Reading

Reading

My mom curled up with a book every evening for years.  I know many others like her, in that way.  It helped to keep her mind sharp for many years. When I was four, there was a program in my local newspaper on teaching your kids how to read at home.  My mom sat down...

Arts and Crafts

Arts and Crafts

I have worked with arts and crafts since I was a kid.  It was my favorite subject in school, and I got into a lot of different ones at home, as well.  I've worked with flower arranging, stained glass, painting, drawing, dollhouse miniatures and just putting things...

Poems and Stories

Poems and Stories

I have been writing poems and stories since I was 8 years old.  I am an insufferable pun freak, which I often credit to getting Highlights magazine as a kid, and poring over the jokes and riddles, sent in by their readers.  I was told once, if my parents had known...

Home Decor

Home Decor

I am a self-proclaimed fruit and veggie freak.  My home, named Fruiter Ville, is decorated with many items depicting fruit and veggies.  I have paintings, stickers and decals, fruity dishes, fruity utensils, pots & pans, framed pictures, sheets, curtains,...

Electronics

Electronics

Many of my early jobs were at electronic companies; the first being at a now large company, which was tiny and unknown at the time I started.  I would like to make electronics available in my business now, in order to help keep the industry going and bring back...