spinweaver

I enjoy all music except jazz, techno and rap. I especially like music from the 70's, folk music, Kate Rusby

I listen to books on tape/CD all the time, usually mysteries. The lastest book wasn't a mystery tho, it was "A Thousand Splendid Suns" and it was fabulous! I also love Robin Hobb, a fantasy writer., sci fi, thrillers, and gothic romances, "The Cat Who.."books, Alexander McCall Smith books, travel books of Bill Bryson, Harry Potter

I'm not a big movie-goer, but old movies on TV are really fun for me. I like The English Patient, Little Miss Sunshine, Edward Scissorhands, Willow, Ghostbusters, Cool Hand Luke

History Channel, Discovery Channel, the Most Dangerous Catch, X-Files, Numbers, House, Naked Archaeologist, bicycle racing like Tour de France, Funniest Home Videos

I have been a handspinner for over 30 years. I also sew, knit, and weave. I make knitted garments and weave blankets from handspun, and I enjoy random creative sewing. I have gardens here- a veggie garden, a rose garden, an orchard, several flowerbeds and a greenhouse.

There are 5 cats and 3 dogs that live in my house, they graciously allow my husband and daughter and me to live here too, provided we reach down the food for them. Birds and rats are fav pets for me too, but I dont have any right now.

I am a mystery shopper locally, going to places like drug testing/urine drop places to see if they are professional and not scary; restaurants, check cashing businesses, apartments to see if the sales person makes you feel like you'll lose the apt. if you dont rent NOW; grocery stores, banks... its fun and they pay to PayPal. I also sew for a lady who sells Scottish dance supplies online, I make child kilts and all her blouses; I am in a weaver's Guild and we do outreach, helping expose the public to weaving and spinning- I demo at the Renaissance Festival here in Kansas City on my spinning wheel. And I volunteer at the local animal shelter twice a week, feeding and cleaning up after about 35 cats- we are a no-kill shelter, and some cats have been with us all their lives. We have one with 3 legs, one with no teeth, and two former vicious tomcats that are now lovers, not fighters.

I like all types of stickers and kawaii, stationary and notecards. Also chocolate, candy, old photos of people with their dog, wool yarn, anything with a spinning wheel on it, anything with a sheep on it, coffee, gnomes, gardening gloves, the UK, cats, colors in the blue-to-purple-to pink range, small scissors, Nag Champra incense, new teatowels, cute socks, mittens. Any type of tea or coffee is appreciated, any type of sweet or salty snack too. I enjoy trying new things and am not picky! I am not allergic to anything. I do celebrate the usual American holidays, no religious affiliation, I'm a non-smoker. If You like it, I will like it!