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Response: You are so welcome! I'm glad you liked it :) Wow, I guess the penguins wanted to take the scenic route? :O I remember reading in the forums that a fellow swapper said the mail sometimes gets rerouted to other states before coming back to her region; I wonder why. My sister and I could have stayed watching those penguins and puffins the whole afternoon, haha!
Response: Thank you for the feedback! I can PM you my TBR list and short blurbs right now.
Response: Aww, I am glad she loves it! I'm sure her Parisian-themed décor is très chic :) Merci beaucoup pour le cœur ♥
Response: You are too kind, Brian :) I am glad you enjoy receiving my cards! I always love picking out cards, stamps, and other decorations that I think my partner/s would enjoy :)
Response: Exactly! I wanted to know how everything worked out, but I didn't want to leave that magical world -- it amazed me how breathtaking and spellbinding Mr. Doerr's writing is and how he managed to plumb wonder and good from even wartime. Hope you read many more gems this year :) I am currently reading Lewis and Christie this week.
Response: Heheh, it's all good :) I watched the first two on PBS's website. I have no idea how the final episode on Sunday will end!
Response: I'm glad you enjoyed the Tenniel/Alice card, Brian, and that you've been watching Designing Women! :) Thoroughly Modern Millie was my most favorite musical in high school, and I think how fun it would have been to see both Delta Burke's and Dixie Carter's takes on Mrs. Meers! It was a joy to see Ms. Potts as Berthe in the Pippin revival -- my friends and I waited in the cold until midnight to thank her at the stage door. Good times :) Thank you for the heart!
Response: Thank you for your message, Karen :) I'm glad it arrived to you safely -- but I'm bummed the post office has been mangling your mail! Hope you are having a warm and cozy weekend :)
Response: I am so happy you enjoyed it all, Rian! :) Thank you for the heart, and I hope you, your boyfriend, and loved ones also have a wonderful 2017 ♥♥
Response: Hahaha! Great minds think alike :) Happy New Year, Elizabeth, and thank you for the ♥
Response: I'm glad you enjoyed both :) Thank you for the heart as well!
Response: Thank you for the heart, Vicki! I'm glad you enjoyed it all :) Hope you and your family are also having a wonderful Christmas!
Response: Thank you for the heart and your very kind words, Katya! I will take all of the snow that I can get :) I'm glad you liked The Nutcracker card; since I cannot watch it in person this year, I rented the 1993 NYCB film version, which was stunning :)
Response: Thank you for the ♥ and feedback, Michelle! Happy Christmas :)
Response: Thank you for the heart, Shelly -- I'm glad you liked the postage :)
Response: Ahahaha, I'm glad you liked it -- I also look like that ^_^ I joke that if anyone watches me eat, it's at that person's own risk. Thank you for the heart :)
Response: De rien! I'm glad you liked it all :) The other day I smiled as the NYT recommended Meet Me in St. Louis; I will have to rewatch it soon! I have never seen In the Good Old Summertime (or its predecessor, The Shop Around the Corner, all based on the Parfumerie play), which I should, since I love You've Got Mail and She Loves Me so much. Happy weekend, and thank you again for the heart :)
Response: I'm glad you and your niece enjoyed everything :) Thank you for the heart, and happy weekend, Agape!
Response: You are so welcome, Maggie :D Thank you for your kind, effusive message and heart that are lighting up this dreary, rainy Monday! So glad you also love dinosaurs, comics, and stationery <3 I also hope our paths cross again soon!
Response: Heheh! It's always cat day :3 Thank you for the heart, Sarah! <3
Response: Yayyy! Thank you for the heart -- I am so glad you liked everything! I loved Jack McBrayer in 30 Rock and as Fix-It-Felix :)
Response: I'm glad you liked the card and stamps :) I enjoyed Ms. Salonga in Allegiance last fall and look forward to the cinema screening of the performance, so I can go with my parents. I hope she returns to Crazy Ex-Girlfriend this season, too :) Hope you are having a good day! Thank you for the heart <3
Response: You are too kind :) I am actually finally making myself start practicing and using the calligraphy set I purchased at the beginning of the year -- I would also love to train my left hand to write in a different font! Hope you are having a good week, and thank you for the heart <3
Response: You are very welcome -- thank you for the heart :D Hope you are having a good week! <3
Response: I'm happy you liked it all, Hannah :) It is always a joy to make envelopes and curate stamps for my partners! p.s. Glad you received the first of my October PC Diary swap -- looking forward to your card soon :) <3
Response: I'm glad you enjoyed it all, and thank you for the heart :) Heheh, I hope that the current issue of Entertainment Weekly (October 7), with its Who's the Boss? reunion feature, helps in the effort -- the introduction not-so-subtly called streaming services to task :) I still want those DVDs, haha... Hope you're having a good week! <3
Response: I am glad you enjoyed everything :) Thank you for the heart and for hosting a fun swap! Happy weekend <3
Response: I am so glad you enjoyed the card :) Yahoo for BatB aficionados! I look forward to rewatching this remastered edition and the composers' roundtable special feature. Thank you for the heart, Brenda, and happy Wednesday!
Response: You are very welcome :) My dad joked to my sister and me this morning, "Let's just stay home and play with the cats," haha... And my little Uling has taken to "hugging" the car door whenever we leave ;_; Happy Wednesday, and thank you for the heart <3
Response: Thank you for the heart :) I was happy to discover the Japanese word tsundoku, or "books you buy that you don't read." I definitely want to narrow down this category :) Happy reading!
Response: I'm happy you enjoyed everything :) Thank you for my 1000th heart, as well <3 Happy Monday!
Response: Thank you for your sweet message :) Glad you also enjoyed The BSC series -- I thought I was Claudia (artistic, slight proclivity for junk food >_<), but I identified with Mary Anne's detail-oriented nature and admired Stacey's and Kristy's handwriting the most, heheh! Thank you for the heart, and happy Monday! <3
Response: Ahhh, have so much fun -- I haven't seen SR yet but have several friends who love it a lot. (One acquaintance has seen it probably over 30 times or something? I have seen two shows twice, Fun Home and American Psycho, thanks to discounted rush tickets :) I am hoping to treat my parents to The Lion King this winter, and I also look forward to Jersey Boys and The King and I (loved it at Lincoln Center with the sparkling Kelli O'Hara but want to see that gorgeous production again and with two other favorites, Laura Michelle Kelly and José Llana, in the spring :) Thank you for the heart, and happy end (?!)-of-September <3
Response: You are so wonderful, Avery :) I'm happy the card, list, washi, postage, and BB-8 sticker made you smile! Hope you are having a good week, friend <3
Response: You are very welcome -- the owl stamps are among my favorites :) Glad you enjoyed it all, and thank you for the heart <3
Response: Thank you for the heart! I'm glad you liked everything :) I was obsessed with the Stegosaurus as a child because I was assigned that for a kindergarten song-and-dance presentation at the fair; the summer afterwards, I remember on a road trip, I was happy to see a skeleton at a museum and take home its figurine and self-inking rubber stamp :) I wish I had known about the casting call for extras in Jurassic World -- I had a few friends who had fun on that shoot. Hope you are having a good week! <3
Response: You're welcome -- glad you also love gel pens :D Happy Monday, and thank you for the heart, Maria :)
Response: Aw, yay! I'm glad you liked it, and thank you for the heart :) The cast was so young in Chamber of Secrets, aww -- time flies :O Happy Thursday <3
Response: No worries! I'm glad you liked everything -- thank you for your kind message and heart :) Happy Tuesday!
Response: You're welcome -- thank you for the heart, and happy Tuesday! :)
Response: Woohoo! :) It's always good to find fellow music fans! Happy Tuesday <3
Response: Thank you for the heart, and I am glad you enjoyed it :) I loved that journal and bought one for myself, too. Happy sketching, and happy Tuesday! <3
Response: You are so kind -- I'm glad you like it (I remember making scenarios with my younger sister and our Quasimodo, Esmeralda, Phoebus, Hugo, and Djali toys as kids XD), and thank you for the heart <3
Response: Thank you for your kind messages, David -- I'm glad you liked everything :) I will! Happy Monday!
Response: Oh wow, I'd love 30 partners :O :) And hahaha, I also love those NekoZushi cats <3 Thank you for the heart, Christy, and happy Tuesday! ^_^
Response: You are very welcome :) Cheers to classic films! Reading Fitzgerald's The Love of the Last Tycoon is an interesting insight into the studio system of the 1930s. Happy Tuesday!
Response: No worries, I am so glad the card made it to you, and that you enjoyed it and the postage :) Thank you for the heart, and happy week! <3
Response: Hi, Agape! No, I am the only one who sends cards through this account :) I strive to make each card artful -- in the beginning of the year, I only really used black ballpoint pen, and I didn't have as many washi tapes or stickers, so I used vintage stamps, but as I've gotten more into Swap-Bot, I've branched out with more embellishments :) I also really love my Sakura Gelly Roll pens. I try to write something more than just a quote or a line (if the space/swap guidelines permit). Thank you again for the heart :)
Response: I am so glad you enjoyed it all, Rosina :D I have always wanted to be a GS, but it never happened when I was a kid. Thank you for the heart and your kind message <3
Response: You are very welcome -- I'm happy your liked the card and stamps :) Thank you for the heart, and happy Wednesday <3
Response: You are a dear -- I am glad you enjoyed everything :) Thank you for your kind words and heart <3 I couldn't believe that the New York City Ballet is already advertising its Fall season starting in a few weeks (Jewels is on my wishlist!) and Nutcracker performances :O
Response: Aww, thank you for your kind words -- I grew up being criticized handwriting-wise, so I still have days in which I don't feel great about it. I'm glad you enjoyed the card as well! Thank you for the good wishes and heart <3
Response: Aww, you are so sweet :) Thank you for the heart, and I am glad you liked it all <3
Response: Thank you for the heart, Amy :) Yes, I picked those stamps specifically for you/to match the card ;) Happy Tuesday <3
Response: Thank you for the heart, Maggie! I'm glad you liked them :) Happy Tuesday <3
Response: Ahhh, small world -- my dad's cousin was in that show as the head of the guard and sometimes Aladdin; I wish I had gotten to see it before it closed. I would also love to see the Broadway musical, too, since most of the principals (Adam Jacobs as Aladdin, Courtney Reed as Jasmine, Jonathan Freeman as Jafar, and James Monroe Iglehart as the Genie) are still in it! Happy week ahead, Mandi :) Thank you for the heart, and I'm glad you enjoyed the card <3
Response: You are so welcome, Julia! I am pleased as punch that you enjoyed everything -- it was a joy to read your profile :) Thank you for the heart and your sweet words! (Just let me know re. Pipsticks ;)
Response: Oh yay, I love happy coincidences like this :) Glad you liked everything, and thank you for the heart <3
Response: Glad you liked the card and stamps -- thank you for the heart :D
Response: You are so welcome -- thank you for the heart :) I agree, I love NYC in any season. I've always wondered if I'd feel the same if I were living there under less-than-pie-in-the-highrise-sky circumstances :)
Response: You are so welcome :) Thank you for the heart, and happy Tuesday!
Response: I'm glad you enjoyed them all :) Thank you for the heart, Sheri!
Response: I'm glad you liked it all, Elizabeth :) Hope you enjoy reading! Happy Monday, and thank you for the heart <3
Response: De rien! Happy Monday :)
Response: You are welcome :) Happy Monday!
Response: You are so welcome :) I'm glad you enjoyed them all! I remember how surprised I was to hear Stephanie Beatriz's real-life/non-Rosa speaking voice, heheh. I also love the episode in which Terry can't stop eating those cacao nibs ^.^
Response: I am glad you liked it :) Looking forward to reading your letter! Thank you for the heart -- happy last day of the Summer Games!
Response: I am glad you liked it and the tape, Jennifer :D Reminiscing about that class made me miss being in a book/literature discussion group, heheh... Happy Sunday!
Response: Thank you for the heart :) Wow, you and your family are so fortunate to be surrounded by such beauty! Happy Sunday!
Response: You are very welcome -- I am so glad you liked everything :D Thank you for the heart! Happy weekend!
Response: Thank you for your kind message and heart :) Happy Saturday!
Response: Thank you for your kind message :D I am so happy you liked everything -- the kitty washi tapes are some of my most favorite! You are also very sweet to like my handwriting! Hope you and Beau are having a good weekend!
Response: Yahoo! Glad you enjoyed the happy mail :) Hope you are having a good weekend!
Response: Awesome to find another Hopper aficionado! I am dreaming of a retro typewriter at the moment :) Happy weekend, and thank you for the heart!
Response: Heheheh, I am so glad you liked it all :) I try to preserve the fun "place stamp here" image if it warrants it! Hope you are having a good weekend <3
Response: Awesome that you found the Hopper PC book -- I love finding great PC books at thrift and second-hand bookstores :) Glad you are also enjoying the Games! I'm looking forward to watching Allyson Felix in her two races as well as the men's marathon. Thank you for the heart <3
Response: I am glad you also like the song and stamps :) Thank you for your kind message and heart, Julie! <3
Response: I am glad you love them, too :) They always bring a smile to my face or make me laugh! Thank you for the heart <3
Response: Awww, yay! I'm so glad :D Thank you for the heart, Sarah! <3
Response: Heheheh, thank you for the heart and your kind message :) I can't wait for the new Bob's Burgers season to begin, although it may be different watching it week-to-week instead of having six seasons to binge at the ready XD Hope you are having a good weekend!
Response: Thank you for the feedback, Mindy! I think I wrote about Strand being one of my favorite places and that I always carve out time to visit when I am in New York City. Hope you and your family have a good weekend!
Response: Thank you for the heart and kind message! I am glad you enjoyed it =^_^=
Response: You are very welcome :)
Response: You are a gem, Laurence! :) I'm glad you liked everything. Thank you for your effusive message and heart <3
Response: You are too kind, Florence :) Thank you for your sweet words and heart! <3
Response: Thank you for your kind words, heart, and for hosting these great swaps :)
Response: Aww, I am happy for that coincidence :) Thank you for your kind words and heart!
Response: I am happy you are happy, Marc :) Thank you for the heart!
Response: Yay! I'm glad it was serendipitous :) Thank you for the heart, and belated International Cat Day :3
Response: Thank you for the recommendations -- I will have to check out Jojo's Bizarre Adventure :) Hope you are having a good week!
Response: Thank you for the heart :) Happy Monday!
Response: I'm glad you enjoyed both :) Thank you for the heart!
Response: Thank you for the heart, Melissa! I'm glad you enjoyed both :D Hahaha, I requested a mocha-flavored filling inside my birthday cake one year as a kid, and when my mom was making a test batch, I tasted it and made a sour face... So end of that fantasy, haha. I have had a coffee-flavored macaron before, but that is it as far as coffee-flavored things :) Happy Monday!
Response: Thank you so much for your lovely message and heart, Gabi :) Heheh, I love the humor of the Amelia's Notebook series, too! It is always a joy to be your partner on the sending or receiving end! Happy Monday, friend! xx
Response: Thank you for the heart! Happy Monday :)
Response: I love Tenniel's style of illustration :) I'm glad you enjoyed the card, too! Thank you for the heart, Sarah <3
Response: I'm glad you liked it! It was a fun trip down memory lane :) Thank you for the heart <3
Response: Thank you for the heart -- it was a pleasure to put together everything blue :) Happy Monday!
Response: You are too kind -- thank you for the heart and your lovely message :) I'm glad you liked everything! Happy Monday <3
Response: I'm happy you liked everything :) Thank you for the heart, Maria, and happy Monday!
Response: You are very welcome, Marc! Thank you for the heart :)
Response: I'm glad you liked it, Susan :) I have a copy of it on my fridge, and it always makes me smile or laugh! Thank you also for the heart <3
Response: I'm happy you liked it, Susan :) I still get chills when I listen to certain parts of the cast recording. I hope to see it in Chicago or when it tours in the next year or so. Happy Monday!
Response: I am glad you enjoyed it and that it was your first! :) I remember first seeing Jetoy Choo Choo products at my local kawaii/Japanese goods store, and I was ambivalent... but when I rescued my two cats, I completely changed my mind :3 Happy weekend!
Response: No worries, I'm glad it made you smile :) Happy Tuesday!
Response: Yay, I'm glad you liked them all -- I still love American Girl deep down; they were one of my first forays into historical fiction as a kid :) Thank you for the heart!
Response: Thank you for your kind message and heart -- yes, I love those tiny cats so much, as they remind me of my own two silly, sweet furry ladies :) Happy Tuesday!
Response: You're the top as well, Sarah! :D Thank you for the heart <3
Response: Thank you for your kind message and heart, Janel -- it was a joy to put together :) I can PM you about what I know ;)
Response: You are too kind :D I am glad you enjoyed both. Thank you for the heart as well! Happy Monday!
Response: You are welcome -- it was fun to put the green-themed envelope together :) Thank you for the heart!
Response: Thank you for the heart, Nori, and you're welcome :) I'm glad you are also passionate about the NPS. What a dreamy, wonderful retirement plan! I remember reading in the AAA magazine that some parks offer incentives for people to participate more in outdoor activities; you get merit patches or something similar upon hiking or traversing a certain number of miles. I would totally love to do that!
Response: You are welcome, Nori :) Glad you enjoyed it, and thank you for the heart! The Alice set is definitely worth it -- I even contemplated buying a second set just to keep, haha.
Response: Thank you for the heart! Glad to find another Vampire Weekend lover :) I was bummed that I couldn't attend Baio's recent concert near me. Happy Thursday!
Response: I remember being so elated to learn that fictional vehicles were permitted :) Thank you for the heart and effusive thanks, Kelly and Michael!
Response: Thank you for your wonderful message -- glad you enjoyed the list :D I am still reeling from the FOTC concert sixteen days ago (I would gladly see them again live performing the exact same program, haha -- it was one of the best concerts/nights of my life) and finishing binge-watching the series (so good to finally place all the songs I'd known for years in context :) and disappointed that they didn't make a third season at least. (I respect their decision not to, however :) Happy almost-weekend!
Response: Agreed :) I appreciate their loyalty and sweetness, how excited they get when my family comes home. Thank you for the heart, Christy! <3
Response: Thank you for the heart -- I'm glad you enjoyed both :) Happy Tuesday!
Response: I'm glad you liked it, Kat :D It's one of my favorites as well -- thank you for the heart!
Response: I'm glad you liked it :) Happy Tuesday, and thank you for the heart!
Response: It was my pleasure, Sybil :) Thank you for the heart!
Response: Thank you for the heart, Sybil! I feel like re-reading a Nancy Drew novel right now :) Happy Tuesday!
Response: Thank you for the heart, Avery :) I'm happy you liked everything -- it was good to be your partner again! Happy Tuesday :)
Response: Thank you for the heart, Jenny! Hope you have a good week :)
Response: Thank you for the heart and another fun swap, Tia! I'm glad you enjoyed everything :)
Response: I am glad you enjoyed both, Barbara! Thank you for the heart and for recommending Star Trek Beyond :D Looking forward to seeing it soon!
Response: You are welcome, Shirley! Happy Monday :)
Response: Thank you for the heart, Tricia :) I miss when The Muppet Show and Muppet Babies aired daily! I'm glad you enjoyed the card -- thank you for the heart :)
Response: Thank you for the heart, Ashley :) I'm glad you enjoyed the card -- happy Monday!
Response: Thank you for the heart, Sarah! :D Happy Monday!
Response: Thank you for the heart, Sherry! I'm glad you liked it :D
Response: I am so happy you enjoyed it, Julia! :D Thank you for the heart, and happy Monday!
Response: Thank you for your sweet message and heart, Christine! I am happy you enjoyed the swap :) Happy Tuesday!
Response: Aww, I am so glad you liked it all -- glad to find another Pekkle fan :) That card took me back to school days when I would get to go shopping at Sanrio as a reward for good grades. Thank you for the heart, Florence, and happy weekend! :)
Response: Thank you for the heart, e-mail response, and kind message, Bev! It was a lot of fun, and I'm glad you enjoyed it :)
Response: Anita, your message made my day :) Thank you for it and the heart -- I am so glad that you liked everything! I always love profile-based and/or themed swaps. Hope you are having a good weekend!
Response: Yahoo! I'm glad you liked it all, Avery :) Thank you for the heart! The fast food washi I first saw on a PC from another partner and found it on etsy after I couldn't find it in stores. (It's made by 3M, whose kawaii raincloud/rainbow and strawberry tapes are also favorites.) I am enjoying experiencing SDCC vicariously through the Instagram feeds of Bento Box Entertainment and the show's stars -- next summer I hope to go :) Hope you are having a swell weekend and staying cool!
Response: Thank you for your kind message and heart, Valérie! I'm glad you enjoyed them :) Happy weekend!
Response: You are welcome :) Thank you for the heart, and happy almost-weekend!
Response: Thank you for the heart, Jennifer -- I'm glad you liked them both! Now I have the urge to listen to records :) And I am reminded of numerous trips to Ikea and getting lost in the maze-like floorplan ^_^;; Happy Thursday!
Response: Thank you for the heart, Kat! I'm glad you enjoyed them :)
Response: Thank you for your kind message and effusive thanks, Elizabeth! I will :3 Happy weekend!
Response: I am glad you liked them :) Thank you for your sweet message and heart, Michelle!
Response: Thank you for your very kind message, Charlotte! I love the way John and Paul's voices complemented each other so well :) Wow, what dedication and talent to learn an instrument using one's non-dominant hand! I would love to see Rain or a Beatles tribute band live -- the closest thing to experiencing what it would have been like in the 60s :) Happy weekend!
Response: Happy Christmas in July, Shirley! Thank you for the heart :)
Response: Thank you for the heart and your kind, effusive thanks, Sherry :) Happy weekend!
Response: Aww, thank you for the heart and your kind words, Sara! As a kid, I used to try to emulate Stacy McGill's handwriting from The Babysitters Club, but then I stopped and developed my own style :) Haha, I know what you mean about Irish breakfast tea -- I usually don't drink caffeinated tea past noon, or else I will be up until 5 AM :p Happy weekend!
Response: Yay, I'm glad you enjoyed it all, Gabi, and that the Jetoy on the card was like your furbaby :) The sticker was from a sheet I bought at KawaiiNOLA (like Sanrio for grown-ups, haha, since we don't have any actual Sanrio stores anywhere in the state), but I'm pretty sure it's available from the JetoyUSA site or on etsy or ebay. Hahaha, I'm so glad you also appreciate the bounties of Flow :D Me either, I still am discovering what I can do with the book's contents. Yes, it has been pretty hot here; I have to be extra-vigilant that my cats are hydrated and cool :) Thank you for the good wishes and heart, Gabi! Hope you and yours are well and staying cool, too!
Response: I'm glad you loved the stamps and tape :) Thank you for the heart, Selenia!
Response: I'm glad you enjoyed everything -- it was a joy to compile :) Thank you also for the heart!
Response: Thank you for your kind words and heart, Miia! I am very happy you enjoyed the card and the stamps -- it was one of my most favorite combinations :) Hope you are well!
Response: You are welcome, Shirley :) Happy Tuesday!
Response: You are so kind, Selenia :) Thank you for the heart -- I'm glad you enjoyed the samples!
Response: No worries, April! Thank you so much for the heart and your kind message :) I'm glad you liked everything! Hope you are having a good summer!
Response: Thank you for the heart, Maxine! I'm glad you enjoyed the cards -- I love Jetoy as well :)
Response: Hahaha, he is a little rascal :) Thank you for the heart, and hope you and your family have a good weekend!
Response: Thank you for the heart! I'm glad you enjoyed it all :D Have a good weekend!
Response: You are so welcome -- thank you for the heart, and hope you have a good weekend!
Response: Thank you for the heart, Julie! I'm glad you enjoyed it :)
Response: No worries -- I'm glad the card made it to you; I was a bit concerned that the cards mailed at the World Stamp Show would take awhile to get going. How wonderful that you were able to visit the MMA often :) I would go everyday if I could. Happy weekend!
Response: Thank you for the heart :) I'm glad you enjoyed the postage, too!
Response: Thank you for the heart! I'm glad you enjoyed the stamps and recommendation -- I wrote a paper in Advanced Placement in high school on Fitzgerald's debut novel, This Side of Paradise, which was also good. I still have his Tender Is the Night and The Last Tycoon to read, along with his other short stories. Happy weekend!
Response: Thank you for your kind message, Adriana! I am glad you enjoyed everything -- it was a joy to put together :) Hope you have a good weekend and that our paths cross again soon! x
Response: Thank you for the heart :D Happy weekend!
Response: I'm glad you liked both, Karen :) Happy weekend, and thank you for the heart!
Response: Thank you for the heart and your message, Megan! I look forward to our paths crossing again hopefully soon :) And yes to Satie and Ravel :D I took a seminar in grad school on Satie, which was one of my favorites.
Response: Thank you for the heart, Jenny!
Response: Thank you for the heart, Amy! I'm happy you were happy :)
Response: No worries, Amy! I hope you had a lovely birthday, and I'm glad you enjoyed everything :) Thank you for the heart <3
Response: Thank you for the heart, Sybil! My boss's husband is English, and I enjoy spending time with them both in the shop discussing art, theatre, music, and history :) Happy long weekend!
Response: I'm glad you liked it, Jennifer :) Thank you for the heart! I have one of the same card in my room, and seeing it always makes me smile/stop if I am complaining, haha. Thank you for the feedback regarding letterpress -- I don't know when the next workshop is, but it's at the top of my stationery wishlist, especially after not having time to participate in Bowne & Co.'s workshop in NYC. Happy Fourth of July weekend!
Response: Thank you for your kind message and heart, Ellen :) I don't think "awesome" is old at all! I'm glad you enjoyed everything, and I, too, hope our paths cross again. Did you enjoy the film?? I like the look of the trailer and most of the cast, but I am often leery of seeing a film adaptation of a book because the book is usually better, heheh. I last saw The Lobster in a cinema and loved the droll humor and commentary on society, top-notch cast, and brooding soundtrack of Beethoven, Stravinsky, Schnittke, and Shostakovich string quartets, Strauss's Don Juan, and Greek art songs. Happy weekend!
Response: Thank you for the heart and your kind message, Rennie! Happy Fourth of July weekend :)
Response: No worries, Marika! Thank you for the heart and message -- I, too, have some older swaps that I need to rate. (One of my family members forgot to give me a stack of mail collected the first week of June when I was out of town >_<;;) Hope you have a great Fourth of July weekend!
Response: Thank you for the heart! I'm glad you enjoyed it :) Hope you're having a good week!
Response: Thank you for the heart and your kind words and feedback, Jessica :) I'm glad you liked it! Hope you're having a good week!
Response: Thank you for the heart and your kind message, Jane! I got the stamp as part of a Marvel stamp sheet (there was also a DC characters sheet) on ebay! Have so much fun at SDCC -- there is a Bob's Burgers con-exclusive shirt that I wanted to pre-order online, but they won't ship (they only permit pick-up in person or via proxy). Thank you for the con tips :) My sister and I are making plans to hopefully attend CatConLA and/or SDCC next summer *fingers crossed* Happy almost-end-of-June!
Response: Thank you so much for your kind, effusive message and heart, Sara! I was saving the kitties for the right person :) Have a good week!
Response: Yay, I'm glad you liked them -- thank you for the heart and for your kind words, Christy :) Hope you have a great week, too!
Response: Thank you for the heart, Jenny! Glad you can put them to good use -- my grandmother does the same, and I pass on stamps from letters and packages to her :) Happy weekend!
Response: Thank you for the heart :) Happy Wednesday!
Response: Thank you for your kind words and heart! I also have a collection of book-related/reading cards :)
Response: Thank you for the heart, Sarah! Hehehe... Sometimes I think if the post office scratches or tears the part of the card with my username and name on it, I hope my partner knows my handwriting well enough XD
Response: Thank you for the heart :) Oops, LOL, I must have glanced at the "last seen online" ^_^;; Happy summer, Sarah!
Response: I'm glad you enjoyed it :) Thank you for the heart!
Response: I am glad you liked them -- thank you for the heart :) If you get a chance to see Hamilton when it tours or in Chicago or NYC, don't miss it! I am so glad that it combines both musical theatre and history (not without a few dramatic liberties, of course, but I read the Chernow biography first) -- and the score is ridiculously addictive. Happy Wednesday!
Response: You are so welcome; it is always a joy to meet people with similar interests :) Thank you for the heart! And I will certainly let you know -- happy Wednesday!
Response: You're welcome, Jennifer! Thank you for the heart and film review :) I have heard similar from fellow Alice-loving friends! I will be sure to check out the first film, at the very least. Happy Sunday!
Response: What a lovely, colorful bevy of birds! I am never ceased to be amazed at animals' different personalities :) I'm glad you liked the bird washi! Thank you for the heart as well :)
Response: Aww, thank you for your effusive thanks and heart! I'm glad you enjoyed the card and like Sir Paul, too :)
Response: Yahoo! I'm glad you enjoy/ed (will enjoy?) it :) Happy weekend and coloring!
Response: Thank you for your kind words :) I'm glad you liked it. Art history was probably my favorite elective tied with abnormal psychology. Happy weekend!
Response: Thank you -- and likewise :) Hope you have a good weekend!
Response: I'm glad you enjoyed them both :D Hope you're having a good week so far! Thank you for the heart :)
Response: I'm glad you enjoyed the card and stamps :) Happy weekend, and thank you for the heart!
Response: Thank you for your kind words -- I'm happy you enjoyed everything :) -- and the heart! Happy Tuesday!
Response: You are very welcome -- thank you for the heart :)
Response: I am glad you enjoyed them all, Mark -- thank you for the heart :)
Response: Awww, thank you for your sweet message and heart, and I'm glad you liked everything :D
Response: I'm glad you enjoyed them both -- it was fun to make :) I was trying to see how many faux-vintage postage I could manage without the USPS calling foul, haha! Happy Tuesday, and thank you for the heart!
Response: I am happy that you enjoyed the letter and extras! I agree, it's been wonderful to meet people with similar and sometimes dissimilar interests and to share experiences. You are so right -- I am grateful to have known of life before FOMO, social media, and instant gratification were de rigueur. Happy Tuesday, and thank you for the heart :)
Response: Thank you for the heart and your kind words! Glad you are well :) Hope you have a good weekend!
Response: You're welcome! Thank you for the feedback -- my apologies if I did forget; if it doesn't fit on the empty space of the card, I usually try to sign the washi tape, but sometimes the ink smears. I will be more careful next time :) Happy weekend!
Response: What a wonderful idea! I love looking back on old journals :) Thank you for your lovely message and heart, Gabi! It's always great to have you as a swap partner :)
Response: Yay! Thank you for the heart, and hope you're having a good week :)
Response: Thank you for the heart, and happy Wednesday! :)
Response: I'm glad you enjoyed them! Thank you for the heart and your message -- will respond :)
Response: Thank you for the heart, and I'm glad you enjoyed the art and memories :) Happy Wednesday, Emily!
Response: Aww, I am glad you liked them all :) It's great to be your swap partner, Melissa! Happy Wednesday!
Response: I'm glad your interest is piqued :) I finished the book earlier this week, and I've been further researching the historical people involved. Hope you're having a good week!
Response: Thank you for the heart -- I'm glad you enjoyed the card! I know what you mean about time flying; I am always amazed and slightly uncomfortable when I realize how many years ago a certain film/television show/song/book/etc. was released. Happy Wednesday!
Response: You are welcome :) Thank you for your kind words, and I hope you enjoy it! It's the kind of novel I wanted to stay up all night reading but chose to savor over a few days instead.
Response: You're welcome :) I'm glad you enjoyed both the card and stamps! Happy Wednesday!
Response: I'm glad you liked them, Ana! Thank you for the heart :)
Response: I am glad you enjoyed everything :) How wonderful that you are a pianist/organist -- that (and playing cello and oboe) is a skill I would like to have. Thank you for the heart, and happy Friday!
Response: Aww, thank you for your wonderfully sweet, effusive thanks and heart :) Congratulations to you and everyone who undertook #30Lettersin30Days! Hope you are having a good week!
Response: Thank you for the heart, Jenny! Happy Wednesday :)
Response: You're welcome :) Hope you're having a good week!
Response: You're welcome :) Hope you're having a good week!
Response: You're welcome! Hope you're having a good week :)
Response: Aww, thank you for the heart, and I'm happy you liked it :) This has been one of my favorite swaps! Happy Tuesday!
Response: Thank you for your kind message and heart :) I'm glad you enjoyed the card, and I always enjoy meeting new LWA members!
Response: Thank you for the heart, Sarah! I'm glad you enjoyed it all :) Hope you're having a good week!
Response: I like the sound of that :) Congratulations on your imminent graduation! And I'm glad you love the CG postage -- I always love encountering and being surprised by new postage :)
Response: Yahoo! Thank you for the heart :) I have also wanted a Red Pony shirt/tank top/hoodie! Maybe they sell them at Longmire Days... ? I have also wished that Lou Diamond Phillips would reprise his King of Siam since the revival is still running on Broadway. Hope you are having a good week!
Response: I'm glad you enjoyed it -- you're welcome :) Thank you for the heart!
Response: You're welcome! Hope you and your family are having a good week :)
Response: Yahoo! I am so glad you enjoyed everything; it was so fun to put together, and I am also obsessed with the mini Pops now :D Thank you for the heart and happy Monday!
Response: Hahaha, I agree :D I didn't know until reading further that tickets are $30K but invitees (which this year numbered 600) must be cleared with Ms. Wintour. I am still in awe of Claire Danes's lit-up fiber-optic Zac Posen; I liked the bodice of Emma Watson, but not the combination trousers/ballgown with train. Zoe Saldana's gown was dramatic, but I hate to think of the birds whose plumage was sacrificed. I will settle for visiting manus x machina later this spring. I'm glad you enjoyed everything; thank you for the heart!
Response: Aww, yay! Thank you for the heart and kind words :) Hope you're having a good week!
Response: Thank you for your kind message and heart :) Happy swapping and weekend!
Response: I'm glad you enjoyed the card -- it made me smile :) The washi is from etsy -- there are so so many different kinds, I wanted them all :) Happy weekend!
Response: Thank you for your sweet message! I'm glad you liked everything :) Hope you have a good weekend, Nancy! <3
Response: Thank you for the heart and kind message :) I'm glad you enjoyed the stamps! I have been fascinated with astronomy and anything celestial since childhood. Happy weekend!
Response: Thank you for the heart and feedback! I'm glad you enjoyed the card and stamps :) Happy weekend!
Response: Thank you for the heart, and I'm glad you enjoyed the card :)
Response: Thank you for the heart and lovely message -- I am glad you enjoyed the card and stamps, and how wonderful that you were able to see the portrait in person :) Happy week!
Response: Thank you for the heart, Jenny! I'm glad you enjoyed the My Melody tape :) Happy Tuesday!
Response: Thank you for the heart, and I'm glad you liked everything :D Here's hoping :) Happy Tuesday!
Response: I'm glad you enjoyed the card! Thank you for the heart :) I just watched "The Kids Run the Restaurant" episode for the first time, and my sister and I were cringe-squeal-laughing so hard -- I am squeamish around blood, but not as faint-prone as Bob. That final rock-paper-scissors showdown was golden! Happy weekend :)
Response: Yay! Thank you for the heart :) Glad you enjoyed the postage, and hope you are having a good day!
Response: Aww, thank you for the heart and kind words :) Happy coloring!
Response: I'm glad you liked the colors/design :) I think the watercolor was mirroring the paper shopping bags the store had. Hope you are having a good week!
Response: I'm glad you enjoyed it, Jessika :) Thank you for the heart!
Response: Thank you for the heart and thanks, Johanna :) Hope you are having a good day!
Response: I'm glad you liked it :) Happy Tuesday!
Response: Aww, thank you for your sweet words and heart! I'm glad you enjoyed it :) It made me want to watch The Life Aquatic again -- and also Lost in Translation.
Response: Thank you for your effusive thanks and heart, Gabi! I enjoy swapping with you, too :) I saw your message and will respond today -- just getting caught up with rating and sending. Hope you're having a good day!
Response: Thank you for the heart and good wishes for my Kuting and her brood -- they are doing better :) Check etsy, eBay, and stamp/postcard shows!
Response: Thank you for the effusive thanks and heart :) I'm glad you enjoyed them, and hope you're having a good week!
Response: I'm glad you liked the tapes and note, Barbara! Thank you for the heart :)
Response: Aww, thank you, Beth :D Enjoy the NYCB videos, and hope you're having a good day!
Response: Aww, thank you so much for your kind words and heart! I'm glad you enjoyed everything :D I was inspired by both the '94 Grease revival poster (except I wanted to make it female :) and the Heathers the Musical poster. Hope you are having a good day!
Response: Thank you for your kind message and heart -- I'm glad you enjoyed them! Happy Monday :)
Response: Thank you for your sweet message and heart! I'm glad you enjoyed them all :) Hope you see some brighter skies soon -- it's been overcast/thunderstorming since Friday and will be through Wednesday. Happy Monday!
Response: Aww, yay, I am so glad you enjoyed it :) Thank you for the heart! I just watched "My Fuzzy Valentine" and "Lindapendent Woman" yesterday and laughed so hard -- I love all of her songs. Happy Monday!
Response: I'm glad you enjoyed the excerpt and envelope :) Thank you for the heart! I also couldn't believe that I'd never read it until now -- but it is a quick, mind-blowing read :)
Response: Thank you for the good wishes and heart! I am still debating whether or not I'd rather just see shows that I haven't yet seen and which are much less costly/more available :) So cool that you won the BoM lottery -- that and Jersey Boys are two shows I still haven't and would love to see!
Response: I'm glad you liked it, Marissa :) Happy Tuesday!
Response: Thank you for the heart! Happy Monday :)
Response: I am glad that you enjoyed everything and that the card helped brighten your day :) I am slowly warming up to Suicide Squad -- I do like Margot Robbie (I remember her on Pan-Am, which was my 60s fix whenever Mad Men was on hiatus :), but I genuinely enjoyed the characters, costumes, and episodes and was sorry to see it go), Viola Davis, Will Smith, and Joel Kinnaman (I couldn't believe that he was Robocop after having seen him as presidential hopeful Tim Conway on the most recent House of Cards season!) -- and I also liked the villainesses in the animated Batman series as a kid :) Hope you have a good week!
Response: Thank you for your sweet message and heart! Hope you enjoy Bob's Burgers -- I love the humor and heart of the series and droll Belchers :)
Response: I'm glad you enjoyed everything! :D Thank you for the good juju for my cat -- she is recovering well :) Hope you have a great week!
Response: Hahaha, awesome! I was considering who I'd want to cosplay as most this summer; I love all of the Belchers, but I feel a kinship with Linda (loves singing and theatre, is somewhat of a pushover, but gets irritated if people aren't good guests), Louise (feisty and outspoken, small but mighty), and Tina (quietly intense, slightly awkward, and looking for love in all the wrong places) XD Last night, my sister and I watched the season 3 episodes in which Bob inherits the storage unit housing Chet the alleged mannequin who helps create Christmas/Hanukkah window displays and the one in which Linda and Louise go to mother-daughter bonding/therapy/Lazer Tag. So good! Hope you're having a good weekend!
Response: Aw, yay -- thank you for the heart as well, Gabi! My sister designed that card, and I love being able to support her work :) So wonderful that you met "Weird Al" -- I would watch him perform anything in a heartbeat; I was amused and overwhelmed by the idea of Lin-Manuel Miranda telling Katie Couric in an interview that "Weird Al" is his dream collaborator :O Happy weekend to you, as well!
Response: Thank you for the heart and kind words, Jennifer! I was happy to have the Bard on hand for that anniversary :)
Response: Thank you for the heart :) Glad you have also experienced the yumminess of CdM -- I totally waited for almost all of my hour-long lunchbreak once just to get a bag of beignets to eat on the way back to work... Only to have the powdered sugar blown in my face by the breeze, hahaha! Hope you have a good week!
Response: You are too sweet -- thank you for your message and heart! I get mine from the USPS, etsy, and eBay, but I look forward to attending stamp shows soon to buy in-person.
Response: I'm glad you enjoyed the space theme and card, Gabi :) Thank you for the heart, and happy weekend!
Response: I am so glad you enjoyed everything -- thank you for the heart and your sweet words! :) I always love being able to send things that tie into my partners' interests. Hope you are having a good weekend!
Response: Thank you for your kind message and heart -- I'm glad you enjoyed everything! Happy weekend :)
Response: Yay, I am glad you enjoyed it :D Thank you for the heart and kind message! Hope you are having a good weekend as well!
Response: I'm glad you liked the card :) Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is Tina Fey and Robert Carlock's comedy showcasing winsome Ellie Kemper, written around the conceit of a woman raised with Disney Princess-like fantasies who returns to the real world after being held hostage in a cult's bunker for the last 15 years. It shares similarities with 30 Rock (some cast members and guest stars, joke structure/style, its setting in NYC, a winning cast) and is a quick watch.
Response: Thank you for your sweet message and heart, Robert! Yes, I have not been counting PCs or NCs (unless I write at least an additional front-and-back page) as letters. I know it's 30 letters in April, but I want to extend the goal to reach 100 by the end of May. What's funny is that I've repeatedly thought to myself, "What can I possibly write about for 2-4 pages?" to friends and new acquaintances alike, and then I've found myself, despite having a loose outline of what I was going to write about, nearing the end of my final page and wishing I could write more :) Happy weekend to you, too!
Response: I am glad you enjoyed the card and tape :D One of my favorite presents/books was the anthology of all of the Madeline stories that my parents gave me for my birthday one year. I hadn't known that Bemelmans was a hotelier who also designed textiles (I wish those were still in production) and that Madeline features autobiographical elements (he was the smallest in his boarding school class, for instance). I always look forward to receiving anything from you, Jennifer :) Happy Friday!
Response: Thank you for the heart and your kind words -- I'm glad you enjoyed the card and stamps :D The color card swaps are some of my favorites! Happy Friday!
Response: Thank you for the heart! Glad to write to another Belle aficionado :)
Response: I'm glad you enjoyed the card :D I always love finding vintage comic/art-related cards. Happy weekend!
Response: Thank you for your lovely message and heart! I'm glad you enjoyed the card and tape :D
Response: Aww, I'm glad you enjoyed everything, Rita :D It was most fun putting it together -- you are so welcome! Thank you for the heart and your kind words!
Response: Thank you for the heart, Melissa! I'm glad you liked it all :) (The Peanuts stickers were also from Hallmark ;)
Response: Thank you for the heart and kind words :) Happy Monday, Sarah!
Response: Thank you for the effusive, heartfelt thanks and heart, Kyra :) Happy Monday!
Response: Aww, thank you for the heart and lovely thanks :) My brother actually played in the US Quidditch Cup 9 this past weekend -- his team lost in the elimination round to the eventual champions, but it was a good time, and his team improved their rating (going from the 50s to the 20s). Happy Monday!
Response: I'm glad you enjoyed them! Thank you for the heart :D
Response: Thank you for the heart and lovely message, Barb! Hope you have a great week :)
Response: I'm glad you enjoyed them :) That is also my favorite scene -- who wouldn't want buckets and buckets of parchment with emerald ink bursting from the hearth :D Thank you also for the heart, Sarah!
Response: Thank you for the heart and sweet words! I'm glad you enjoyed them :) Happy Friday!
Response: Thank you for the heart and effusive thanks :) I'm glad you liked them! Happy almost-weekend, Jennifer :D
Response: Thank you for the heart -- I'm glad you enjoyed them all :)
Response: Thank you for your kind words and heart -- I'm glad you enjoyed everything! I also love discovering new stamp designs and am thankful for the Legends of Hollywood series :)
Response: I'm glad you enjoyed them :) Thank you for the heart!
Response: Yay, I'm glad you liked them :) I love finding other Wes Anderson and Mad Men aficionados! Hope you're having a good day! Thank you for the heart :)
Response: Thank you for the heart, Jenny! Happy Wednesday :)
Response: Susan, thank you for the heart and emphatic thanks :) I'm glad you enjoyed it all! I found the cards on Amazon.com and bought from a second-party vendor. (I wasn't so into postcard swapping/Postcrossing when the films were originally released, although I was into the books/films, heheh :) Happy Wednesday!
Response: Thank you for the heart and happy/heart mail emoji, Robert!
Response: I'm glad you enjoyed everything :) Thank you for the heart!
Response: I'm glad you also love Babar and Hitchcock films :) Thank you for the heart!
Response: Thank you for the heart, Emily -- I'm glad you liked them! I love discovering new postage stamp images, too :)
Response: Hehehe, agreed about Mr. Grant :) Thank you for the heart, and I'm glad you enjoyed everything!
Response: I'm glad you enjoyed both -- thank you for the heart :) I enjoyed an exhibit in Jackson, MS as a kid many years ago that had art loaned from The Prado. I hope to visit one day!
Response: I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for the heart :) Seeing the footage and photos from the California HP World opening is making me miss it! I want to ride the "adult" coasters that I couldn't when I went with a family friend who was too young/short/scared. Hope you have a good weekend!
Response: Thank you for the heart! Aww, so do I :p I only bought the one box... Though I know that Walgreen's and Whole Foods carry basically the same thing year-round... And there are recipes online to replicate it >_<;; Happy weekend!
Response: Thank you for the heart! I'm glad you enjoyed them :) Happy weekend!
Response: Thank you for the heart! I'm glad you liked them :) I would love to visit Alaska one day, too, and see the aurora borealis in person!
Response: Thank you for the heart! I'm glad you enjoyed the card and prompt :) I hope the series continues! Have a great weekend!
Response: Thank you for the heart :) Happy weekend!
Response: Thank you for the heart! I'm glad you enjoyed them :)
Response: Thank you for the heart! I'm glad it worked out that way :)
Response: Thank you for the heart and kind words! What a great namesake -- I remember having begun reading Get Happy (one of her biographies) in high school. I actually have not yet read P&P in its entirety, either, despite having studied it in honors English in high school >_< Hope you are having a good week!
Response: I'm glad you enjoyed them! I would love to ride a camel again (but in the desert) one day. Thank you for the heart :)
Response: Thank you for the heart! Hope you are having a good week :)
Response: Thank you for the heart and kind message :) I am glad that you enjoyed it!
Response: Thank you for the heart! I'm glad that you enjoyed it -- it's always a joy to find other Wes Anderson/cinemaphiles :D I hope our paths cross again soon!
Response: I'm glad you enjoyed the parcel and note :) Thank you for the heart!
Response: Thank you for the heart! I'm glad you enjoyed the envelope/swap :)
Response: You are so sweet -- thank you for the heart! I'm glad you enjoyed them :D Hope you are having a good week!
Response: Aw, thank you for the heart and kind words -- I am glad that you enjoyed them :) Happy Tuesday!
Response: Thank you for the heart :) Happy Tuesday!
Response: I'm glad you enjoyed them! I liked the mini-scavenger hunt aspect of the swap :) I haven't seen Carnival yet, either, but from the snippets I've heard, I think I'd like it. HBP is my second-favorite because it seemed to go by so fast with all of Tom Riddle's backstory (and then of course, the ending! T_T) Happy week! x Avi
Response: Thank you for the heart and your kind words! I'm glad you enjoyed the stamps :) I do love that show as well -- I hope that the rumored Broadway revival is mounted soon... Possibly with Kelli O'Hara and either Colin Firth or Kelsey Grammer as Higgins... Happy Tuesday!
Response: Thank you for the heart! I'm glad you enjoyed them both :)
Response: Thank you for the heart and your kind words :) Hahaha, I am recovering from last weekend. I hope you and your family also had a blessed Holy Week/Easter Sunday celebration.
Response: Thank you for the heart and sweet words! Ahahaha, that movie is so underrated :) Happy Tuesday!
Response: Thank you for the heart! I'm glad that you enjoyed them :)
Response: Thank you for the heart! I'm glad you enjoyed them :) Happy Tuesday!
Response: Awww, thank you for the heart and your sweet message! I'm glad that you enjoyed everything :D I hope that our paths cross again! x Avi
Response: Thank you for the heart! Yes, I hadn't known there were Star Wars stamps (issued in 2007) until after I had seen The Force Awakens; I had been kind of sad that the UK's Royal Mail released a commemorative set of classic and current Star Wars character stamps :) (Then again, the USPS did release the Harry Potter stamp booklet... :p) Happy Thursday!
Response: I'm glad you enjoyed them :) I always love to find another Peanuts fan! Have a good week!
Response: No worries, thank you for the heart! I hope they feel better soon!
Response: I'm glad you enjoyed it -- thank you for the heart :) My other design dream course is Ladyfingers Letterpress's handlettering class, but they ladies haven't come here yet, although they recently brought their class to Iceland -- I wish :) Happy Tuesday!
Response: Hahaha, thank you for the heart :) As I was writing the answers, I kept thinking, "Would I be able to keep a straight face while answering this one-on-one in an actual interview?" :) Thank you for the heart, and happy Tuesday!
Response: I'm glad you liked it -- thank you for the heart! Ooh, I hope you also enjoy After Alice :) I look forward to the release later this year of the 100-card boxed set of postcards.
Response: Thank you for the heart! :) I'm glad to know someone who also loves Nancy Drew -- the card reminded me of many happy afternoons in the school library. Happy Monday!
Response: What a great coincidence :D I am finishing the book today -- it is bittersweet, but I am curious to see how it ends! Thank you for the heart and your kind words!
Response: Thank you for your sweet message and wishes, Cheryl :) Happy Monday!
Response: I'm glad you liked them :) Thank you for the heart!
Response: I'm glad you liked the card! Thank you for the heart :) I am nearly finished AtLWCS -- the scene in Vienna with the girl on the swing (and the next few pages) was heartbreaking! I can't get over how creatively and unexpectedly Mr. Doerr employs personification and metaphor. I predicted how Marie-Laure and Werner would first make contact, heheh. (I will have to read some of Ms. Piccoult's work -- I've known who she is and what she's written but haven't yet read her oeuvre.) Happy weekend!
Response: I'm glad you liked both! I got so excited that you listed Ms. Kahlo :) Happy running -- since the weather has been relatively mild, and my allergies have been cooperating, I've gotten a few more runs in this past week. Yay for good schools! My parents moved my siblings and me to a better middle school when our original school changed administrators.
Response: Aww, you are so sweet! Thank you for the heart :) Happy weekend!
Response: Thank you for your kind words! I'm glad you enjoyed the card/stamps -- I also hope we are paired up again :) Happy Saturday!
Response: I'm glad you liked the card and stamps! Louis is one of my favorites :) Happy weekend!
Response: Thank you for your kind words and heart! I love finding stamps especially that relate to my partner's interest/s :) Heheh, yes, the pralines (and lots of other foods, lol) are great! Hope you can visit one day!
Response: Thank you for the heart and kind message -- I love finding interest-specific stamps for my partners :) Heheh, the Scarlattis are a great family, and I love Baroque music for its orderly yet surprising qualities! Happy weekend!
Response: Aww, I'm happy you enjoyed them both! Happy weekend, and thank you for the heart :)
Response: I'm glad you like it! Deirdre (Trillium4283) sent me Eowyn, and thus began my spiral down the rabbit hole that is RedBubble postcards... I had to restrain myself from buying a lot more than I did, heheh ^_^;;
Response: I'm glad you enjoyed the stamps! Thank you for the heart :)
Response: Thank you for your kind words and the heart! I love picking out cards/stamps for partners :)
Response: I'm glad you enjoyed them! I was listening to The Hounds of Love, Never for Ever, and The Red Shoes albums at work today :)
Response: I'm glad you enjoyed the card and stickers! I've loved Peanuts since I was a child; my family had a cool coffee table book with a section about Charles Schulz's childhood and artistic journey up to creating the strip that I remember poring over countless times. Thank you for the heart :)
Response: Aw, thank you for your kind words and heart! Happy almost-Tuesday, Robert :)
Response: Thank you for your kind words and the heart! Happy reading :)
Response: I'm glad you enjoyed them! (The ladies are all so elegant :) Thank you for the heart!
Response: Thank you for your kind words! I'm glad you enjoyed the card and stamps :) While I identify most with Hermione, I love how Luna is accepting of others and perceptive, seeing to the heart of anyone or matter. Hope you're having a good week!
Response: Thank you for your kind words and for a great, fun swap! :D Looking forward to more in the future ;)
Response: I am terribly sorry for the mislabeling! I keep Notepad files to help organize swaps and keep track of what I've sent/stamped/written -- thank you for catching the error. I pledge to be more careful next time :) I'm glad you liked the card!
Response: I'm glad you like it! :D Sometimes I feel like the Penguin Classic covers are so specific, it's so exciting to be matched with someone whose interests align :) Hahaha, I did the Color Run the first time it came here -- I enjoyed dancing with the Runicorn onstage afterwards, and I was washing the colored cornstarch the whole weekend!
Response: I'm glad you like them, too! I feel like Jetoy Choo Choo cats are a combination of Lisa Frank (except a little less psychedlic?) and Hello Kitty :)
Response: Thank you for the heart and the feedback! I'm glad you liked the card and stamp -- I try to cram as much as I can on postcards, since there isn't much space, and I write the country and postal code more prominently to help. Have a good day!
Response: Thank you for your kind words, Jenna! I'm glad you liked everything! Happy March :)
Response: Heheh, no, I did not :), since I'm planning to visit before November. I deferred Peach Tree last year and want to do it! (And make time to visit the High Art Museum and Gone With the Wind Museum in Jonesboro :) Is it true that peach pie is part of the post-race festivities?) Usually after a race, I stop running for awhile (weeks/months at a time). I've missed doing yoga -- Power Vinyasa is my favorite! Thank you for the heart :)
Response: Thank you, Jenna! I'm glad you liked them :) Have fun tonight!
Response: Thank you for your kind words and heart! Glad you love Ms. Dickinson, too! :)
Response: Thank you so much for your kind, effusive words and the heart! I always think of stamps and postcards as miniature works of art -- I'm glad you liked it/them :)
Response: I'm glad you liked the card and stamp :) Hope you are well as well -- happy weekend!
Response: I'm glad you liked it :) Haha! I have actually never had a Moon Pie in my life :O I have wanted to try a Hubig's Pie, which I sort of took for granted growing up (they were giveaways at local college recruitment functions), but which are no longer in production.
Response: I'm glad you like the card/recommendation -- thank you for the heart :) When I saw the National Theatre Live simulcast of the Barbican's Hamlet with Benedict Cumberbatch and Ciarán Hinds last October, I realized that I hadn't read the play since 8th grade! Things Fall Apart was part of my World Lit class :) Both works that I would like to revisit.
Response: I'm glad that you enjoyed both -- thank you for your kind words and the heart! I hope our paths cross again :)
Response: Aww, thank you for your kind words and the heart! Awesome, hope you enjoy your future visit(s) to the city :)
Response: Thank you for your kind words and the heart! I am glad you liked it :)
Response: Thank you for your sweet words and the heart! I'm glad the post office didn't deface the stamps with ballpoint pen :o
Response: Thank you for your kind words, Robert!
Response: I'm glad you liked it :) Yes, I am of the same school of thought, haha. I refuse to watch Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, my favorite of the series, because I don't think the film can live up to how I imagined it. The Devil Wears Prada was an eye-candy-type, entertaining film separate from its source work; Carol is similar in that, if you've never read the novel, it's still well-made and engaging. But the novel offers more depth and enriches your appreciation of the film :)
Response: Thank you again for suggesting! So different but equally as fulfilling and fun :) Wow, awesome -- was she at the High Museum of Art? She is actually on my phone case (something Judith Light noticed with a smile when I met her after Thérèse Raquin :) I hope I can visit her and other Vermeers and Rembrandts, and Fabritius's Goldfinch in person soon! The book and movie are on my list. (I am surprised I haven't seen it yet, since Colin Firth is one of my favorites.)