I am Lissy of
Myllerbridge, which sounds distinguished, but really is not. I am the only one
in the whole wide world who calls our house by this name. The Others staunchly
refuse. And no, we do not have a bridge. Or at, least, not a proper one.
Seeing as how we are newly acquainted, I feel it would be proper for me to introduce myself. I am Divinely Beautiful, Angelically Good, and last, but not least, Dazzlingly Clever. Some People (my siblings) may say otherwise, but Some People are obviously Delusional. (Also, if my sister Krisbie tells you that only she is capable of being Angelically Good, allow me to mention a scene from two months ago that included my boots and a recycling bin).
I am an aspiring authoress, so here I am, to terrorize the unsuspecting public with my unsystematic and occasionally incoherent babblings. My aim is to take little incidents from daily life and make them interesting enough to be worth your time. Since I am an voracious reader, I will probably add book reviews and maybe even a movie review or two.
I enjoy reading more than anything else in the word. My favorite books are Classics. I adore Jane Austen, who is second only to my absolute favorite author, J. R. R. Tolkien, the pinnacle of perfection. I also enjoy the occasional jaunt into a Dickens novel (or, to be entirely honest, it’s more like a wade. I may like the fellow, but he isn’t exactly the gent to turn to when you want a bit of light reading.)
Aside from reading, I am an avid knitter and I like weaving, though I am only a shabby pretender when it comes to the real thing. I make twined rugs, and that is the extent of my ability--oh wait, no it’s not, I can make placemats too!
Someday I intend to learn to sew, but have been quite unable to make a successful foray into the world of pins, needles and sewing machines. I can, however, embroider; I've been given boxes and boxes of floss and hoops, fabric and patterns. I make little embroidered pouches, which, when I have enough of them, I shall attempt to sell next summer.
I love music, but I can only play the recorder. However, I hope that next year, if we can find a suitable piano, my Excellent Mother will teach me to play. I've wanted to learn for many years. I also am in hopes of buying a harp, but harps are dreadfully expensive (buy an embroidered pouch, anyone?).
I also enjoy cooking. I used to be quite careless in the kitchen, and some of my…confusions (concoctions + infusions = confusions) were not appreciated, but now I am much improved and some of my most popular recipes are blueberry cake with vanilla frosting, apple fritters, potato soup, braided bread, and pizza. I am accomplished, am I not?
Upon occasion, I take up the calligraphy pen. I enjoy writing in the elegant scripts that are made easy with that wondrous pen. Even a plain script is made pretty: all you have to do is use the correct pen and a few minor flourishes. I am not very good, I do not practice nearly often enough, but Krisby excels at this particular art and may someday be a professional calligrapher. I myself can hardly hope to reach such levels of perfection.
And there you have it, a little about me. Tell me a little about yourself, I’d be delighted to hear from you.
