03 June 2008

june, I love you


(postcard I made for last year's swap)

first of june= unofficially summer. even if it doesn't feel like it, even if portland doesn't know it yet. the first of june is when the sandals and floaty skirts come out, it's when I start thinking about things like box fans, lightning bugs and baby pools. I get serious about gardening. speaking of which, my strawberry plants are looking awesome. anyway. june means open windows. it means picnics, yard sales and road trips. and projects. good lord, the projects. june is for the starting of new projects, june is the new january. only without all that pesky dreary weather. unless, of course, you live in portland.


(more of my postcards)

so it was this time last year that I organized my first postcard swap. when I initially put the idea out there, I had no idea so many people would be interested. 20, I thought. 30 tops. when the final count hit 80 something, I was shocked. I decided I needed to break folks up into smaller groups of 12-15. high on some kind of crazy summer happy, I put myself on every list. which is a little nuts, yes, I realize this now. but I'd decided early on to send a postcard to each person who signed up.


(the great wall of postcards, about to be dismantled and *gulp* mailed out)

which meant I made a lot of postcards. oh friends, so many postcards. wore down more gluesticks than I'd care to mention, cut up enough little squares of paper to cover a small third world country. I spread my supplies out everywhere, took over the entire bed, the entire house. each night, ward would try to fit his body into the inch of space I'd so generously left for him on his side of the bed. he would gently (okay and not so gently) push supplies out of the way, curl up into a little ball and try to fall asleep. meanwhile, I woke up with bits of paper stuck to my legs, my arms, found them hiding in the folds of my nightgown.



somewhere around the 50th postcard, I wondered what I'd gotten myself into. but sending out 80 or something postcards also meant that I'd be receiving 80 or something postcards.


(my wall of summer, thanks to all the delightful swap peeps)

actually, I received a little bit of lovely summer mail art everyday for about a month. which made all the hard work absolutely totally worth it. the postcards, they came from all over. some from different countries, many more from all over the united states. each day I found something new waiting for me in my mailbox. a bright-colored collage or painting, an old-fashioned summer recipe, a favorite summer poem. everything from a deconstructed watermelon to the simplicity of the grape popsicle. everyone had a different take on summer and by the end of the season, they'd all found a place on my kitchen wall. which is exactly where they stayed until the night before thanksgiving. I could barely stand to do it but the time finally came to take them all down.



so I just can't not do it all again. and I can't wait for portland to bring me summer because holy crap, she is really dragging her feet. portland, I'm going to pretend that it's not cold and rainy outside today. I am going to shut my eyes and pretend it isn't so. while I am waiting for the sun, I will be working on summer-themed postcards. well, hopefully. I need a few people to sign up to make the second annual summer postcard swap an official thing. so if you're interested, please leave your name and email address in the comment section below or click on my profile where you'll find the option to email me. same guidelines as last year and soon there'll be a new flickr group to join. I'll allow a couple weeks for folks to sign up and then close the swap on june 15th. you'll receive an email with instructions and a list of names and addresses. and then the fun really begins. hopefully, the sun will be out by then. hopefully, summer will be in full swish.

393 comments:

  1. dear andrea,

    i am interested.

    peter norrman

    peter.norrman@earthlink.net

    ps. thanks for such a lovely blog!

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  2. YES!

    susan.appelboom@gmail.com

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  3. Count me in again!

    rubycakes1@msn.com

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  4. I would love to take part in this :)
    faith@kindervag.com

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  5. oh how fun! I'm in! I'll email my info. what a great idea and thanks to you (sweet, sweet girl) for coordinating it.

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  6. just this very morning, my A said, 'it smells like summer mama' and she was right.

    thank you sweet lady, for this again. i loved it last year and it's just the perfect inspiration i need.

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  7. Oh yes,yes,yes!

    Tanaya
    tanaya(at)gmail(dot)com

    yippee skippee!

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  8. in. in, in, in. summer postcards are so good. so glad you're doing it again. thank you for that.

    shining egg at yahoo dot com

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  9. Bring it on!
    I am ready to break out the glue sticks!

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  10. I'M IN...absolutely...positively!!!
    I missed out last year and I'm not going to let the opportunity pass me by two years running ;-)

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  11. I would love to join in on the fun this year!

    Count me in, please! :)

    fallenlibrarian@gmail.com

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  13. Yay! I've been reading your blog for a couple of months now and I LOVE your postcard swaps!! I want to do one! My name is Charisse Dengler, and my email address is rissy413@hotmail.com. Can't wait!

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  14. oh me me me! i really love this idea andrea. can't wait!

    juliaedavidson@gmail.com.

    bring it on summer! (mpls is a little behind too if it makes you feel any better)

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  15. ...oh this sounds like fun...please sign me in for the summer postcard swap...;-)))
    Hugs
    Anke
    a.humpert@gmx.net
    http://h2u6a2n6a4.blogspot.com/

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  16. Oh dude, I totally want to do it again. But I don't think I can. Still figuring out how to mother two kids and keep everyone fed and laundry done and house (kinda) clean. If I change my mind before the 15th I'll let you know. Good on you though, it was so much fun last year.

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  17. I would love to sign up!

    Stefanie
    artsymomma@gmail.com

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  18. i am thrilled that you are doing this again. i want to participate!!!

    you know how to get in touch with me, yeah? :)

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  19. yay! Can I join in please?
    ellenjbentonAThotmailDOTcom

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  20. sign me up! Love the Idea!I will send you some of my texas summer any day.
    turkeylipsw83@gmail.com

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  21. i'm in
    hillroad at bellsouth dot net

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  22. Laura Palmer
    laurajpalmer@gmail.com
    It was the highlight of my summer last year!! Thanks yet again for organizing:)

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  23. Oh yes please! This sounds like so much fun - thanks for organizing!

    Sara Perez
    sgwinlenth@gmail.com

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  24. Yay! I am so glad you are doing it again! :D

    plainsongjn@gmail.com

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  25. I'd like to join.

    Ilaria, Italy

    verdeanice@yahoo.it

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  26. I would love to do this. Thank you.

    stephaniekg at yahoo dot com

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  27. Me, Me, Me!

    Your timing could not be better, I've been a bit grey lately.

    I will email my email. ;)

    Jess

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  28. ahh sign me up!

    amimeoncesaid@yahoo.com

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  29. yay! i want to be a first-timer. i need/enjoy assignments too :)

    mika.ito@gmail.com

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  30. i'd love to join - what a beautiful project! thank you for offering it and doing the logistics. very generous and inspired.

    delaraz (at) gmail (dot) com

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  31. I am in!
    Leigh Cooper
    leighadactyl(at)gmail(dot)com

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  32. Wooo-hoo! Sounds like fun!

    Lauren

    LoLoSLO@yahoo.com

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  33. I'll give it a whirl and hope we keep the glue off the walls. Or at least if we get it on there, it looks nice.

    blersian gmail com

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  34. Yes, is it open to the public, do I need to join a group inorder to participate?

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  35. Ooh, ooh, me!
    sarahbella@juno.com
    Sarah

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  36. yes please!

    carolinepanico@hotmail.co.uk

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  37. I thought about signing up last year and didn't.....this year I want to give it a try.

    tpflug@gmail.com

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  38. sign me up!

    allie duro

    allie.duro@gmail.com

    let the games begin...

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  39. im in again please
    justine xxx
    you have my many email addresss

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  40. oh definitely, I am in!
    colenechow @ gmail.com

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  41. I am so interested!!

    Amber Cantrell

    acantrell@hanger.com

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  42. What a happy project! I'd be delighted to join, thank you. pineappleluv at gmail dot com

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  43. i would love to be a part of this!

    vivienne.mcmaster@gmail.com

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  44. Yes Please!

    eddusfledermaus@gmail.com


    Ed x

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  45. i am in for 2008!!
    djp {AT} djpphotography.com

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  46. Oh, yes yes yes. I love looking forward to the mail.

    I'm in. And thank YOU, lady, for facilitating the first of the summer projects.

    julieoliverio@gmail.com

    Julie Oliverio

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  47. i am so in.

    elise.blaha@gmail.com

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  48. hello! me! me! of course, me.

    nina
    marie
    gilbert
    AT
    gmail
    DOTTIEDOT
    com.

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  49. Friend, you are beautifully insane. Can't wait to see this swap unfold.

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  50. iWOULD LOVE TO JOIN THE POSTCARD SWAP. DEB SMALL SMALLDEB@SOCAL.RR.COM

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  51. My own personal pegboard of postcards would be great.

    angierosas(at)sbcglobal(dot)net

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  52. this is me jumping on the summer postcard bandwagon. and what a lovely bandwagon it is.
    krista.knott@gmail.com

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  53. Yes! I would love to sign up kkeuter@gmail.com love the idea love that you are putting it together again. kt

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  54. Can I join in the summer fun please?

    Thanks for all your stories, lists and a beautiful blog.

    Lynn Love :D

    lynn.love@gmail.com

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  55. ooh, me please! lovely...

    clare(at)specialmove(dot)net

    thank you for this, and for a blog that colours my days!

    x

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  56. Hi there,
    What a great idea. If you can bear to add another one to your list and you post to London i'm in.

    Amy McSimpson
    amymcsimpson@yahoo.co.uk

    ta

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  57. I would love to be apart of this group
    thanks, Nancy donaldson
    nancy_allpulpedout@yahoo.com
    www.allpulpedout.blogspot.com
    p.s. this blog is such a inspiration!

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  58. Count me in this year!
    onethousands@hotmail.com
    Katie K

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  59. this is EXACTLY the good news i needed this morning to read. sign me up, pretty please!!!

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  60. I SO regretted not signing up last year. This year I am definitely in. christy_k_smith(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  61. yes. yes. and YES. i would love to be a part.

    leah@moxiephotoanddesign.com

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  62. *raises hand and frantically waves it in the air*

    Me too!

    jori(at)choral8(dot)come

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  63. I'd love to be part of this!

    Maggie Locher
    Maggie.Locher@gmail.com

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  64. This looks great!
    posniesd@gmail.com

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  65. i cannot wait!

    elissatobin(at)gmail(dot)com

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  66. I'm in! tracyharris[AT]tds[DOT}com

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  67. My email is juliepia/gmail.com

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  68. I want to sign up!!! Yes! I want to sign up!!
    kerby(at)emory.edu

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  69. yes please!

    carolyn@crankymonkeybutt.com

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  70. I am SOOOO in!

    alphabetsoupstudio(at)yahoo(dot)CA (not com)

    Lennie

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  71. this looks lovely :)

    stephervescent@gmail.com

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  72. I am betting you probably dont need more peoples... but if you do kkeenan2 at gmail dawt com is happy to join in that gorgeous wall of fun!

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  73. I'd love to participate.
    econdie@gmail.com

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  74. I'm so in! You inspire me...

    vic_the_nic@yahoo.com

    Thanks,

    Victory

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  75. Mrs. Hula Seventy,
    I've been stalking your blog for a while now patiently waiting for the opportunity to say hello. You say "June, I love you." I say, "Mrs. Hula Seventy, I LOVE YOU." You truly inspire me. I've raved about you on my blog, and you've motivated me to start some projects. :) Anywho, you had to deal with all of that for me to emphatically say, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE include me in your postcard swap. Jessrodarte(at)verizon(dot)net.
    Kindly, Jessica

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  76. I gotta do it!

    hiphopchica315@yahoo.com

    - Jackie

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  77. yes, please!!a summer project!

    burger3j@yahoo.com

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  78. YES! I would love to do it! what an incredible idea! :)
    cjoshoot@yahoo.com

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  79. You know I am in, in like flynn.

    nessad20o0 AT yahoo DOT com

    (you might have my other one and that is fine to use as well...)

    vanessa

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  80. what a fun idea, i'd love to sign up too. sperlygirl@gmail.com thanks!

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  81. yes please!!

    cassie@cassiemedemadesign.com

    cassie :o)

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  82. count me in...
    chelsea.e.long@mac.com

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  83. Beautiful blog
    beautiful person
    Wery inspiering

    Can I please take part...pretty please with cherry on the top ;)

    Kolla

    kollikanill@hotmail.com

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  84. I'd love to! wnerman@hotmail.com

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  85. Yes I would like to join, yes!

    Fiona

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  86. absolutely!

    juliacrain@gmail.com

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  87. May I join also? :)

    ash.young15@gmail.com

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  88. Yes, please! This sounds like tons of fun!

    christine dot hennessey at gmail dot com

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  89. Yes, please!

    ape_gold@yahoo.com

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  90. I'd love to do this too - what a great project.

    quantic_soul@yahoo.co.uk

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  91. I love postcards too.

    melbamcmullin@comcast.net

    thanks,
    Melba

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  92. #85 says: Sounds fun! Sign me up, pretty please! Thanks for organizing this.

    marissandrew@gmail.com

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  93. oh my! It looks like it was a good idea for you to not promise sending everyone a postcard this year. I'm # 85! Yay! You're such creative goddess, Hula! Thanks for coordinating such an amazing project! xo

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  94. i'm an oregonian too
    (eugene, representing:)
    & i so need this
    since the sun just peeks out every few hours or so
    just to tease me:)

    emily@cocoadaisy.com

    thanks, andrea!

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  95. i'm game. would love to be a part of this!
    thank you for organizing this very cool swap.

    sophiaszeto7@gmail.com

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  96. i feel a little worried for you since i'm the 100th person to respond to your postcard swap.... but i'm totally in on this!! do you plan to participate in all the groups again this year?? :) :)

    hartsncrafts@hotmail.com

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  97. sign me up babycakes....
    i'm anjie via
    studiowellspring@gmail.com
    thanks for bringing us some more summer joy!

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  98. Looked like lots of fun last year. Count me in.

    karatekitties@gmail.com

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  99. Awesome! would love to do this!

    jbencheck@gmail.com

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  100. I think I want in.

    krelsk@gmail.com

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  101. HelloHello

    It's completely out of character for me to "join" in any organized group thang but...well, this is just too tempting! So I hope it's not too late to jump on board.

    Gina (lotusblossom74@gmail.com)

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  102. Absolutely!

    youngpopsophisticate@hotmail.com

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  103. I would love to be a part of this!
    mlorih@gmail.com

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  104. I love this idea, and I could use an inspirational project. Count me in, Hula!

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  105. D'oh! Here it is... melisa@thelilbee.com.

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  106. Andrea,

    I have been waiting with baited breath for the next "anything swap" that you would announce. When you went away for a little break I dreamed that when you came back you would be coming armed with lovely lists of things to do and share and see and smell and taste and touch and Ohhh... swooning.

    And now here it is and I find myself 104th on the List! Outrageous! Please don't take it as a sign of lack-luster enthusiasm. I am all in with both feet, legs, arms and a heart full of new summer joy!

    jenn Isbell

    jenniapple@mac.com


    xoxoxo

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  107. Yes, count me in!
    greenerjello@Hotmail.com

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  108. I'm In!!

    moniqueviard@gmail.com

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  109. yip! me too.
    sarah

    clothpaperstring
    at
    gmail
    dot
    com

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  110. Oh I hope I can be in...I so love this....xoxo :)

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  111. mee tooo!

    and Hello! I came across your blog a little over a month ago and realized that I have never actually said hello, although I have visited many many times your page is just so great :)

    ktbearxox@hotmail.com

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  112. Oh, me too. Me too!!

    Relyn@sbcglobal.net

    Thanks!

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  113. Ok I want to join in the fun.
    [you know where to find me, right...]

    have a wonderful evening lady!

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  114. Would LOVE to participate!!!!

    trueluckipenni@hotmail.com

    -Holly

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  115. yippiee!!! julie eggleston
    olyve_oyl@hotmail.com

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  116. I hope you know that that was a yes, when I commented and didn't say so.

    acukiki@gmail.com
    stickingtothepoint.wordpress.com

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  117. I'd love to do this, if you aren't too inundated! What a clever, clever, wonderful idea! How do I sign up!?

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  118. Oh, I see now!

    callythornewill@aol.com

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  119. me too, I would love to take part in this as well!

    eksnir@hotmail.com

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  120. add me to your ever growing list!

    lesliecla@comcast.net

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  121. Andrea, I'd love to be a participant!

    Holly De Nike
    hdenike@gmail.com

    Thank you!

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  122. i'm in again! yay!! =)

    jodimckee@gmail.com

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  123. I'd love to join the swap!

    Holly De Nike
    hdenike@gmail.com

    Thank you!

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  125. please add me to your swap list! I'd love to swap ;)

    Tina
    papertart@hotmail.com

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  126. I find myself 122 on the list, but I would love to join! sliccini@gmail.com

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  127. I would LOVE. LOVE. LOVE. to!

    Barbara

    barbarastellmach@yahoo.com

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  128. i'll join the hundred + ! :)

    katielicht at gmail.com

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  129. this sounds fabulous.

    bigredrubberboot@yahoo.com

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  130. i would love to be a part of this.

    zoe@zebra.net

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  131. wow there are a lot of people! of course i want to play too.

    mgraciej [at] gmail [dot] com

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  132. Me too! Me too!
    Erin Lewis

    cheekylewis@gmail.com
    flickr id: jackrocks

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  133. oh, yes . . .

    mollie greene
    molliegreene@gmail.com

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  134. count me in too!

    I love your blog and am always happy to see little bits of Portland pop up in your photos - places I was just at the day before, sometimes. Can't wait to make postcards!

    reikibyshannon@yahoo.com

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  135. Oh, yea, I'm up for another round. Thanks for doing this, Andrea.

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  136. Oh yes, yes, yes!

    Colleen
    enzosblue@yahoo.com

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  137. I'm a summer girl, too.
    Summer = Freedom, or something like that when I was a kid in school and now as a first grade teacher. Please say I can play along.

    thx. Paloma

    gonzfamily111@sbcglobal.net

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  138. this sounds really fun andrea, i'd love to be part of it.

    thanks,
    heather
    hrsmith74 [at] hotmail.com

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  139. How fabulous! I would love to join the swap!

    marukasalt@yahoo.com

    Thanks for the lovely idea and for organizing this! I'm so excited!!!

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  140. postcards...yes please - i love summer!
    aimeeloo11@gmail.com

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  141. i want in!
    i'm a portlander, too.


    shahnnen@hotmail.com

    xo,
    shahnnen

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  142. I'm in:-)

    I'll email my email.

    Thanks for the inspiration!

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  143. i'd like to participate too.
    sarah_brundage(at)sbcglobal(dot)net
    thanks :)

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  144. glue stick at the ready!

    sign me up please - annabanana7000 at yahoo dot com

    ps - the weather always gets better post rose festival, i dont know why, but thats how it always goes...

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  145. i'm SO in.
    -Whitney

    wrobe1zv@gmail.com

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  146. Yes, oh, yes, please!!!
    I am Sara
    storykits at aol dot com

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  147. I wanna play!!

    artsycraftybabe@gmail.com

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  148. Oh I would love to join!

    EmilyJHT(at)mac(dot)com

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  149. Kristina Simes

    kristinasimes@gmail.com

    I love your blog and am so happy to be a part of this!

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  150. Don't forget about me!
    marigildea@gmail.com

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  151. Yes would love to sign up for the post card swap!

    Danielle

    DBarrasso83@hotmail.com

    I was so sad to have missed it last year!

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  152. OMG!
    Am I really #153?
    I'ld like in,too!

    Julie @ mohamada@rochester.rr.com

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  153. yes please! love your blog - beautiful and inspiring.

    -nicole
    colebell2002@yahoo.com

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  154. your energy for life is infectious - even if its only through cyberspace. i hope that when i "grow up" i'm just like you. thanks for all of the inspiration.

    kellyg315 at yahoo dot com

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  155. you're fantastic, thank you!

    kellyjasper@gmail.com

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  156. Yes! Yes! Yes!

    jensiglin@gmail.com

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  157. yes please !!!!!!!!!!!!!

    andreabilich@bigpond.com

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  158. Count me in again, Girlfriend!
    OMG, this is already double the # of people from last year. Either you really are crazy or you are the greatest inspiration of my life :) Talk soon. -Tiff

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  159. ooh, yes, please! it's winter where i am and a dose of summer would be delicious. will email my details. thank you!

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  160. Yes please!

    Maggie
    mzbinski@gmail.com

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  161. Such a wonderful idea. I'd love to join in, please.

    planetcoco(at)btopenworld(dot)com

    Thanks so much!

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  162. Hey, I am interested too.

    jogirlis@isage.net.au

    Cheers

    Jogirl

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  163. I would love to participate. Thank you for organizing this!

    jeanniesavestheday@yahoo.com

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  164. COunt mE iN....mEliSsA
    pinkvintagepolkadots@yahoo.com

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  165. yEs....yEs....YeS...megan
    kcrowton@comcast.net

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  166. so FUN! I can't wait!
    love jen

    jen@manuelephotography.com

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  168. Count me in!

    ampersandra@hotmail.com

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  169. hello andrea,
    I thought I may have already said that I wanted in... but I didn't see my comment to you. So, I want in! Please, oh please!
    You are awesome.

    laurenlee1010@gmail.com

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  170. I would love to play! I could use some of the inspiration that I find on your blog in my mailbox!

    tammy thiele
    tnt521@comcast.net

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  171. Andrea,
    sweet idea - I'm in

    Josh
    warrofua@gmail.com

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  172. yay! i'd like to join, sign me up!

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  173. Oh ME ME!! It was the highlight of last summer!! Can't wait and SO glad you have decided to get it rolling again!

    Becky Willis
    bebalm@bellsouth.net
    flickr.com/photos/bebalm

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  174. Me too!

    tleach@gmail.com

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  175. if it's not too "out of control" yet, I'd love to join!!!
    xo lia

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  176. Siobhan McAuley
    dreamcreatrix@hotmail.com

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  177. Yes!

    Serena

    notmiranda@gmail.com

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  178. oh, yes! count me in...

    meganbmccarthy@gmail.com

    thanks for organizing this!

    megan

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  179. heh-hem...of COURSE! :)

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  180. Andrea!

    I would love to join this swap! i haven't signed up for one in forever, and i think this is just the one to get my back into the swing of things :)

    Plus all your lovely postcards inspire me so :) heres my email: brina_head@yahoo.com

    bring on the summer!!

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  181. Count me in!

    Denise von Minden

    denisevonminden@yahoo.com

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  182. better get in on this before you close it!

    springtreeroad@yahoo.com

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  183. wow, what a delightfully long list!

    kati sweaney
    sweaneyk at gmail dot com

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  184. yes please,

    xantheb@mac.com

    p.s love your blog

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  185. I wanna play!

    Nicole Barbier
    nbarbier@yahoo.com

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  186. Wow..Lovely Idea ..Yes Summer is here..:)

    smithasrinivas@gmail.com

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  187. Oooooooo! Me too, me too!

    This sound like so much fun, Andrea!

    vasumo@gmail.com

    Cheers,
    Vanessa

    ++ I live in P-town too... Summer never starts here until July 5th. So it's coming, Portland is really good at teaching patience when it comes to nice weather but it's worth the wait. :)

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  188. Yeahhhhhh! I love it!
    Jana
    lolaagain@gmail.com

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  189. atlanta misses you - i'm in.
    jennifer heyser
    jennheyser@gmail.com

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  190. I know what you mean about this Portland weather. Geez. Where is the sunshine?

    alliemaries(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  191. Certainly interested... super interested. Thanks for all that you do.

    -tracy

    happyowlglass@yahoo.com

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  192. WOOOOO i love MAIL.

    erin.ruscio@gmail.com

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  193. This will be my first experience with a post card swap and it sounds like a lot of fun! Count me in:

    kkattakk@gmail.com

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  194. I'd love to be part of this- seems like you already have 200 comments on this list so who knows how many it'll get up to before the 15th!

    I live in the UK but am happy to mail internationally if you can find anyone happy to do the same back.

    Camilla
    manukenkun@yahoo.co.uk

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