drcat68

I love music. All types of music, especially Flamenco! However, which type of music I listen to depends on my mood. If I am down or sad, I like to listen to blue grass or Cajun music to elevate my spirits. When I feel the need to calm down, I listen to the New Age (Soundscapes) on the TV. If I am feeling melancholy,I turn to the fav's of the "70's. I'll listen to smooth jazz or light classical anytime!

When I am not reading professional journals or previewing text books, I love a good "Who Dunnit" mystery. Any book written by John Grisham, Patricia MacDonald, James Patterson, Charlotte Perkins Gillman, and Joyce Carol Oates. I also enjoy books on theology even though I do not consider myself religious, I am spiritual.

My favorite TV series in "Masterpiece Theater"on BBC. I also love the Weather station and the wonderful presentations by Peter Lik.

I have been making jewelry since I was a little girl. My grandfather was a rockhound and turned me on to the thrill of stones. Since then, I have graduated to love semi-precious gems, silver, and Swarovski crystals.

I seem to have a special love for Victorian roses. Started a collection of tea cups and eggs cups with roses on them to add a Victorian flair to my kitchen and bedroom. In addition, I collect Victorian or vintage postcards with roses especially red ones!

I have also been stamping and making scrapbooks for years. I have a ton of stamps, papers, and embellishments. However, I never seem to have enough!!! I am always adding a new stamp here or there and cannot resist beautiful new paper!!!

I was born and raised in Yakima, Washington, and graduated from the University of Washington with a Master's degree in Speech and Language Pathology and Audiology. Got married and moved to Minneapolis, MN. where I suffered through 10 long, cold, harsh winters! Moved to Seville, Spain where I spend a fabulous 10 years teaching Public Speaking, Composition, and English Phonology at the International College of Seville, completed another Master's Degree in Spanish Logopedia, and a PhD in Philologia. Secured a position as the Program Director at a Hearing and Speech Center in Coral Gables, FL. Now I work on a pre-K Diagnostic Team evaluating children ages 3-5 with communication, cognitive, emotional, and/or behavioral (Autusm, PDD, etc...) difficulties. I have remarried and have lived in Miami happily here ever since!!!

Love these magazines: "The Rubber Stamper", the "Stampers' Sampler", and "Bead Style".They all have excellent ideas and projects for you to try.

Favorite things I like to collect:

*cute cat or moose decorations

*garden decor; stained glass windows or Asian statues to create a sense of peace and calm in my garden.

*Hat stick pins

*stuffed angel teddy bears

*butterfly postage stamps from around the world

*anything with Victorian or vintage red roses

*antique jewelry - pins, hair pins, earrings, necklaces

*crafting magazines and books

*Different and interesting rubber stamps (I like to make my own cards)

Don't Like Cold weather (that's why I live in Florida!), small yappy dogs, complaining people, drab brown or beige clothing, rude/bad drivers, gloomy/rainy days, cow/pig/chicken or any "country" decorations.

If you were sending me postcards you could send cards of:

*Anything Victorian

*Butterflies

*Clouds

*Forests (especially rainforests or tropical)

*Giraffes

*Mountains

*Rainbows

*Red roses

*Sunsets

*Waterfalls

*In other words, beautiful things!

*And day by day I tend to add others and delete some. I never have a dull moment because so many things are beautiful ad attract me that It would be impossible to include everything I love.