I was raised in a dancing family–I still feel I am supposed to dance every Saturday night. We either danced at our country school or any of the neighboring schools.
Dances were social events–time for ranchers to get together and talk. The rancher’s life is a lonely life out taking care of cattle alone.
Dances brought us children together to dance, talk and play.
Dances were multigenerational–ages from a 3 month old baby to grandpa and grandma!
And dances were about the movement and the music–it was good old country and western music, local bands and dear friends that we bumped into on the dance floor.
To this day, my feet and heart want to be at a dance on a Saturday night!
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I am a self-published author with 4 books:
This Tumbleweed Landed,
When Will Papa Get Home?
Let Me Tell You a Story
A Time to Grow Up: A Daughter’s Grief Memoir
And a 3 Cookbooks Series
From Grannie's Kitchen, Volume 1 -- Pies, Cakes & Christmas Candy, 2014
From Grannie's Kitchen, Volume 2 -- Beverages, Bread, Cookies, Meats, Vegetables, Mis. & Records of a Rancher's Wife, 2015
From Grannie's Kitchen, Volume 3 -- Casseroles, Mexican Dishes, Relish, Sandwiches, Salads & Desserts
I am a retired teacher. I taught middle school for 20 years and then worked at the district level for 7 years.
I love to write, read, dance and travel. Computers are also a passion of mine.
My brother and I inherited our family ranch five years ago, so I am now a ranch manager!
My new writing project is a biography of Marshall Flippo, a 91-year-old world renowned square dance caller. Flippo recently passed away. I have over 40 hours of recorded interviews with him that will be the basis of his biography
I am also working on a women's fiction and a poetry collection. Retirement is great!
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