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Trout

Trout
Date Joined: January 14, 2008
Last Online: July 24, 2008
Birthday: June 1, 1978
Country: Canada

About Me

badge Vacation, party, and wedding done, sick baby on the mend, I'm catching up and should be, (hopefuly), completly caught up on everything by the middle of July. Thanks for your paitence folks! I'm a heavily tattooed, obsessive knitter and sewer who has more wool and fabric than some small countries. I have a young son who is the best, (Cameron, 20 mo), and an ex who is thankfully several provinces away. Remember girls, nothing says 'I love you' quite like 'I'm going to kill you'.

Favorite Music

I love swing, big band, female jazz/blues vocalists( Ella, Billie, Big Mama Thornton, Etta James, Dinah Washington, etc) Edith Piaf, Eartha Kitt, The Andrews Sisters, Simon and Garfunkel, Johnny Cash, Tom Waits, Yan Tiersen, Leftover Crack, Revrend Horton Heat, Blondie, The Dead Cats, older Beastie boys, Pretty much anything with some rhythm, soul, passion, humor, a swinging beat, anything but top 40.

Favorite Books

Well illustrated Fairy tales, nursery rhymes, the annotated mother goose, the Oxford dictionary of nursery rhymes, all of Richard Brautigan's books, T. H. de Dillmont's 'Encyclopedia of Needlework' (if you've ever seen this book you KNOW what I mean!), Nick Bantock, Astrid Lundgren, The Wind in the Willows, Watership Down, Alice in Wonderland, and Annotated Alice, Edward Lear, Mervyn Peake, Rhold Dahl, nonsence poetry, Shel Silverstine, well written cookbooks, knitting books that aren't full of bad eighties patterns and dolman sleeves, Angela Fisher, gardening books, any of the books from the Family Creative Workshop series.

Favorite Movies

CLASSICS, Auntie Mame, Casablanca, Roman Holliday, Sabrina (the origional), Thouroghly Modern Millie, Breakfast at Tiffanys, Harvey, It's a Wonderful Life, Key Largo, The African Queen, The Women, Gaslight, The Mating Season, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Mathilda, My Neighbour Totoro, Amile, Yours Mine and Ours, The Sound of Music, Wizard of Oz, Princess Bride, Oscar, Fried Green Tomatoes, Little Miss Sunshine, East is East, Pieces of April, almost anything with Rosalind Russel, Audrey Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Becall, Ingrid Bergman, Jimmy Stewart, etc, etc, etc.

Favorite Crafts

Knitting, sewing, weaving, quilting, embroirdery, gardening, making little impractical things..... that happen to be pretty. If it can be done with the hands, I'll give it a go.

Stuff I Collect

Vintage sewing machine attachments, (especially rufflers), wool, fabric, books, knitting needles, crochet hooks, (even though I don't crochet... yet), vintage childrens literature, strange sewing notions, buttons, Guterman thread (I LOVE their thread), wooden thread spools (with or without thread),ribbon, bits and pieces for tieing fly fishing flies, little hand made things made by people other than me. If you made it, and put a little of yourself in it, I'll love it.

Colours/materials

I love vintage barkcloth, retro prints that aren't cutesy, earth tones and bright colours, (sometimes together), gingham, natural fibers. Not too fond of pastels, neon, and eighties florals. I currently have too much wool, (unless you have access to Briggs & Little, I can never have too much B&L), and fabric. So Please don't send me any unless you don't think I can't live without it ;)

Ma kitchen

Some one left the cake out in the rain, I don't think that I can take it, 'cause it took so long to bake it, and I'll never have that recipe again... Ohhhhh Noooooooooo...
(Richard Harris, McArthur Park)
I LOVE to bake, I always have homade stock of one kind or another in the freezer ready for soup at a moments notice, my slow cooker is used mostly for pulled pork with homemade BBQ sauce, I have an obscene collection of vintage aprons and bakeware. Aint nothin' better than homemade bread, and I have my favorite recipe memorized.

My Kitties

I have two cats, I found them when they were three weeks old, they're five now. They are sisters and named Filthy & Trash - guess where I found 'em! Filthy is five pounds and fast, (when my son is around), and cuddly at night. Trash is fifteen pounds, Cameron uses her as a pillow/matress, and she hogs the bed. If you send cat toys, (they LOVE catnip), please make them toddler safe :)

Monkey Man

My son Cameron is one and a half and most certianly a future swapper, he LOVES mail, (it was one of his early words). He gets all my swap envelopes and boxes and stuffs them an unstuffs them 'till there's nothing left and they go into the recycling. He loves Bob the Builder, trains, big trucks, vehicles in general, cats, dogs, and animals. Any postcards sent his way are greatly appreciated and will make his day.

Ratings

kizmet rated for Recipe-O-Rama! (private) on Jan 15, 2009
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Comment: Your package was beyond what words and the little heart could say. It should have deserved at least 10 hearts!
Response: I'm so glad you liked the recipes, you've gotta check out the rest of the patterns at knitty.com, they're fantastic! I'm going to go bake some of those cookies while Cameron's napping!
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Comment: Never got anything. Please contact me if you'd like to change it.
girthta rated for {Private Swap} Trout and Girty on Nov 14, 2008
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Comment: bummer
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Comment: she hasn't logged in since july
daffodilgirl rated for Train themed Postcards on Oct 8, 2008
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Comment: i will be happy to change rating if i receive something. thanks
rebeccaljames rated for Aprons with Profile Surprise on Oct 1, 2008
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Comment: When I receive something I will change the rating.
uconn rated for Brewery Box Postcard on Sep 22, 2008
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bren rated for Brewery Box Postcard on Sep 22, 2008
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Comment: Will change when I receive.
dizzyfromthis rated for Amigurumi for beginners on Sep 18, 2008
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MrsRankin rated for Comfort in a box, (or envelope). on Sep 9, 2008
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Comment: Never recieved anything. And you hosted it too!
xing5683 rated for Your very own recipe book on Aug 2, 2008
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Puchita rated for Summer fun with kool-aid 'n tea! on Jul 30, 2008
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Comment: Thanks dear Carly for the interesting letter and the super cool Kool-Aid but the best for me it's your son's draw!! Thanks a lot, after my holidays i will write you again!
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Comment: Thanks for the resend photos taken in Toronto. I like all 3 photos especially the one with the fire truck. Thanks Carly!
Response: I'm so sorry I forgot about resending! I resent to you today, (July 18), and I hope they don't take long to get there.
kizmet rated for Recipe-O-Rama! on Jul 21, 2008
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Comment: YAY..finally I got your package..I was thinking it had got lost in the mail and I was ready to put to flames my post office but oh well.. THANKS a lot for the swap Carly..I have a long and boring summer ahead of me and I will have fun trying all of them! And making them into a booklet is so cute =)
toffle rated for Any doll but a dotee *REVISED* on Jul 15, 2008
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Comment: Love the doll! Something I never would ave thought to make for myself but I love it! What stitch is used to hold the felt together?
Response: I'm so glad you like her! I either used a small running stitch or a small back stitch for making the limbs and body, and I used tiny hidden running stitches to sew on the arms and legs. Did your daughter claim her, or have you hidden her away for yourself?
redhead1968 rated for Recipe-O-Rama! on Jul 14, 2008
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Comment: Thank you for the recipes! I've never made scented bath oils-it sounds fun!! Can't wait to try the grilled cheese and soup too!!
Response: I'm so glad you like your recipes! I'm sorry that it took me so long, and on my first time hosting a swap too! *hangs head in shame*
cats rated for Sock Monkey Swap - International on Jun 26, 2008
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Comment: Lovely monkey, thank you!
Response: Yay! She finally got there! I'm glad you like her.
apurplerat rated for Self Portrait Photo Swap on Jun 4, 2008
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Comment: thanks for the photo - very cool :) and the stamp is awesome.
Response: I'm glad you liked the photo, and I stocked up on the Audrey stamps when they came out :)
mouseybrat rated for Self Portrait Photo Swap on May 31, 2008
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Comment: I love this photo of you and your son. I looks neat in sepia.
Response: Thanks, it's one of my better hold-the-camera-at-the-end-of-your-arm self portraits!
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Comment: Great package! I love the felted flower - I have never seen one before and I think I will apply it to a sweater I have :) Socks are great too and what a great bargain - wish I was close I LOVE socks LOL!
Response: I almost sent it off without anything handmade! So I took out what I had for 'P', and made you the purple flower :)

Rating Overview

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Comments

Amandalee on Apr 23, 2010:

Just thinking about you again. Hope you are ok!

myrrhmaid on Aug 25, 2009:

sbf1

flaker

Foxtwins on Sep 11, 2008:

I'm still wondering if you received my postcard for the Brewery Box Postcard Swap. But, judging from your last log-in date, it looks like I'll never know. I'm really bummed that you aren't completing what you committed to.

Amandalee on Aug 15, 2008:

Hey Lady!

We miss you, please let us know you are ok!

Hugs, Amanda

SweetClementine on Jul 22, 2008:

Well, it's not a pie eating contest...but our new Edibles Group contest is still sure to be delicious! Come and join us!

Pie Eating Contest

Moineau on Jul 20, 2008:

Hi Carly, Thank you so much for being my angel for the Recipe-o-Rama swap! I love all the recipes you sent me, I'll have to try them all out this summer ;)

pgk on Jul 19, 2008:

I'm glad you like what I sent you and I sorta forgot that I did. No problems here girl. Enjoy!

chincho on Jul 14, 2008:

WAW!!!!!!!!!!!! You are not an angel, you are supper-angel!!!!!!! Thank you so much for the handmade pendant. So original and so testful. I loooove it ' and I have a perfect dress for it. Lamborama is lucky to have you as her friend. Thanks again,

pgk on Jul 13, 2008:

Hello Carly! I received your fabric and it's so, so cool! I haven't seen any flannel like that before! I love it! Thank you so much!

JennyTheArtist on Jul 11, 2008:

I'm currently on a hunt for Briggs & Little yarn for you! photo

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