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Born in New Orleans, I'm a 1954 Virgo. I'm kinda-sorta a brainy but scattered lady with lots of interests and passions--chief among them digital photography and photo editing. Also love music and have played piano since I was four; I have eight years of classical instruction. Am an avid reader at times, others not--depends on what's going on in my life. I used to do a lot of painting in pastels and acrylics but haven't touched it in years, although my stuff really is actually very good, I think.

I grew up in Mississippi and transplanted in 1983 to Mesquite, TX. In 1994, I left Mesquite to live in the Davis Mountains Resort in Jeff Davis County near Big Bend. Of all the places I've lived, this is the best! The Davis Mountains are a small range, but the highest peak is over 7,000 in elevation. High enough to be cool in summer but far enough south for mild winters.

If I would only take those two required math courses, I'd have an English degree. I attended Hinds CC in MS, Eastfield College in Mesquite, TX and Sul Ross U in Alpine, TX.

I am a die-hard lover of wilderness, mountains and deserts and have traveled from Mexico to Canada to the Arctic Ocean in Alaska as well as most of the lower 48. I much prefer staying off the beaten path--except to get across TX and back. Then I power-drive or fly.

I have three children--a daughter and two sons--and two grandchildren. Soon after HS graduation, the two oldest kids left W. TX and returned to the D/FW area. My daughter and her kids live in Krum, and my older son lives in Denton. My younger son still lives in Jeff Davis County and will probably live west of the Pecos for the rest of his life.