spinweaver

First a note: BUR603 is my name in Etsy::
I especially like music from the 60's and 70's, folk music, Kate Rusby, Iron and Wine and Taylor Swift. I've been a Beatles fan for most of my life, and I love classical guitar.

I listen to books on tape/CD all the time, usually mysteries. The lastest book wasn't a mystery tho, it was "A Thrall's Tale" 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 recently got an iPod Touch, so if you have a favorite app, please advise me!

I have been married for 36 years and we have 3 daughters, the youngest of which is a junior in college. We consider ourselves Californians, but have been living in Missouri since 1988~ I do like the seasons, and would not go back to San Diego even given the chance. I enjoy visiting the family there, though! We live in a big Victorian-style house on a hill with two acres- part of which is woods. There's always a breeze, and that driveway can be a challenge after a sleet storm!

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 am a gardener and have several gardens here- a veggie garden, a rose garden, an orchard, several flowerbeds and a greenhouse. I really like to have new gardening gloves on a regular basis, and flower seeds, fertilizer, gardening magazines or articles or websites are welcome. Also welcome are ideas involving poultry in the backyard-

I am a wildlife rehabilitator in my county here in Missouri, and I take in orphaned baby raccoons during the breeding season. This is my first year doing this, and I currently have 12 little ones getting 4 bottle feedings per day... yeah, I'm busy... There are 2 cats and 3 dogs that live in my house, they graciously allow me and my husband to live here too, provided we reach down the food for them. I also have 4 chickens and a duck.

I sew for "Highland Xpress" (highlandxpress.com) who sells Scottish dance supplies online, I make child kilts and all the 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. I volunteer at the local animal shelter twice a week, feeding and cleaning up after about 50 cats- we are a no-kill shelter, and some cats have been with us all their lives. Once a week during the warm months, I volunteer at this region's wildlife hospital located in Lakeside Nature Center, Kansas City. I usually bring my camera, because we get bobcats, coyotes, vultures, foxes, eagles, owls, possums as well as raccoons- fun!

I am fond of raccoon and chicken themed items, ! . I love ATCs, you can always send me one of those! Also chocolate, candy, crunchy salty snacks, wool yarn, anything with a spinning wheel on it, anything with a sheep on it. I love lightly scented soap and lotions. Also coffee, gnomes, fairies and elves, gardening gloves, Europe, cats, colors in the blue-to-purple-to pink range, small scissors, Nag Champra incense, new teatowels, cute socks, mittens. Black tea or cocoa is appreciated, any type of sweet or salty snack too, but not hot spicy please. 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!