susieq11

All received mail has been rated up until 8/18. I will be away from my mailbox until 8/25. Will catch up then - thank you for being patient!

Thank you to everyone who writes out my full name as I list it. I use 2 last names, one is not my middle name or abbreviated.

I love: (on postcards or any other items)

• POODLES, Collies, Huskies, Shiba Inu, greyhounds, Saluki, Borzoi, Shar-pei - but I love ALL dogs!

• DEER, owls, foxes, turtles, rabbits, frogs, toads and all woodland animals

• moose, elk

• hummingbirds! Shoebill stork, and all birds!

• dolphins, seals, seahorses, sea dragons, whales

• giraffes, elephants

• donkeys

• koalas, bats/flying foxes

• cats/kittens

• any animals!!

• My Sweet Piano (Sanrio)

• Duffy & Friends (Disney)

• Snoopy/Peanuts, Pink Panther, Sanrio , Moomins, Mutts (comic strip)

• hearts, pears

• Japan ,Venice/all of Italy, NYC, European countries, Antarctica, New Jersey

• art museums

• books, libraries, reading

• stationery, greeting cards, note cards, stickers

• POSTCARDS! I like them blank and unwritten. I do not like ad cards unless they show one of my "likes". If I sign up for a written/stamped postcard swap, please send it that way. I collect blank and written postcards! Thank you!

• I am a Taurus & love Zodiac-related items. Also Year of the Dog from the Chinese Zodiac.

• NY Mets.

• Starbucks and Dunkin' Donuts. I like tea and my preference is herbal or green tea. Please no Earl Grey, and please nothing apple (allergic) or plain cinnamon! (Chai is ok though!) If you have decaf I'll take it!

Wizard of Oz

I will read fiction & non-fiction, but do not like fantasy or most sci-fi. A romance in literary fiction is fine, I just don't like over the top romance books or “romantasy”.

If you send me a postcard or swap: Tell me a must-read or your personal favorite(s).

I am not interested in ANYTHING political, patriotic or religious!! If you send me a holiday card, please keep it non-religious -- snowmen, deer, snowflakes, Snoopy dressed as Santa, winter scenes...that kind of stuff! : ) I appreciate that! I also DO NOT like butterflies and other insects besides bees and spiders!

Please join me in any of my groups: International Fun Mail, Postcard trading group, Make A Wish (intl wishlist), Wonderful Wishes (USA only)

I do not use : foam stickers , deco tape, ribbons, beads, buttons, fabric.

I DO LOVE rubber stamps. New or used. I am hardly creative with them, make lots of smears, but I still enjoy using them on postcards and letters! ; )

I enjoy postcards sent unwritten in an envelope, but "naked" is fine too - I save all postcards. Whatever's easy - you won't get a complaint from me unless there's a choice on how to send it and I have made a comment. I do not like ad cards unless they somehow relate to any of my "likes".
Typically handmade postcards are not my favorite, but I have a few really cool ones that I've received! I do not really collect vintage postcards unless they are of topics on my likes list.

I am allergic to cigarette smoke and it is just nasty anyway. The one scent I despise is cinnamon! Please, please, please no cinnamon scented anything!

I am not easily offended by nudity, but please keep it tasteful. I like postcards of pin-ups and nudes in art.

Please no animal cruelty, rodeos, hunting, dog or horse racing, dead animals, circus and that type of thing.

I am a huge animal lover. I am not a bug lover however. Spiders and bees are ok, most other bugs I can live without! That includes moths and butterflies. I would appreciate if you didn't send me items with bugs.

I do not use Ohio themed stuff either (only postcards), thank you!

Trying to recycle any envelopes I can so please don't be offended if you get one!

I live with my husband in Columbus, OH. I got married on 2/29/12; Leap Day! Yes, on purpose. I have no children. I am from New Jersey and miss it!

We are down to a standard poodle (Lucky), a tabby cat (Tora), a tortoise and some fish. 9/16/23: We added PIXIE, a tortie kitten, to our family! She has the same Mama as Tora!

Said goodbye to our mini poodle Daphne on 5/8/19 and our toy poodle Pepper on 1/6/21. 😥

I love big cities and the ocean/beaches and anything to do with them. I love to travel and try to take one "big" vacation a year. My dream is to make it to Australia, Antarctica and The Maldives. (Of course, not in the same trip)

2025 travel plans so far: Went to all of New England and NYC/NJ in May. Up next: Japan, Florida and ??

I enjoy making friends here in the USA and all over the world!

I want to be sure everyone receives what I sent, so PLEASE let me know if you didn't get a swap from me. I will resend if necessary. I rate daily. If I will be away, I will post it on my profile.

Please have the courtesy to rate me. This is part of the agreement in a swap! I want to be sure my partner gets what I've sent. Please let me make it right before rating me poorly. I have all letters and packages weighed at the post office, and will try to use stamps whenever possible. This is for fun; it is not life or death!! I am not here to rate poorly! I just want to get something in line with swap requirements in return for what I send! I will always message partners to be sure they got a swap from me if I haven't been rated. I will also let a partner know if I haven't received a swap in a reasonable amount of time. Please do the same for me! Thanks to everyone.

I am in search of poodle postcards (new or vintage, written on or not) and really all things with poodles on them. If you have anything, maybe we can arrange a private swap. I have lots of different things to swap. Let me know! : )

Anyone have any postcards of:

• Northern Lights

• South America (all countries)

• bats or flying foxes

• deer

• alpaca or llamas

• poodles

• sunrise/sunset

• hummingbirds, Shima Enaga/silver-throated dasher, owls, robins, parakeets, crows, pigeons and storks and really all birds, who am I kidding?!

• pigs

• pin-ups

• lizards

• New Jersey

• Space, the Moon, NASA (and similar agencies worldwide), astronauts, etc.

• Wolves

• tug boats

• donkeys

• horses

• domestic cats

• Italy

• Hungary, Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Finland, Sweden, France, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Moldova

• Snoopy/Peanuts

• books/reading or libraries

• bicycles

• NYC (with Twin Towers in skyline is a bonus!)

• Tokyo or anywhere in Japan!!!!!

• art postcards from museums

• Mayan ruins and any Mexico

THANK YOU to everyone who has sent me these postcard wishes!!

I will also do a private swap for new or vintage unwritten post cards in an envelope. Just PM me!

Things I really like!

• postcards. I especially love my postcards blank! (If I sign up for a written postcard swap, please send it that way though) Animals, cute drawings, Marjolein Bastin,coffee, Touristy (esp. skyscrapers & subways) art, B&W, baseball stadiums, maps, Mayan ruins, maps,Tokyo, NYC, New Jersey, unique non-touristy - try me!! ....!!!!! Any and all! See my "loves" at top too, thank you! You can't go wrong sending me an animal postcard. Anything but bugs, please.

• envelopes and airmail envelopes

• stickers

• note cards

• stationery

• anything with poodles

• anything with Snoopy and Peanuts

• The Who

• Beaches!!

• Alain Grèe

• Marjolein Bastin

• Curious Feast - postcard box postcards

• New York City - I was born there and raised close by and it is my absolute favorite place on Earth!

The Who!! Also love Talking Heads, Yaz, Depeche Mode,Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Joan Jett, Duran Duran, Joy Division, New Order, Pixies, B-52's, Wilco, Beastie Boys, Smiths, Ramones, Billy Idol, Bruce Springsteen. Love 80's New Wave, EDM/techno, rock, jazz.