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Hometown

St Louis , MO

Places I've been

Born in St. Louis but moved to California at 4 when my parents divorced. I've been to Mexico, St. George Island, Texas, New Mexico...probably most of the US in the RV when I think about it .

Education

• Villa Cabrini Academy, K thru 12 - 1949 to 1961

More about me

 I grew up in a Burbank, CA boarding school and graduated in 1961 and married my 1st husband at 18 (way too young). Our first house was in Burbank where we had my 2 sons. We moved to Valencia, CA in the late 70's when my boys were in High School and Jr. High. I was widowed while living there.

I met my present husband there 2 years later and moved to Newhall to help run a 350 acre horse show and boarding ranch. He had 2 sons and a stepson. His older son and my younger son were best friends from the Burbank years. They introduced us and got a big kick out of us falling in love and blending our families. From there we moved to Simi Valley and bred, trained, and boarded horses. I learned to play golf there and sure miss playing (back surgery). We moved to Lompoc when we retired from the Fire Dept. and horses and live on a golf course there with our great dane and cat to this day. Our sons are all married, I always say my daughters were all hand-picked :) We have 8 grandchildren and 1 great-grandson! We miss seeing them often as they are all scattered. Holidays and special events are the cue for big family get - togethers.

Health issues keep me less active than I would like, so I love eons for friendships and stretching my boundaries. 

Activities

Being on the beautiful central coast of California, I love to walk my dane on the trail or beach.We always seem to have a Great Dane and a cat or two to love. I'd love to foster shelter dogs and have signed up for the seminar. I love nature and all its glory and moods. My hobbies are reading, sudoku, crosswords, music, computers, photography, and learning new things. I like wine and good food probably too much. I lost my waistline 10 yrs ago and haven't seen it since.

Favorite Charities

PEO ( we earn money for scholarships for women), ASPCA, PBS, Red Cross

Favorite Music

Guitar music, Smooth Jazz, Smokey Robinson, Norah Jones, Diana Krall, Aaron Neville, Ray Charles, Carlos Santana, Heart, Eurythmics, k.d.Lang, Journey, Sting, Rod Stewart, Buddha Bar, Nina Simone, Liz Wright, 40"s & 60's, Ella Fitzgerald, Eric Clapton, and Classical.

Favorite TV Shows

Animal Planet, HGTV, Food Ch., History, Biography, Discovery, English Mysteries, and High Stakes Poker. Usually I am on the computer listening to what my husband is watching, which is sports and news. Yuck

Favorite Movies

Old black and whites with dialog. The Second Wives Club. The Original Star Wars. Romantic Comedies. Pretty Woman, Steel Magnolias,

Favorite Books

Merle's Door, Infidel, , In an Instant, The Guardian, A Good Year, The Year of Pleasures, Harry Potter books, Light on Snow, Mysteries, Paranormal, non-fiction, All Things Great & Small etc. Anything by Heinlein

Favorite Quotes

You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once. Robert A. Heinlein - Write it on your heart that every day is the best day of the year. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson -Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans. -- John Lennon

Favorite People

My husband, my sons and their families, my cousins, and all my extended family. Public figures: Margaret Thatcher, Bill Cosby, Steven Colbert to name a few.....

Favorite Places

Half Moon Bay, CA. New York City Savannah, GA Portofino, Italy

Favorite Animals

Dogs, cats, horses, and then the rest of the animal kingdom.

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