Hello!!


I'm Maria i work full time as a hospital pharmacist but have lots of crafts hobbies which i love and hopefully one day i can give up work to dedicate my time to. (with my friend Kyoko who has similar ideas to me!) I really hope my boss isn't reading this.



I have two pets: a budgie called max who is 10 this year!!! and Nellie, a beautiful rescue pigeon who cannot fly. Now i know this is not a normal house pet but then we are a slightly abnormal family so it doesnt really matter. She is currently sitting on the sofa with my dad watching telly.

I think my main aim for blogging (this is necessary as i have been programmed to write aims and objectives for everything through work) is to be able document my fun experiences and crafty hobbies. I get very excited about learning new crafts and like to share them with all who i know (and some strangers too if they're interested).

I have many craft projects on-the-go at the moment as i find it impossible to stick to doing one thing at a time, i'm knitting, spinning, restoring various chairs and intending on doing several paintings for friends but havent got around to them yet. I also have lots of course work to do for my clinical diploma but that can wait for a bit.

This is me with my parents on graduation day - nearly 3 years ago now!

My passion for spinning and knitting has lead to future plans for keeping sheep, goats and alpacas (also chickens and ducks but they don't really fit in with the wool theme). I feel myself turning vegetarian quite soon.

Here is a photo of me (centre) with my boyfriend Jan and his sister Rima (and mozi the cat). Rima is a fantastic artist by profession, Jan is also very artistic and very good at inventing and making things.

I think this is enough information for now, i'm tired and have lots to knit so will do another blog soon. I think this blogging thing will be lots of fun!!