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MY CRITTERS: EACH ONE OF THEM IS AN INDIVIDUAL AND A VALUED MEMBER OF MY FAMILY.
CURRENTLY I HAVE 11 CATS, THE OLDEST IS ALMOST 15 YEARS OLD AND RULES THE ROOST. HERE THEY ARE: SASSI, TIGGERS, PATCHES, PRETTY GIRL, FELIX, AL, MACK, TOM, SPARKEY AND MISTY AND KITANA, A KITTEN THAT MY DAUGHTER FOUND OUTSIDE THIS PAST (2002) WINTER.. 5 GIRLS AND 6 BOYS THAT HAVE THE WHOLE ENCLOSED FRONT PORCH TO THEMSELVES, EXEPT FOR KITANA, SHE IS IN THE HOUSE FOR NOW, BUT SHE WILL EVENTUALLY JOIN THE OTHERS ON THE PORCH, NOT ONE OF THEM HAS A PEDIGREE EITHER! DUKE IS 12 YEARS OLD AND HALF BLACK LAB/GERMAN SHEPARD. OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS HIS ALL BLACK COAT HAS GOTTEN SPRINKLED WITH WHITE, MAINLY AROUND HIS FACE, BUT HE IS STILL VERY PUPPY-ISH. BEAR IS 10 YEARS OLD AND 3/4 DOBERMAN AND 1/4 ROTTWEILER. HE IS TRICOLORED, BECAUSE THEY TRIED TO BREED TRUE WHITE DOBERMANS. HE IS MAINLY BLACK AND TAN, BUT HAS A WHITE CHEST-LOOKS LIKE A TUX SHIRT-. NOW YOU WOULD THINK THAT HE IS REALLY MEAN DUE TO THE 2 BREEDS IN HIM, BUT HE IS THE MOST GENTLE DOG EVER, UNLESS HE HAS GOOD REASON TO BE NASTY. HE IS THE ATHLETIC DOG IN THE FAMILY AND LOVES TO PLAY AND JUMP. CASEY, SHE IS 5 YEARS OLD AND 1/2 BLACK LAB AND 1/2 DALAMTIAN. SHE IS THE FEROCIOUS ONE, SHE KNOWS NO FEAR. I WONDER IF IT IS LACK OF GOOD SENSE OR AN INFLATED VIEW OF HERSELF. SHE IS NOT A BIG DOG, BUT VERY STOUT BUILD AND HAS MASSIVE STRENGTH. AND SHE IS MOUTHY. CASEY IS DEFINITELY THE ALARM AROUND THE HOUSE. SHE WONT LET ANYBODY IN THE HOUSE. WE ALSO HAVE 1 FERRET - CJ IS LIVELY AND FULL OF MISCHIEF AND ALWAYS BRING SMILES TO US WITH HIS CAPERS. CJ IS A TRUE ESCAPE ARTIST AND WE ALWAYS HAVE TO BE CAREFUL TO CLOSE THAT CAGE TIGHT, HE IS PRETTY INVENTIVE WHEN IT COMES TO BREAKING OUT. |
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| CASEY AND BEAR ROMPING |
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THIS PART TELLS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MY HOBBIES. NONE OF THEM ARE FANCY OR OUT OF THIS WORLD. RATHER THEY ARE OLDFASHIONED AND DOWN TO EARTH. IN A WAY IT NEVER CEASES TO AMAZE ME, BEING A PERSON THAT NEVER LIKED, ACTUALLY DOWN RIGHT DESPISED ANY KIND OF NEEDLE WORK, REALLY GOT INTO DOING NEEDLEWORK AT ALL. ALL THE WOMEN IN MY FAMILY DO SOME KIND OF NEEDLE WORK, KNITTING, SEWING, CROCHETING, ETC. AND I GREW UP AROUND THIS AS WELL AS LEARNED IT IN SCHOOL. BACK IN MY TIME IT WAS MANDETORY TO LEARN THIS STUFF! NEEDLESS TO SAY, I WAS NOT VERY GOOD AT IT, AND BOTH TEACHERS AND FAMILY SERIOUSLY DISPAIRED AT MY LACK OF TALENT AND APPLICATION TO THE TASK. IT WASN'T THAT I WAS ALL THUMBS OR SO, JUST THAT I COULDN'T STAND DOING THAT "SISSY" STUFF. I LOVED TO BUILD MODELS AND MAKE THINGS AND WAS FAIRLY GOOD AT IT TOO. BUT SEWING APRONS AND MENDING HOLES IN SOCKS JUST WASN'T MY THING!! ( I KNOW FOR A FACT, THAT THERE IS A UNFINISHED PAIR OF SOCKS FROM 5TH OR 6TH GRADE STILL LAYING AROUND IN MY MOM'S HOUSE TO THIS DAY.) ANYWAY, I DON'T KNOW WHAT CAME OVER ME, A FRIEND OF MINE WAS HAVING A BABY SOME 20 OR SO YEARS AGO AND I SEEN HER KNIT A JUMPER FOR IT. I LOOKED AND DECIDED THAT I CAN DO THAT TOO AND WENT OUT AND BOUGHT THE INGREDIENTS. SO I WENT TO IT, AND MY FAMILY HAD THE TIME OF THEIR LIVES WATCHING ME STRUGGLE THROUGH IT, BUT I MADE IT ALL BY MYSELF, EXCEPT FOR THE SEWING TOGETHER - I NEEDED HELP THERE, FOR WHEN I DID IT BY MYSELF, IT CAME OUT VERY STRANGE LOOKING AND UNWEARABLE! BUT MY AUNTS STRAIGHTEND IT OUT AND SAM DID WAER THEM FOR QUITE A LONG TIME. SO, AS TIME WENT ON, I GOT INTO GRAFTS MORE AND MORE, TEACHING MYSELF FROM BOOKS AND TV SHOWS. I AM A UNREPENTANT CRAFT-AHOLIC AND LOVE IT. I ALSO FOUND THAT DOIND THIS IS VERY THERAPUTIC AND KEEPS ME FROM GOING INSANE. I HAVE TO HAVE MY FIX OR I GET VERY UNHAPPY AND AT TIMES BITCHY!! IN DUE TIME, MY CRAFT OBSESSION BRANCHED OUT TO OTHER MEDIUMS AND FORMS. I HAVE DONE WOOD BURNING, POTTERY, CANDLE MAKING, SOAP MAKING, KNITTING, CROCHETING, CERAMICS, KITCHEN CRAFTS, FABRIC PAINTING, EMBROIDERY OF VARIOUS KINDS, LATCH HOOKING, QUILTING, RUG MAKING OF DIFFERENT KINDS, WOOD CARVING,PAINTING WITH VARIOUS MEDIUMS ON VARIOUS BACKGROUNDS, JEWELLERY MAKING WITH BEADS AND WIRE, LEATHER CRAFTS, SPINNING AND FELTING, WEAVING ON LOOMS, ALL SORTS OF FLOWER CRAFTS, HERBAL CRAFTS AND HERBS, BASKET MAKING AND MORE. IT IS A FOREGONE FACT THAT I LOOOOOOVE SPENDING MONEY ON CRAFTS STUFF AND MACHINES, BOOKS AND GADGETS AND I HAVE A GARAGE FULL TO PROVE IT. MY MAIN THING IS TO LOOK AT SOMETHING AND THEN COME UP WITH WAYS OF MAKING IT MYSELF. I ALWAYS LIKE TO EXPERIMENT AND COMBINE DIFFERENT CRAFTS INTO ONE PRODUCT. IT DOESN'T MATTER WETHER IT IS WEARABLE, USABLE OR JUST TO LOOK AT; BOY OH BOY, I NEVER KNEW I COULD DO SO MANY THINGS. MY FAMILY, AT FIRST THEY WERE LEARY ABOUT MY OBSESSION, BUT NOW THEY ARE PROUD OF MY CREATIVITY AND THE BIGGEST COMPLIMENT I EVER GOT WAS FROM ONE AUNT,THAT IS AN EXPERT IN NEEDLEWORK, WHEN SHE DISPLAYED A CROSS STITCH PICTURE THAT I HAD MADE FOR HER. I HAVE GOTTEN RIBBONS IN THE STATE FAIRS FOR MY DESIGNS AND WAS ALSO FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE HAD A FEW OF MY ORIGINAL DESIGNS PUBLISHED. I LOVE MY CRAFTS AND MY GADGETS - KNITTING MACHINES (5 OR 6 AT LAST COUNT) AND ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT HELP ME TO MAKE BEAUTIFUL THINGS. THERE IS SUCH A SATISFACTION FOR ME TO TAKE WHATEVER MATERIALS AND AN IDEA AND TO TURNOUT A ITEM THAT CAN BRING JOY AND BEAUTY TO EVERY ONE THAT SEES IT. |
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THIS PART IS ABOUT MY INTERESTS, THINGS THAT I ENJOY TO DO AND GIVE ME PLEASURE.
READING IS THE SINGLE BIGGEST PASTIME THAT I HAVE, I READ ALMOST ANYTHING, BUT MY FAVORITES ARE FANTASY, ABOUT MAGIC, NOVELS SET IN THE EARLY AGE OF MAN, SCIENCE FICTION, FUTURISTIC STORIES AND ON OCCASION, WHEN I DESIRE EASY READING, ROMANCE NOVELS. MY FAVORITE AUTHORS ARE, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAVID EDDINGS, JEAN M. AUEL, JEANETTE OKE, WILLIAM SARABANDE AND OTHERS. AND OF COURSE: CRAFT BOOKS AND SUCH!!! I ALSO ENJOY HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY, I LOVE GOING TO MUSEUMS AND LOOK AT THINGS. I TRULY LOVE NATURE, I HAVE ALWAYS FELT AN AFFINITY FOR THE COUNTRY SIDE, I GREW UP IN GERMANY IN THE COUNTRY AND LOVED NOTHING MORE THAN BEING OUT DOORS, WALKING AND WATCHING ANIMALS. LIVING IN DETROIT, THE FIRST MAJOR METROPOLITAN AREA FOR THE LAST 12 YEARS, I MISS JUST WALKING OUT THE FRONT DOOR AND BEING IN THE FOREST IN LESS THAN 10 MINUTES. I ENJOY SWIMMING AND HORSE BACK RIDING AND BACK IN THE '80s I USED TO PARTICIPATE IN RODEOS. AS TO MUSIC, MY TASTES ARE VERY VARIED, I LISTEN TO ALMOST ANYTHING EXCEPT JAZZ AND BLUES. I LIKE FOLK MUSIC OF ALL COUNTRIES, RAP, HIP-HOP AND OLDIES, COUTRY AND WESTERN. I ALSO VERY MUCH ENJOY PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING - WWF IS MY FAVORITE AND WHEN WE HAVE THE CHANCE WE GO SEE IT LIVE HERE IN DETROIT. |
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