Gender	Female
Location	Northern California, United States
Introduction	The painting of me was done by my brother Ron when I was around three and he was in his early 20's (check out WalkingFortBragg.blogspot for his blog). I come from a very artistic, crafty family. My Mom was always working on something (crochet, knitting, and needlework and sewed me some beautiful clothes. My Dad ("Papa") was always making "something out of nothing" and carved beautiful images from a single piece of wood. Both of my brothers are basically mechanical engineers and artists. My brother Ron is a wonderful pen-and-ink artist and my brother Ken is a woodworker and drummer. I spend most of my waking hours at a corporate job. It's interesting, challenging, and I'm blessed to have it. However, I look forward to the day when I can explore more of my creative side. In the meantime, I squeeze in crafting, playing music and photography/design wherever and whenever I can. Disclaimer: Opinions expressed on this blog are mine alone and do not necessarily reflect those of my employer, church, etc. Enjoy!
Interests	Crafts (jewelry making, card-making, lavender wands, etc.), Puttering in my Flower Garden, Garage-saling, Decorating, Photography, Playing Keyboards (especially Hammond B3), Inline Skating, Entertaining, Faith, Hope, and Love.
Favorite music	Local live music. Blues/Rock (Eric Clapton), Worship Music (e.g., Lincoln Brewster), a little classical (e.g., YoYo Ma plays Ennio Maricone), R&B (Sam Moore), Gospel (Winans, Mandesa), Light Jazz Fusion (Norm Peterson) and a bit of country (Martina McBride, Kerry Underwood).
Favorite books	The Great Divorce, The Wind in the Willows