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Who the heck am I?
I'm R. Kelly Wagner, of Austin, Texas.
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to see a few pictures of me.

Have a cup of tea while you browse my page.

Always under construction! Look for more pictures and links every month!!!!
Last update 7/1/02
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[pic of Cookie and link to more pictures]

to see pictures of my pet bunny rabbits:

Check out the House Rabbit Resource Network! Click here: HRRN
Pet rabbit slaves should also check out the LISTSERV called PETBUNNY. Rabbit news in your e-mail every day, with 100 or more entries daily (warning: volume can get ridiculous sometimes - if you decide to sign up for this mailing list, consider the "digest" option.)
This is a very, very, very relaxed Sniffy - with Steve, a Master Bunny-Trancer!

Are you, for some insane reason, looking for cross-stitch patterns of rabbits? I've made a list of the patterns I have. (Please note: I do NOT make photocopies of copyrighted materials. This list is here so you can ask your local needlework shop to order the material from the publisher for you! Photocopying copyrighted materials without permission of the author and publisher is illegal.)

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[Pic of Cillie with link to more hedgie pictures]

to see pictures of my pet hedgehogs:

[pic of Cockatiel, The Beak] I also have a cockatiel, The Beak, and a cat, Pickle. Pickle came to us last December (2001) after our two elderly cats, Nimbus and Cocopuff, passed away at 16-17 years of age.

How's your tea?

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Hobbies and other stuff

I'm a member of Lonestar Mensa, the central Texas chapter of American Mensa, Ltd. Mensa is an organization of people with - ahem - high IQ's. Now, mind you, all that means is that we are people who score well on multiple choice tests. So, I am not particularly bragging. However, it is a nice bunch of people, and a good social group. Steve and I host Mensa Games Night each month, and one can find a good game of Scrabble, Pictionary, or Rummy-Q. If you are interested in finding out more about Mensa, click here: Home page of Lonestar Mensa (the local chapter), or Home Page of American Mensa Ltd. (the national organization).

I enjoy:

classical music. Our local non-profit, listener-supported classical radio station is KMFA - check it out! If you listen, join!!
folk - did you know The Limelighters are still around? They have a new album out in 2000!
humor - Tom Lehrer! Anna Russell! Gilbert & Sullivan! The Foremen! Ken Nordine! Austin Lounge Lizards! PDQ Bach!

I also enjoy making music - I play tenor sax in our community band, the Austin Symphonic Band. I met my husband in the ASB - he plays the tuba. Check out TubaChristmas!
Click here for concert schedules, ticket information, and information about the Austin Symphonic Band.

I like:

murder mysteries - favorites include Margaret Frazer's Dame Frevisse series, Susan Rogers Cooper's E.J. Pugh series, Bill Crider's several series set in Texas, and D.J. Meredith's series, ditto.
science fiction - current favorite authors include Lois McMasters Bujold, Connie Willis; all-time favorites are Isaac Asimov, Larry Niven, Ursula LeGuin.
other fiction - OK, let's be honest, actually, historical romances. Regency, to be even more specific. Don't knock 'em if you haven't tried 'em!
humor - Kevin & Kell, User Friendly, Sherman's Lagoon, and other strips. Ask me about my collection of comic strip collections!
science fact - Natural History, Discover, Science, The Sciences, American Scientist, Scientific American, and other journals.

I also read junk mail!

I'm a member of the Austin Area Quilt Guild. I also do cross-stitch, knitting, crocheting, weaving, needlepoint, and other crafts projects.

Pictures of quilts and needlework I have made!
Pictures of my homemade holiday ornaments
Are you, for some insane reason, looking for cross-stitch patterns of rabbits? I've made a list of the patterns I have. (Please note: I do NOT make photocopies of copyrighted materials. This list is here so you can ask your local needlework shop to order the material from the publisher for you! Photocopying copyrighted materials without permission of the author and publisher is illegal.)
Here's a chart for an easy needlepoint or cross-stitch guinea pig Christmas Ornament.

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Would you like some more tea? How about some Earl Grey?

The Big, Funny-Looking Yellow House

In 1996, we bought a house built in 1919. (For Austin, that's old!) It had been used as a rental property for many years - used hard and put away wet - and we've just started the process of repairing it and renovating bits of it, and restoring it. Now we subscribe to and Old House Journal, Renovation Style, American Bungalow and so on. We look at remodeling magazines and browse home-improvement stores for fun. We buy Dover Books reprints of house catalogs from the period, Fun!

Our house, built in 1919

See full-size pictures of the house and read a bit about it.

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