wordnerd
| Gender | Female |
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| Industry | Publishing |
| Location | Edge of the Texas Hill Country, United States |
| Introduction | I've been reading a lot of home improvement blogs and they're either done by near-pros, rich people, or couples who sprinkle the text with lots of references to "DH," "hubby," "the wife," etc. I didn't find a single blog by an impractical, budget-restricted, over-50, single female curmudgeon so I figure I'm pioneering new ground. In my quest to transition from a person who buys lots of books about home remodeling to someone who actually accomplishes something, I plan to do as much of the work as possible. I'll also strive to be be green, sustainable, and organic every step of the way. And I promise that this blog will always be a DH-free zone (even if I got married I'd never call anyone that). |
| Interests | Reading; writing fiction; songwriting; gardening; daydreaming; stonecarving & otherwise messing with rocks; running; Pilates; road trips; thrift stores; permaculture; Big Bend; music festivals; guitar picking; camping; PreRaphaelites; taking on impossible new projects |
| Favorite Movies | The Lord of the Rings trilogy; Wings of Desire; The Blues Brothers; Truly Madly Deeply; Lone Star; Jane Eyre (with Orson Welles as Rochester); Back to the Future (I have a huge crush on Dr Brown); Dr Who; O Brother Where Art Thou?; The Pied Piper of Hamlin (Claude Rains wears tights & everyone speaks in verse & the music is all from Grieg); and all movies mocked on Mystery Science Theater (especially The Giant Hila Monster) |
| Favorite Music | Singer-songwriter and roots music: Eliza Gilkyson: Bonnie Raitt; John Gorka; Ray Wylie; Tom Russell; Townes; Prine; Dylan; Emmylou; plus Wagner; bossa nova; Baroque; pre-bop jazz |
| Favorite Books | Lord of the Rings; the Harry Potter books; the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon; The Mists of Avalon; The Fountain Overflows by Rebecca West; anything by Alice Munro or Barbara Kingsolver |