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I am a retired English teacher and department head, the mother of three grand mother of four, and have been married to the same man for 53 years, two years after we met at college. I taught in both middle and high schools as I really love teens and in-betweens. I was also a certified Lamaze instructor, and for a short time a volunteer chaplain at Howard County General Hospital. I am a two-time cancer survivor, ovarian (2003), and breast (2019) I was born in South Philadelphia and grew up in the 'burbs with great parents, in a bilingual household. I love soft pretzels and cheesesteaks, the Phillies, the Eagles, the Orioles, and sometimes the Ravens. I love being Mom, Aunt Kathy, Nona Kathy (Kath), and Teacher. I spend a lot of time in my gardens in the spring and summer, and in the winter I plan what I'm going to plant. I also am an avid reader, cook, photographer, lover of languages, music, and four-footed furries.

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Showing posts with label Butchart Gardens. Show all posts
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Saturday, February 7, 2009

Favorite Things

A nod to Ruth's blog/meme on her favorite things...Here are some of mine.

A Storm at Sea -- Fort Lauderdale, Florida


A Water Spout on the Horizon -- Fort Lauderdale, Florida


Monterossa al Mare, Cinque Terre, Italy (2007)


View from the Isle of Capri, Italy (2007)

2. While I'm particular to roses, I love all flowers and my garden.

A Rose in the Town Square at Sonoma


My garden early May, 2008


Richard, Marge, and David in the Gardens in Vancouver, BC


The Italian Garden at Butchart Gardens, Victoria, BC


3. I love Glaciers, Whales, and all things Alaskan.

The Sawyer Glacier and 'berger bits' while on board NCL The Wind

4. This marker at Sullivan's Island, SC, remembering the area's history, and the lives and contributions of the thousands of slaves that ended their Middle Passage here, moves me greatly.