Look and Listen

Biography

I am a former Family and Consumer Sciences teacher, now writer and publisher of books related to home and family living. I taught subjects in foods and nutrition, clothing and textiles, home furnishings, consumer education, and child development in my 25 year teaching career; then turned my love of that subject into informational material for families and parenting professionals. I have a wonderful circle of friends, many widowed as I am, who bring joy and inspiration to my life. My younger friends inspire me and help me continue to probe for new ideas for enriching life skills that I share with others in my work.

Inspiration

Teaching for many years helped me see a need in the books I write and publish. My inspiration for my apple cookbooks came from living in the country with rows of apple trees and then finding ways to use apples in many different dishes. The children's Christmas book helped rekindle my joy of the Christmas season after the death of my husband of 43 years at Christmas time. Time stood still following his death, but piecing together my story that had languished in my mind for many years helped renew the significance and warmth of this special time. Writing a children's book cannot help but encompass the heart.