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Last Online: February 8, 2012 Birthday: February 21 Country: United States My Website |
Hi! My name is Robin, I'm a fortysomething female, married to a wonderful man who was born and raised in South America. I live in northeastern Indiana, USA, am enthusiastically Roman Catholic, and have cats.
I was born and raised in Indiana, USA, but I moved to Mexico City, Mexico, in 1983 and lived there until 2006. After more than four years of having returned, I am still adjusting to life in the USA.
I currently work as a clerk in a thrift store, but previous jobs have included teacher of English as a foreign language at a college, airline reservations agent, direct in-home support to adults with developmental disabilities, and Home Depot cashier.
I'm interested in language and languages in general, and am usually fascinated by any little linguistic tidbit -- including regional and cultural variants of American English.
I use English and Spanish on a daily basis, and have studied quite a bit of Italian and Portuguese and a little bit of German, French, and Polish. I have never (yet) studied but would someday love to try American Sign Language, Nahuatl, Quechua, Hebrew, Arabic, Basque ... and all the others! lol
Likes/loves include
--FOLKLORE, popular culture and festivals, local history and quirky local places, the history and traditions of HOLIDAYS of all sorts (I adore Groundhog Day!)
--Cooking, BAKING, cookbooks; reading, talking aobut, clipping, and occasionally even actually trying new recipes
--TURTLES, otters, fireflies, dragonflies, lady bugs, butterflies, groundhogs, bluejays, cardinals and robin birds (especially since my name is Robin)
--SUNFLOWERS, suns, smiley faces, the color yellow and cheerful things in general
--crosswords, mazes, jigsaw puzzles, kaleidoscopes, board GAMES
--visiting MUSEUMS of all kinds, also botanical gardens, conservatories, etc; also birdwatching and simple gardening
--POSTCARDS, especially of typical food / clothes / arts and crafts of different regions and countries
--bookmarks, epecially handmade or the FREEBIE ones given out by libraries, museums, bookstores, etc.
--ART and artistic and artsy craftsy stuff in general; ancient art, cave art, folk art, "primitive" art, and outsider / visionary art are particular favorites
--ATCs and all sorts of snail mail postal joy
--Americana (USA) and anything Latin American
Linoleum print carving, drawing, painting, cross stitch, creative writing, woodburning, very simple sewing, papercrafts; would love to try a lot more things.
I tend to READ mostly non-fiction, though I do enjoy a good fiction story now and then, and I've always loved folktales from different lands and traditions. I also love beautifully illustrated children's books.
MOVIEwise, I enjoy adventure, historical, romantic comedy, drama, documentaries, black and white classics, literature classics .. but not horror or anything overly violent or with a lots of sex.
As for MUSIC ... after a typically intensely musical adolescence, my adulthood has seen a rather steep drop in the level of interest in the sonorous arts. Yeah, I like music, but I often find silence more enjoyable. When I do imbibe, I enjoy a wide range of genres: folk music from different cultures, instrumental, show tunes, Latin rhythms, sacred music, hymns, Christian pop, and most anything else in small doses.
I am totally not cool. On most days I'm pretty much okay with that, though I do apologize for any discomfort my dorkiness may cause. [winsome smile]
Sorry, but I am not vegan or even vegetarian, don't enjoy anything gothic or dark, have no tattoos or piercings, own no gaming systems or handheld electronic devices besides a TracFone for emergencies, and am not into cynicism, cd mixing, Palin-bashing, anime, manga, feminism, video games, emo, new age, erotica, vampirism, kawaii,or fancy coffee ... and I don't even drink much tea, either, come to think of it.
However, I'm really not at all as crochety and dour as I know that last paragraph makes me sound. :-)
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Comments
Thank you for the recipes, I look forward to trying them.
you're very welcome. i'm happy you liked the cute fbs i've sent you. ^^
Robin, today I got this wonderful bunch of recipes from you. On Wed I was very pleased with the recipes in the first envelope, but in this envelope you put in 2 mini zines and many more great recipes. I have never seen a mini zine before as I'm fairly new to this. What a wonderful and cute idea that is! I would give many many hearts if I could ♥ ♥
I remember saying if in the end you did send 2 envelopes I would send you one back, and I can't go back on what I said.. ~ please tell me which one you would like me to return to you.
Pat (pinkrenegade)
Thank you for the great recipes. I loved the recipes you sent and they were a total surprise. Hope you host another swap. You sound like a really great person.
Thank you for the recipes, it was an unexpected treat. I look forward to trying them. This was my first recipe swap, and I have decided I am making me a Swap-bot cookbook. Thank you so much.
Just posted out your recipe cards for the Anything but Pumpkin Pie swap. I hope you enjoy. Happy cooking
Hi, I found your profile. It seems we have so much in common: languages, linguistics, crosswords, mazes,museums, gardens.
I love to handmake mazes, would totally love to swap some mazes sometime.
Thank you for joining Themed Nice and Neat FBs! I look forward to having you in the group!
How about checking out the new EASY almost handmade bookmark swap? International and US versions available.
Thanks for joining the cookbook swap! I was just reading your profile and it looks like we have a lot in common! :)
Have a wonderful day! Now let's get cookin'! :)