: About Me

I am a female American, married with two children and two grand-children, and am in my mid 50's. I have experience in biological sciences (especially zoology), agriculture, environmental issues, child care and development, and home health care. I currently direct a cat rescue, and drive a special ed schoolbus route.

I have published one scientific note in The Journal of Mammalogy (1978). I love to write, and currently write and maintain several basic websites for friends and non-profit organizations, including some graphic work for these sites. I enjoy creative writing as well as writing articles and children's stories.

Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Appreciating the little things in life

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In the summer of 1958, I was seven years old. I often visited my Grandmother, who lived only two blocks away, on Oakland Park Avenue. Why did they call it "Oakland Park", when it was lined with American Elm Trees? I pondered this mystery one afternoon, as I sat on Grandma's hard wooden front step. I picked at a bubble in the peeling gray paint, as the sun baked the top of my head, and drew little beads of sweat to the surface of my upper lip. As I perched there, I drew my knees up to my chin and relished the contrasting coolness of the shaded street before me. The Elms towered above the st...

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