§Sweet Interruptions- List of Likes and Dislikes§

This thread here is solely to post our likes and dislikes so it will help swap buddies select or make that special gift for us.

Tips for the newbies (and addicts) at swapping.
~~When sending out fragile items such as clay and glass, please be sure to protect them, by bubble wrapping, and avoid mailing them out in flat envelopes cause they can get 'chewed' on conveyors.
~~If you're anxious as to whether your swap buddy would receive their item, purchase a 'delivery confirmation' from the USPS. This helps you keep track of whether it has arrived.
~~If deciding to insure your gifts, make sure you retain all receipts. For you that make your own, do keep tab on all your receipts of purchases to make that gift.
Post Office do demand to see proof of costs.

HAVE FUN!

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This message was edited Mar 22, 2009 6:54 PM

(Hear me hitting the floor) I'm FIRST; never first at anythng. WOW!)

As far as help for my 2009 buddy: I'm not much help. While I collect dragons, I don't collect a particular kind. Some of mine are funny, almost all the non-serpentine kind (long sweeping tails), they come in candle form, pewter, wood, ceramic, big little and in-between. Just what strikes my fancy.
My son turned me on to Country music a couple of years ago and I love it. Mostly the cross-over stuff.
As most of you know, I sew and haven't met a color yet that I don't love! Mostly warm or bright; not a pastel sort of person. No bling,bling for me or lace or little bitty flowers. My mother tried that with no success.
I am always looking for things to put my sewing, crafting, thread, etc. in; I could live in container heaven.
Food is another thing I love! If my buddy is by any chance the gal who makes fudge all she has to do is send the that big pot of hers full of the stuff!
Is that enough to get her started. If not, ask Stacey (Fairy 1004) my DIL. She knows me best.

Yay!!What a great idea!!!! I will be back soon : )
Ok..Iove flowering tropicals and variegated foliage plants.
I enjoy junque ; } crafting..found objects that use to make stuff.
Mostly I make stuff for the garden. I have 2 kitties cleopatra jones and katrina.
The colors in my house are mostly muted earthy colors with red and yellow in my kitchen.
I guess my decorating style is global. I Have stained glass lamps in every room except the kitchen gotta work on that : )
All I can think of right now. I find it hard to talk about me..weird huh lol!! Oh and I must mention I love whimsical things.


This message was edited Dec 14, 2008 8:13 AM

OK I collect Santa's Angles, And Flamingos
My colors are Hunter Green
Music Country, Blues Jazz Rock NotHeavy 70 and 80
No aminals Darn
Food anything
I have been crafty but with work not much
Just tell me what I need if any more
Dimmer

I don't think I'll be in this, I can't afford the postage! I like fabric, I quilt, I'm crafty, I want to learn Polamar clay, more about papier mache', I made some mushrooms, but haven't had time to make more. I love flowwers, but I think I have just about enough brugs, and a plumie, if it makes it!

Great idea, Jaye! Thanks. I'll get started and come back to edit/add later.

Likes: Gardening, especially butterfly and hummingbird. Bird feeders, bird baths. Metal planters (see the perfect items Cordeldawg sent me - I would have picked these out myself). Sewing and crafting, am learning to quilt. Food and cooking. 'How To' books like cooking, sewing, crafting.

Dislikes: Heavily scented lotions or soaps. I am allergic to a lot of things with strong scents.

Decorating scheme: Generally French Country in muted tones of gold, brown, sage green, yellow with some rusty red accents in the kitchen.

Chocolate choices: Definitely like chocolate, not crazy about nuts, do not like coconut or fruit fillings, LOVE Heath Bars!

Sistah Debra

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Do you collect anything?
I collect Angel, espcially blue ones. Anysize, any medium, porcelain, cloth...
Are you allergic to anything? Codiene
Favorite Color/scent? Purple is my favorite color/love eucalyptus spearmint from Bath and body works, such as massage oil, and candle
Favorite Music? Lots of music, old time rock and roll, some heavy metal, Stained, Pink Floyd, Led Zeplin...
Favorite flower? Brugs, dats, and the peace rose
Favorite store? Wal-Mart! LOL
Favorite food? Something oriental
Pets? I have a siberian husky, and a double yellow headed amazon parrot.

LK

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Well, I don't know if I'm going to be in the swap yet (trying to catch up with everything...), but I'll tell you a little about myself as I'm new to this forum.

Likes: travel, pets, my DH, decorating, gardening, snow skiing, motorcycling with DH, playing pool, photography, entertaining, cooking and baking, some crafty things (although not much lately, I can see that changing), scrapbooking... I keep busy!

Collections: no, about the only things I collect are plants and pets, LOL!

Favorite colors: purple, greens, golds, browns. That pretty much describes our whole house.

Favorite music: country, but I love everything except rap, or most of what they call "R & B" these days.

Favorite flower: roses. We just moved to Colorado from Arizona and we had over 50 rose bushes, I have ONE here (so far...). Although I love most any flower.

Favorite store: well, I like nice things, but I also really like a bargain. So, lots of online shopping and yes, I go to Walmart a lot...

Favorite food: steak and lobster, oh, and Merlot! LOL! (That is a food group isn't it? Merlot?)

Pets: 4 dogs and 2 cats... I breed Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, so 3 of the dogs are adult Cavies, 1 is our goofy Chocolate Lab, and right now we have 5 baby Cavies that are 4 1/2 weeks old.

Here's a pic of a couple of the babies learning how to get out of the box!

Oh man, I'll come back later too! I'm getting ready to get off work and my boss is talking to me.

This is so fun Im learning about everyone ... Grin and I am joining in the on the fun..

Basically I love to do anything crafty or outside.. Love learning new things, painting, drawing, gardening, horses (grew up around them) and playing with the kids.. That does count right...lol

I collect plants, native american items, Antique Red Splatterware , and boyds bears
I love Dragon Flies, Horses, Fairies

Favorite colors are burnt red, brown, sage green, terra cotta...

Favorite Music would be a toss up between country and classic rock.. Who doesnt love Trace Adkins, Pink floyd and the Eagles...

Favorite Flower would be ummmm all of them? I would love to get some Clematis, Roses, Pussy willow.. Anything that would hold up to Ohio winters..

Favorite food would be morel mushrooms but other than that I guess Im knda picky but I love simple foods like pizza and alfredo...

Pets.. We have our Doberman Named Bella .. Just one year old Thanksiving 2009..

Decoating,,, Kitchen Apples and Boyds (Red Splatterwear)
Living room Western w/ horses & Boyds of course
The whole house in pretty much decorated in natural pine and I love anything Rustic




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I thought I'd add a little about myself along with my likes and dislikes:
Cynthia Gail is my given name, I prefer Cindy. I think "Cynthia belongs to a prissy type person and that I'm NOT. I like t-shirts and jeans and hate having to get dressed up for any thing fancy.

I was born in Auburn, CA on May 27, 1955.
I have 1 daughter, Cristina Rene she is 35, born on Feb. 25
2 Grandchildren, Kain Anthony 15 born,on Feb 19, and Taylor Rene, 7 born on July 11th. My mom Joy, lives in Auburn, she will be 83 on June 20


LIKES:
All shades of purples and sage greens, butterflies, frogs turtles, hummingbirds, dragonflies.

Lavender!!! I love the smell of it so I buy all my shampoos,body spray,linen etc.... Would love to have a huge lavender garden

Spring is my favorite time of year.

I LOVE flowers except Geraniums ( I think they STINK). My favorite flower is Stargazer Lily. Yard art of all kinds, but really like rusted metal things for plants

Apples for my kitchen, updating to red appliances (small likes mixer etc.) hoping to paint it Granny Smith Apple Green. I think I like Mexican food best, but then I'm not picky. I'm on the See Food Diet, lol.

I love camping, cooking outside, sitting around campfire, fish ( I prefer to troll, no bank fishing). I like the snow, and riding snow mobiles. Riding motorcycles with my honey.

I do all kinds of crafts and make soy candles.

My all time favorite movie and song "Pretty Woman". I need to buy a new tape as I've wore mine out,lol.

Country music: Trace Adkins and Toby Keith make my heart go pitter patter, Reba, Martina McBride, Faith Hill & Tim McGraw are some of my favs

My dream: To own a log cabin on a lake



This message was edited Mar 30, 2010 9:27 AM

A little about me and my household. My hubby decided this year to take in Foreign Exchange Students. We're involved in a program called AFS, American Field Service, the oldest exchange program in existence today.
LIKES: In this order. We now host a boy named Michael, from Austria... he's so wonderful that I'm going to really hate to send him home in June.
We already know who our 2009-10 student will be. She will hail from Greenland, and we're so excited to have her here.

My husband and I live on Cedar Creek Lake in North East Texas. We live on 3 lots, about an acre. We bought this house 4 years ago as a total remodeling project. It's still a work in progress, but we've made great strides inside and out.

Here's my list of priorities, Likes, dislikes, and general interests...

1. Gardening... garden art... plants, shrubs, small trees... I'm a butter/hummer newby (thanks to Deborah)... I have a large yard, and many different types of gardens in different areas. Everything from a Tropical garden on the lake level (started, not finished), Secret Garden (also started) with butter/hummer attractions, English garden (*sigh* also started) in the front yard.
2. Home Improvement... we're always building or rebuilding something.
3. Home Decor:
LR/DR Captain's Quarters type of nautical. Gumball red walls, with lots of brass, wood, tall ships, ship components.
Master BR/BA Spaghetti Western (was supposed to be Tuscan, but we got carried away with wood walls) Plasterd washed walls, faux red brick wall, tongue and grove wood wall and ceiling. Italian spa bath.
Guest BR/BA not finished, will be a garden theme with lots of pinks and greens when it's finished.
Kitchen Right now it's a thorn in my side, but someday it will be red, white, black and gray.
4. Music I don't listen to a lot of radio or CD's, I watch mostly TV... CSI, History Channel, Naked Archeologist, Bible Theology and History shows... Science Channel, Forensic Files, LMN Movies... Rarely do I watch sitcoms.
5. Favorite Color I like all colors, but muted and earthy.
6. Favorite Store I shop a lot online because of living too far from the GOOD stores. But, when I get to Dallas, the craft stores are my first stop. Other than that, all I have out here is Walmart.
7. Favorite Foods LOVE FOOD in general, most anything from the sea, and a lot of junk foods. I'm not a big sweet eater, but I do enjoy my chocolate in the afternoon for that 3:00 low we all get.
8. Favorite Scents I like fruity scents in the bathrooms... spicy scents in the living area. I also like to smell fresh baked bread coming out of the oven, and when I'm sauteing onions, and when the wind is just right it blows the scent of the gardenias toward the house, and when I walk past the butterfly ginger and my arm sweeps a bloom.
9. Crafts I'm a novice in a lot of things. A master at none of them. But I do enjoy sewing, polymer clay, re purposing various objects, machine embroidery, and the more I stick around this group of ladies, the more I want to do someday.
10. Favorite Spare time Activities Huh? what's that?

I'm sure I'll be editing this from time to time... I do tend to change my mind now and then. Ask my hubby, he knows first hand.


This message was edited Mar 28, 2009 10:13 AM

Ok, I'm back. Let's see

My name is Christine, I was born and raised in Modesto, CA, moved to the sticks considered, but isn't really, Malvern, AR 2 1/2 years ago, actually we lived in Hot Springs for 6 months then bought a house way out in the woods. I'm 36 years old.

I listen to all different kinds of music, modern hard rock, alternative, 80's hair bands, modern country, classic country, classic rock, new hip hop (but no gangsta rap), oldies, disco, and I think I'm done. I don't watch hardly any TV, but do like Ice Road Truckers, House, old Friends episodes, Iron Chef, Bazaar Foods, Two and a Half Men, and there's others I just can't think of right now.

I like deep red and light earth tones.

My pants are a size 14 with a 36" length, shirts are Large no matter the brand.

My house is beige w/ white trim all over, all of the sink faucets, lights, etc are brushed nickle, all appliances in the kitchen are black (except for the fridge which is stainless) I didn't paint the house this color or put the appliances in, except for the fridge, I bought the house like this and since it's newer I don't see the need to paint it until it needs it.

Favorite foods are Italian, Mexican, Steaks, and Seafood.

I'm a beginner gardener and crafts, and am embroidering these butterfly and flowers pillow cases. I don't like counted cross stitch and I don't have a sewing machine.

Scents, pumpkin spice, cinnamon, grape, and strawberry.

And I have a cat, she's Maine Coon Cat with brown tabby coloring, and completely insane for a 13 year old cat.

If anyone has anything else I could post on here please let me know.

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Born in Madill, Oklahoma………..from there have lived in Texas, Alaska, Washington, Mass., Oregon, British Columbia, Pennsylvania, Taiwan and California. Married to my Highschool Sweetheart for 39 years. Have two children, Shawn and Laura, and one grandchild, Sage.


Colors: Greens and Burgundies , Earth Tones , Peach

Scents: Herbals especially Lavender, Basil and Rosemary, Citrus, Evergreen and Spice, Jasmine and Ginger

Flowers: Most any real ones especially Iris, Lilies, Zinnias, Sunflowers, Roses, Jasmine and Monarda……

Décor –Very Eclectic_ Sunflowers in Kitchen , Roses in The Pinkish/Peachy/Beige family in the Living Room and Bedroom, (British Colonial, Old World, Asian combination with DH’s Eames chairs added to the mix. )

Non-flowering plants: Bamboo and Ferns

Trees: Mimosa, Japanese Maple, Cedar, Southern Pine and Magnolia

Pets: Dog- Lab Pit Cross (we think, a foundling)
Cat- Large Black/White Tuxedo
Bird- Ancient Cockatiel.

Foods: Authentic Asian, Mexican and Italian…..a good steak….All Fresh Seafood, .a good wine , a bottle of Baileys or Ginger Vodka…or……, Dark Chocolate, Cherry or Lemon anything….Soft cheeses or Extra Sharp Cheddar, Good Sourdough or Old World Breads…….wild plums….Black Walnuts…Pecans…Raw Peanuts….

Collections: Anything Antique, especially books, dishes and furniture….. Asian Mud figures, Buddha’s , Frogs, Turtles, Dragons , ( Realistic or unusual, not so many “Cutsie”), Old Cookbooks and Recipes (Love to Cook)

Hobbies/Crafts: Polymer and ceramic clay, Leather work, Rubber Stamps, Painting and Drawing, Victorian Santa’s,, Learning new things…

Music: Classical, assorted Ethnic, Native American and Asian, Country, 50’s/60’s, Early AC/DC, Eagles, Air Supply, Buddy Guy, Tina Turner, Scots or Irish Folk, Old Time Gospel and Traditional Christian….a very wide assortment.

Favorite Store: Any Craft, Art Supply, Antique or Fabric Store…….Wild Bird…….Coldwater Creek…. Patigonia….any Candle and Incense Department……..Treasure Hunting at Goodwill or Value Village.

Outdoors: Love flowers and Herbs, Birds, bird feeders, birdbaths, Squirrel Feeders, Garden art , wind chimes, Fountains and ponds…..

Best Movies Ever : The Quiet Man (John Wayne) and African Queen (Bogart)

Favorite Holiday: Christmas (the non-Commercial version)

Would love to live in the mountains or on any Salt water beach……or the high desert…….


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Hi All will give this a try...
My birth name is Susan Ann and I am 53 years old and met my husband when I was 13 and first boy/man I trusted. Have been married for 33 years . I was born and raised in Hazlet, New Jersey until 19 years ago when we needed a change and we moved here... Did not like at first but I could never move to where we had people close to us again...LOL We raised 4 sons. Joe 31, Dave 28, Matt 25 (Marine) Michael 21 and hates being the baby... We have 3 GC.. Nadia is 7, Lydia 1, They are my oldest sons Joe's children and then there is Gunner 1 1/2 Is Matthews and Dans son... Dave is engaged and they just bought there first house... Mike is single.. So ladies if you know a good girl I have phone number...LOL He has a very good paying job is not bad to look at.. Can cook kinda and do his own laundry...LOLOLOL
I love animals... I collect Turtles
I like red/blues/greens
Can't take allot of smelly things as they bother my breathing.
I like most things and can be crafty when I want but have not in awhile...LOLOL
I am no prima donna I am who I am.. plain and simple... take me or leave me.. ^_^
I suffer from depression every so often...
I met one of my best friends here on Dave's.. that be you Kimmy.. ^_^ Also you Terri ^-^
Ok thats about it for now....
Hugs,
Susan


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Good Evening To my new friend/Sistah:)
Alittle about myself to help you along..I am recently seperated and have a new apartment.No pets as of yet..
Favorite Color:Country colors--Blue,maroon,hunter green

Favorite Flower:tough one..I guess the daylily or the shasta daisy

Hobbies-I enjoy gardening(or learn howto),birdwatching,camping,traveling to see new places,cooking/baking(always looking to try new things).

What I collect?-Another tough one..Cookbooks(I love getting differant cookbooks from other area of the US),snowmen.
Favorite Music:Country,Jazz,80's/oldies
Well I think that's about it for now..
Hope this helps you alittle.

Okay here goes...
Collections- Sea scape paintings,coastal wildlife paintings or sketches, whimsical fish, Old (looking) Santa's, stained glass, wind chimes

Colors- Muted greens, burgundy's, golds (earth tones)

Music- Classical,soft rock,Jimmy Buffet, Kenny Chesney

Flower- Tropicals

Scents- Citruses

Food- I am on a see food diet- mostly a real good steak baked potato and salad. Lots of snack foods ( my downfall )and a good glass of red wine.

Pets- I have had all my adult life. But when I had to have my Springer Spaniel "Molly" put down 3 yrs ago , I'm done until I retire.

i collect cookbooks, love animals, flower vases , and gardening. favorite colors, red and blue.
i love chocolate and my sistahs here on dg.
also, frogs humming birds and butterflies, chickens, turkeys, squirrels........

Favorite Color/scent? Plum and sage green are my favs for colors. I love cinnamon and anything in that spicy category. Love mulberry sent too.
Favorite Music? Love to listen to nature sounds with flute and soft instrumentals. Soft rock, absolutely NO twangy country.
Favorite flower? I love most of them, but I'm not a huge fan of daylillies...sorry. I love ferns and Japanese Maples.
Favorite store? Not really in to sports stores, but just about anything else goes!
Favorite food? If I had to choose my favorite meal, it would be Filet Mignon, medium rare (pittsburg style) baked tater, butter and sour cream, LOVE veggies, probably would like tiramisu or lemon something for dessert, but please DON'T forget the DARK, DARK chocolate.
Pets? I love just about any animal, but I have an Australian Shepherd, Cayenne (she's a red murl) and 3 kitties. Abbie, Patches and my newest love, Riley, a ragdoll blue mitted. He's a hoot.
I really don't collect anything. I have over the years, but now I like a lot of different things, so I get what I like.

I love art in the garden, I have many angel or cherib statues and I love them the best. I have a shade garden, perennial garden with mostly colors of pink, purple, white and yellow. This year I acquired my first tropicals of alocasias, colocasias and my first banana (in the fall) and I have many plumerias that I drag in to my house every winter. I'm new to brugs and LOVE them. I'm going to have to enlarge my garden for all the starts I have ^_^. A pond is in my future in the spring, it will be the second one I've built and I'm looking forward to that.

Now you know more about me than you ever wanted to know....

Oh gosh it would probably be better for me to list what I do not like. Which is not much. I dont like raw fish.

My living room is tan, burgundy, green.
My kitchen is yellow, burgundy, green.
My bathroom is blue
Bed room is earth tones/fall colors.

I love to garden, hate to pull weeds!!!!!!!!!

Well, since I decided to be in this thing!!!! I thought I'd better do this right! My furniture is early attic, I don't have room for even a coffee table! I collect kitty statues and candlesticks. I love all bright colors, especially reds and fuscia (sp) mind's not awake yet! Favorite flower is brugs, but I think I have enough for now!! Of course I want them all!
My couch is rosepink and light green floral. My drapes are deep red that blends with the couch colors. My walls are all winter white. My bed is deep red and my curtains match. I love most of the "twangy" (to quote Joyce) country, and the Eagles. I like most every craft I ever heard of! I'm disabled, and I play on the computer a LOT!
I love chocolates of any kind, but white is my least fav. I'm diabetic, but I still eat sweets, since I have it under control, mostly. Love steak and potato, hamburgers, and Arby's! I like most veggies, too.
Most of all, I love my Sistahs on DG!!!!

Well I guess it is my turn: I was born on September 11, 1940. Yeap makes me 68 biologically speaking, body says 110 and mind is still thinking early 50s maybe. How is that!!
Likes: Traveling (haven't done much since hubby's death), spending time with my granddaughters, sitting and watching the blue herons feed every morning along the lake edge, a cool rainy day for just curling up and reading, having friends come to visit..

Dislikes: liver!!!!!

Collect: Jim Shore cats and angels; ladybugs, blue heron prints; P. Buckley Moss prints, and plates from places as well as thimbles.

Colors: I tend to like blue and green with a "grayish" tone. Use purple, burgundy, chocolate and cream for accents in certain areas.


Music: IL Divo, Ten Tenors, Andre Bocelli; musicals-any Andrew Lloyd Webber; Neil Diamond, some country western but extremely limited. No hard rock. rap or that type.

Flower: definitely hydrangeas!! For the plant part: all shade loving plants!!!

Food: anything I can find! Especially, Oriental, Italian, Mexican, steak (medium rare thank you) and seafood. Chocolate goes without having to mention it. That is the very first food group, isn't it?

Pets:2 cats-- 1 certified alley and 1 Egyptian Mau--part.

Decorating: Ecletic for sure. I see it, I like it, I use it. Actually double ecletic as my daughter and I live together so we have combined our eclectics together.

Store: Shop mostly on line but any store selling fabric or craft items, nurseries and Lowe's!!!

Hobbies: Gardening (shade), sewing, quilting, cross stitch, crochet and working on organizing a gardening festival.


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911 is my youngest daughter's bd! Not the same year, though!
This is what I got in the wreath swap! I'll try to send a better pic!

OK! Now a pic of my birthday pressie from my Sistahs!! What happened? Wrong pic! I'll try again!

Audrey, if that's what Debra made for you.. it is very beautiful!!

First love: Jesus!!! He is my Lord!!

Colors: Robust and earth tones. Sparkling Gems. (please, no pinks.. those are for the garden)

Scents: Citrus, Ginger, Lavender, Mint.

Flowers: Hedychiums, Curcumas, Brugmansias, Daylilies, Oriental Lilies..all kinds of lilies actually, Irises, Cannas, Jasmine, Camellias (eyes going around my garden) Roses... weeds..

Pets:
Dogs: Ali, part Japanese Chin part travelling salesdog, the other, Lola, a Chi.
Cats: Rimau, Princeton, Minoux, Tootsie, Marley, Scrunchy, Billie, Jazzy, Mirah, Matisse, Dallas and Merlin.
Possum: It comes to eat every night.. so we just call him Possum.

Collections:
Vintage Marcel Boucher jewelry from the late 40's---vintage cookbooks--- Tom Clark gnomes--- Bible commentaries--- Vintage English and Malay poetry books (love Edith Sitwell)--- Ethnic Art.

Frogs, lizards, turtles, just started on birdhouses.

Kids that need granmas or aunties.

Hobbies/Crafts: Quilting, Crochet, hot gluing... will try anything once.

Music: Jazz. Favorite artist: the late great Bill Evans and of course, Billie, Ella, Dinah.. Dee Dee Bridgewater..
Blues.. SRV, KWS, Roy Buchanan, Muddy Waters, JJ Johnson.. and Eric Clapton!
Gospel: Elvis Presley :D, The Staples, Bill Gaithers.

Best Movies: Shawshank Redemption, Joy Luck Club, Monsoon Wedding, The Fall, Little Miss Sunshine, Chun-yang, When Harry Meet Sally.

Favorite College Football Team: Geaux LSU Tigers
Favorite NFL Team: Carolina Panthers (Geaux Delhomme)

Latest obsession.. reading First People Series by Kathleen and Michael Gear.



This message was edited Jul 18, 2009 11:41 AM

Let me see where to start.

Music I listen to: Country and classic rock. 50's, 60's and 70's.

House colors are blues and ecru.

My fav. colors are purple (any), teal green and royal blue.

I collect cookbooks, birdhouses and wind chimes, snowmen and Santas. Want a wooden windchime or ones with dragonflies.

I have 4 dogs (2 australian shepard/setter mix, 1 Pekingese, and finally got my Chihuahua), 16 cats (7 Siamese the rest are whatevers) and 4 horses (2 paints, 1 buckskin dun and 1 appaloosa/quarter).

I'm into growing tropicals and perennials.

The one thing I really need is a new riding lawn mower, I have 3 acres to mow and it is a b_tch to mow using a push. Do you think the PO would mind that being mailed to me?

I love mini roses, sun loving perenials in all colors but pink. Sorry gals I really do not like pink very much. 7 years of having to wear pink 6 days a week, kind of gets to you after a while.


This message was edited Mar 31, 2010 7:54 AM

Ok I am sticking my head in here so I can come back and edit this LOL

I used to collect precious moments but sold the collection several years ago
I used to have a collection of school bus stuff but when we moved alot of things went bye bye...mostly the t-shirts I had with different things on them
if you go to cafepress.com and look for the following stores you will find ones I have "made"
mibus5, mibus2, mibus3, mibus4
They aren't the exact same but the sayings are the same as what they had on them.

my fav color is blue but I like all colors pretty much just not real fond of neon colors
I love to garden flowers and veggies,
I have plumies, brugs, cannas, iris and someday hope to find the ones my g-ma had in her garden (have the list in the back of her garden diary), roses ..any that smell wonderful LOL
colors in the house I am changing the kitchen over to blue, ( this link will show you my dish color http://www.fingerhut.com/ProductGroup.aspx?offergroupxid=52973...click on the more photos and it gives the colors..dark blue)
the rest of the house is earth tones with a southwest hint in colors. the style is a hodge podge like country, some modern, traditional,

I have 2 dogs a chihuahua Millie and a German Shepard oh and 2 koi in my small pond
I enjoy cooking and baking when I have time
stained glass, sewing, ceramics, ...I don't knit but can do just about any of the other crafty stuff just have to rebuild my supplies.

I like candles and have a stash from when I sold party lite and use them sparingly LOL but also make them using soy wax that I brought with me from Illinois.
My fav perfume is cashmere mist by Donna Karen
top size is large

I like comedies, some action, romance, Disney type movies...have a collection of those in VHS and have burned most of the to DVD..I suppose one day I will remake my list of movies I have at one time it was over 100 total LOL)

ummm will add more as I think of it LOL


This message was edited Nov 15, 2009 12:40 PM

{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{Robin }}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}} Nice to see you .... Has been a very long time and I am so happy to see you....
Hugs,
Susan

Hi Susan, I hope to catch up with everyone over on the other thread today.

Hugs to you.

Geezh. This is hard since I like anything and everything. Here's some things I like especially so.
I don't collect things as in a collection per se' but I do like hardscapes for my garden, stepping stones, rocks, metal or iron even rusty stuff. My kitchen is black and burgundy with chickens and roosters. My sunroom is rattan. I have a blue and taupe bathroom.

I raise live butterflies, so I'm partial to any thing with butterflies on it. Shirts xl, window decals to keep the birds from crashing into my sunroom windows, bird feeders, bird baths, butterfly feeding logs, anything outdoorsy for wildlife. I like woodpeckers and bluebirds (live ones).

I enjoy sending birthday and note cards to family and friends but I'm the worlds' best at writing oops belated again:( My memory is terrible. My husband says I enjoy buying stamps.

I love candles! I love any scent like lavender, cinammon, cookie scents, holiday scents, spicy scents, gardenia. Not fond of vanilla scents though. Helps eliminate my ciggy butt smell in my sunroom. I am a respectable smoker though. I don't throw my butts on the ground and I don't smoke in my house except in MY sunroom. EDIT: >update to say I've quit smoking! Yea

I like parfume, cologne powder and lotions body washes soaps bubble baths pedicures etc..

I really could use a car ifin any of my sistahs are millionaires. Just kidding. A truck will do.





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This message was edited Jul 16, 2009 12:50 PM

OH MY Gosh!!!
I had so much fun reading and learning about all you !

...Deborah, you are a riot, lol already knew that tho.


OK..well have sort of been putting this off.

I collect Eagles, picture frames. just getting started with Bears.

Wall coloring is generally off white. but lots of trim is wood...cedar and pine.

Furniture is darkers colors. browns and blues.

Kitchen is blue tones. Bath, greens

Gardneing is a favorite place to be and do.
Love to craft...will try most things as opportunity hits. lol, I can get addicted very quick to a project.
Reading.

Nature sounds are mostly what I enjoy hearing.
I like all kinds of music. most favorite is the classic rock.
...not into rap, or any noise that screams and swears at me.

Spending time with my family is probably the beat all of everything that I live and breath for.
I have 3 children. Julia, 19 -a musician/artist/college student. Breenie-15 sophomore in HS./artist and Jacob 13, 8th grader, wrestling, typical boy...plays the violin when in the mood.
And of course my Steve. Cook, Bank, hard working man. the love of my life.

Really i am a simple person, just like things to be pretty and orderly(yeah right) lol.
I enjoy all elements and terrains.

Favorite season Spring and Fall...
Favorite food...burritos, steak, fish...oh goodness I like most all of it.

Favorite drink...Coffee, RC Cola, Rum and Coke...and Miller high life light.

Flowers, roses, lilies, daisies...

well, guess thats about it.

Fave color-PURPLE-not all purples, my fave shade is plum, other than that I like warm tones

I collect Nene Thomas, and I am starting to collect My Little Kitchen Fairies-if someone wants to know which ones I have MIL can ask me for a list...

I LOVE gardening, but pretty much all the beds I have are full sun, so I usually look for full sun perennials and my faves are bright contrasting colors-I am not much for pastels. My FAVE flowers would have to be the lily and Iris-especially 2 toned-LOVE them!!!

Music-I love rock and 80's music-I actually for once liked the winner of American Idol-David Cook-I like the fact that he is rock...

I love to read and I am addicted to crafting-those are my other 2 hobbies. I like to do a lot of painting and rub ons and things like that...

Fave authors:
Laurell Hamilton, Rebecca York, Sharon Sala, Karen Rose, Dean Koontz, Nicolas Sparks, Mitch Albom, Nora Roberts-I forgot-LOVE Harry Potter!!! And the chronicles of narnia!!

Fave Movies-ABOSOLUTE FAVE-Bridget Jones' Diary
All Xmas movies, Tom Hanks movies, Adam Sandler movies, Will Farrell movies, Fried Green Tomatoes...

I love garden art, and really like things for the holidays that look as if they were hand made even if they weren't

I love cute little critters like turtles, frogs, snails, things like that

I like cute chubby things-like a cute chubby snowman or a cute chubby bumblebee...

Scents-I like things that smell fresh and clean, love coconut verbena, and I like things that smell harvesty-like something with spices is baking-HATE sweet scents and can only stand certain floral scents-HATE lavender

I have a dog-a 9 year old pug named Ruby and a cat-4 years old named Jade that I adore-they are our kids for now.

Been married for 7 years to a chef, so you know there are good eats at my house!!LOL We bought our first home almost 2 years ago and while we have a lot of plans for it, haven’t been able to do much other than paint since the green stuff with the pictures doesn’t grow on trees;)

I get most of my clothes form Lane Bryant and fashion Bug and I LOVE a deal-always have to show DH and tell him about the deal (don’t think he cares though!!LOL)

DH & I are kind of renaissance nerds and love that period-we try to go to the festival every year and have the BEST time!!

My biggest phobia is that I HATE feet!!!!!!!!!! I don’t know why, but I absolutely hate them!!

My fave cuisine is Mexican, but my all time fave meal is a NY strip marinated and grilled, with fresh green beans and fried potatoes and fresh baked bread!!!

I hate food from the sea-can’t stand the smell and detest the taste even though I do like to go fishing.

I dream of going to Hawaii-DH doesn’t really have the inclination, but I would love to go there for at least a week. But MY DREAM for me would be to run a pug rescue while writing books and doing crafts and gardening and raising kids and making enough money to be comfortable, but not rich-just to be able to save some and pay bills and be able to afford things like vacations^_^

I have lived in several places. Started in a small town called Belding, MI, then moved to Lansing, MI, then to Mesa, AZ, then to San Jose, CA, then to Fresno, CA, and now live in Temperance, MI which is 1 mile above the MI/OH border from Toledo in the SE corner of the mitten state:)


This message was edited Jan 8, 2009 7:26 AM

Sorry I'm a bit late on this; I want to go through it thoroughly, but I haven't had the time. I'm going to put my preferences on and then mark the thread as unwatched again.

So since people have been doing "introductions" I'm Laura Stevenson, as of Jan. 6th I'm 30 years old. My direct family includes my husband, Sean Clark and Step-daughter Sage Clark, age 7. I have two cats; Nero, male black shorthair, and Koshka, female Lynx point Siamese. A lot of you know my mom, Zhinusmom; I spend a lot of time with her. My brother and my grandmothers are also in town. I moved around a lot as a child, including living in Tai Wan for 9 mo. but my family has always been here and we moved back a little over 15 years ago. I have a B.A. in UK history and would like to go back and get my Masters in Library Sciences. I love photography and have over 10,000 pictures I took on my computer, though most of these are from two trips to the UK, 35 and 45 day respectively. My defining characteristic is that I am a geek, my DH is a geek to so it works well for me.

I don't really collect anything per se' but I do have a bunch of random stuff that fits my interests.

Things I like:
Protective entities, especially Greenmen/women, gargoyles, fu dogs and historically inspired items, but I like the idea of any type of protective entity; I figure it can't hurt.
Fairies any fey creatures (wood spirits, gnomes, elves, etc.. if they are even vaguely "otherworldly" I might be into them, traditional (not Disney) and twisted, see Brian Froud, Charles Vess and Jasmine Becket-Griffith for ideas, anything like that is fine, and anything that is a bit twisted like http://www.sculpturefromtheheart.com/myimpishgrin.htm I'm also way too amused by.
Water inspired, sea, streams, rain, marine animals, etc...
Moons, I love moons, anything moon related is great.
"Goddesses" mother earth, Bastet, Maiden/mother/crone, Artemis/Diana, etc...
Ladybugs, my "nickname" in High school was ladybug and I'm actually quite fond of them, realistic is better than cartoonish, but anything is fine.
Asian inspired, Chinese is my favorite.
Horses I do have several art or sculpted.
Goats, it's part of all my astrological signs and I relate to them.
Cats Sage and I are both quite into cats.
Cthulus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cthulhu
Bizarre anything slightly weird, warped, or odd I'm usually amused by.

Favorite colors: blue, green and black.
I'm not fond of yellow or orange unless natural (includes painted flowers etc...).

Food Stuff:
I like most foods, I don't like tofu, beats and turnips can't think of anything else I flat out don't like.
I like hot foods, but I can't really eat them anymore.
I'm not a sugar addict, unless you count drinks, but I like jelly beans (Jelly Bellies especially), peanut butter cups, Smarties, chocolate covered wafers, butterscotch, Andes mints, Nerds, and a couple other types of candy and will finish them within a year of getting them.
I am salt addict.
Favorite type food is probably Chinese food, and unfired Spring rolls.
I love all types of berries.
I love almost all types of cheese.

Craft materials are always welcome, wide range of interests, very few things wouldn't be used eventually, but I do leather work mainly, I have been doing more with clay, paper arts and would like to do more sewing.

I am an unrepentant bibliophile; I have wide range of genre interests. You should take a look at my wish list on Amazon if interested in going this direction http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/2F2N6YRLHAAPT/ref=cm_wl_rlist_go .

I love games of all types.

I am lacking in plants, I prefer perennials and useful plants (edible/medicinal).

Favorite scents: Coconut, Vanilla, "Rain", Herbal and Berry.
Some strong scents bother me, especially those that are chemically created.

Favorite flower: I don't really have one, but it I had to pick it would be Iris.
I'm not too into holly these days.

Favorite music: There is no way I could explain my music tastes to anyone else. I listen to a bit of everything. If I had to pick a "favorite" for gifts it would be Filk.

Home Décor: Don't worry about it, we have no unifying décor, my entire house is a Hodge podge; vaguely most of my nominally blue, with Burgundy and Tan in the bedroom.

Favorite store: If we're talking about gift certificates go with Amazon.com

Movies etc...: Once again my movie interests are eclectic, I like a bit of everything and I don't think I could pick a favorite. I don't have cable, but I love CSI, Law and Order, NCIS, House, Mythbusters, and watch them on DVD. I also like Iron Chef, What not to Wear, and some others I only get to watch at other people's houses. I'm also quite fond of nature and history documentaries.

Sage is really into rocks and cats and has been for long enough I don't think it'll change. Any type of rocks and anything cat related. She also likes fairies and fey creatures. She doesn't read very well yet, but I read to her and she has books on CD; she loves Harry Potter, Spiderwick and Tamora Pierce's Tortall books. She is not really either a girly girl or a tom boy, but far more on the tom boy side; she loves dress, action/role-playing video games, and zombies as an example. I wouldn't say she had a favorite color, but pink is acceptable.

This thread should be called "Getting to know you" ^_^
Interesting...........

I think you are right about that! Glad we did this though.

ok, I'm done pouting, so here's a start.. as others have said..I'm sure I'll keep changing this as I go :)

Likes: Gnomes w/googly eyes; fairies, bluebirds, taking photos of nature, sunflowers, actually just about any flower! Spring when the flowers are starting to finally come alive, I love to read science fiction, dragons, Anne McCaffrey, my main hobby is scrapbooking (I'm doing one for my GD's 16th bday which is 4 years away, so I have plenty of time LOL), the colors of green and blue, sitting on the patio admiring my flowerbeds, full moons, starry nights, riding around in the car on the backroads, talking to family as often as possible, boneless buffalo wings with bleu cheese dressing, banana bread (I make a wonderful banana bread- DH says so!!) , Road trips by myself (I drive to Iowa at least once a year by myself..I love it), puppies and kittens, flea markets, going to garage sales, watching OU football. I love candles..found a new scent that I adore.. Victorian Rose.. wow!!

Dislikes: winter, snow, COLD, lol.. picking weeds, rude drivers, mean parents who make kids cry for the heck of it, being so far away from family, collard greens. Candles with food scents LOL... makes me want to eat more and I don't need that!!

I collect ceramic cats..love the ones by Annaco Creations and the ones I find at Cracker Barrel restaurants (The name of the company escapes me right now.. which is about par for the course LOL) well DUH... FENTON is the name of the company that makes the cats at Cracker Barrel!

My kitchen is done in yellows with sunflowers being the main decoration, but I did find a neat wallpaper that's a sponged-green color with ladybugs, dragonflies and sunflowers on it. I've never put up wallpaper before, but guess I'm going to learn now! And I want to repaint the cabinets, soooooooo.. guess it'll be yellow too!

I'll be back with more :)


Edited..to update my brain cramp on the FENTON company LOL



This message was edited May 19, 2009 6:56 PM

I am in central Arkansas about an hour north of Little Rock. DH and I have 2 acres of yard, and I love planting bushes, trees, and flowers all over.
I make fudge for gifts and to sell. My best thing is my "Fudge Birthday" cake. Its not a cake at all but made up to look like one for the fudge lovers out there.
I love swans, antique cups and saucers, nintendo DS lite games(seek and find ones), flamingos, but my favorite is anything Thomas Kinkide with the gazebos, garden gates, and gardens.
The plants I love are daffodils(I can't get enough of them), lillies of all kinds, brugs, hollyhocks, just about anything that blooms.

Cathy

This message was edited May 5, 2009 7:51 AM

ATTENTION... this isn't my thread... but I have a suggestion...
Instead of adding another post to amend your "Likes and Dislikes"... could we just EDIT our original thread?

It may just be me, but I think it would be helpful to not to have to search the entire thread for another post for a person.