: About Me

Deep in the woods of Southeast Ohio about 1 mile from the Ohio River is where I reside- in Firefly Hollow. After 10 years of experience in retail sales (fabrics, wallpaper, art & crafts) and 13 years experience as a drafter/detailer with architects and museum exhibit design firms I left the rat race to help my mother in her battle against breast cancer. After a year the cancer was in remission. It was then that I discovered "gardening's best kept secret"- daylilies. In 2003 I opened Firefly Hollow Garden to the public during the month of July so I could share my passion for daylilies. It also allows me to indulge in my passion for birding and photography while in the garden.

With a degree in Equestrian Studies (horses) and another in Heritage Arts (18th century arts & crafts) I now am also co-owner of a sign company- Firefly Hollow Signs. Not only do we design and fabricate signs but we also sandblast stone and glass and participate in a few art & craft shows each year.

My family- my husband Kirk/ our dogs Ruby, Semper Fi, & Hera/ horses: Answer and Hardy Beat.

I have never written professionally and even laughed at a college professor who asked if I had considered a career in writing. But now I'm giving it a try and writing from the heart.

You can find out more about me and see what I do at www.fhsigns.com.

My passion is ...

Nature and arts of all forms

I know too much about ...

Nothing. Life is a continuous education.

My parents always told me ...

"If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all."

My childhood ambition ...

to become a jockey

My favorite memory ...

changes regularly

Why I write ...

it's my chicken soup for my soul

My first job ...

lifeguard

My best moment ...

is yet to come

My inspiration ...

the natural beauty around me and people I love

Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Mourning

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Emotions often explode with the loss of a loved one. It is a very trying time in our lives and we all deal with the pain in our own way. So when my mother passed away after a long battle with cancer my siblings and I came together to deal with our loss. Since we live so far from each other and from my mother we knew we had to make the best of the few days we had to try to sort through what was left behind. We also knew that each of us had our own ideas of how to deal with the house full of everything from collectibles to rolls of wrapping paper. Tensions ran high at times as the "just thro...

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