Interests: ((((Things I love)))The smell of lavendar fields~ velvet~ rust~ music that grabs my soul~ the smell of the ocean~ old houses~ love~ dreams~ hugs from my precious family~ David Blaine illusions~ Starbucks coffee~Art galleries & museums of the unusal~odd curiousities amuse me~Addicted to reading blogs~ Altered arts~ mixed media ~creating altered books and artist trading cards ~antiques ~shabby chic~ Anthropologie store~ traveling~ staying at lush hotels with dreamy beds~ rainy days~the smell of the ocean~ listening to music ~reading great books ~driving fast cars~ reading zines~ photography~ shopping~ antique stores ~gothic castles~candlelight, creaky wood floors~willow trees~people that leave me breathless ((((MUSIC)))) love music that pulls at my heart strings, Idiom of Sad, Stained, Evanescence, Stained, Evans Blue, Lincoln Park, Plumb, Nine Inch Nails, Jonahh 33, Creed, Kutlass, Flyleaf, Puddle of Mud, Alice in Chains, Alanis Morrisette, Tori Amos, Crystal Lewis, Nickelback, Audioslave, Coldplay, Soundgarden, Pillar, Jars of Clay,Smashing Pumpkins, Pearl Jam, Sara McLauchlan, The Cure, Mazzy Star, Pearl Jam, The Smiths, Zoe Keating, opera, classical, anything with cello's & violins~ (((MOVIES))) Fearless, foreign love films, Amelie, Enchanted April, Girl Interupted, Edward Scissorhands, The Matrix, Lost in Translation, Far and Away, Dead Calm, Cold Mountain, Moulin Roughe, What Dreams May Come, Thelma and Louis, Chronicles of Narnia, Wizard of Oz, Chocolat, Secondhand Lions, Eternal Sunshine of a spotless mind, Il Portino, Legends of the Fall, The Lost Boys, Vanilla Sky, The Godfather, Scarface, Johnny Brasco,The Very Long Engagement, (((BOOKS))) The Bible, Art Books, Classical poetry books, Rainer Rilke, Shakespeare, Rumi the book of love, Ten poems to change your life, Art Zines, My Utmost for His Highest, Ashes & Snow, Peter Beard 50 years of portraits, someday hopefully will own an original & signed copy (((HERO'S))) Jesus!!.....and people who mezmerize me with their accomplishments in life~ persons who overcome adversity & trials with a smile still upon their beautiful face~ Artist's that take my breath away & leave me in awe of their talent~