Tammy Winand is a 40 year old creative soul who produces work in a variety of media, from the written word (creative nonfiction, poetry, occasional fiction) to digital photography and jewelry design, amongst others.

Born & raised in south central PA, she relocated to central FL in 1992 and has called the area "home" for most of the subsequent years, with interludes in Ireland, the UK, New Mexico, Arizona and most recently Wyoming.

In addition to her creative streak, Tammy is inspired by world travel, ancient history, a wide variety of 70s-80s-Celtic and Native American music, gardening and cats. She enjoys an eclectic range of films and television.

Her favorite authors include Anne Rice, SARK, and Sarah ban Breathnach.

Tammy's blogspot blogs include: College at Forty, Aurelia...Chrysalis Emerging, and Art on the Edge. She is active on Squidoo and Zazzle.

Her twitter user name is Crypticfragment

and she is also reachable via her MySpace: www.myspace.com/crypticfragmentswriting

My passion is ...

travel and ancient history

I know too much about ...

cats

My parents always told me ...

I'd never earn my living as an artist, so I am here to prove them wrong!

My childhood ambition ...

to make my living as an artist!

My favorite memory ...

... standing alone on a cliff somewhere in Ireland, no doubt

Why I write ...

writing is both a means of expressing emotion and a path to learning.

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

reading Michael Palin's "Sahara", watching Ancient Discoveries, listening to

My first job ...

cashier at a Jordache Outlet

My best moment ...

is yet to come

My inspiration ...

creating links between the past and present, amongst others

Travel > United Kingdom Travel destinations: Skara Brae, Scotland

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Skara Brae, Scotland

Europe's best preserved Neolithic, or Stone Age, village, Skara Brae, is located on the west coast of Scotland's Orkney island, along the Bay of Skaill. Inhabited from between 3100 to 2500 BC, it consists of a group of 10 communal houses connected by stone lined passageways, some of which include intricate carvings.

Each of the houses was laid out according to the same plan. They measure around 40 square meters, focused on a large square room with a large central hearth that would have been used for heating and cooking. These hearths most likely burned seaweed, ...

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