All About MeWhat everyone should know about me
I'm a reasonable green eyed, red headed Scotsman & like to make people happy with my creations. The main reason I came here is people kept saying you should sell this. So I listened... your polite suggestions and questions are always welcome..
Things I sell
Things I buy
Things I collect
Painted ponies,
NASCAR,
coins,
petrified wood,
rocks (you'd be surprised what you find walking down a gravel road),
fossils and amber is a favorite,
books,
power tools. Jewelry(of course) gem stones.OK,
I'm a PACK RAT..there I confessed,
don't tell my husband. If I continue to play dumb,
he won't make me get rid of stuff... Languages spoken:
English
InterestsHobbies
Dancing with my honey,
making jewelry,
painting,
photography,
on any given day there is NO telling what I am up to. My husband stopped me from chasing Tornados,
but we have alot of the clouds form where we are right now,
so I get some good swirl pictures. check out my myspace link I am always adding pictures,
Rodeoing,
mainly roping,
but a friend of mine aiming for the cutting horse hall of fame,
one more win....yea,
Kathy!!! and she's in,
wants me to get into that..What most people have for hobbies are my actual chores. I love wood working,
sewing,
cooking,
working with clay. Reading,
I love to read,
when I have the time,
just about anything EXCEPT romance novels.We have a saying here and it's often directed at me by my husband 'I have too many irons in the fire' BUT they also say 'I'll rest when I'm dead',
so from that I guess you can get the idea we southerners are a busy lot.When my husband is home he's my hobby and main focus,
since he works offshore for 2 weeks or more at a time... Favorite Books
The Bible,
T.D Jakes:Speaks to Men,
Speaks to Women,
Robert Asprin books,
Terry Brooks,
the Harry Potter series,
Xanth Series,
if you havent read the M.Y.T.H. series you don't know what you are missing,
Lillian Jackson Braun's the Cat Who series,
Dean Koontz,
his Odd Thomas trilogy is wonderful,
Stephen Kings earlier books...Herbie Brennan. I even read books like :Why Do Men have Nipples?. lol,
Wow I could go on and on,
I have boxes and boxes of books.My resource book that I use is Marsha Collier and Patti Ruby's book 'eBay listings that sell' and Marsha's 'eBay for Dummies' which BOTH are always at my elbow when on here,
Adam Stemples Singer of Souls,
Mercedes Lackey,
Southern ladies and Gentlemen by Florence King,
G.R.I.T.S.,
Truefaced by Thrall,
McNicol,
Lynch. I love Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Favorite Movies
Harvey with Jimmy Stewart Forest Gump,
Star Wars,
Star Trek,
The Passion of Christ,
The Thin Man series from the 30s and 40s,
everyone says I am just like Nora Charles. Almost ANYTHING with Kate Hepburn in it The Philidelphia Story,
African Queen I love The Quiet Man,
Sixth Sense,
Shrek,
The Lake House,
Night at the Museum,
The Pursuit of Happiness,
my kids and I relate all to well,
Benny and Joon,
Sam I am,
Dracula,
Bela Lugosi's,
Anything with him and Boris Karloff and Lon Chaney Jr. Favorite Music/Bands
Montgomery Gentry,
Rascal Flats,
BILLY MATA is our favorite person to dance to at live dances,
Kevin Fowler,
Cory Morrow,
Big and Rich,
Lynyrd Skynyrd,
Pat Green,
Trace Adkins-Missing You,
My husband sings this to me.Train- Drops of Jupiter,
Pink,
Goerge Strait,
Buckwheat Zydeco,
Loudin Wainwright III,
Alabama and ilove classical mainly Mozart and Chopin,
Enya,
and all things bagpipes because I am Scottish,
instead of the wedding march I came down the aisle to the Cadence to Arms Scottish National Anthem. Favorite TV Shows
Life out here
We're literally the VERY last on the electric line and the phone line,no DSL,or cable, we're so far out that it's faster to drive to the hospital rather than wait for an ambulance,thank heavens I am an EMT. um, my neighbors are snakes; have killed copperhead at the bathroom door,recently a coral snake slidin under the back door ,LOTS tarantulas, scorpions, skunks,racoons, deer, wild turkeys, dillos, all sorts of critters. This was a working ranch until this winter ,we sold all cattle, due to drought, now I've time to do this,married to a rootin tootin real live cowboy, in every sense of the word,retired bull rider,still ropes,so do our kids. If you break down here we help you fix it, and give you ice tea while you're waiting,welcome to supper too.I have milked,churned butter,made lye for soap, bake from scratch,set a broken bones,work cattle,build fence,haul hay,plow, mend a broken heart, I clean up nice,my husband says. AND I try to make beautiful things,while we enjoy precious life..
Business InformationHistory/background
Started at 10 selling cards & seeds door to door from ads on the back of comics.Adopted parents are Texans from the oil patch,we transfered from Tennessee.they picked me up there, then Louisiana, Daddy retired to two Texas ranches,baby brother & I mowed yards, climbed ladder of juvenile jobs, graduated high school,married, went to college, took Horticulture.business manag,divorced,started in commercials on Radio,moved to Hollywood tv and movie arena,worked as Key Grips asst.& Grip ,managed jobs for crew,The ex loved Cocaine so after a time,me & two small kids became homeless. I have learned some important things: a smile,a kind word goes a LONG way, DON'T judge books by the cover,goes BOTH ways.Never jump into anything & if you do, what don't kill ya makes ya stronger; understanding of your human frailty is a key to self forgiveness and of others. legendary LOVE does show up when you are truely ready,in the end I am gal one cowboy rode off with.
Payment policy
I will except any payment method, EXCEPT live animals or even dead ones for that matter. I PREFER Pay Pal. I do not ship until after payment has cleared. I ask that everyone is mindful of delays during Holidays. If there is a problem, CONTACT me first...WE can ALWAYS work something out.
Shipping information
Sorry but I won't ship out of the US.
Return policy
Each situation is unigue so CONTACT me,please BEFORE leaving feedback...lets work together to prevent misunderstandings...
Contact information
click the contact seller and we'll go from there. If you don't contact me, it creates a bigger mess sometimes...I MAY make exceptions later for out of country sales but for now , I won't