Moineau

I am French, 30-something and I live in Paris.

I am married, and we have an adorable little girl, born in May 2011.

I was born & raised in Britanny, that's the Atlantic NW peninsula of France. I've always lived by the sea, including for 18 months in Seattle, USA... except for the past few years in Paris of course!

I love the sea, flowers, birds... In fact, it's my job since I work in environmental law (mainly industrial clients, no crazy tree-hugger here).

I love to cook, though I have to admit that my husband is a better cook than me (he is truly amazing). I love chocolate and roasted chicken, I hate vinegar and can't drink a drop of alcohol... which is kind of anti-social in France ;)

I love sewing and embroidering, though I still need a lot of practice to make things perfect. I am not super patient and I like small projects because I need to see them finished ;)

I mainly sew small house-things such as pouches and bags, and children clothes.

I do traditional embroidery (cross-stiching bores me to death), mainly flower patterns or simple things like stars and words.

I also started knitting in late 2008 and I am hooked! Huge fan of Norwegian and Aran patterns.

Jazz (I am a fan of Diana Krall) and songs that have a meaning, from campfire songs to slam and rap ;)

• Blues, greens, combinaisons of pink and grey, teal and brown, turquoise and camel, I am a rather classical girl :)

• Vintage Liberty fabric, especially those where you can recognize the actual flowers on the print

• Soy candles

• Beanie babies (dogs and cats), Bollywood glamour

• Chocolates, especially the praliné-filled one

• Stamps from all over the world

• Ribbons and embroidery threads

• Scandinavian things - including Tone Finnanger/Tilda, Ottobre... - : my husband is half Norwegian and I am totally in love with anything Norway ;)

• Sewing and knitting patterns of all kind

• Things I can't find over her: chocolate-covered cranberries, freezer paper ( great for crafts)

• Hello Kitty, mangas and Japanese cartoon-like characters

• Glow-in-the-dark, purple

• Gothic, dark, depressing sci-fi

• Rosewater and anything rose-scented (smells like the rotten flower to me)

• Anna Geddes pictures (sorry, those newborns are not cute, yet)

• I don't do ATCs, card embellishing, scrapbooking..., so I wouldn't know how to use the supplies if you sent me any. But I'd love to see what YOU do with them ;)

• Jane Austen & William Shakespeare
• Nicolas Evans & David Guterson
• John Grisham & Mary Higgins Clark
• Sophie Kinsella & Helen Fielding
• Maeve Binchy & Oscar Wilde
• Maupassant & Jean Raspail
• Marek Halter & Philippe Labro

and so many others, I love reading

• Like: - Kids books in any language, where the hero is an animal and with cute images. I love Beatrix Potter, Bristish writer M. Christina Butler, Andersen tales, the French publishing company "Père Castor". I always try my best to find kids books with really sweet pictures, there are so many ugly things out there. To be honest, I am not a huge fan of Disney-turned into books. While I enjoy the movies, I don't think that Disney characters look that well in books.

• Like: Kids music, lullaby CD, any language

• Like: socks! One can never have too many socks, she is currently a size 17-19 (European)

• Like: natural yarns in soft colors, that I can use to knit something for her

• Like: cute or fun buttons

• Dislike: Things with Disney characters on it, kawai stuff, I won't have any of that HelloKitty as long as I can fight it :)

• Dislike: plastic stuff, scented stuff