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Abigail: Mid 30's, Queer, Vegetarian, Wife, Mother, Knitter, Nature Lover, Runner, Avid Reader, Snail Mail Enthusiast.

I like to read sci-fi and fantasy, urban fantasy, magical realism, and steampunk as well as the occasional 'supernatural' mystery and I love a good classic mystery a la Dorothy Sayers and Agatha Christie.
a short, random list of other favorite authors: Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Ursula Vernon/T. Kinfisher, Patricia C. Wrede, Seanan McGuire/Mira Grant, Anne McCaffrey, R.A. Heinlein, Spider Robinson, Madeline L'Engle, Jane Austen, Robin Hobb, Susan Cooper, Naomi Novik, China Miéville, Ursula K. LeGuin, Cherie Priest, Stephen King

I am slightly obsessed with languages, my native language is English but I also speak Esperanto, know a little ASL and am learning Spanish. (Se vi parolas ĝin, bonvolu skribi vian karton aŭ leteron en Esperonto!). I am also teaching myself Gregg Shorthand.

I like to knit (especially socks, sweaters and lace shawls), crochet, embroider, cross stitch, weave, tat, sew, spin, and bind books (I like exposed spine bindings the best, and using recycled/upcycled materials). I also like coloring, drawing, Zentangle, ATCs, and painting with watercolors.

I like to run (5k distance although i'm working my way up to a 10k), do Yoga, hike and go geocaching.

favorite animals include the mighty platypus, Basset Hounds, American Eskimos, Corgis, and cats (especially tortoiseshell and orange tabbies) - in fact, I have a beautiful Torbie cat named Esmerelda Weatherwax, and she is awesome.
other favorites: Ursids, mustelids, gastropods, cephalopods, leporids, most other canids, felids and monotremes. marsupials, sheep, goats and camelids. also vultures, and owls.

I love the colors purple, blue, and teal, pastels and jewel tones are great, but muddy colors really turn me off. favorite patterns are paisley, houndstooth, knit lace and cables.

Some of my favorite flowers are:
Lilacs, violets, hyacinth, Christmas cactus, purple mums, irises, lavender, some orchids, daffodils, amaryllis, morning glory, geraniums, hellebore, sweet pea, cosmos, rhododendron, heliotrope, scabiosa, larkspur, purple loosestrife, vipers bugloss, wolfsbane, skullcap, vetch, purple aster, purple coneflower, catmint, butterfly bush, butterflyweed, thistle, phlox, larkspur, dahlia, gerbera daisies, zinnia

I don't watch a lot of television, but I love Dr. Who and have started watching Brooklyn 99 and think it's awesome. a small sampling of my favorite movies: Real Genius, Clue, The Princess Bride, Airplane!, Labyrinth, Practical Magic, 5th Element, Mirrormask, Princess Mononoke, the Thin Man movies, and the original Star Wars trilogy.

I really love just getting letters and postcards. any kind, mail art or not. and I LOVE making and receiving hand made postcards. I don't collect stamps, so don't feel you need to use your extra special stamps on your post to me.