Wendybird
| Gender | Female |
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| Occupation | Retired literacy teacher - returned to education after many years in the private sector. Finally found my calling, almost to late. |
| Location | Dana Point, California, United States |
| Introduction | Grew up in Ann Arbor, but abandoned U of M family tradition and went to Duke. Moved to So. cal. In 1973 as a result of my company-paid move (Kawasaki) Love the outdoor life-style. Married ecstatically for 38 years to my second husband. Together we enjoy our 6 children, 12 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. To celebrate turning 80 last year, I re-joined USA Masters Swimming, entered the Nationals last August and won 3 medals.Not quite ready for the rocking chair life! We enjoy a lovely circle of friends, most of whom we met Through sailing at our yacht club many years ago. Life is good! |
| Interests | Swimming, sailing, reading, knitting, golf, traveling, attending concerts and plays, |
| Favorite movies | The Quiet Man, Casa Blanca, Love Actually, The Wind and the Lion, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, My Fair Lady, Blazing Saddles, The Sting, High Society, The King’s Speech, etc., etc. |
| Favorite music | Classical, esp Mozart and Chopin, old country (Waylon, Willy, Merle, Patsy, etc), smooth jazz, folk, soft rock (James Taylor), some opera |
| Favorite books | Too many to list, but somewhat recently: A gentleman in Moscow, The One in a Million Boy, The All of It, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Lord of the Rings series. From forever: E.B.White everything, A.A. Milne everything, Gone With the Wind, East of Eden, Quo Vadis, all the Wizard of Oz. books, Lad: a Dog, etc., etc., etc. I’ve been a bookworm all my life, so a definitive list would be impossible. |