Moineau

I am French, 30-something and I've been living in Paris for over 10 years though I was raised by the sea.

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

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 house-things such as pouches, soft toys and children clothes. I love Waldorf dolls and traditional embroidery (cross-stiching bores me to death).

I also started knitting in 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, combinaisons of pink and grey, teal and brown, turquoise and camel, I am a rather classic girl :)

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

• Soy candles

• Beanie babies (dogs and cats)

• Chocolates, especially the praliné-filled one

• Stamps from all over the world

• Fabric or ribbons from your part of the world

• 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 here: chocolate-covered cranberries, freezer paper ( great for crafts), Lipton vanilla tea

• Hello Kitty, mangas and Japanese cartoon-like characters

• Glow-in-the-dark, purple, neon colors

• 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! I've joined book swaps and book-idea swaps lately and I've discovered some new authors I'd nevery heard of, really neat.

Oh and I'm trying Norwegian/Scandinavian litterature too, though I need to read it in French or in English, my Norwegian is not good enough so far. I enjoyed the Book of Dina, Kristin Lavransdatter, Grows of the soil and the more recent novels by Anne Radge.

• 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