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Hometown

Anchorage, Alaska

Places I've been

Dover Delaware, St.Petersburg Florida, Pompton Lakes New Jersey, Tripoli Libya, The Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Austria, France, Azores, Bermuda, North Carolina, South Carolina, Montana, Hawaii, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, Oregon, Calfornia, Nevada, Chicago, NYC, DC, Boston, Stonington CT,

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One of the first babies born at Elmendorf Air Force Base, traveled with my Air Force family throughout the USA, my father's last station was at Wheelus Air Force Base, Tripoli, Libya. It was a really great place to live at that time, during our stay the first Congo uprising occurred, and we saw many of the refugees on their way back to Europe. Met my husband on a blind date at the University of Tampa, took a phosphate freighter to Europe on our honeymoon, in the middle of November, nearly went to St Petersburg Russia on the return due to miscommunication with the shipping company. Moved to Washington state in 1974, live on an island north of Seattle, and have worked at the local library for 30 plus years.

I have a blog that I review movies and books on.                     http://mrsjonespreschool.blogspot.com

Also an a member of www.goodreads.com

With all that is going on in Libya now, I am usually glued to NPR, trying to keep up, and hoping that the rebels can oust the Madman.

Activities

reading, gardening, foreign movies, opera, formula one racing

Favorite Charities

The Salvation Army, Christian Children's Fund, Camano Animal Shelter, NOAH, World Wildlife Fund

Favorite Music

Paul Simon, Verdi, Wagner, Beethoven, Bach, Joan Baez, Chet Baker, Eva Cassidy

Favorite TV Shows

NCIS

Favorite Movies

Great Escape, Uncle Buck, Namesake, White, Foul Play, Quigley Down Under, BIG, Bringing Down the House, Housekeeping, Calendar Girls, Stardust, As Good as it Gets, Once, Billy Elliot, Ladies in Lavendar, Something's Gotta Give, Napoleon Dynamite, Strictly Ballroom, Sleepless in Seattle, Tango Lesson, Gorky Park, Strangers in Good Company, Dr Zhivago, Red Violin, Finding Forrester, Veriton, To Catch a Thief, Chocolate, Blow up, Shirley Valetine

Favorite Books

His Dark Materials trilogy, Miss Julia series, Hot Flash club series, Summerland, Jan Karon's Mitford series, Madonnas of Leningrad, Revolutionary Road, Housekeeping, Peter and the Star Catchers, Because of Mr. Terupt., Major Pettigrew's Last Stand

Favorite Quotes

Neither a borrower nor a lender be; For loan oft loses both itself and friend, And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry. This above all: to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man. William Shakespeare, "Hamlet", Act 1 scene 3

Favorite People

My husband, Sally and Jerry

Favorite Places

Hilo Hawaii, Camano Island WA

Favorite Animals

Pantaloni, Boscoe, Salem, cats, Boxers, Sammy

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