Who am I?
  • I am a Baby Boomer.
  • I started life an Army (Daddy, Grandpa & Grandpop) / Air Force (Mama, Uncle Ed) brat, and that still defines much about me.
  • I've lived all my life in Virginia, originally in a small apartment in the very northern tip, and now on a small gentleman's farm in the center.
  • Coming from a long line of American patriots and happy marriages, I'm both patriotic and happily married.
  • I'm an only child, and have always been very close to my parents and other family.
  • My remarkable mother, a fine example of intelligent and independent womanhood, and a very hard act to follow, died in 2006.
  • My grandparents, uncle, and all great-aunts and great-uncles are also deceased.
  • Unfortunately, I had cancer (which I beat) rather than children (which I wanted).
  • I am very grateful for the continued presence of my father in my life, as well as for my supportive husband.
  • I treasure my circle of "sisters", those wonderful girlfriends every woman needs: Ruth, Lisa, Liz, Beth, Cynthia, Susan, Wendy, Jen, Sally and Kim, as well as my dear online friends Sue, Tish, Anne, Libby, Cindy, Judith, and Kim.
  • I am a published writer of short stories and poetry. I have one drawing published! I have innumerable novels in progress.
  • I hold an NRA expert rating with the .22 rifle.
  • Whenever I hear a train, I have an almost overwhelming desire to go somewhere. This is, I think, a heritage from both grandfathers: a railroad engineer on one side, and a man infected with wanderlust on the other.
  • I love animals, fiber arts, books, history, train travel, vintage Fords, Teddy bears, swashbuckler movies, old television Westerns, cycling, roses and African violets.
  • Interests include wildlife and environmental preservation, permaculture, and landscaping.
  • My activities include investing, dog conformation and performance, fiction writing, media fandom, photography, knitting, embroidery, spinning, weaving, and freshwater and marine aquaria.
  • Our farm, Willowtree, is certified by the National Wildlife Association as a Backyard Habitat because we provide water, food and sources of food, and places to raise their young, for numerous wild species.
  • Our pets include dogs, cats, tortoises, turtles, snakes, birds, and fish. Hoped-for future additions include sheep, llama, goats, chickens, ducks, a cow and an iguana.
  • I play, with varying degrees of talent and skill, piano, cello, violin, clarinet, recorder and folk harp; I have belonged to various choirs in which I sing alto or, sometimes, tenor.

My favorite movies:

  • The Three Musketeers (1974)
  • The Three Musketeers (1948)
  • Return of the Musketeers
  • The Frisco Kid
  • Rommel, The Desert Fox
  • Toy Story
  • Toy Story 2
  • Star Wars cycle
  • Star Trek movies
  • House of Dark Shadows
  • Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy
  • X-Men trilogy
  • Hawmps
  • Pride and Prejudice (1940)
  • Pride and Prejudice (1995)
  • Pride and Prejudice (2005)
  • The Longest Day
  • Tora! Tora! Tora!
  • The Seven Samurai
  • Gunga Din
  • Yojimbo
  • Crossed Swords
  • Little Women (1949)
  • Little Women (1978)
  • Casablanca
  • Marty

My favorite TV shows:

  • Laredo
  • High Chaparral
  • Star Trek: The Original Series
  • Star Trek: The Next Generation
  • Star Trek: Deep Space 9
  • Law and Order
  • Law and Order: Special Victims Unit
  • Law and Order: Criminal Intent
  • Wildside (1985)
  • Gunsmoke
  • The Naked Archaeologist
  • Days of Our Lives
  • The Dog Whisperer
  • Rat Patrol
  • Bordertown
  • Wagon Train
  • Gargoyles
  • Brimstone
  • Early Edition
  • Tru Calling
  • Lancer
  • Meet the Press
  • Face the Nation
  • Zorro (1990)
  • Zorro and Son
  • Dark Shadows (1966)

My favorite writers:

  • Jane Austen
  • Alexandre Dumas, pere
  • Louisa May Alcott
  • Cesar Millan
  • Admiral Dan Gallery
  • Marion Hargrove
  • Margot Benary-Isbert
  • PC Wren
  • Andre Norton
  • Raphael Sabatini
  • Ruth A. Arthur
  • Georgette Heyer
  • Dodie Smith
  • JK Rowling
  • Eric Flint
  • Heinrich Heine
  • James Herriot
  • Anne McCaffrey
  • Sir Walter Scott
  • Eugene O'Neill
  • Jean-Baptiste Moliére
  • Marion Babson
  • Omar Khayyam
  • Rudyard Kipling

My favorite stars:

  • Cary Grant
  • Cameron Mitchell
  • William Smith
  • Stan Laurel & Oliver Hardy
  • Bud Abbott & Lou Costello
  • Peter Brown
  • Neville Brand
  • Doug McClure
  • Edna May Oliver
  • Anthony Zerbe
  • Fran Drescher
  • Lucille Ball
  • Greer Garson
  • Elvis Presley
  • Yma Sumac
  • ABBA
  • Kathleen Freeman
  • Martha Raye
  • The Three Stooges
  • Bob Hope
  • Ernest Borgnine
  • Hugh Jackman
  • Oliver Reed
  • Johnny Depp

My favorite music:

  • Chant
  • Polyphonic
  • Baroque
  • Classical
  • Romantic
  • Impressionist
  • Rock 'n Roll
  • Celtic Folk
  • German Folk
  • English Folk
  • Appalachian
  • Western
  • German Lieder
  • Country
  • Bluegrass

 

  • opera
  • disco
  • Asian
  • African
  • Zydeco
  • Caribbean
  • Native American
  • gospel & sacred
  • marches
  • cello
  • recorder
  • dulcimer
  • harp
  • piano
  • violin

 

My memberships:
What Kind of Cat are You?
My Result: You are a Calico
 

You are a Calico. You are a mix of many cats, and are very charming and sleek. People like to be around you just as long as you want to be around them.
You are a Siamese
 
You are a stray cat.
 
You are a Tabby
 
You are a Turkish Angora
 
You are a Persian
 
You are a Fat Cat
 
You are not a cat
 
What Kind of Cat are You?

My result on this quiz tickles me, since I am passionate about multicolor cats. Of course I love cats, despite severe allergic reactions to them, but I always have to have at least one tortoiseshell and one calico. My home cannot be complete without cats, and especially not without my multicolors. I couldn't be more pleased to find I'm a multicolor myself!
What Kind of Dog are You?
My Result: You are a German Spitz
 
Origins: Germany.

Personality: Active, intelligent and alert, this dog is also a devoted family pet. The German Spitz can adapt to life in the town or country, but if left unchecked it has a tendency to yap, which can drive the neighbours insane.
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My result on this quiz is also perfect for me, since my favorite dogs are the spitzes, and I am devoted to all the varieties of the German Spitz: Keeshonden / Wolfsspitze, Great Spitzes, Mittelspitze, Kleinspitze, and Pomeranians / Dwergspitze, and the American Eskimo Dog. These are the most wonderful dogs in the world, and I'm proud to be one!
What Kind of Yarn are You?
My Result: You are Merino Wool
 

You are very easygoing and sweet. People like to keep you close because you are so softhearted. You love to be comfortable and warm from your head to your toes.
originally on quizzle.com
Finally, as a knitter, spinner, embroiderer, needlepointer, weaver and crocheter, I had to take a quiz to tell me what kind of yarn I am. I could not have been more pleased with my result: Merino wool is the softest fiber to come off a sheep, and I adore working with it. And I like to think people would recognize me in the description!
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