A bit about me: I am
a child of the fifties, born near the beginning of that decade. My birth family was a large one, and I am the
oldest of nine, eight of whom are still alive. I have been married to my high
school sweetheart, Gary, for almost 44 years, and have four grown children and three
grandchildren. Gary and I live with two cats, a shorthaired grey and a Persian type black and white. I have a B.A. from the
University of Virginia and a J.D. from the UVA School of Law. After 35 years at
a legal publishing company, I retired at the end of June 2013. I'm enjoying this new phase of my life, and want to share some of what I'm doing, observing, thinking and loving with others by way of this blog.