I was born about 1000 years ago. I have lived many lives: wizard, activist, teacher, gardener, mother, grandmother, librarian, and quilter. The lives come together now in my storytelling manifestation.
After a bit of travel, I settled into a life of teaching for 22 years, though there was little that was settled in teaching. Early on in teaching, I invested in a magic wand company and encouraged the research and development division to work on a new and improved reading reliability wand. The company struggled with varying degrees of success in that mission for years. I finally sold the company to a woman in England. She moved in a different direction and one of the scientific types developed the all-purpose HP wand. She is very successful and well-known today.
After selling the magic wand research company, I moved into storytelling to develop the listening skills of my young charges. My coffers are now filled with smiles and sparkling eyes and bejeweled laughs, a rich reward also.
While enjoying life as wizard and teacher, I maintained a solid life in the world of mortals. I married Howard; we raised 3 sons and now enjoy the richest of lives with a grandson, 2 granddaughters and 3 grandpups. Our hearts are full.
I changed careers from teacher to Keene Valley town librarian and am surrounded by stories. I have stories to tell and listeners who love stories ready to hear them. I collect stories from around the world and offer them to listeners of all ages. I work with and listen to gatherings of story tellers and belong to the League of New England Storytellers and am a charter member of the Adirondack Storytellers’ Guild. I love to tell stories and offer workshops and encouragement and coaching to anyone interested in carrying the torch forward.
The stories are all true. The facts may have been altered because of memory lapses.