Portland Head Light

Portland Head Light

Cape Elizabeth, Maine

Maine's first lighthouse, built in 1971

From Susan in California

"Smile every chance you get. Not Because life has been easy, perfect, or exactly as you anticipated, but because you choose to be happy and grateful for all the good things you do have and all the problems you know you don't have." - Anonymous

Look Closely

Another sendsomething surprise!

This time from Sherry in Illinois

She made this collage!

In five years

I love random surprises from sendsomething,net!

A while ago I got this postcard from Georgette! I'm just now getting around to responding, but I wanted to post this for now.

She put a quote on the back (I LOVE QUOTES)

"You will be the same person in five years as you are today except for the people you meet and the books you read." -Charlie Jones

Thanks Georgette :)

Send Me On My Way

Another postcard from Brittany Ukulele!

OHMYGOD it's the song from Matilda!!!!

"While I breathe, I hope"

I got this South Carolina postcard from Brett (via sendsomething).

South Carolina nickname: Palmetto State, Capital: Columbia, Mottoes: "Prepared in Mind & Resources" and "While I Breathe, I Hope"

Signature quilt block swap

More fabric for my quilt!

from Use Kayenderes in Canada, who also sent a Halloween ATC

From user Honeybeebzz in Wisconsin, who also sent me some fabric for my quilt!

I can't decide if I should use these signature blocks in my quilt around the world. I think I will.

What else will I put them in?

Valentines For Lilly

Swap-bot Valentines For Lilly

I sent one to Lilly, and one to my partner (Not going to post a picture, because then everyone else getting one won't be suprised)

Here's the card I got from user Albright:

 Lilly is a sick 7 year-old. Her grandmother keeps a scrapbook of cards people have sent her. You can send her a card too:

Lilly Wilson 107 Carlyle Ct Byron GA 31008

Swap-bot Books - 4 months later

One of my previous posts here was a list of my Top 10 books I sent for a swap. I found this postcard from rklover:

We both had JK Rowling and Tamora Pierce!

Swap-bot Top 10 PC Swap #10 - Bands

I made my swap-bot partner a Golden Girls postcard! Haha

And I received this postcard from Annie Maxine:

I didn't know who Blind Melon was, but I do know this song:

Top 10 Places You've Been

Swap-bot Top 10 PC Swap #7 - Places You've Been

Oklahoma postcard from Kim (postmarked in Texas....?)

I am very jealous of her list.

My list? In no particular order:
Spain (okay, this is definitely #1)
Minnesota - Cass Lake and Lake Itasca
Las Vegas
Grand Canyon
New Orleans
Atlanta
Wyoming (yes - the. entire. state.)
Smith Falls State Park
Chicago
Denver - especially 16th Street/downtown

I would also add Los Angeles - esp the Getty, Venice Beach, and Santa Monica - but I live here now, so it doesn't count. Neener

What's your top 10?

Preschool Project

A while ago, I received a postcard from Tammy in Michigan via postcrossing. Her son's preschool class is doing a postcard project, and she asked if I could send a postcard to him. I think that's so neat!

She sent me a Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum postcard!

Tammy's postcard to me

My postcard to Keegan

Swap-bot Journal Experiment

So, this is the 3rd Swap-bot Journal Experiment I have participated in. I was SO excited, because it sounded so fun! You start a journal with your bio and a journal entry, then a journal prompt for the next person, then send it off and get a stranger's journal to answer the prompt, write a bio, a journal entry, then a prompt for the next person. BUT! I never received a journal for the second round (Which was #22). I waited until I got a journal to send for round three, which means I am sending it late, but I really didn't want to start another journal.

Here is a snapshot of something I put in my original journal and sent to Shannoncollar:

My very first journal I received was from basykes, and it was Savannahjan's journal. I was the 5th person to write in her journal!

For round #22, I sent Savannahjan's journal to sweetsweetlife (she hasn't rated me yet, so I don't know if I got it). My prompt was "Describe the oldest person you know, and the youngest."

So! For round #23 I got Heidi's journal. I was the 4th person to write in this journal, and the 3rd was none other than Savannahjan, who had a very similar prompt to her very first one.

Here's the front of Heidi's journal, which I think she altered herself:

very cute!

She asked for pictures so she knew who was writing, and I put this one from Christmas Eve, of Dylan and me:

The prompt I answered was: "3 joys, 3 fears, and 3 collections." My 3 joys were my niece and nephew, books, and music. My 3 fears: nothing, nothing, and nothing. My 3 collections: postcards, books and bookmarks, and pins/buttons. My prompt for gypsykitt3n is: "If you won the lottery, what would you do?" Now that I write that, it sounds boring.

If anyone who reads this is at all interested, the swap-bot for journal experiment #24 is here. Or, answer any of the prompts in the comments - I am always interested to hear!

1. 3 joys, 3 fears, 3 goals, 3 obsessions
2. If you had $100,000 but you couldn't keep it, who would you give it to and why?
3. What is your favorite Urban legend? Which ones scare you, if any?
4. If you could go anywhere in the world, (and money was no object) where would you go and what would you do there? (I said Egypt)
5. Describe the oldest person you know, and the youngest.
6. What is your perfect Saturday/Sunday?
7. What do you do on Halloween? Do you dress up? If yes, what were you?
8. 3 joys, 3 fears, 3 collections.

These are all the prompts I've seen in the 2 journals I've had.

Swap-bot Recycled Holiday Card

From Qeulynn!

I sent a penguin card, which I forgot to take a picture of, booo :(