beanna1

I am a mother of two teenaged daughters and married to a wonderful man. We have a dog and a cat (but the cat is my favourite!) and we are a typical busy family.

I work as an Office Manager for a Real Estate Agent and love my job.

I have always loved snail mail and pen pal type things so swaps are right up my alley.

Almost anything :) Right now I am in a knitting and cross stitch phase but that could change without notice - leaving a path of UFO'S (unfinished objects) in it's wake.

I like to collect vintage craft supplies - I stalk the local thrift store for old knitting needles and sewing notions - oh yeah, I didn't mention that I sew too. I love to see how the tools that were used are either more efficient than today's or how they have evolved.

I play clarinet in two local community bands so classical music is right up there - but so are pop, rock, christian rock...pretty much anything except jazz and rap.

Practical Magic and Dirty Dancing

I am in love with Mad Men and also Parenthood...I don't usually have time to watch much tv so I catch my shows whenever possible on our PVR-type feature.

I love autumnal colours. Any of the deep greens, golds and burnt oranges are lovely.

I do a lot of baking and bread making for my family - my girls hardly know what store-bought cookies taste like :)

I love spicy smells rather than sweet and prefer chocolate over sugary treats. I can crave salty, crispy goodies pretty strong sometimes!!

I drink coffee and tea...actually I "use" coffee and enjoy tea - I am not fond of herbal teas that contain too much hibiscus but love most flavoured black teas.

I love to send and receive to far-flung places - my family is from Canada and the States and my husband is from Malta so I love to send things to anywhere else...just for fun.

I am not a "blingy" person - I love the glitter but don't feel as though I can ever pull it off!! I appreciate anything that is hand made and nothing that has ever been made for us has ever left the house again - no matter how small it gets. The time and effort put into handmade makes it so special...I almost cry when I see hand made baby blankets in the thrift store - I want to take them all home :)