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user6148

user6148
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Last Online: May 30, 2007

Country: United States
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About Me

I'm a creative genius of a mommy with one son, 12 months old (and incredible) and a fab computer geek of a husband who is my best friend and forever beau.

I love:

old things, reading, babies, gardening, cooking, hammer dulcimers, beekeeping, wild mushrooms, the woods, Lake Michigan, poetry, midwives, theatre, travel, Louisa May Alcott, hot tea, Garrison Keillor, homemade things, photography, dogs with floppy ears, hyacinths, stories, early mornings, and many more....

I am fond of colors like leafy green, aqua the color of a robin's egg, coral, purples (rich and pale), cream, pinks of all kinds, midnight blue, crimson and pale butter yellow.

Stylistically, I am fond of The Victorians, Pre-Raphelites, The Amish, The French, Marilyn Monroe and Art Deco.

I'm extremely friendly and I hate to displease people. I'm a sucker for new friends, shiny things and darling little old odds and ends, girly stuff, indulgent things, and anything old fashioned.

I'm not into....

Cutesy things, kitch, electronic music, rose, lavender or patchouli scents.

For the husband swap:

My DH is a computer geek. He's 31. He is a bit of a perfectionist. He likes: films, chocolate, travel, Chaim Potak, brainy things, the electric bass (he plays), martial arts, red meat, Asia, desserts, sleeping, lemonade, massages, pancakes, reading, exercise, plants, restaurants (he's a food critic at heart), fatherhood, beautiful photography (particularly naturey stuff), Disney World, Florida, oceans, t.v. shows House and West Wing, New York City, business...

He wears a medium. He doesn't drink coffee. He has allergies so, scents are generally out.

Hope that gives you a good taste. Feel free to contact me with any particular questions.

For a taste of who I am visit these sites...

My blog: http://xanga.com/botanyhead My etsy:http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5080990 My wist:http://www.wists.com/botanyhead

Favorite Music

"Rehab"-Amy Winehouse, "Annie's Song"-John Denver, "The Gambler"-Kenny Rogers, "The Dutchman"-Steve Goodman, "Lovely Agnes"-Claudia Schmidt &; Sally Rogers, "There's A Fine, Fine Line"-Avenue Q, "Resign Yourself To Me"-Nitty Gritty Dirt Band,"He Mele No Lilo" -Kamehameha School Choir, "America"-Simon and Garfunkle, "Lonely No More"-Rob Thomas

Favorite Movies

Driving Miss Daisy, Out of Africa, Hero, French Kiss, While You Were Sleeping, Steel Magnolias, Lord Of The Rings, Dances With Wolves, In America, Anne of Green Gables, Walk The Line, Memphis Belle and Crash

Favorite Television

I'm not super crazy about television and our t.v. set actually only functions as a screen for dvds. But I do enjoy: House, Whose Line Is It Anyway, Sex and the City, and The West Wing.

Favorite Crafts

Lets see....sewing, minor crocheting, origami, drawing, textiles, photography, sculpture, minor jewelry making...anything new!

Ratings

Aerochik rated for Boyfriend/Husband Swap once more on Jun 6, 2007
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Comment: Finally received this package about 2 weeks ago. Quite late
user5652 rated for Boyfriend/Husband Swap once more on Jun 3, 2007
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Comment: Carleen, got your pckg on Friday. Thank you, even though it was late. Karenk
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Comment: Your great goodies finally arrived, and the package smelled good even before I opened it up! Thanks so much! :D
mejulia rated for Our most requested recipes swap on Apr 17, 2007
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Comment: Great recipes and extra ones at that, thank you
keroleen73 rated for I Γ’β„’Β₯ books on Apr 12, 2007
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Comment: Thank you so much for resending!
marcia1977 rated for Our most requested recipes swap on Apr 11, 2007
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funkykchicken rated for Themed Paint Can Swap on Apr 10, 2007
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Comment: I will try to respond to your comment below.First let me respond to the decoration of the can.I understand that your son was sick and I'm sorry that he is.I have 6 children including a 6 month old.So you can imagine the illnesses i have dealt with. You used tissue paper.The tissue paper by the time it arrived was torn and and half off the can.It was not a wise choice because it is so delicate.You used magazine clippings and cut out flowers to put on top of it.You didn't bother to cut them nicely you just did it in a big circle and glued it on. It was all very haphazardly done and didn't look at all like you put in any effort.I would have rather received a message saying "my son is very unwell and your can will be a little late or really late" ..When i received it i would have given you a 5.I don't rate on when i receive something i rate on effort and the time you took to make it nice. Nextly the contents. The bunny i liked very much. The tea as well. The yarn was nice and fun yarn which i like. The Jewelry-Very nice and can be used. The first piece of fabric-Would have been nice but had teal blue paint spots on it. The second piece of fabric-Had rather large pieces of fabric already ripped out of parts of the length. The piece of crochet-Nice and was not unraveling. The second piece-almost completely unraveled. The Gloves-Nice Measuring tape-Nice looks new Hair bow-Was I'm not sure what to say at this point. Spools of thread-almost empty and not useable.
Response: Ouch. I'm so sorry you hated everything I sent. I suppose I should have put in more careful labeling so that you understood what was in the container. The "falling apart doily" was a piece of antique handmade lacework that wasn't quite finished by the original creator. The "almost gone spools of thread" were the spools found in the little cardboard box with the lacework...presumably the lady's sewing container. I honestly thought you might find them charming because it seemed that you had an interest in textiles. If you really think they're junk...then please send them back to me. They're quite old and I'll pay shipping to have them returned. I thought I was sharing my precious treasures..not polluting your stores with junk. The fabric was not from a sheet....it was portions snipped from a vintage curtain that was hanging in an old farmhouse...I thought you liked vintage and I would have sewn something out them myself. I'm trying not to have my pride wounded by the assault that was "the dirty hair bow was just uncool"...I'm sorry you hated it...again, if it truly offends you and find it repulsive...please return. I made that for you. It happens to be vintage silk (cut from the inside of an antique lady's skirt, hand sewn into a poppy and then hand dyed with a gentle tea dye to achieve a softened cream color...then I hand sewed it to the barrette reinforced with glue to make certain it would hold. I think its lovely and if you think its junk...I'll wear it with pride. Again, please return and charge me for the postage..I'll Paypal you the instant you tell me what it costs. I'm so sad that I sent you everything in that container. You're right...I could have done more to decorate it, so sue me. We all have our faults, I wasn't trying to make it look crappy for you. I had grander plans for the decoration but my infant son ended up getting sick and sucking up a lot of time with doctor appointments, medicinal applications and all the hours of rocking, nursing and pacing the floor that go with infant illness. I ran out of time. So, I decided to abandon my more complicated plans and just send it with a more minimal treatment. I figured getting the package in a more timely manner was more important than elaborate packaging. Now I'm very glad that I DIDN'T get to my more involved decorating plans. It hurts to have your carefully dreamed up efforts spat upon. I'm so hurt that you found my gifts offensive and think I'm a bad swapper. I swear to you that I securely glued everything to the container, I had no intention of sending something "falling off the can." I may give up swapbot for good now. I'm rather heartbroken.
Lunaria rated for Our most requested recipes swap on Apr 3, 2007
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Comment: Can't wait to try the Mexican Lime Soup - yummy!
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Comment: Carleen sent some really great photos with detailed descriptions. Thank you so much!
arentyouthatgirl rated for Monogram swap #2 on Mar 20, 2007
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Comment: Handmade notecards. Awesome!
Cnvingltlbtch rated for Monogram swap #2 on Mar 19, 2007
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user3413 rated for I Γ’β„’Β₯ books on Mar 13, 2007
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Comment: An excellent swap partner :)

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