annalea

I'm a wife to an amazing man and mother of 5 great kids and we all love the Lord! I'm a definite foodie and am totally into great cookbooks with pictures (always like to see an actual pic of what I'm making)! I love crafting and have a goal this year that each person I give a Christmas gift to will get at least one handmade gift from me.

I really don't have one favorite type of music though I mostly seem to listen to contemporary Christian music and some of my favorite artists are Nicole Nordeman, MercyMe, Chris Tomlin and Casting Crowns.

I also really LOVE James Taylor and Prince (I know...polar opposites!). I also enjoy music from the 40's (think Tommy Dorsey and Frank Sinatra), 70's (think the Eagles & Carly Simon) and the 80's (think Wham!, U2, Madonna - I grew up in the 80's so there's too many to list here).

And I can't forget salsa and classical and well, you get the picture.

I don't often get to sit down and actually read a book too often though I will say that I really love everything I've ever read by Elizabeth Berg.

Also LOVED the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon and the Vampire Lestat series by Ann Rice.

Cookbooks are always wonderful and I just pour over them, even if I don't make anything from them there are just so many that are really gorgeous to look at you know?

Game of Thrones Survivor's Remorse Vikings Power Outlander The Odd Couple Poldark Queen of the South Pitch Just about anything on the BBC or PBS

How much room do I have here? Well....to name a few:

Pride and Prejudice When Harry Met Sally Dracula Babett's Feast Spanglish A Song Is Born My Man Godfrey Joshua A Lot Like Love Young Frankenstein Knocked Up

knitting cooking quilting embellishing scrapbooking and just MAKING things....

likes: farmer's markets, lavender honey, stationary, bread, cheese, red wine, pasta, dark chocolate, circular knitting needles, Jamie Oliver's magazine, exotic spices and condiments, crunchy cookies, peet's coffee, shopping, cats, shoes, shabby chic, spa days, essential oils, the Paper Source, Anthropologie, mixing bowls, throwing dinner parties

favorite colors: pretty much all of them. in jewel tones. though i stay away from tan, orange, yellow and pastels

dislikes: synthetic yarn, s'mores

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