Just Visiting on the Front Porch

I’ve linked up with Lynette Kraft today to do some visiting on the front porch.  We are all talking about 10 charming or interesting things about ourselves.  So, here goes!  Anyone who would like to link up and share with us can find McLinkey on Lynette’s blog.

1. I like music.  No, I love music.  I listen to classical and Christian music mostly, however I am also a great fan of rag-time, marching band music, as well as international music (mostly Scottish and Irish)

3. I finally dyed my hair, after many, many, many years of wearing it natural.  It looked okay, some days even cute, and mostly like my sister April.  I think I’m done with hair dye though and I’ll probably grow it out now.

4. I like fresh tomatoes.  Actually I like all the growing things in my garden.  This is the first year in many years that I have actually grown a full garden.  I like to make things myself and it just amazes me to see what has grown.  All I had to do was dig holes and throw the rocks out!  Next year I plan to have a larger and much better garden.

5. I like wool.  I like to touch it, smell it, and I love to work with it.  I am a spinner and weaver and I love to make things from the raw wool.  I’ve spun yarn and made socks, and I wove a shawl from my hand spun yarn.  Spinning is so much fun for someone with tactile needs.  It seems to fill me up and relax me.

6. I live in the Pacific Northwest.  It does rain a lot here, but this summer the weather seems to have played a trick on us and we are really having a summer this year!  Normally it rains till about the end of July or August and then it’s hot through September.  This year the sun is out, the temps are up into the 80-90 and beyond.  Wow, the grass is dry and brown….  something I never thought I’d see here.

7. I totally enjoy the ocean, waterfalls, rivers, and fire.  Mesmerizes me.  I wish I could paint and draw better than I do.  I love the mountains and trees especially.  I would love to paint and draw scenery, and if I could I would probably have a house full of it!  Well, another craft for another day.

8. Speaking of crafts…. crafts are so much a part of my life.  I love to craft anything (except cooking).  From making paper, to making my own ink, or making laundry soap and weaving cloth.  I love to make things.  It doesn’t mean I don’t like to buy stuff because I love that too.  However making something myself gives me so much satisfaction.  I did it myself.

9. I love history and family history.  I get a lot of enjoyment out of reading about things that happened in America’s early years.  And when I see that my very own family helped make history it makes it so much more special to me.  So I took that love of history and began to make family history scrapbooks.  As I research family history it seems to give me a sense of where we are as a nation.  I’m so fortunate to have research capabilities at my fingertips.

10.  Lynette used the word “charming”.  My house, which I think should be charming, is decorated in late 20th century garage sale.  I like to live a comfortable life.  And while I wish my house was cuter, and had cute things hanging on the walls, I’m just not there (at least not in this house).  However I would LOVE to have a charming house.  So, I’m starting to look around at houses and I’m hoping someone will want to buy ours some day, maybe for commercial purposes (we are both a commercial or residential property).  I’m not looking forward to painting, or even packing boxes, but if someone wanted this place I’d sell it in a minute.

So, there you have it, 10 wacky and wonderful things about me.  If you ‘d like to join us on the front porch you can link up on Lynette Kraft’s website.

Thanks for listening!