Robin

I am living on the East coast of the US, married to a fabulous man. I am the mother of two beautiful and intelligent, fun loving and spirited, kind and generous, outgoing yet grounded fantastic women. I am also the adopted mother of one very loving fluffy black cat named Dude.

My favorite colors are the hues of blue........the deep and the soft shades of blue...indigo, periwinkle and robin's egg. I am also very fond of pinks. Black and white, shades of gray and earth tones are nice as well. In general, I do not care for florescent colors. And yet, they too can be quite pleasing when applied properly.

I love nature and incorporate it in my home decorating. Birds, bees and butterflies, flowers, twigs, nests and hives can all be found here.

I love the arts......I love museums, the theater, concerts and the ballet.

Make what you do today important. You are trading a day of your life for it.

I love music of all kinds. At the time I am currently listening to: Duffy

I also enjoy listening to: Sigur Ros, Weezer, Dandy Warhols, John Cruz, Matt Costa, The Weepies, Joshua Bell, White Stripes, Veldt, Artic monkeys, Feist, George Strait, LCD Soundsystem, Paul Westerberg, Runrig, Diane Shuur, George Thorogood, Count Basie, The Raconteurs, Teddy Bears, Metallica, Joe Williams, Shiny Toy Guns, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Leigh Nash, Sixpence None the Richer, Sufjan Stevens, Goldfrapp, Jet, Sleepy Jackson, Tim McGraw, Syncopaths, Sugarcult, Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, Steriophonics, OkGo, Zox, Dinah Washington, Fratellis, Alyth McCormack, Mofro, Inxs, Queen of the Stone Age, Duo Arioso, Keith Urban, Deryl Dodd, Snow Patrol, Shooglenifty, New Found Glory and so on and so on and....... And always on the look out for new great music.

Favorite Authors are: Rosamunde Pilcher, Dean Koontz, and Scott Turow. As for magazines………..Wired, Martha Stewart, Rhode Island Monthly and Victoria are my favorite reads.

Movies I have watched and would watch again: Amelie, Arsenic and Old Lace, As Good as it Gets, Awakening, Barton Fink, Being There, Benny & Joon, Big Fish, Bridge to Terabithia, Cape Fear, Capote, Carrington, Croupier, Dead Birds, Dead Man, The Devil Wears Prada, Driving Miss Daisy, Duplex, Elizabeth I, Englishman Who Went Up a Hill, Face/Off, Fargo, Final Cut, Finding Neverland, The Game, Gormenghast, Gosford Park, Gothika, Greenfingers, Guarding Tess, Hard Candy.....

When I watch TV it is usually PBS. I love Masterpiece Theater.
Otherwise, it may be the Discovery or SciFi Channel or news.

I love to paint when I have the time. Water color and acrylics are my favorite mediums. I also enjoy beading, light sewing, embroidering, gardening and cooking.

• Brads, unusual eyelets and glass beads

• Ephemera and (clean) vintage papers and greeting cards

• Old photos (people and landscape)

• Microscope slides, tiny picture frames and lockets

• Microscope slide mailers

• Beaded and ornately stoned costume jewelry and charms

• Domino beads and Mah Jong tiles and Monopoly game pieces

• Alphabets punched from cardstock

• Bits of (clean) lace and printed tissue paper

• Vintage fabric

• Old maps and old book pages

• Mermaids and sea shells

• Wallpaper scraps with birds and / or insects

• Anything birds, bees, butterflies, dragonflies and fairies

• Anything Cavallini & C0. or Anna Griffin

• Anything Victorian or of The Gilded Age

• Dresden trims, buttons, garnitures and die cuts

• Embossed and / or metallic papers

• Wooden cigar boxes

• Skeleton keys and bottle caps (preferably soda)

• Small or tiny hinges, latches and handles / knobs

• Anything that is created with love and care….that has taken time and great thought to produce.

For taking the time to read my profile.

A most beautiful day to you....

This is the witch's cottage that I am working on. She still has a way to go.....