Ann Lloyd was born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, in 1930, and was raised in Cleveland, Ohio. Ann moved to Spanish Wells, Bahamas, where she and her husband built and operated the first scuba and skin diving resort. It became very well-known by the rich and famous. After operating the resort for fifteen years Ann then relocated to North Miami Beach where she became a successful real estate agent.
In her middle fifties Ann found herself with a rare immune system disorder rendering her physically unable to work. She then moved to a remote colony and lived there for ten years in her “Rectangular Bubble.”
In 2010 her memoir “Vodka On My Wheaties,” was published. At age 84, Ann wrote her first children’s book, “Gizmo The Lonely Robucket,” which was published in 2014.