born in the Midwest, sojourned 20 years in N.California, partnered 32+ years with a two legged, talented and caring rabbit, [yes, she does have rhythm and a PhD] started writing at age 10, using my grandmother's shiny black iron typewriter, at age 20 discovered I'd been writing fanfic, at age 40 approx decided to try original fiction, too. present 'occupations' - being herded by cats, Shoshi and Mullaney almost age 7, crocheting afghan stitch afghans, slowly, cooking, learning to make jewelry, reading, reading, reading, writing, writing, reading, writing, seeking along three old new paths, The Lady's, the Torah's and the Independent Catholic's, playing on fb, participating in Script Frenzy and Nanowrimo, reading, reading, reading, writing... participating in Round Robin stories which I love a lot, taking care of above mentioned Rabbit, whom I love above all
Favourite Visual Artist
Josephine Wall, Rayvnne Phelan, John Millais, John Waterhouse, Nene Thomas, Goldenwolf, Amy Bruston, and many others
Favourite Movies
Gone With the Wind, Casablanca, Meet John Doe, Star Trek 4, Star Trek 9 King's Speech, Prince and the Pauper, Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, Laura, The Razor's Edge, This Gun for Hire, Fort Apache, Red River, 3:10 to Yuma [original] Friendly Persuasion
Favourite TV Shows
Laramie, Wild, Wild West, Wagon Train, Swamp Fox, Star Trek Law and Order [all] The Tudors, Pillars of the Earth, Gordon Ramsay, Days of Our Lives
Favourite Bands / Musical Artists
Judy Collins, Joan Baez, Cris Williamson, Linda Christian, Neil Diamond, Joni Mitchell, Peter Paul and Mary, Bread, Chicago, Heart, Manilow, Streisand,
Favourite Books
GWTW, Tigana, Song for Arbonne, Chesapeake, Centennial, Exodus, Mila 18, Friendly Persuasion, We Speak No Treason, Courts of Illusion, the King's Grey Mare, Mask of Apollo, Fire from Heaven, The King Must Die, The Last of the Wine, Jo's Boys.
Favourite Writers
Guy Gavriel Kay, Parke Godwin, Shakespeare, Mary Stewart, Emily Dickinson, James Michener, Shelby Foote, Bruce Catton, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Rosemary Hawley Jarman, Mary Renault, Jessamyn West, Louisa May Alcott, Charles Dickens
Favourite Games
polls, written rpgs, round robin stories,
Tools of the Trade
keyboard, Word, Pages, Time Machine, reference libraries
Other Interests
American Civil War, horses, wildlife, model horses, mythology, fantasy art, science fiction, PreRaphaelite art, Huguenots, Elizabethan history,afghan making, jewelry making, carousel horses,