: About Me

I am a Yankee transplanted in the countryside of northern central Florida. I have been writing since 1973 when my parents we kind enough to provide me with any book to read from science to the classics to poetry. To encourage my writing, they corked one wall in my bedroom and hung almost every thought I penned.

I never chose writing as a career yet I intertwine my writing into my ceramics field. I have been published over the years and use writing as an outlet. I have two great kids that inspire and encourage me to write.

My passion is ...

writing, ceramics, cooking, and hanging out with my kids.

I know too much about ...

peoples personal lives.

My parents always told me ...

better to be safe than sorry.

My childhood ambition ...

to be an English Teacher.

My favorite memory ...

any weekend spent with my grandparents.

Why I write ...

to release my emotions, encourage others to keep going and inspire my kids.

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

I am reading Joan Didon's Fixed Idea's Since 9.11

My first job ...

Secretary to the Vice President of Perdue Radio Company

My best moment ...

Buying my first house.

My inspiration ...

My family.

Food & Drink > Fruit & Vegetable Recipes Recipes: Making creative use of beans

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Warm Penne and Green Bean Salad As we are hanging up our winter coats and finding that bounce back in our feet to take in the Spring Art Festivals, getting back to playing golf, planting our gardens, and unleashing our grills for weekend barbecues, one of my favorite quick, yet impressive and tasty, meals is Warm Penne and Green Beans. Green beans or French beans are found all year round which allows you to cook this any time although they have a peak season from May to October. Green beans, or string beans as northerners call them, are considered the unripe fruit of any kind of bean. This...

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