HI EVERYONE, WELCOME TO "ME" - IT FEELS VERY STRANGE DOING THIS, BUT HERE GOES -
I AM IN A LADY IN MY MID-TO LATE FORTIES, OWN MY OWN BUSINESS (ASIDE FROM QUILTERS' ANONYMOUS) - IN THE ACCOUNTING FIELD.
I HAVE BEEN INTERESTED IN FABRICS SINCE I WAS VERY YOUNG - STARTED SEWING WHEN I WAS FIVE - MY MOTHER WAS THE TRAINER AT A SHIRT FACTORY AND I GUESS IT WAS JUST BRED INTO ME. THE NAME OF MY E-BAY STORE CAME ABOUT AT A SEWING KLATCH SOME FRIENDS AND I WERE AT - SOMEONE SAID WE SHOULD HAVE A SUPPORT GROUP FOR THOSE SOULS WHO CANNOT GIVE UP FABRIC AND ALONG CAME "QUILTERS' ANONYMOUS" - I LOVE TO DESIGN QUILT PROJECTS AND NEVER, EVER USE ANY PRE-PRINTED PATTERN EXACTLY AS IT IS GIVEN, I'VE ALWAYS BEEN TOO ADVENTURESOME FOR THAT.
I ALSO LOVE TO KNIT AND ENJOY COMBINING DIFFERENT TYPES OF YARNS TOGETHER WITH BEADS, SHELLS, TRINKETS TO MAKE INTERESTING HIGHLIGHTS ON MY SWEATERS.
I ALSO LOVE LACES AND TRIMS - JUST CANNOT RESIST THEM - THEY ADD SUCH DECOR TO EVERYTHING - ESPECIALLY THOSE SPECIAL PROJECTS LIKE CRIB QUILTS - THERE IS A REAL BABY BOOM GOING ON - THREE COMING IN OUR FAMILY THIS YEAR - WOW!! AND WEDDINGS - GOT A COUPLE OF THOSE TOO!! LOTS OF REASON TO QUILT - LIKE I NEED ONE - MY HUSBAND HAPPENED TO LOOK IN MY SEWING ROOM ONE DAY AND MADE A COMMENT ABOUT ALL THE FABRIC - I LOOKED AT HIM INNOCENTLY AND SAID "HONEY I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENS, I TURN OUT THE LIGHTS AND I THINK IT BREEDS - I SWEAR!!!"
I LOVE TO SHOP - I PROWL AROUND YARD SALES, AUCTIONS - ESPECIALLY ESTATE SALES OUT IN THE COUNTRY AND LITTLE TOWNS - YOU FIND SUCH WONDERFUL CRAFT STUFF THERE - I ALSO BUY TONS OF STUFF AT END OF BOLT SALES AND CLOSE-OUTS. IT IS SOOOOO HARD NOT TO KEEP MORE OF IT, BUT I SHOP AND THEN SELL TO PAY FOR MY HABIT - IT'S LIKE A DRUG - I SWEAR - THE MORE YOU GET THE MORE YOU WANT - BUT, I DON'T THINK ANYONE EVER OVER-FABRICED - DID THEY? LORD, I HOPE NOT, BUT, IF SO, WHAT A WAY TO GO.
AS YOU CAN TELL, I HAVE A UNIQUE SENSE OF HUMOUR - LOVE TO HAVE A GOOD TIME AND USUALLY DO - DON'T BELIEVE IN DOING ANYTHING HALFWAY - I AM A SCORPIO FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE ASTROLOGICALLY INCLINED - NEVER SAW MUCH IN IT MYSELF, BUT ONCE DID READ A DESCRIPTION OF SCORPIO AND IT FIT ME TO A "T" - MAYBE THERE IS SOMETHING TO IT AFTER ALL - WHO'S TO SAY
WE LIVE ON A FARM, 230 ACRES IN THE COUNTRY JUST EAST OF NAPANEE, ONTARIO. A BEAUTIFUL SETTING - WE LIVE AT THE END OF A ROAD ALLOWANCE, THE ONLY THING BEHIND US IS US AND 3,000 ACRES OF CROWN LAND (GOVERNMENT OWNED). I LOVE TO GARDEN, FLOWERS AND VEGETABLES, AND AM CURRENTLY WORKING ON RE-CLAIMING AN OLD CATTLE FIELD INTO A NICELY LANDSCAPED BACK YARD COMPLETE WITH ROCK GARDEN AND HORSESHOE PIT.
I HAVE A WONDERFUL BLACK LAB PUPPY (100 POUNDS) AT 10 MONTHS - HE LOVES TO WALK (HA HA - MORE LIKE RUN LIKE A FOOL) - HIS NAME IS DIGGER (SELF-EXPLANATORY). I ALSO HAVE THREE CATS, A BLACK AND WHITE FEMALE NAMED TROUBLE (AGAIN, SELF-EXPLANATORY), A PERSIAN CALICO NAMED MITZI (OUR LITTLE LADY) AND A MUTED CALICO NAMED TUFFIE (SHE WAS A STRAY WHO BRAVED BELOW FREEZING TEMPS THIS WINTER BEFORE WE COULD CATCH HER - SHE WAS ALL OF FIVE WEEKS OLD AT THE TIME).
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