Punctuation nerd and quasi-professional musician enjoys reading, doing crafty stuff, sipping (black tea) and supping (vegetarian) with friends, especially following an afternoon of gardening. Also a fan of long walks on the beach or out in nature, birding or not; movies of all kinds with big ol' tubs o' popcorn; and going to museums and aquariums. Love good mail from postcards to packets.

Other ideas of interest constantly being revised: community building, permaculture, Icelandic literature, cooking with grains, preserving foods, music history and biz, travel (anywhere but here!), so-duko, world history from roughly WWI to 1950s, etc., etc.

Some other faves in purposefully random order: yellow, PowerPuff Girls, dark chocolate, a profusion of bracelets, orange, Earl Gray tea, big dogs, homegrown tomatoes, fireflies.

The reason there are not so many photos on my account is that I am dependent upon the kindness of others. That or iffy disposable cameras. My beloved Nikon FE2 (manual and automatic!) was stolen and my insurance agent refused to file a claim. I haven't had the heart or $$$ to replace it myself. I suspect the Universe will gift me a digital camera when the time is ripe. Maybe it would even be a Nikon!

create your own visited states map

(In the interest of full disclosure ... Didn't include those states in which I simply stepped out of a train or airplane, which makes a big difference since I have been cross-country by train twice. I am very tempted to count Iowa, Utah, and Nebraska.)