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geordiebaker

geordiebaker
Date Joined: August 25, 2013
Last Online: April 10, 2024
Birthday: March 31
Country: United Kingdom

About Me

I am a 71yr old mother of 6 children aged 43-51- granny to 11 aged 8-22, am thankful everyday for my family ,well mostly!! certainly isnt boring. I am a retired social worker who worked in the local deaf community for nearly 20years . I live in a rural area in what was once a thriving mining village many years ago .

Love to travel and have been lucky enough to travel many times to USA, lived in Cyprus for 3 years and travelled to Israel and Egypt ,Turkey , Tunisia, Malta. I have visited most of Europe , lived in Germany for 8 years and have visited Poland and Czech Republic several times .

We have recently bought a holiday home on the coast and we love spending time there enjoying the coast and countryside and peace and quiet.

I enjoy cooking [good job as my kids can empty a fridge in record time when they come to visit ! ] I make jam, pickles and chutney's and bread.

My real love though is baking I love trying out new recipes especially from USA and treat myself to a baking book every time I visit ,its part of my holiday ritual I love vintage cookery books although these are getting harder to find,I trawl through carboot sales and charity shops and sometimes i find a little gem and gleefully take it home .

Favorite Music

I liked listening to music however Iam deafened due to an accident 30years ago so i did struggle to hear music clearly however have now got some new digital hearing aids which are the business, so am now able to enjoy music once more and the theatre no more undertitles for this gal. .

Favorite Books

Iam an avid reader anything and everything from chick lit to Dickens,love Jane Austen ,anything to do with social history love to read about how people lived and different cultures. Empty Cradles - true story about british orphans sent to Australia 1940s- 1950s to work on farms and a social worker who became involved in the 1990's when she received a letter from a man trying to trace his family in England and what she discovered.I recommended this book to all of my social work colleagues and anybody else I could persuade , it touched me deeply and reinforced why I chose my profession.

My guilty pleasure is reading Lee Childs Jack Reacher series . Alexander Mcall s No1 Ladies Detective agency The Fishing Fleet its the true story of upper - middle class women who travelled to India from 1880's to 1930's looking for a husband !! it's a really good read, the anecdotes and photographs are brilliant. I will try anything friends recommend

Favorite Movies

I love watching films mostly at home as lot of cinemas dont have good hearing systems . Where to start! Musicals from 1940's onward eg West Side story, Wizard of Oz,Caberet,Dirty Dancing, Grease, Strictly Ballroom,Chicago, Les Miserables . Four weddings and a funeral Love Actually Some Like it Hot[anything Marilyn Monroe she's the biz] My big fat greek wedding, Last of the Mohicans Dances with wolves All of the Indiana Jones series - great fun . James Bond films . Sleepless in Seattle You got mail The Green mile The Help The best exotic marigold hotel Avatar Sgt York[ stars Gary Cooper my dad took me to see it ] Gone with the wind, Lawrence of Arabia [my dad again] Love me or leave me [Doris Day] Pride and Prejudice

Favorite Television

Leverage, Justified, Bones, ,Grimm, yes i like american detective series ! History documentaries Who do you think you are ? both brit and us versions Masterchef the Professionals Great British Bakeoff Strictly Dancing The Sewing Bee Hairy Bikers cooking show Call The Midwives Downton Abbey Wanted Down Under Murdochs Mysteries Antiques roadshow Larkrise to Candleford Cranford Sleepy Hollow The Bletchley Circle Homes under the hammer Diners drive ins and dives, want Guy to come up north. Longmire Heir hunters My guilty pleasure was Sean Bean in Game of thrones Murder mystery and my family.

Favorite Crafts

I have always loved to sew but haven't felt I had the time while I was working and since I retired have been reacquainting myself with my trusty sewing machine . I enrolled in a local college craft class that teaches bagmaking and I love it ! I have a great teacher and the gals in the class are hardcore, lively or perhaps feisty would be a better word to describe them , there is a very mixed bag of expertise and everyone has an opinion and is not afraid to voice it on anything and everything . They have been very supportive since my husbands cancer was diagnosed and I love them for that . 2020 My husband is luckily now in remission . I fancy trying stained glass or leather work .

Likes/Dislikes

Likes:

Fountain Pens and stationery cannot walk by a stationery shop without being compelled to go in and see what they got!

Collect baking recipes from other countries, USA is favourite

Kitchen gadgets - yeah I'm a gadget girl love the USA for that, hurrah for outlet shopping I say.

Collect cookie cutters got about 40 so far ,I add to them when I see ones that take my fancy ,usa is best place for them so cheap

Collect postcards connected to baking and cooking

Love washi tape ..

I have an untreated fabric addiction am filling my third trunk with stuff and am now the proud owner of a lovely wooden 1930 sewing box I bought it at a junk shop and it was full of vintage sewing kit bargain !

I love flamingos and my spare bedroom is known as the flamingo room by my grand kid's , family and friends buy flamingo β€œstuff” which is displayed on a ships trunk in the bedroom .

Dislikes:

Gel pens- prefer a fountain pen think my handwriting needs all the help it can get !

Glitter , gets everywnere

Happy Kitty ,Disney - cutesy stuff just not me.

Tea - not a fan at all, never drunk it which is unusual in my country and in the area I live in .

Ratings

honeyblossom rated for Letter swap, Newbie friendly on May 3, 2023
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Comment: Hey Kate! Sorry it took me a bit to rate. Thanks so much for your letter. I will reply this week 😊❣️🌻
Response: Look forward to hearing from you
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Comment: This was such a lovely swap---thank you! I loved the letter and all the pretty extras you included. Such a nice surprise!
Response: You're welcome I enjoyed the swap
Geekydee rated for New penpal for spring on Apr 6, 2023
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Comment: Hi Kate! Thank you for your letter and the extras and also for the sweet Easter card :) It was lovely to hear from you. Take care and Happy Easter, Deb
HexG rated for Talk About Your Hobbies Letter Swap on Apr 3, 2023
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Comment: Thank you for your lovely letter!! I enjoyed reading about your hobbies :) also, thank you for all of the inclusions <3
Response: Happy swaping
Duamutef rated for Mom penpals on Mar 18, 2023
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Response: Thank you
annim rated for Mom penpals on Mar 18, 2023
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Comment: Thank you for your letter and everything else you sent. :) You are definitely blessed with a big family!
Response: You're welcome
CMBOND rated for christmas postcard international on Feb 1, 2023
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Comment: I got your postcard today. I wish you a very happy and healthy 2023!
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Comment: Helo Kate. Thank you so much for your letter from the past. I love the language you use "a face like fizz"! It adds so much character to what is a story from an important period of history. Would you like for me to reply as Annie? If so please just send me a private message.
Response: Sorry for not commenting earlier but family stuff happens!love you to rep!y if you still want to
Ahdridri rated for This Is Your Life..... In Recipes. on Dec 29, 2022
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Comment: Oh my goodness Kate, thank you so much for these recipes, they all feel so special! I don't care if it's a few days after Christmas, I'm making this Geordie Gingerbread before the end of the year! I'm also soo excited to make these devon scones- I'll be thinking of you and your grandmother as I do :) And I had no idea Victoria Sponge was so versatile, this will definitely be added to our dessert repertoire! I just got my boyfriend into baking cakes, maybe this will be his next! Once again, thank you very much for these recipes and memories, it was such a joy to read them. I can only imagine how fun it will be to make and eat them :)
Response: You're very welcome
Eulegirl rated for recipe card swap on Dec 27, 2022
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Comment: Thank you for the amazing Jane Austen card and the postcard and, of course, the recipe. I am going to have to visit some international stores and try to find ground rice. We have 2 in town, so I will investigate when I get back from visiting family.
Response: Happy baking ! :)
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Comment: Thanks for the letter !!! Happy Holidays!!!!❀️
Response: Your welcome
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Comment: Thank you for your recipes. I watch The Great British Bake off 😊So atleast the name of two were familiar and now I know what the ingredients are.
Response: Your welcome happy swapping
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Comment: Thank you for the sweet little letter, I will write back soon :)
Response: Look forward to hearing from you
cynaemon rated for All about my bestie! on Oct 27, 2022
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Comment: Thanks for your lovely letter about your friend Norma.
Response: Your welcome
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Comment: Thank you for the letter and extras. I will write back.
honeyblossom rated for All about my bestie! on Oct 13, 2022
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Comment: Thank you for your note and extras. I enjoyed your note as well as the extras.πŸ™‚β€οΈ
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Comment: What a lovely letter you wrote. Your Granny would have been such a great role-model for you throughout your life, strong lady! I really appreciate you taking the time to give me the back ground information, it was quite an exciting read.
Response: So glad you enjoyed it ! Yes Granny Annie was a character so proud of her a true "Geordie " woman .
MNJoviGirl rated for Pretty Writing on Pretty Paper #3 on Jun 27, 2022
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Comment: TY. Sorry for late rating.
Response: No bother !
lob rated for New Year, New Penpals ages 50 and up! on Mar 29, 2022
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Comment: Thanks for the letter! I plan to write back soon.
Response: Look forward to hearing from you
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Comment: Thankyou😁

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Comments

MNJoviGirl on Oct 22, 2022:

Hope all is well, haven't heard from you in ages.

Jodie

KarenFife on Feb 12, 2021:

Thank you for your delightful letter! I loved reading about your life and your holiday home on the coast, your family and your stories. - The postcard of Amble is lovely. I appreciate your sweet connecting to your partner, meπŸ’Œβ—οΈ

sassafrass on Apr 25, 2020:

I saw your post in the PF about Singing hinnies and was intrigued. First, what a cute name for them! They also sound yummy, and something I will definitely be looking to try in my kitchen.

I hope you are staying safe and well on your side of the world!

pansdaughter13 on Mar 30, 2017:

It's your birthday, it's your birthday!!!

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