: About Me

As a youngster, I could hardly wait to learn to read and write, and once I did, I thoroughly enjoyed the latter. While in school, I achieved very high grades in Creative Writing, Speech Writing, and many art classes, including Commercial Art.

After marrying my husband and the birth of our three children, I had the pleasure of seeing my work in print. My crochet designs were featured on the covers of national publications including "Crochet World" and their annual "Best Of Crochet World".

On a more personal note, I am a mother of three, a grandmother of seven, and live on a small farm with my husband. Our children and their families live as close neighbors.

I care very deeply about people and animals, and I've always been interested in the arts ... visual arts, performing arts, fiber arts, as well as writing, and a variety of crafts. I have also been passionate about learning basic skills, such as raising gardens, preserving produce, making soap, raising animals for fiber, spinning yarn, and so forth.

My passion is ...

My family, other people, animals, and the arts.

My favorite memory ...

Holding all three of my children in my lap, and when I found my crochet articles had been published.

My first job ...

Painting signs for a pizza parlor.

My best moment ...

When the mayor of our town knocked on our door asking me to paint a mural for the community.

Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Money hardships

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I don't know if I'm what some people would call an old soul or not, but somehow I understood monetary concerns from the time I was three. My maternal grandmother had sent handmade baby clothes to my mother when she learned Mom was expecting another child. In that collection were white, flannel gowns, which I remember wearing as nighties. Over the years, Mom slit the bottom of the full length sleeves allowing them to fit over my growing arms, the cuffs ending up above my elbows. I was three years old when we finally gave up on them since I had, by that time, completely outgrown them. I went...

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