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retired landscape designer, now turned organic goose farmer while caring for my mom on our farm. A very liberal atheist woman living in the conservative bible belt, involved with a republican man of great kindess and complexity.

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my VN interview

How did you get to where you are now?

Long and meandering story

How do you see yourself differently now than you did 10 years ago?

I used to love beautiful things. Now I have barely anything and that seems like too much.

Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

I have absolutely no idea at all.

a postcard to my younger self

Do not take crap from anyone! You will do more diverse things and live more creatively than most people could ever dream up. And help others less fortunate, do not be afraid of them because they are different.

my role models

Mom. Mum Mum. Mrs Klien. Aunt May. Amut Ann. My sister. My friends.

my posts

chose not to have a hysterectomy

Posted in health & fitness on October 31, 2010

I have always had horrible periods. Pain scale at 10.0 and the only way I could control my life and manage a job was to be on BC pills from the time…

How my dogs have saved me from cowards.

Posted in family & relationships on March 02, 2010

Twice in my life now, my dogs have pushed me to disengaging from men and people who were too weak or cowardly to be part of my life. The most recent was…

my comments

Response to: Will the authentic Paula Deen please stand up?

Comment posted on January 19, 2012 at 11:28 am:
"I guess I view PD like Oprah- if you wanna listen to her take on life, go ahead. If you wanna be them.....well, you arent. Im not a fan of either of them. They are just entertainers. As for the way PD cooks, its just Southern cooking at its..." (read comment)

Response to: At 57, where do I start, when it comes to dating?

Comment posted on December 27, 2011 at 12:49 am:
"I no longer trust my ability to find a good man to be with. Im 51 and have had narccicists, addicts and abusers my whole life. I think I am actually too damaged myself to be trusted with my own heart anymore. Enough already. Just enough. ..." (read comment)

Response to: Nutritional Cleansing and Cookies

Comment posted on December 19, 2011 at 10:11 am:
"Lori- Do you kn ow of any cleansing that does not include senna? I have a pretty sensitive immune system and many food allergies and cross reactives as well and that stuff is like taking Draino. Never again...." (read comment)

Response to: Am I completely out of touch?

Comment posted on November 28, 2011 at 11:46 am:
"My Niece got married this summer. I dont have extra money anymore for gifts OR cash, so I sent her a heavy silver bracelet that my Aunt made, who was a brilliant silversmith. And a note about its history. It was an emotional thing for me to le..." (read comment)

Response to: The importance of being slow to anger

Comment posted on May 20, 2010 at 10:07 pm:
"Like you, I turn to theological and historical stories in order to know myself better and change. There is an importance to patience. Inevitably, if I wait before reacting, the answer makes itself known. So much so that I am now con..." (read comment)