: About Me

P. K. Hawk was born in Georgia, and as a youngster she lived in Ohio, Georgia, South Carolina, Texas, and California.  She has lived in southern California since the age of ten years.  She and her family also lived in Baja California for approximately one and a half years.

P. K. Hawk is a mother of two grown daughters, and grandmother to four adult grandchildren.

She has worked for more than twenty years, as Office Manager with her husband in his Contracting firm, where she was the cost analyst and contract negotiator, as well as an irrigation systems designer, and was in charge of customer service.

After her husband retired due to injuries sustained in an auto accident, she worked with other contractors, as a cost analyst and contract negotiator, until 1988.  Then, she stopped working so as to care for her husband, and their remaining daughter, as her husband was in declining health.

P. K. Hawk has also written design specifications and contracts for landscape projects ranging from custom homes, to shopping centers, schools, hospitals, as well as apartment, and condominium complexes.

She has negotiated with the Army Corps of Engineers legal representative, during contract negotiations for a landscape project that ran some sixty miles from Corona, California into the foothills of Rancho Cucamonga, California.

She is now a writer, photographer and is administrator on several web sites, and blogs, all of which she created. Many of her photographs are used on several of her web sites, as well as her How To Guides and Zones on Helium.com

P. K Hawk is an animal advocate, and is preparing to start a non-profit organization to raise funds for pet spay and neuter for low income families, and to help educate the public and other legitimate pet rescue groups about persons as well as other 501 (c) (3) organizations which are run by persons who are really out to kill every pet in need of being re-homed that they can possibly get their hands on.

She is also working on several books, some will be fictional, and others non-fiction.

My passion is ...

Maintaining current Accurate Knowledge of things that are important. I have always been an "animal person" and I love the outdoors. I also enjoy photography. Currently I am concentrating on bettering my skills in photography. I am very involved in animal rights, though I do not belong to any animal rights groups, as I have discovered that many of them do not live up to their public image. Presently, I am working on developing and improving my writing skills.

I know too much about ...

I sometimes think I know too much about the dark side of some so called pet rescue organizations, as well as many individuals who claim to be pet rescuers, but if I didn't know the truth about these people and things, I wouldn't be able to warn others about the evil perpetrated on many animals that were either trapped or turned over to these people and organizations for adoptions that never happened.

My parents always told me ...

Be truthful and honest. If you can't have self respect, no one else will respect you either.

My childhood ambition ...

Always keep occupied in things that matter. Care about and help others.

My favorite memory ...

I have many wonderful memories. Most of them are of the times I was out in nature, whether horseback riding, or camping, fishing, or hiking. I love being in the mountains. I love riding horses there, as well as driving along curvy mountain roads.

Why I write ...

I write because I must. I have always been driven to write. When I was younger, most of my writing consisted of business topics. I prepared and wrote specifications for construction and landscaping projects. I also wrote up proposals and contracts. I did not really have time for other types of creative writing then. I am now doing a lot of writing about happenings around me, and about the rights of living creatures.

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

I read the Bible, mysteries, both fiction and nonfiction. Occasionally I read poems. I do a lot of reading of newspapers in my quest for animal rights.

My first job ...

When I married, my husband and I worked together in his contracting business. I was the Office Manager. I did payroll, financial statements, etcetera. I designed landscape and irrigation systems for everything from apartments, condos, schools, shopping centers, etcetera. I was the cost analyst. I also prepared the proposals, contracts, procured the necessary permits and licenses to perform the jobs.

My best moment ...

1- The birth of my children; 2- When my first horse finally decided I was someone he could trust, and we were finally able to have lots of fun racing trains, playing in the sprinklers, and riding in the local hills, and even in heavy traffic. The traffic was a particular challenge, as Mecca was only a three year old gelding at the time..

My inspiration ...

My Parents. My Father had to quit school in seventh grade when his Father died, leaving five daughters, and two sons. My Mother had been ill for many years, yet she was always kind and loving. She was very creative, and loved singing, writing, and art. My Father was an electrician. He was also a perfectionist in whatever he set our to do. He made sure it was done right. He never stopped learning, either. He never gave up when the going got rough.

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Assaying is the analysis of ore, metal or alloy. The discipline is known as metallurgical assay. There are several uses for assaying metals, both before and after refining it.  For example, samples are always taken from potential mines, to be sure of the quality of the desired metal, to verify the mining of said metal will be profitable.  These samples are then sent or taken to an assay office, where the sample (s) will be analyzed in any of several different ways. While there are many areas of the world that have gold, one of the very precious metals, not every site will prove t...

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