I was born in Aurora Illinois, am 47 years old with a love for creating things. I am a photographer, artist, jewelry maker, graphic designer and gourmet cook.

I have been told that I write very well although I can't spell to save my life. I have decided it's a sign of intelligence. I know 2 geniuses and neither one of them can spell.

I run my own graphic design business out of my home along with making one of a kind jewelry. I am not sure what contribution I will make to this site but we shall see.

My passion is ...

Jewelry Design

I know too much about ...

Living life the hard way

My parents always told me ...

I could do anything

My childhood ambition ...

To be a Shark expert

My favorite memory ...

To many to count, I had a Norman Rockwell childhood

Why I write ...

It is easier than talking

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Reading - Dan Brown, Watching - History chanel, 24, Listening - Jazz

My first job ...

Working in my mom's needlework shop teaching little old ladies how to needlepoint. I was 14

My best moment ...

Designing my first book cover and seeing it published

My inspiration ...

God and my parents

Religion & Spirituality > Spiritual Life Moments that changed your view of the world

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I grew up in a small midwestern farm town living a Norman Rockwell childhood. There were no Negroes in my town but I knew they existed and that other than skin color they were just people to. As far as I knew, all was right with the world, everyone was the same inside and there was no such thing as hate.

One morning, my mother informed me that Martin Luther King had been shot. She was very upset about it and said it was a very sad thing to have happened because he was a good man. I felt sad for him and his family, I didn't know why anyone would shoot him. I knew he was a black leader...

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