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What is one thing you would change about yourself? I watch my granddaughter, a well-balanced, polite, smart and pretty young lady appear very confident in herself. My daughter is the same way with a little more hesitation. I still have insecurities into my 70s which can still hold me back. My mother was fraught withContinue reading “Any and all insecurities”

What are your two favorite things to wear? Ok – let me start with my feet. I live in Florida so I mostly wear sandals. My favorites are Oofos. I like them so much that I have them in many colors. My feet are happy in Oofos. I also spend a lot of time byContinue reading “My Favorites”

Do you or your family make any special dishes for the holidays? I always entertain at my house on Thanksgiving. My family loves all the traditional foods which were passed down from my mother and grandmother. I make a sausage stuffing with apples that I put in the bird right before it goes in theContinue reading “Thanksgiving Dinner”

Name your top three pet peeves. I have difficulty dealing with people who are chronically late. To me the message is “my time is more important than yours.” but I’ve learned to deal with this by knowing who those people are. Now I just show up a little late. I cruise a lot and it’sContinue reading “Easy peasy”

Who are your current most favorite people? My husband is my best friend. We do a lot together and he is always ready to follow me in our travels around the world. My daughter is funny, charming but also has the practicalities that make her successful. My granddaughter is amazing, achieving goals like playing varsityContinue reading “Family and Friends”

What are your favorite animals? If I had to do my life over again, I would live with the mountain gorillas. I know it wasn’t a great thing for Dian Fossey who was murdered in the mountains of Rwanda, but I admired her life. I once had the opportunity to get up close and personalContinue reading “I love primates”

Beach or mountains? Which do you prefer? Why? When I think of the beach, I think of the warm, clear waters we have in Florida or the aqua waters of the Caribbean. I think of the soft sand and walks along the coastline looking for sea glass, shells, and sharks’ teeth. Now when I thinkContinue reading “Not So Easy To Choose”

What makes you nervous? When I was young in school, speaking in front of the class terrified me. Now it only makes me slightly nervous. I’ve spoken enough in front of large crowds that I needed to get over it. Today very little makes me nervous. Only if my family or friends are sick, IContinue reading “I’m not a nervous Nelly”

What is your middle name? Does it carry any special meaning/significance? For most of my childhood I was so embarrassed by my middle name. It wasn’t American. It was my grandmothers name and she was Swedish. In fact all my grandparents were Swedish. But oh that name. It sounded so much better in Swedish. SoContinue reading “Oh No – Not My Middle Name”