Comment: Grazie per la cartolina :) It was fun that you wrote part of it in Italian. If we're matched again, I can do the same! Sounds like a good weekend!

Comment: Thank you for your letter, it made me laugh. I'm also looking forward to retirement, I have a little more than double than you left. Sadly. And I know the little pleasures from working from home that makes the working week much easier to endure!

Comment: Loved your chatty weekend news! If you don't mind, I'll write a letter back to ya in the next week...or it may be sooner, just depends on when I get a free moment of quiet time. Btw, I understand about winter and summer being just a bit too long, I don't mind either season, I just hate the extreme heat and humidity of summer, and the extreme polar cold that can come through during winter. Spring and autumn are just right temperature-wise. Your coffee shop sounds superb...a downfall of no longer living in the city, our small towns in the area are pretty basic in the coffee shop amenities anymore...and I'm not a fan of Starbucks. Thanks again for your lovely note. Happy swapping!

Comment: Thanks for the lovely notecard and a glimpse into your weekend. I enjoyed reading what you've been up too. Happy Swapping :)

Comment: Thanks for sharing your weekend with me! I bought these state notecards, too! I am glad to have one though sent to me written in! A great keepsake!

Comment: Thank you for your note! I enjoyed reading about your weekend! Happy Swapping!

Comment: Thank you Gina. I enjoyed your letter and will try to get one back to you soon!

Comment: Thanks for your letter! Everything you had to eat that weekend sounds so tasty. Bacon from seaweed?!

Comment: I wonder what your friend thought the stuffed banana was going to be?

Comment: Thanks for the interesting info about the Butterfly Effect! I also saw the Ashton Kutcher movie and liked it a lot. Thanks for the vintage notecard, too!

Comment: Thank you from this cool ad card :D I also don't know why advert card are often so hated, maybe because sometimes there is also ad on the writing side and hence no room for the message.

Comment: Thank you so much for sharing your weekend with me!

Comment: Hi Gina! Thank you for the lovely nc and share about your weekend! It sounded like a ton of fun until you got the call about your Mom. I hope all is well with her! All the best! Hugs and Happy Swapping! ;)

Comment: Cute card. Ooooh Egypt would be cool.

Comment: Thank you for the lovely letter! If you don't mind I think I'll write one back to answer your questions instead of doing that here.

Comment: Thank you for the great postcard and sharing your best part of the day with me.

Comment: First of all, I *love* the note card you picked out (and the matching envelope decorations) 💜 You sound like you're a lovely person to talk with. The movies you recommended look absolutely wild (they'd be so much fun to discuss / have you explain), so I'm sure your book recommendations are fantastic, too! 💌 Thank you for the wonderful swap!

Comment: I like window seats too. And, I like porches. I also like your card. How did you acquire it? Here, at the library and town hall, they have packets of sunflower seeds. One can take and send a contribution for Ukraine.

Comment: I loved the notecard you sent. I'm so glad to see that you had such. lovely relaxing weekend. Happy Birthday :)

Comment: Thanks for the clouds pc and sharing about you wanting a sister. I am of the youngest of three girls and sometimes wishes I had an older brother.

Comment: Happy Belated Birthday! And thank you for sharing your weekend. I'm sorry your Hub was sick, I hope he made a quick and full recovery. Your weekend sounds really pleasant, despite that, with morning pastries and lattes and movies in the evenings. So cool about the virtual letter writing social! Such a cute card, too. Thank You!

Comment: Thank you for the wonderful letter. I'm glad you had such a wonderful time. I love your handwriting.

Comment: Hi Gina Thank you for your lovely letter it was lovely to read with my coffee look forward to writing back to you!

Comment: Wow the peacock paper is stunningly beautiful! Thank you very much :) You asked so many questions, I might have to answer your letter. My boyfriend is German, that's why I'm here in Germany. Although I think I prefer the Australian lifestyle :) Thank you!

Comment: Thank you, expand is s good word.

Comment: I thoroughly enjoyed your letter, Gina! Thank you for giving me a glimpse into your life.

Comment: Hi Gina! Thank you so much for the wonderful letter! I love all the stickers! I actually collect Stephen King hardback books and one of the stickers you sent is a stack of books by Stephen King!!! I couldn’t believe it!! 💕💕

Comment: Thanks for the swap!

Comment: Hi Gina, thank you for sharing your reading goals for 2024. I am actually not on Good reads. Like you I like to pick and choose what I read through the year and not always have others dictate what I should be reading but I am grateful for all recommendations and I try and post books I have read on a regularly basis on my instagram posts. Happy New Year and happy reading.

Comment: Thanks for your email! Yes, I do use Goodreads to track my reading and see what good books other people are reading. I really like it. You read a lot more than I do! I usually read around 40 books a year. I like to do challenges--it's fine trying to complete the challenge on time. This year, I did two challenges concurrently (the same book could count for both challenges). I finished one of them, but I was one short on the other one. I'm currently reading the book for that category. Happy reading!

Comment: Thank you for the nice book stickers ! I loved reading about what's going on in your mind and I'm so sorry that your job doesn't make you happier. I used to have a boring job and I just couldn't keep on doing that all my life, that's why I decided to become a caregiver. That's a difficult job, but at least I know why I wake up every morning ! Have a beautiful day !

Comment: TY for your letter! I sometimes write mine ahead too :) I know what you mean about the scent - I have some colleagues that LOVE scented sprays and burning Scentsy (at work!?!?!) so I often say, "It smells like a migraine!" Sadly, no one seems to have gotten the hint ... :) I also would have taken PTO to avoid a big event!

Comment: I thoroughly enjoyed your letter!! Ironically, I have been meaning to research PowerBI for my work - get a price, etc. before I present it to my boss. I have the most tasks to handle, and it's just me - yet, my training and program budget is close to a whopping 0. HA! I wish you much luck at your interview if it's not already happened!!! I know all too well that mental spiral - I go there myself!

Comment: Great letter lulu0621, Thank You very much. I hope your anniversary surprise is fun and relaxing. 🎃

Comment: Thanks for the letter! I'm excited to answer you.

Comment: What a great letter! I really enjoyed hearing from you and will definitely be writing back! I just know we'll have some great conversations in our letters!

Comment: Thanks for your great letter!

Comment: Thanks!

Comment: Thank you so much for your nice letter! It was great to 'meet' you! :)

Comment: Thank you for the tea :)

Comment: Thank you! :)

Comment: Weirdly I have two swaps with this exact same name! I couldn't find you for a moment. Thank you for your nice letter about your week. I'm glad your parents have you to help out from time to time, I hope your father is recovering nicely and your mother can find some ease with her pain. Great that you work from home, that makes things easier, I work from home two days a week which saves 4 hours of travelling time! Interesting how some people can read/listen to so many books in a week, I always have a few on the go, but can't seem to sit still to read intentionally, on my commute I read a German magazine that I subscribe to, but I am so utterly far behind, I think I'm at the January 2022 issue! I strive to be a better reader this year.

Comment: Thank you ❤️

Comment: Thank you so much for the wonderful New Orleans PC and your favorite TV show! I have always loved the Flintstones! Have a wonderful day! Hugs, Diane

Comment: I love tea and true crime books! lol looks like we have a few things in common! I loved the flintstones as a child also! Thank you so much for the postcard!

Comment: Thank you for the Biscayne National Park PC - love those sea turtles on it! I enjoyed reading your note as well - the Flintstones was a great show! Take care :)

Comment: You have such lovely handwriting!

Comment: Thanks, Marc

Comment: Thank you so much for sharing your interests!

Comment: Thanks Gina! Happy swapping !

Comment: thank you for the ?antenna tower? card...sure lets go with that. I love where your mind wanders. I had been to Devon England and I fell in love with the place. 8/18

Comment: What an enjoyable letter! I’m going to have to write you back!

Comment: Oh I love it, Love this long postcard and the scene is awesome, thank you.

Comment: Thank you, Gina!

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Comment: Thank you for sharing.

Comment: I love Ozark!! My boyfriend and I just finished watching the entire series to date. Wow!! I can't wait for the next season!!

Comment: Thank you for the card! :-) I hope you're doing well and having a great February!

Comment: Aw! Thanks so much for the kind words! Cussing definitely helps when I have had a particularly trying day :) Take good care!!

Comment: Thank you! :)

Comment: Happy Swapping

Comment: Thanks for the classic ad card! Sewing sounds like a great goal for 2022--good luck!

Comment: Thank you ever so much for the lovely postcard. All the best to you, today and always. Vita Lynné

Comment: Thank you for the card! That sounds positively freezing, brrrr..... :-) I hope you're doing well and staying safe!

Comment: Thank you! Happy Holidays!

Comment: Thank you!!

Comment: Thank you and I agree that the Grand Canyon is amazing!

Comment: What a lovely letter! Thanks so much for a peek into your world. As you say, AZ has been pretty poor at getting this pandemic under control, but my family and I have been doing well--vaccinated, still masking up and avoiding big crowds. Thanks for the mention of the Katy Bowman book! It sounds really interesting. I'll have to ask my son and his wife if they know this one. He's a personal trainer and she is a physical therapist specializing in women's health issues. I'm betting she knows this source. I spent much of my time the last 18 months learning to play the ukulele. It's been a blast, and I'm getting pretty good. Not performance level for sure, but not aiming for that anyway. Just having fun. Stay safe and thanks again for the letter.

Comment: Thank you for the nice card. I have Michelle Obama's book on my to-read list. I'm sure it's very good! The body alignment one sounds interesting as well. We went to St. Pete Beach this past June. Your trip to Lake Erie sounds nice and relaxing :) Take care!

Comment: Hi Gina! Thanks for your nice newsy letter about your travels and your home life, too. I enjoyed reading it. Thanks for sharing and happy travels! Hope we can all travel abroad more easily in future. Cathy

Comment: Honestly, you're totally right about this one. It is BAD lol! I couldn't imagine looking at advertisements like that all the time. Happy Swapping!

Comment: Thank you for the card! The Doll sounds very interesting. :-) I hope you're doing well and staying safe!

Comment: Thank you for the lovely postcard and funny enough I just read my first Lisa Jewell book last week "The Family Upstairs" and it was a tightly woven story...and that ending.. BONKERS! I've seen "My Sister, The Serial Killer" pop up on my recommendation feeds so I will add it to my list now. xxMuggleMom

Comment: Thank you for the postcard. I enjoy your book suggestions and will add a few to my own reading list. Take care and keep on swapping!

Comment: Dear Gina🌸, your letter regarding gratitude has made my day. Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart, it’s so lovely! È così meraviglioso inoltre che tu ti sia approcciata alla lingua italiana a Venezia dove io studio! I approached this issue because my dream is to work with children with disabilities while being deaf. I love studying and I would like to do it all my life too, although this is my last year and then I am graduating with my Bachelor's degree! My cat Pepe and I wish you that one day you can come and visit Italy and Stockholm again! I wish you the best in life, may you always be loved and healthy! Chiara❤️

Comment: Thanks for sharing your answers. It was nice getting to know you a bit more :)

Comment: Lol, we have such different answers. But I really enjoyed reading your swap. Thank you for sharing.

Comment: Thank you for your answers and for joining this (lengthy) swap!

Comment: Gina, thank you for your lovely letter. I will definitely write back to you we have a few things in common. Also, thank you for the little extras. They will definitely get used here x

Comment: Thank you for sharing. If you like Ulyana Sergeenko you might like Tatyana Parfionova, whom I discovered lately. (I case you are not already familiar with her)

Comment: Thanks for the swap. Looks like you read and listened to some good books. Summer is off to a hot start here. We have had over a week of temps we shouldn't see until August.

Comment: Thank you for sharing your books. The Menopause one sounds interesting to me

Comment: Yay hearts!!!

Comment: I was just in your area a month ago. pretty place.

Comment: Thank you for sharing, nice to meet you :) <3

Comment: Thank you for the message. I'd be a terrible pet parent too. I also like exploring my local area, although I don't live near a big city. That sounds fun.

Comment: Yoga was a good idea during this pandemic. Sorry I Forgot the heart.

 

Comment: Working in yoga pants is definitely a perk of working from home instead of the office. Good luck with finding that multi-task wardrobe for when you have to go back.

Comment: I got the DVDs for Body Groove but I haven't tried them yet. It looks like fun. I should be walking too but just haven't got out there yet.

Comment: During my freetime either I will spend my time with my family or crafting. Crafting makes me happy. I enjoy watching Youtube, especially crafting channels and Netflix as well while enjoying my iced coffee / frappe.

Comment: Love hearts!

 

Comment: Gina, I also love walking in the beautiful nature and hearing the birds singing for you! I adore nature!! Plus it's a form of exercise too! I also love watching U-tube for crafting, diy's and other things. Thank you for your comments!

 

Comment: hello! i appreciate your wonderful letter & in fact, am writing back now ~ so do not be surprised to see another seattle postmark in your mailbox! > have a lovely week :)

Comment: I really enjoyed your letter. Happy to know you've been to my city, although it's changed and grown a lot since you were here last . I will write back to you!

Comment: Thank you so much for the lovely letter! What beautiful handwriting!!! The tea is also much appreciated. Thank you for joining in the SOC fun :) I am taking a hosting break for a few weeks, but I'll be hosting more of these soon! :)

Comment: Thank you for the letter. I love the bee stationary! I will work a reply this evening. 💗

Comment: I loved your letter! We have so much in common! I'll def write you back!

Comment: I loved receiving your letter. Thank you for sharing with me!

Comment: You made my day. I loved your letter. We connect in many ways. I shall respond.

Comment: Thank you for the letter! I’ll be relying soon! 😊

Comment: Thank you for taking the time to read my profile, send me tea on my list of favorites and write a meaningful card!

Comment: Thank you Gina 🌹I wish you to be able to go to Sweden I wish I could go to Germany to see my son

Comment: Thanks for your nice note! So nice there was no more violence in DC this week.

Comment: We did have a "blizzard" but it was more wind than accumulation, so some of the snow drifts were a little deep, but even that was pretty rare, my front porch got a good dusting, including my outdoor sewing machine, that I was too lazy to take to the basement for the winter. But seeing as how its over 100 years old I'm sure a little oil and love will have it back in working order this spring, just like last spring. I've only seen 1 episode of Bridgerton, but you are right, I may keep watching it just for the incredible sets and costumes. It's a little "young" for me, but who cares. Thanks for your wonderful note. Are you interested in penpals?

Comment: Thank you for the card & letter! I’ll be replying soon! 😊

Comment: Thank you for sharing your list, Gina! A couple of books intrigued me and I added them to my "what to read next" list. 📖 Take care!

Comment: thx for the email! that last book you mentioned about the tea shop sounded delightful and may be a good distraction! i can't do anything scary/horror lol - but i appreciated hearing about what you enjoy! happy reading!

Comment: Sorry they weren’t such great reads for you last month but thank you for sharing them with me!

Comment: I really enjoyed reading your answers to the questions. Naked mall is mail that isn't in a box or other packaging. I have mailed socks with just the address stuck on, jars of peanut butter with no packaging, and lots more.

 

Comment: Thank you for your letter. I haven't been able to do the exercising that I like as the pool I have gone to for years has been closed since mid March and the same exercises I do in the water I can't do as well on land as it bothers my joints and agravaites my arthritus. I have been doing more walking weather permitting.

Comment: Thanks for your letter. I'll be answering it.

Comment: Thanks for the card. I grew up in Lafayette. Only after moving away for 15+ years did we come back to LA. Though right now we are actively hoping to move to Pittsburgh.

 

Comment: Thanks for the letter! Will be writing back soon. :)