Abbyla

I am a reader-knitter-tea-drinking type person who enjoys occasional paper crafting and as much Masterpiece Theater as possible. I am married to a wonderful man who can fix just about anything, and have two beautiful adult children who are really nice people. Both were married this past year (busy, busy), and I’m a new grandma. Now I’m ready to jump back into swapping after being away.

Art museums, museums in general, old houses, farmer's markets, thrift shopping, anything handmade.

Anything by Jenny Colgan, anything by or about Jane Austin. Basically, happy chick lit.

Period dramas, add in somethIng fun like The Avengers, and smaller budget, independent movies to mix it up.

Currently watching: British detective shows like New Tricks and Vera.

Currently playing around with watercolors, but knitting is a regular hobby.

Postage stamps outside the U.S. Or unusual, unique U.S. Stamps

Anything related to nature, botanicals, vintage, historical, Medieval, dragons (think Lord of the Rings, Narnia), architecture, libraries, and books.

Colors: bright or deep colors over pastels.

Bookmarks, postcards, and notecards, especially if homemade!

Business cards from artists and independent coffee, book, or yarn shops. They're miniature works of art!