather on Oct 21, 2024:

Thank you so much for the RAK of awesome PC's! I absolutely love them all. It was so nice to get mail from you. I've missed you!

sebastian122 on Oct 6, 2024:

Thank you so much for the postcard! I would have thought of me too. ;-) Get home safe.

Taimat on Jul 27, 2024:

Thank you for the Kutsushita Nyanko RAK!! I love it so much, aaa~ <3 And the washi envie made me smile! :) I really like all of the tapes that you used! Thank you for making my day a little bit better~ <3 I hope yours is even more awesome! ^^

tcornell on May 15, 2024:

Thank you so much for these awesome postcards and stickers in the fun washi covered envelope that you sent me as an RAK/April wish... I love everything, it truly made me smile today! <3Tracy

Karen07 on Mar 15, 2024:

WW - February. Thanks for the great postcards and I also love the envie! :)

Karen07 on Mar 15, 2024:

WW - February. Thanks for the great postcards and I also love the envie! :)

Highlander18 on Mar 8, 2024:

💕❤️💕❤️💕Wow! Thank you very much Feb WW. Large paper napkins can make more than a covered envie and love love the postcards for my collection!

lindseyjae on Mar 4, 2024:

Thank you for the lovely postcards! You always send such nice ones :-) Hope you are well! (February WW)

grammypammy on Feb 21, 2024:

WW ~ February Wishlist

Thank you for the vinyl stickers!

Hugs, Pam

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