Cherie_

About Cherie...

When I worked in a book shop, a customer who was shopping for postcards told me about Postcrossing, and I joined on a whim that very same day. It has enriched my life more than I ever imagined it could, and I hope it does the same for you.

As for me, I was born in 1960 and spent my early years in a small, wonderful college town. I love to read mysteries and literature from around the world. Things I like to do include: gardening, cooking, eating, biking, walking, and quilting. I help organize and promote our local farmers' market in the summertime, and also teach English and Literature at a nearby university. I love books, music and art, animals and nature, and children.

Thank you in advance for mailing me a postcard! I appreciate and value all of the cards I receive.

Send any card you like, but these are my favorites:
*single-view cards; please no multi-view ones (except Nouvelles Images)
*old books
*trains
*history
*postage stamps (I keep them on the card)
*buildings and architecture (i.e. Gaudí, Hundertwasser, Safdie)
*sculpture
*Year of the Dragon
*farmers' markets and outdoor markets
*buses, streetcars, metros, motorcycles, bicycles
*landscapes
*aurora borealis
*art of all kinds
*mosaics and patterns
*stained-glass windows
*people of all cultures
*France and the french language
*feminism and women's history
*"maximum" cards (cards where the postcard picture, postmark and stamp are related)
*moomins, and Tove Jansson illustrations
*mysteries and detective stories
*children's books and book illustrations
*people reading
*anything related to reading and books
*and libraries and book shops.

I love different languages, so please write in any language (though an English translation would help, if it's not in English, French, German, or Spanish). Please don't put the postcard in an envelope; I like to see the canceled stamps.

p.s. I am American, but my ancestors were from France, England, Wales, Sweden, Germany, and Switzerland.