MelissaAnnie

I am an Alberta girl through and through. I love the space, sights, sounds, and smells of this beautiful prairie province. I am a Domestic Goddess wanna-be, who loves to experiment in the kitchen. I love aprons and high heels (and have been known to wear the two together) and pearls and pick-up trucks. I love vintage kitchen furniture and tools, for both function and fashion. My garden is a source of peace and frustration, but sometimes it does give me a sense of satisfaction and accomplishment too. I don’t do well with rodents or reptiles, and would prefer to never cross paths with either. If I were to compare myself to a character - real or fictitious - from a book, that character would be Mrs. March from Little Women; I think I have a private jukebox playing in my soul, and I can match a song to almost anything. My favorite holiday is Christmas and I could listen to Christmas music year-round. I love all of Alberta’s seasons, but I love summer less than the others. Any day is a good day for icecream or coffee. Bonus points for both in a day! I love a good thunderstorm, sunrises and sunsets, northern lights, moonlight, billowy clouds, and a clear view of the sky touched only by the hand of God and unobstructed by manmade innovations. I'm fascinated with the world around me but live mostly in the world within me. I like things to be just so, but can enjoy the scenery on a detour. I plan my life and map things out on post-it notes, scraps of paper, and 'most any surface I can write on, but it's a rare day when things actually go according to those plans. My favorite colour is officially purple, but I also love silver and yellow and pink and orange. In fact, if you might find it in the sky, a flower garden, or a frosty winter day, I am pretty sure I love it :-) Although they (sometimes) make me laugh later, I choose not to let myself be defined by my mishaps and short-comings. I prefer those things that bring a smile to my face while they are happening. I am trying to learn to enjoy the "getting there" not just the "being there" on this crazy amazing journey called life.

Christmas music! Also Johnny Cash, Anne Murray, George Jones, Patsy Cline, Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss, Corb Lund, Charlie Pride, Tammy Wynette, Conway Twitty, Loretta Lynn, John McDermott, Rosanne Cash, Everly Brothers, Prairie Oyster, Tanya Tucker, Danny Hooper

Brothers Karamazov, Anna Karenina, Let's Pretend This Never Happened

Shrek (all of them), Silent Night, Oh Brother Where Art Thou?, Rails and Ties, Hachi, The Help, Marley and Me

Person of Interest, Castle, Nashville, Downton Abbey

Writing Pysanky, Sewing, Embroidery, Photography, Cooking, Baking

*Alberta life (railroads and grain elevators, antiques, great big sky, back-to-basics, nature) *Ukrainian heritage (dancing, music, food, writing Pysanky, language) *My Christian (Catholic) faith *Gardening (flowers, fruit, raised beds) *Animals (my family's dogs, Jack and Daniel, miniature donkeys) *Athletics (Ukrainian dancing, zumba, 5k, swimming, kayaking) *Wildflowers and Alberta flowers (wild roses, lilacs, tiger lilies, pussywillows)