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About me

Gender	Female
Location	Northern California, United States
Introduction	Northern California girl who likes to cook, read, does some drawing and painting (watercolors mostly), and this is blog is a place to share my thoughts, musings and discoveries.
Interests	Painting, decorating, Yoga, traveling, Photography, Cooking. I love cooking and am currently exploring vegetarian and loving what I am learning and enjoying.
Favorite movies	Shipping News,Family Stone, Love Actually,Lost in Translation, Marie Antoinette (love Sofia Coppola), Miss Potter,All the Jane Austen movies, A Good Year, Possession (Gwyneth Paltrow is an amazing actress), Wizard of Oz, V for Vendetta, Vicky Cristina Barcelona. TV shows: 30Rock, Little Britain, Jeeves & Wooster, House (have a huge crush on Hugh Laurie), Curb Your Enthusiasm, In Treatment, Weeds, Nurse Jackie, Glee. I love Ricky Gervais, so anything he's in or does, Spain, on the Road Again & Gourmet's Diary of a Foodie. Latest TV show to catch my eye is the Marriage Rep.
Favorite music	I'm all over the map on music I like...don't even know where to start...I'll tackle this one later.
Favorite books	I love to read travelogs. Have read a lot of James Herriot. Just read Diane Setterfield's Thirteenth Tale and that got me interested in 19th British Literature (at her recommendation in an interview I listened to) So I am currently reading Lady Audley's Secret by Mary ELizabeth Braddon and The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins is next. Also just bought Frances Mayes latest book, Every Day in Tuscany. Am currently cooking and reading my way through Eating For IBS by Heather Van Vorous. It is completely changing how I eat and think about food. I can totally recommend her books not just for the wealth of information you'll gain but the recipes are scrumptious and good for you. I have given up coffee AND my beloved Glaceau Vitamin waters...in favor of peppermint tea and an incredibley refreshing Lemon Ginger honey tea that you can make yourself (from Heather's cookbook)