Comment: Wowza! Thank you for your package. I love the washi tape selection and the cute bear card. =) Hehehehe. Have a beautiful weekend with people who matter to you. Cheerios.

Comment: Good job!

Comment: Thank you. I enjoyed your letter. Thank you for the tea! I liked the girl sticker and how everything matched.

Comment: Hiya Heather again! I loved again what you wrote so thank you so much! It's always so lovely swapping with you!

Comment: Heather, how are you so sweet? Your letter came at just the right time, everything you wrote lifted me up and made me believe in myself again just when I was doubting if my studies were all worth it, so I can't thank you enough for being this encouraging nudge I needed. I actually cried reading your letter, truly, thank you! Also, I cannot wait to check out all those recommendations! Everything about your swap was just so sweet and wholesome! Oh, where did you get that stylish stamp paper to make that pocket for the "library due date card"?

Comment: Thank you! I love this card--it's excellent! Going to enjoy the tea as well

Comment: Amazing job!

Comment: Thank you for sharing.

Comment: Thanks for the great washi! I really appreciate the awesome extras, too. =) Hope you're keeping safe over there -- we've been watching all the craziness on the news.

Comment: Hi Heather, thanks for the beautiful postcard! I loved The Bear and The Nightingale, too, though not the second book in the series as much (perhaps it had been too long since I'd read the first). I am glad you were able to weather through that storm, and I hope your community is doing OK. Take care!

Comment: Thanks for the update!

Comment: Oh. My. Gosh. I LOVE the stationery you sent! I love those vintage folded postalettes! The music sheet postal themed paper with the bird is so cool! The water colored morning glory paper is just beautiful and I love the slight texture of the paper! And the blue flower paper with the vellum floral envelope is amazing! The to/from sticker you added is appreciated, always handy. And you even included a thoughtful extra envelope of BEAUTIFUL floral and astronomical washi tape and stickers! I appreciate that so much! I've been making these vintage Winnie the Pooh postcards, and I only have two on those large floral washi stickers left, so your timing is perfect! I even love that sturdy piece of cardboard you sent everything with to keep it from bending. That's going into my cardboard collection, because we all appreciate a good piece of cardboard! 😆 So many uses... To conclude my long-winded discourse, I really appreciate how you obviously read my profile and sent such lovely picks for me, thank you!

Comment: Wow, sounds like a brutal and amazing reading month!

Comment: Thank you so much for the beautiful postcard! Have a wonderful day! Hugs, Diane

Comment: heyy! thank you for your really pretty letter and extras☺️☺️❤️

Comment: Thank you so much for my most Awesome Valentine and Tea ! Love, Love, Love the Envelope too !

Comment: Thank you so much. I am so glad you were my partner. I'm going to look up the book you recommended.

Comment: Your 'Yuletide' card arrived, thankyou! great to have some new authors to try! Trust 2021 has begun well for you. Tracy.

Comment: My goodness, I can't image being required to read - and finish! - books as part of my job! I wish you all the best with that. :) I've only participated in one reading challenge like you mentioned and have to admit, I didn't do very well. haha! I don't often really read like that anymore - audiobooks are totally different, though - I can go through those like water. :) Thanks for sharing your list. :)

Comment: Wow, nice, 44 books is great, even if it are comics.XD Does irl books mean on your shelf? And thanks for sharing. ^_^

Comment: Yay for meeting goals!

Comment: Thank you so much for the cute washi!! I love your valentines playlist!! Heres mine! 1) True Love Ways - Buddy Holly 2) Life is But a Dream - Dion 3) I Thank The Moon - The Crests 4) Thatś My Desire - Dion and The Belmonts 5) Little Star - The Elegants

Comment: Thanks for sharing your to-read list with me. Some interesting titles! Thanks, also, for the extras.

Comment: I hope you avoid getting crushed by your bedside pile! LOL good job!

Comment: Thank you so much for the patience with the re-send, Heather! Your writing is absolutely gorgeous and I loved reading about your local library! Alas, it seems the postal misfortunes struck again - the bottom corner of the envelope was ripped/worn through and the bookmark was gone.. Hopefully it found its way to a good reading home! Again thanks for the patience, hopefully the mail gets better in the coming months!

Comment: Thank you for sharing.

Comment: Hi Heather, love how you get real in this email. You had me laughing. I need to reassess what I have on my Goodreads lists. I like how you include the Goodreads totals.

Comment: Hi Heather, how exciting you're a professional reader. Is that a daunting task? Or do you find it easy to do? Congratulations on meeting your reading goals last year. 365 books, one for every day of the year, that is an big amount of books.

Comment: Thanks for sharing your numbers. I've found it difficult to keep track of everything, too. But this project is keeping me aware of the piles & piles of books I surround myself with. So it's a start. :)Happy reading :)

Comment: Thanks for sharing!

Comment: Wow, your average would be 1 book a day if it weren't for the leap year, that's so impressive! And congratulations on becoming a professional reader, that's so cool!

Comment: December is definitely a month to read short and light books, to meet our goals and rest our minds after a difficult year and a busy holiday season. Glad you reach your goal! Happy 2021!

Comment: Wow, I almost fell off my chair! XD 365 books! You're on a roll; well done. ^_^ Happy reading in 2021. Thanks for sharing.

Comment: Thanks, Heather! I loved your answer and the postcard!

 

Comment: Thanks so much for resending! I appreciate it. Such cute washi used. Hope you're having happy holidays! BTW I bought those John Oliver Stamps as well! Lol. I rewatch so many Christmas movies every year, but one that is ALWAYS on the list is It's a Wonderful Life. That's my Christmas eve tradition movie.

Comment: Thank you for the pretty card and bookmark!

Comment: Thanks so much for the Christmas pockets and tea. Love the decorated envelope. Happy Holidays!

Comment: Thank you for the card and tea. I do like that coconut one a lot! The envie was so pretty, too!

Comment: Thanks for the PC and the short story! I haven't watched Elf-on-the-Shelf, but I still found your take on it funny :)

Comment: Thanks for sending the library cards along and also for the cheery holiday mail art envelope.

Comment: Nice to hear you got to take a bit of a break and recharge. Hopefully the committees will be a good thing, and not more stress and work. :) thanks for sharing your reading stats. :)

Comment: Thank you for sharing your progress! =)

Comment: It took a while but this one arrived today! Which is so surprising because other swaps have arrived from you after this oh well, mail be strange this year! Thank you for this, Heather! I hope you are doing okay this week!

Comment: Heather, I am so excited to try out your recommendation as I am also a horror fan! Have a wonderful holiday season and thank you. <3

Comment: Happy Holidays to you too! And oh my the seeds of bee balm are amazing!! Thank you I’m very grateful!

Comment: Thank you! These teas both look amazing! I'm going to be drinking tea and grading a lot, now that I'm at the end of the semester!

Comment: Hi Heather, thank you for the photo postcard! Very pretty! My favorite Thanksgiving pie is Apple - so yummy but I do like pecan pie. I hope yours came out yummy!

Comment: Thank you for the great PC! I use -lots- of candles, too :) Since we never seem to get to enjoy Fall as long as everyone else, we just have to create our own! lol (And you said 'neighbor' .. where are you from??)

Comment: Thanks for the card! Merry Christmas. I hope you had an awesome Thanksgiving!

Comment: Thank you so mich for those lovely winter washis! Love them all! and the tea!!! they' re so goooood! a hug in a mug :) Take care!

Comment: Yum toffee apple jam made over an open fire sounds incredible! Thanks for this cute Fall PC!

Comment: Thank you! I love the postcard

Comment: Hi Heather! Thanks for your nice postcard featuring the Brontes. I love Jane Eyre. One of my favourites. I enjoyed reading all your comments about library events and all that they offer. So true that libraries are more than just books! All the best! Cathy/Writercat

Comment: Neverwhere is my fav!! Well it’s up there with the Graveyard one by Gaiman. All your recommendations are tempting!!!

Comment: I’m so sorry for the late rating! I’ve been asleep over here!!!

Comment: Thanks for the book recommendation! I'll check it out!

Comment: Great card! Can’t wait to try the tea. Thanks!

Comment: It's so lovely that you're the Youth Librarian, it just really makes me happy! Thank you for your email and everything you wrote, I really enjoyed it all!

Comment: Heather, I love everything about this swap! The envelope was gorgeous, your handwriting is lovely and I loved what you shared with me in your letter! I hope you have a wonderful week :)

Comment: Thank you!!

Comment: Thank you for taking into consideration the glitter! The tea looks so delicious & I can't wait to try it! The poppys look pretty!

 

Comment: We all have those months! Where we add more than read, it happens!

Comment: Hi Heather, Congratulations on completing many books this month! Also it must be a great feeling to unhaul many books.

Comment: The pocket is made out of fun paper - where did you get it? Thanks for a nice swap.

Comment: Oooh I'm so excited - so many books I've never heard of!! I loved Neverwhere and that's the only book I've read. I can't wait to check out the creepy middle grade book - looks terrifying!! Happy Halloween!!

Comment: I like the way you set up this swap! Good suggestions. :) Hope you get all your planned reading done. :)

Comment: I like the little card. My tea spreads happiness. I need that. And, the great seeds are not outdated until end of 2021. I looked and could only find seeds outdated end of 2020. They will be planted next year if I live and nothing happens.

Comment: Thanks for your swap. I liked reading about what you were doing as a librarian at your library.

Comment: Thanks, Heather, for your thoughtful answers! You sound like a terrific youth librarian, and I'm sure your teens miss you too. I also really enjoyed *Sal and Gabi Break the Universe* and look forward to swapping again with you in the future. 📚 💖

Comment: I really enjoyed reading your answers, youth librarian, what a dream job! And you're right, we read so many of the same books in high school and they were just so bleh! Take Care :)

Comment: Thank you for the update!

Comment: Thank you for the hand sewn notecard true symbol of fall! Also the teas thank you both look yummy! Stay safe and God bless you

Comment: Thanks so much! What a lovely pocket! And thank you for the goodies, too! Take care ❤️

Comment: I considered reading that book this year, but couldn't find a copy- it was checked out from the library and had a long wait list! I think it was on every single Banned Book list I saw, too! Must be quite controversial! It sounds like an interesting book. Maybe I can plan ahead better for next year, and read it then! :) Thanks for sharing!

Comment: Ty for the card. I liked the Erin Morgenstern quote.

Comment: Great job!

Comment: It can really be hard to keep track of all the adds, can't it? I use Good Reads to log in all my books, but even then I still miss some. :(

Comment: Thank you for the gorgeous pc! I finally took out my Silhouette Cameo and I’m learning how to use it properly. So far I’ve made some bookmarks, a shadow box with paper flowers and stickers. Continue to enjoy your plants and audiobooks!

Comment: Cool card! Thank you!

Comment: Thank you for sharing this wonderful postcard with one of my personal favorites for a quote!!! Paradise library is mos’ def’ my idea of a dream come true!

Comment: I love the card you sent! It's so pretty. I have been reading more than usual the past 6 months. I have been taking daily walks and I listen to audiobooks while I walk. That has upped my number of books read in each month.

Comment: Hi Heather, I received your letter today, I've not read through all of it yet, but I really enjoyed reading it and your answer. Thank you so much for participating in this swap! Have a lovely week :)

 

Comment: Love the design of this postcard (black background with floral edges). Glad you were able to dry your book!

Comment: Thanks Heather!

Comment: I think that hat paperclip looks pretty "dickish", so it's a perfect addition to your "dick", lol. Love the boudoir cards! Thanks!

Comment: Awesome! I love it! Definitely a fan of the MarcelineXBubblegum combo and the shaker sparkles on it are so much fun. ;-) Thank you so much for this resend and all the cool extras! <3 ^.^

Comment: Thanks for the great notecard and goodies. 😀 I loved how you did the envelope. 😀 Same here, we’d always had a stack of books when we left the library as kids. 😀

Comment: Thank you!

Comment: I'm glad you had such fun this month! All your 5 stars books sound very interesting :D

Comment: I recieved my coloring pages today and I freaking LOVE them!!!!! thanks so much!!!! <3

Comment: Thank you for the card and teas. I've been reading a lot more, too. Sometimes I read aloud to my cat!

Comment: I don't think I'd ever make progress on my TBR if I worked in a library. :) I would be dangerous. As it is, I seem to be checking out more than I'm reading from my actual shelves. Oh well. Gotta check out books to support the library, right? :) Thanks for the update!

Comment: I loved your postcard very much. Thanks for sharing your memories with me.

Comment: I can't believe how far behind I was with rating, I honestly thought I had rated you for this swap, I am so sorry! Oh my goodness, Heather, thank you so much for your lovely email, I seriously enjoyed reading through it all! I hope you have a great week!

Comment: Thanks for the cute pages

Comment: Thanks I got my library card back from you, and it seems full enough for me to just stop traveling. Thanks for all the goodies.

Comment: Thank you for the letter. It was nice hearing about your experience as a volunteer. I love the washi samples.

Comment: I'm a huge fan of library cookbooks, too. They have a book sale all the time, and I often buy cookbooks from the sale.I have so many!!

Comment: Sorry I thought I had rated you long ago on this swap!! Your books tempt me, especially the dystopian books.

Comment: Your swap and so much other mail arrived today, the postie certainly delivered! Thank you so much for this swap, I love it! I hope you have a truly awesome day! Stay safe and keep well xx

Comment: thank you for the lovely card and Tea. hope you had fun

Comment: Thank you for your update!

Comment: Impressive amount of books read! I need to read Kent State!

Comment: Congratulations on a good reading month! :)

Comment: That Austin Public Library card is great!

Comment: I hope your library re-opens soon. :) Ours on base is just starting, but the ones off base are still all closed, not even open for curbside. :( I was happy to finally return my books, though - really wish I'd chosen differently! :)

Comment: I looked up a lot of books on your list. I added Ray vs. the meaning of life to my Paperbackswap.com wishlist. I am wisher 2. Bookmooch.com could not even find the author. My library doesnt have any of his books either. Great list. I am still going through it see if the books interest. me. I appreciated your honest comments about the books and their reading desire.

Comment: How cool that the library honors the neighborhood and community that way! I love history on the every-day people level, so that sounds fascinating to me. Thank you for a great pc and for the awesome reading bunny sticker. :)

Comment: I also got this swap from you today as well! Thanks for the bigger bookish postcard and the card, it was a joy to read! Have a lovely day!

Comment: I got your postcard today! Thank you so much, Heather!

Comment: Our library is opening up a bit, too. I'm trying to to add too much! But they're still working on putting out the new books, so less temptation. :) I did read The Grace Year, before it first came out, as an ARC. :)

Comment: I love YA fiction too, and fantasy of course. I read one by the author of The Night CIrcus (which I haven't read, but is on my list now!). The Starless Sea--talk about an unconventional approach! I loved it. I'll have to check out Reverie, too.Sounds good.

Comment: Great job! I’m so sorry I didn’t rate earlier! I thought I had!

Comment: Looks like you made some good progress. :) Our libraries still aren't open, so I'm still working off of ebooks, my TBR and whatever I can find on sale to buy. :( We just started listening to the young readers version of Stamped, and again, I'm jealous of my kids because we didn't get good books like this when I was younger! :) Thanks for sharing your updates & progress. :)

Comment: thank you for the great atc and all the fun extras

Comment: What a huge pile of books to return! That won't fit in a backpack xD Great progress! =)

Comment: The Caraval series sounds interesting. I finished my book and I really liked it. Judith McNaught's books are just as I remembered.

Comment: I want to come to your library! :) Thank you so much for all the library swag. I think I actually gasped in delight when the penguin button slid out of the envelope. The bookmark made me lol ("I do believe in Texans!"). It looks like your summer reading program is going to be awesome.

Comment: Thank you! My library is doing the same. I so miss my home away home.

Comment: Great progress! :D

Comment: Thank you so much for the mail. I love how you decorated the envelope with bunny stickers.

Comment: Wow, that's a lot of reading!

Comment: Hi Heather, Great to read your review! Thanks!

Comment: Hi Heather, love your perspective. Your interest in YA interests me too as ooften read YA fiction too.

Comment: I kind of like steampunk, too. Our conveniences would go by the wayside if we were to time travel. i love reading about it though.

Comment: I love the postcard! And I also learned a bit, haha! I’ve actually never read any of his books

Comment: I love your colored pencils PC! Such a lovely image, too. This one is a keeper, for sure! I also really enjoy YA books. I find many are written really well and have great characters and stories. I'll put Small Spaces on my list to read! Thanks!

Comment: I love it so much you did an amazing job on it

 

Comment: I'm sorry you didn't enjoy the book as much as you've had expected. I hope you had more fun this past month (apologies for rating so late)

Comment: Thanks for passing along the Library card, I loved that you added a tea bag. So useful while reading.

 

Comment: Thank you! Great ATC! Do you go to Austin Creative Reuse? They just moved close to where you live. I love that place!

Comment: wow, you made a lot of porgress. :) That's great! :) I've been thinking about reading about Ginsburg, but haven't yet. Maybe I'll look for the one you liked so much! :) I find that I rate books 5 stars rarely now days. Not sure why that is, but my average rating last year was 1.5 stars! That's bad! haha Thanks for sharing your lists. :)

Comment: Oh no! Sorry to hear it wasn't a good book. :( But at least it's off your list? Thanks for sharing!

Comment: Heather, Thank you so much for the beautiful Easter card and for the fun items inside! Oh my, the truck stickers are ADORABLE!!! Thanks again! xoxo

Comment: I did the stay at home 24-in-48 RAT too though I only read 11 hrs! Are you doing the Dewey's 24-hr RAT the last weekend of this month?

Comment: I've been wanting to read a book by Rita Sepetya. My daughter recommends her. Yours sounds exciting.

Comment: I love these bookmarks! Thank you so much! Hugs, Diane

Comment: Received your traveling library card and will send on. Thanks for sending in the adorable envelope and for including the map scrap paper - it's perfect for the journal I'm working on.

Comment: Thank you so much. Happy Easter!

Comment: So very clever of you! The see through half and the little tuck in spot! And what you tucked in was perfect! So far I've got forsythia popping but not much else yet. Enjoy and best wishes,Mar/skinny52

Comment: Wow! I love the “card” you made! Gorgeous work! Thank you for the teas and cookie recipe. The cookies sound like they will be delicious!

Comment: Thank you! You did a lovely job.

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Comment: Ooh! I will have to have my daughter look for that graphic novel for me! Glad you liked the choice this month.

Comment: Thank you so much for the wonderful letter. I try the cookies at the weekend and i will enjoy them with your tea. Take care!

Comment: Thanks for the fun mail art - I'll send on your library card next round!

Comment: Thank you for your supercute swap and I really enjoy to read it 💙

Comment: Wow, what a dream job! And impressive work with you list :D I'm also trying to prioritize the books that have been longer in my pile, but the newest additions are always so much tempting! x)

Comment: Thank you! This one didn’t survive it’s journey well, but I did get the sturdy backer you made it on with just a corner smudged!

Comment: Thanks for the "sweet" postcard. I'm not a huge fan of donuts. I prefer cookies and ice cream.

Comment: Congrats on your first list. :) Your book stack does look a bit dangerous. Hopefully they won't fall on you as you read. :) I have had that happen to me a few times and it's just not fun. :) There are some really amazing YA books out there right now - I get so jealous of my kiddos for the awesome books they get to choose from. I read them, too, but I am a bit too old. :) Thanks for sharing your list :)

Comment: Wow you read a lot! Hopefully next month you can make a huge dent in that pile!

Comment: Thank you for the cute card and tea. Happy Leap Day!

Comment: Thank you for the cute card love what you did with the envelope. Ive never listen to a pod cast have to look into it

Comment: Thanks for the totally lovely card. It hit all my sweet spots-- birds, gardening, etc. Definitely brightened my day and brought smiles to my face. Thank you very much!

Comment: Thank you!

Comment: Thank you for the Leap Day / birthday card! And the tea! (I haven't found anything to fill The Good Place void yet, ugh ... )

Comment: Thank you so so much for this lovely package! ♡ If I could give you more hearts, I would. I truly appreciate the thought you put into everything. I hope you have a great weekend!

Comment: Thank you for the lovely mountain painting. It was extra special to find the beautifully decorated envelope in the mail <3

Comment: Thank you for the super cute decorated card. Can't wait to try out this tea!

Comment: Aw this is such a special card. I really truly love it!

Comment: Hi Heather! I got your card today. It was postmarked Jan 14th. I hate it when mail takes so long to get to its destination. Yes, being in a snail mail group is so much fun! I was checking around on the internet for you to see if there is one in Austin. I think there was, but they're not too active. They have them in Fort Worth and Dallas if you're ever in the area. If you ever happen to be in Sacramento, you are absolutely welcome to come to one of our meetups! It's so nice to hear someone else has a love/ hate relationship with Outlander. I just became very disinterested once they were in America and I find it to just be TOO dramatic. You know? Like it gets old after a while. As far as book recommendations go, I've been revisiting old favorites and rereading the Anne of Green Gables books. Now that is a story that never gets old. I'm thinking of attempting to read Gone With the Wind in the summer. Haven't decided yet. Thanks for sending such a thoughtful card, it really made my day. :) <3 -Virginia

Comment: Beautiful postalette! I will be writing back soon--thanks for the podcast recs; "The Dream" is one I listen to every week!

Comment: I absolutely adore your collage card!! My sister is big into botanical conservation, so I find botanical studies a super cool and important field. I’ll be sure too look into more Bradbury, Feather, and Wild. Night Watch is tied for favourite with Small Gods for me, though I am admittedly a sucker for Granny Weatherwax misadventures. May you survive the upcoming heat of a Texan spring! And thank you!!

Comment: Thank you for the postcard! I love the art print you chose. And I hope you get a chance to finish your book. I know how it is with library due dates!

Comment: How sweet mail, I like this so much, and seeing the donkey in the envelope, it feels so made for me, thank you, so very much! I love everything, and your long note, with the facts, you have such stylish handwriting, they don't teach that in schools here anymore, I love how it looks.

 

Comment: Thank you for the recipe and teas! I really liked the English black tea, and will try the Oolong tea soon! I can't wait to make these cookies!

Comment: Thank you for the letter :)

Comment: Ha Ha :) My winter survival tip is to move further south! -- from a former Wisconsinite !

Comment: Thank you for your winter tips! I haven't been great at getting outdoors at all lately. It's mostly been a grey winter so far. Where did you get the bird house stamp? I like it alot!

Comment: Thank you so much for the lovely pins! ♥️ Jill

Comment: Thank you so much for your letter! I loved reading about your year. I inspired me.

Comment: Wow what a neat fact about your home town. Why did they move the house?

Comment: I really like the envelope!

Comment: Thank you for sharing your board with me. There are some really lovely pins. I especially liked the dyed eggs. Some of the craft ideas will be great for getting my children more involved this year.

Comment: Envelope was decorated very nicely!

Comment: OH MY GOD! Thank you so much for such a stunning postcard! I love it to pieces!

 

Comment: Hi Heather! Your envelope was so pretty and your letter was a joy to ready. Thanks for the effort you put into this swap.

Comment: Thank you so much for your long email! I recently moved to East Tennessee and loved visiting the Smoky Mountain National Park with my family. I hope that you get a little sunshine to enjoy your garden. 💗