middleearthtraveller

Hello, I live amidst the cornfields in East Central Illinois, USA.

Aquarius. Pluviophile/Ceraunophile.

I love travel, so tell me about where you're from!

Camping and going to live concerts are things I do.

I exchange loads of postcards, and trying my hand at stamp-collecting. I love swapping ATCs and APCs.

Notes:

--I weigh all outgoing mail; if I ever have postage due, let me know, and I will amend the issue!

--I click on "sent item" when I've put a stamp on the envelope and put it in the mailbox. If it's in the evening or on a Sunday, then the date stamped will be a day later.

--If you aren't able to send something on time to me, just send me a note--you don't have to tell me why, just say it will be late--life happens!

I adore music, and would love to hear about your favorite songs/artists. My favorite music includes Grateful Dead, Dave Matthews Band, Wilco, Phish, Brandi Carlisle, Taylor Swift and a lot more!

I fall asleep to a playlist called "sad cello" and now, "midnight thunderstorms."

Outlander. British television in general. Twin Peaks. Black Mirror. Breaking Bad. Better Call Saul. Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Bridgerton. Doctor Who. Survivor.

House of the Dragon and Rings of Power were fun--lots of folks who have "read the books" nitpicked a lot, but as a one of those book-readers, I thought the shows were great.

I recently watched The Pitt and The Diplomat--highly recommend!

I read a lot; any recommendations?

LOVES: LOTR, Dune, ASOIAF, The Kingkiller Chronicle, Circe, The Chocolate War, Tana French novels, Three Dark Crowns, The Southern Reach Trilogy, Discovery of Witches, Normal People, Mexican Gothic

Pride and Prejudice forever.

Any kind of ephemera--lately: book-themed or travel-themed, pop culture

Painted Papers, please!

Magazine fussy cuts

Used or old stamps--I'll take anything, but currently collecting flowers, cacti, cats, birds, Olympics, Korea, porcelain/pottery

ATCs

Book pages

Playing cards

Folk Art--esp. Eastern European, Scandinavian

Zines

90's era music magazines

Music

Cats

ATC materials

Junk Journal materials

Rain

Postcards from where you live--written and stamped!

Witchy things

Tarot/Oracle cards

Address Labels

Tea Tags (keep the tea!)

Please don't send me an envelope completely shut with tape. There's nothing worse than cutting into sent items because I have to cut open the envelope.

Overall, items have been lovely. But there are a few things that I really don't have use for:

Tea

Kids TV/movie stickers--please no more paw patrol, minions, sesame street, etc.

Stained postcards

Gnomes

Anything that smells like smoke

Overtly religious items