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Hometown

Newark, New Jersey

Places I've been

Newark, NJ: 1951-1969; Miami, FL: 1969-1976; Albuquerque, NM: about 5 mins. '76; Los Angeles, CA: 1976-1982; Miami, FL: 1982-1986; Albuquerque, NM: 1987-2007; Canada (lost looking for Buffalo, NY); Mexico (border cities - shopping)

More about me

The 2 things I like best about me are being Italian and being born under the Aries zodiac sign.

I appreciate great art, architecture, films and literature. The classics are especially appealing, i.e., The Mona Lisa, Falling Water, All About Eve and The Great Gatsby. I love Art Deco and Mid-Century Modern styles in everything from jewelry to furniture. I collect antique rhinestone costume jewelry.

Much of my time is spent in home renovation (my own and helping others), making clay artwork and creating multi-media furnishings and decorations. My gardens are important. I have an old dog named Chewie, a 13.5 year-old Chow/Springer Spaniel mix. I love to talk, to create recipes and to have people over for dinner.

I am a polio survivor (1952) and live with effects of post-polio syndrome diagnosed in 1987.

Activities

Reading, Television Drama, Movie-Going, Gardening, Cooking, Baking and All Things Artistic

Favorite Charities

ARC, homeless shelters, food banks

Favorite Music

Barbra Streisand, Carly Simon, Josh Groban, Celine Dion, 1950s-1970s rock & roll/pop

Favorite TV Shows

CSI:Anywhere, American Idol, Dancing with the Stars, The New Adventures of Old Christine

Favorite Movies

Funny Girl, Now Voyager, Mildred Pierce, All That Jazz, Double Indemnity, The Hard Way, Mr. Skeffington, The Diary of Anne Frank

Favorite Books

Slaughterhouse Five, Rebecca, Great Expectations, The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Grapes of Wrath

Favorite Quotes

It's Getting Late Early - Yogi Berra Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country. - JFK Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth. - Oscar Wilde

Favorite People

Kit Barnarr - a second mother David Letterman George Clooney Barbra Streisand Maya Angelou Charles Gibson Ellen DeGeneres

Favorite Places

Rio Las Vacas, New Mexico Colorado Springs, Colorado Madrid, New Mexico Hollywood, California

Favorite Animals

giraffe any feline, wild or domestic

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