: About Me

I am a 52 (soon to be 53) year old US Department of the Army civilian employee. I have worked for the US government for 32 years and plan on retiring soon, God willing. I have traveled and lived all over the world. Currently I live in Germany, the beautiful city of Heidelberg.

What makes me who I am is the way I was raised, how I lived my life, what I believe in. I have been married and divorced twice and just recently married again after being single and alone for 17 years. I love my job, I love my family, and I love my husband. I realize that no matter what I believe or how much I disagree with the way things are going in the world, in our government, or even in my organization, I cannot affect any change because I am just a little drop in the ocean. Guess that makes me impotent. I pray to my God every day that I just live my life and enjoy what I have been blessed with. I work everyday; I wake up every morning; life goes on and all I can do is live it.

I believe in the best in people but also know that there are many people out there that are mean, hurtful, and downright evil. I believe in helping people when they need help but I know that help is never there for me when I really need it. I accept what happens and soldier on even though, at times, I don't know how I manage to keep going.

My passion is ...

my husband and my grandchildren

I know too much about ...

life

My parents always told me ...

"you made your bed now lie in it"

My childhood ambition ...

To be an interpreter-translator

My favorite memory ...

Staying with my Aunt and Uncle

Why I write ...

To feel better

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

The Qu'ran/CSI, Cold Case, NCIS, Supernatural/Popular Arabic music

My first job ...

Selling advertising space in a community paper

My best moment ...

Graduating from college

My inspiration ...

My grandchildren

Creative Writing > Memoirs True gardening stories: My loved one and my garden

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Everything I know about gardening I learned from my Aunt Annie and Uncle Jim. My Aunt and Uncle raised my brothers and me. We would live with them during the summer months and stayed with them after school during the school year. They lived on a plot of land of about one acre in an old house that was built in 1862. Every year they had a very large vegetable garden, small vineyard, and fruit trees. All year around was a learning experience in gardening, caring for plants, and storing food for the winter. Gardening to my Aunt and Uncle didn't just start in the spring and summer months; it wa...

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