Interests

I am a woman of many and varied interests. A few follow:

• Traveling
• Information technologies
• Family history and memorabilia
• History, particularly World War I
• Writing—personal narratives and curriculum materials are two favorite topics
• Fossils
• Blues music (slide guitar/piano)
• Puzzles, both jigsaw and textual
• Esoteric trivia
• Goin' on the road with Arty and Paul
  
• Good movies (Is there life after Casablanca?)
• Surf fishing
• Antique jewelry
  
• Well crafted biographies
  
• Geography and its effects on history
• The Allman Brothers Band—I'll make it to the Beacon run one of these days!
• United States stamps and coins, but old engraved ones that are works of art
• Handwritten letters composed especially for me
• Gardening
• Finding lost loves
  
• Exquisite guitar work—Duane Allman, Jimi Hendrix, Derek Trucks—none finer
  
• Hosting teas for my friends
• New Year's Eve in Gainesville
  
• Live performances
• Dancin' at the Friday Night Jamboree, Cochram's Store, Floyd, Virginia
  
• The history of the English language
• Rock 'n Roll
• Poetry
• Art--Mary Cassatt and Thomas Pradzinsky in particular
• Canning fruits and vegetables