Monday 13 May 2013

Elizabeth:

So here it is - the kick off post, the beginning of this blog that we sisters will start together and carry on (we hope) for many years to come! Emily suggested we answer some ice breaking questions about ourselves, so here are my answers! Here goes nothin'! 

1. Name: 
This one’s easy! My name is Elizabeth. My middle name is Magdalena.

2. Do you have any nicknames?
So many nicknames! Wizbuff, Lizbeth, Lillybet, Lilly, Beelzebeth, Lizard Breath (the list goes on)

3. Use 10 words to describe yourself.
Silly, Kind, Family oriented, Reminiscent, Creative, Eager, Hopeless romantic, Foreigner.

4. What do you do for a living?
I’m currently working at the third best museum in the world (Mmmmmhmmmm) the British Museum here in London, England.

5. Favourite colour?
To wear? Probably navy or black. To look at? Probably royal blue or dark teal.

6. Who is your style icon?
I have several; Bjork’s confidence, Jean Seberg’s wardrobe (in Breathless specifically), Dita Von Teese’s make up, Elizabeth Taylor’s eyebrows, Adele’s body, Nigella Lawson's everything.

7. What is the best item in your wardrobe?
My vintage dresses. Two in particular are my absolute favourites. One of them is black with white and orange splodges on it but it’s very fragile and I don’t wear it a lot, and one of them is white with grey dots on it and it’s summery and fantastic and flattering as hell (albeit not in the photo below)





8. If you were trapped on a deserted island what 5 items would you bring?
Matches, survival book, a mirror, my phone with my playlists/recordings on it, sunscreen.

9. If you were trapped in a tiny room for of all eternity, who would you want to be trapped with?
It’s a complete toss up – it’s between my partner James, my sisters Jacq and Emily, and my brother Mike. You guys can fight it out and the last one standing can join me.

10. If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Potatoes, probably. Or cheese. Could I have both? WAIT! Chocolate.

11. What is your comfort food?
Potatoes, and cheese, and chocolate. I do have many comfort foods though, it’s hard to narrow it down.

12. What is your secret talent?
Not many people know I write poetry, but I do and I think it’s pretty legit. I am too legit to quit.

13. What is your not-so-secret talent?
I guess a lot of people know I can take photographs with some degree of skill.

14. What is your favourite movie?
Tough call – Lars Von Trier’s Dancer in the Dark, probably.

15. What is your favourite book?
What IS my favourite book? Probably something written by my favourite authour Augusten Burroughs.

16. What is your favourite song?
Bjork’s Pagan Poetry, or Simon and Garfunkel’s Kathy’s Song. (Though, it’s ultimately unfair to narrow it down completely!) I could make a very strong case for my newest favuorite - Keaton Henson's You. Go listen to it now, it will make you cry.

17. Who is your hero?
My late grandmother Magdolna. (Emily has written more about her in her section below.)

18. Who is your celebrity crush?
HMMM, well I wouldn’t say no to Andrew Garfield. Or Joseph Gordon Levitt (he was my first celebrity crush many many moons ago as well, despite his long hair!)

19. What is your greatest fear?
Being homeless or going to jail. I don’t foresee either of these happening, but they scare the crap out of me.

20. What do you hope to accomplish before you die?
I want to write at least one book, and I want that book to be published.


Jacqueline:

1. Name
Jacqueline Ruth

2. Do you have any nicknames?
Jacquie, Jacq, Jax... and sometimes my husband calls me Pickle, which I think is adorable but probably makes everyone else gag.

3. Use 10 words to describe yourself.
Determined. Smart. Geeky (I can admit it!). Big-Hearted. Reliable. Creative. Funny (at least I think so). Goofy. Worried (always)... that's nine... and... uh... Short.

4. What do you do for a living?
I used to work as a merchandiser/window dresser in Fashion retail... until my Etsy business weelittlestitches contemporary cross-stitch took off.  Now I stay at home, design cross-stitch patterns, and stitch for a living.  It's pretty amazing.

5. Favourite colour?
Teal blue - in every shade from dark and dramatic like the ocean before a storm, to light and airy like the colour of a robin's egg.   Unless we're talking about clothing, in which case black.

6. Who is your style icon?
Lately I've been really inspired by the "plus-sized" fashion bloggers out there (although I hate the phrase "plus-sized") - I really love Tanesha from Girl With Curves because her looks are classic and classy, and I like Lilli from Frocks and Frou Frou because she has a great eye for combining vintage and new and always looks adorable.

7. What is the best item in your wardrobe?
My wedding dress... cheesy I know, but true.  My Mom made it for me and the day I wore it (almost eight years ago) it made me feel beautiful and very loved.  Knowing how much work my mother put in to the dress made it so much more special than anything I could have bought off the rack.  It's not something I'll ever wear again I know, but it's the one thing in my closet which really has meaning.

8. If you were trapped on a deserted island what 5 items would you bring?
Sunscreen, a Swiss Army knife, the complete works of Jane Austen (in one book, so that counts as one thing, right?), a magnifying glass to light fires, and fishing gear.

9. If you were trapped in a tiny room for of all eternity, who would you want to be trapped with?
My family and my husband - but not at the same time since he'd probably lose patience with them waaaay before I did.

10. If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Does coffee count as food?  Yeah?  So then, coffee.  Failing coffee, wine.  Failing either of those, Pad Thai.

 11. What is your comfort food?
Peanut butter on toast.  It's all warm and melty and wonderful.  

12. What is your secret talent?
I'm a super fast reader and typist.  Really, I should do one or both of those for a living.  Typing is my super-power - I'm up to 90+ words per minute.

13. What is your not-so-secret talent?
Most people know me as a cross-stitcher and embroiderer... but I also crochet like a boss, so craftiness is my not-so-secret talent.  Plus I make a mean cup of coffee.

14. What is your favourite movie?
Probably Ferris Bueller's Day Off... it's not exactly life-changing or deep, but it makes me laugh/feel better every time I see it.  It's like the cinematic version of peanut butter on toast for me.

15. What is your favourite book?
Yikes!  I have to pick just one?? That's impossible!
The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery.  It's one of her lesser-known works and it's my absolute favourite, although I do love the Anne and Emily books too.  I've read it at least once a year, every year since I was 8.  Or Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier - another book I read every year - it's such a wonderful, underrated, and subtle thriller.

16. What is your favourite song?
Shine by David Grey.  I could listen to it on a continuous loop and never get tired of it.

17. Who is your hero?
My husband's grandmother.  Gran was happily married for more than 50 years and battled breast cancer twice.  She was sweet and kind and very warm and welcoming.  She was just this tiny little woman and yet she was the strongest person I ever met.  Even though she passed away a few years ago, I think of her often.  She was a wonderful example of how a person should be.

18. Who is your celebrity crush?
At the moment? LOL... it changes often, but as of right this very second I'd have to say definitely Tom Hardy.  Or Kit Harrington because dear god, that man knows how to rock a beard. 

19. What is your greatest fear?
Rodents.  And failure.  Not that I'm afraid of failing myself so much as I am afraid of letting other people down.

20. What do you hope to accomplish before you die?
I'd like to pay off my mortgage!  LOL.  And like Elizabeth, I'd like to publish a book - whether it be a novel or a craft book.


Emily: (last but not least):

1. Name.
Emily (middle name: Patricia)

2. Do you have any nicknames?
Em, Gemmy, Emilio, Estevez

3. Use 10 words to describe yourself.
Stubborn, silly, creative, patient, cute, weird, smart, geeky, kind, friendly.

 

4. What do you do for a living?
Like more Arts majors of my generation, I am an Assistant Manager of a women's clothing store.

5. Favorite colour?
What day is it? I change my mind about once a day. I'm really into turquoise right now. And burgundy. And charcoal grey. And plum

6. Who is your style icon?
Adele! She's so curvy, lovely, and fearless!

7. What is the best item in your wardrobe?
On a trip to Budapest, I bought a peasant shirt at the market. It's awesome! I love it so much. It's black with little blue flowers embroidered on it. I've worn it so much it's starting to fall apart.

8. If you were trapped on a deserted island what 5 items would you bring?
4.5mm, 16 inch circular knitting needle. Worsted weight yarn. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. A colouring book. A box of 64 crayons.

9. If you were trapped in a tiny room for all eternity, who would you want to be trapped with?
I know I should say my super awesome boyfriend or my family... but I'm going to say: Nathan Fillion.

10.  If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Potatoes. You can do so much with them. And I freaking love them!

11. What is your comfort food?
Poached eggs on toast.

12. What is your secret talent?
I'm a pretty good writer, I just don't tell people.

13. What is your not-so-secret talent?
Knitting. I'm pretty fly at that.

14. What is your favourite movie?
The Breakfast Club, followed closely by Footloose (the original. There is nothing better than Kevin Bacon dancing out his frustrations in the world's tightest jeans.)

15. What is your favourite book?
Generation X  by Douglas Coupland. Read it now. It will make you grumpy for a while, then it will make you feel much better about life.

16. What is your favourite song?
Oh, that one is tough. Right now: Big Parade by The Lumineers. But the songs I always go back to are: Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon and Garfunkel. Oh Very Young by Cat Stevens. Taxi by Harry Chapin. Northwest Passage by Stan Rogers.

17.Who is your hero?
My grandmother. She was the strongest and most stubborn person I ever knew. She lived in Europe during both World Wars, the Depression, and the Hungarian Revolution. She then escaped to Canada and lived in extreme poverty for many years. She also helped raised my crazy siblings and I.. coolest lady ever!
This is my Gramma -- with Elizabeth. Circa 1987.
18. Who is your celebrity crush?
I have so many... Patrick Wilson, Steve McQueen, Nathan Fillion, Lena Dunham, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Zooey Deschanel... just to name a few.

19. What is your greatest fear?
Heights. And ladders. Falling from the height of ladders.

20. What do you want to accomplish before you die?
I'd like to write a book. But I would also like to read all the books on my shelf that I have never read before.




5 comments:

  1. Followed from Wee Little Stitches on my facebook, I am inspired by all three of you! I am a needleworker/blogger in Calgary, Alberta and I have a sister who cooks amazingly and lives in London, UK. Thanks so much for your fun spirits ladies!!!

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  2. Thank you for the comment! We know how hard it is to be that far away from loved ones (this coming from the one in London, UK.) Are you sure we're not long lost sisters? ;)
    Take care, Rachel :) xoxo

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  3. So looking forward to following your sisterly blog! I've been a fan of Wee Little Stitches for some time now. I'm the middle sister of 3. Our mother raised us with a love of crafts, books & music. My sisters are my dearest & truest friends and I can see the same in you 3 :)

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  4. Alison, your mum sounds like a lady with her head in the right place! ;)
    So glad to hear you're one of three sisters as well! We also have two brothers - so you can imagine how crazy we must have driven our parents ;)

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  5. Oh I don't need to imagine...I also have 2 older brothers LOL

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