charmedlady's profile

Savannah and Atlanta Georgia, Virginia, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Wisconsin, Arizona, Bermuda, Jamaica, Bahamas

Retired after working 25 years in the V.P. law department at a large health sciences university. If I never see another contract--no problem :-) Thoroughly enjoying my retirement. Currently editor of two sites at BellaOnline.com and owner of a 15 year direct selling home business through Watkins, I specialize in herbs, spices and flavorings. You can visit my links below.

• Work and Family
• Hot and Spicy Food
• Watkins

My Watkins sister site is A Better Cook. Additionally, I have a seldom updated movie review Blog titled Going to the Movies with Vannie as a result of writing movie reviews for an online site.

Online everyday writing and working until about 3:30 or so. I love working from home, I am able to get away for long weekends every two months or so. Of course, I take my trusty laptop along--life has never been better.

Outside activities include working with community, advocate and civic organizations; have become chair of two. I am also on the editorial board (fiction section) of Mused-BellaOnline Literary Review Magazine @ http://www.bellaonline.com/review/

My favorite way to spend an evening is with a book. This is not something I found recently. The day I became engaged (I was in my early 20's) my mother told my honey that he should know that (1) I spent a lot in time at the library and (2) liked to walk in the rain. It drove her crazy that I would go out the minute it started to rain. I still love rain and books! The only thing missing are my 2 long ago and still missed cats, Sammy and Peggy.

Writing, reading, cooking, watching old b/w movies, community volunteering

Cancer, lupis, Alzheimers, heart association, Kiva, Feed the Children/USA

Traditional jazz, jazz fusion, blues, soft 70/80's rock

Brit coms, Masterpiece Mystery, cooking shows and travel shows, Two and a Half Men, cuz it is so trashily funny ;-)

The Women (b/w), Desk Set (b/w), Daughters of the Dust, Pretty Woman, Eve's Bayou, Crossing Delancey, Now Voyager (b/w), The Thin Man(b/w, Born Yesterday (b/w), The Beguiled

Ibsen's play "A Doll's House", J.D. Robbs "In Death" series, mysteries, cozies, multicultural romance, biographies, contemporary novels. Have re-read Steinbeck, Hemingway, Joyce, etc., just to see if I "can go home again." Have found that I can do so nicely by reading Elizabeth Barrett Brownings, "Sonnets from the Portuguese" and Gordon Parks, "Gordon Parks: whispers of intimate things."

"None of us is defined by our circumstances, nor are we defined by how other people perceive us. It is up to each one of us to define ourselves, and that is a life's work. Each of us has the ability to lead a dynamic life by pursuing our unique goals and dreams. There are no limits to what you can do." - Stedman Graham

Family, friends, online buds

Bermuda, Atlantic City NJ, Savannah Ga.