KathyA
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | Retired English Teacher |
| Location | Maryland, United States |
| Introduction | I am a retired English teacher and department head, the mother of three grand mother of four, and have been married to the same man for 53 years, two years after we met at college. I taught in both middle and high schools as I really love teens and in-betweens. I was also a certified Lamaze instructor, and for a short time a volunteer chaplain at Howard County General Hospital. I am a two-time cancer survivor, ovarian (2003), and breast (2019) I was born in South Philadelphia and grew up in the 'burbs with great parents, in a bilingual household. I love soft pretzels and cheesesteaks, the Phillies, the Eagles, the Orioles, and sometimes the Ravens. I love being Mom, Aunt Kathy, Nona Kathy (Kath), and Teacher. I spend a lot of time in my gardens in the spring and summer, and in the winter I plan what I'm going to plant. I also am an avid reader, cook, photographer, lover of languages, music, and four-footed furries. |
| Interests | Seashells, beaches, travel,gardening - especially roses, reading and cooking. |
| Favorite movies | Glory, Rudy, A Christmas Carol, Purgatory |
| Favorite music | Bach, Hayden, Gustav Holst, Tricia Yearwood, Turandot - my tastes are pretty eclectic! |
| Favorite books | Anything by William Kent Krueger, John Irving, Kristan Hannah, PD James, Elizabeth Berg, Janet Evanovich, Pat Conroy, Louise Penny, Donna Leon, Susan Isaacs,Richard Russo, Jeff Shapiro, Wally Lamb, Jane Smiley... |