An Introvert's World of Books discussion
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Hobbies: besides reading, crochet, colored pencils, walking
Favorite Sport: baseball
On your travel bucket-list: IRELAND!!
Books you can't live without: Harry Potter series and Irish Country Doctor series
Favorite Desert: chocolate chip cookies
Favorite Color: purple
Pets: Bella, the best little mini-boxer EVER
Birthday Month: August
Profession: healthcare; dental rehabilitation for children
State/Country: Pennsylvania
Favorite Vacation Spot: In the mountains, near a lake
Tea vs Coffee: hot tea
Favorite season: Fall Hobbies: Crocheting, Cross Stitch, spinning wool, reading, photography, video games. I want to get into more like resin art and candle making.
Favorite sport: don’t have one. I enjoy an occasional baseball game with my family.
On your travel-bucket list: Everywhere in Europe, already been to Spain and Portugal.
Books you can’t live without: 1984, Fahrenheit 451, all of the books written by Veronica Roth.
Favorite dessert: cheesecake, brownie, and frozen yogurt.
Favorite color: black, blue, and purple
Pets: none (I do want to get a dog and a bearded dragon eventually.)
Birthday month: January
Profession: Digital Media Specialist
State/County: Missouri
Favorite vacation: Anywhere near a lake.
Tea vs Coffee: Coffee (although I’m quitting caffeine for awhile so coffee’s on hold for a bit.)
Favorite Season:springHobbies: reading, walking, going out to eat
Favorite Sport: tennis
On your travel bucket-list: tokyo and singapore
Books you can't live without: any book by Gail Tsukiyama
Favorite Desert: anything that has alot of sugar
Favorite Color: blue
Pets: none
Birthday Month: September
Profession: pharmacist
State/Country: dc
Favorite Vacation Spot: I love European cities
Tea vs Coffee: neither
Favorite Season: I actually love all the seasons <3Hobbies: reading, knitting, gardening, nature walking, journaling, baking, meditations, yoga, Pilates, and learning new things I have a huge list of things I want to learn
Favorite Sport: walking, paddleboarding
On your travel bucket-list: Italy I'm learning Italian on the Duolingo App
Books you can't live without: The Bible and Pride and Prejudice
Favorite Desert: Ginger Snaps
Favorite Color: Blues
Pets: None but hope someday to have a hobby farm
Birthday Month: February
Profession: Stay at home mom
State/Country:Canada
Favorite Vacation Spot: Prince Edward Island, Canada
Tea vs Coffee: Herbal Teas
Favorite Season: Winter! Hobbies: I am a runner and a swimmer. I love to watch movies. I love reading and listening to music. I enjoy art too, especially watercolor painting.
Favorite sport: To watch? Baseball. To participate in? Swimming!
On your travel bucket-list: Ireland!! I’m hoping to study abroad there later in college!
Books you can’t live without: The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. I reread it every few months and it’s sort of a comfort book. I also love Tex and Rumble Fish. I love all of Hinton’s books! The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck (anything by Steinbeck) Bottled Up by Jaye Murray.
Favorite Desert: Chocolate ice cream
Favorite color: Green
Pets: I have two cats. Oreo is ten years old, fluffy and black and white. Pumpkin is about five, fluffy and an orange-ish tabby cat.
Birthday month: February
Profession: I’m a student!
State/country: Ohio, USA
Favorite Vacation Spot: Any city! I’m trying to visit all the major ones. So far I love Boston and NYC!
Tea vs. coffee: Coffee all the way! I don’t mind tea, but I LOVE coffee.
Jennifer wrote: "Happy Belated Birthday!"Thank you, Jennifer. :)
Happy Belated Birthday, Julia :) My birthday is in February too. :)
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Favorite season: FallHobbies: Quilting, card making, collecting fountain pens, calligraphy, journaling, beekeeping, and READING!
Favorite Sport: gymnastics
On your travel bucket-list: all the National Parks, Ireland, France, Spain, Italy, Japan, Canada
Books you can't live without: 84 Charing Cross Road, Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Inspector Gamache series,
Favorite Desert: Key lime pie
Favorite Color: green
Pets: dogs that live with me, but that I don't own & chickens
Birthday Month: June
Profession: retired elementary teacher, adjunct professor
State/Country: Maryland
Favorite Vacation Spot: Deep Creek Lake
Tea vs Coffee: hazelnut coffee with Kahlua, Baileys, and vanilla ice cream
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Monica wrote: "Favorite Season:springHobbies: reading, walking, going out to eat
Favorite Sport: tennis
On your travel bucket-list: tokyo and singapore
Books you can't live without: any book by Gail Tsukiyama
F..."
I had to laugh at your hobbies! Loved going out to eat. Alas, I'll get back to it when things calm down.
Julia wrote: "Favorite Season: Winter! Hobbies: I am a runner and a swimmer. I love to watch movies. I love reading and listening to music. I enjoy art too, especially watercolor painting.
Favorite sport: To wa..."
I forgot to put watercolor painting in my hobbies! I wish I had more time to do it!
Janice wrote: "Favorite Season: I actually love all the seasons <3Hobbies: reading, knitting, gardening, nature walking, journaling, baking, meditations, yoga, Pilates, and learning new things I have a huge list..."
Janice, are you watching Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy? I am traveling through Italy vicariously with him. I just wish I could taste the food!
Favorite season: FallHobbies: I love drawing, listening to music and dancing <3
Favorite Sport: Ballet
On your travel bucket-list: I would absolutely love to visit England again
Books you can't live without: Harry Potter (I don't even know how many times I have read it by now lol) The Song of Achilles, Heros of Olympus.
Favorite Desert: Strawberry ice-cream
Favorite Color: Dark blue
Pets: 2 degus :)
Birthday Month: October
Profession: Student
State/Country: Latvia
Favorite Vacation Spot: Anywhere around nature
Tea vs Coffee: Tea!
Amanda wrote: "Favorite season: FallHobbies: I love drawing, listening to music and dancing <3
Favorite Sport: Ballet
On your travel bucket-list: I would absolutely love to visit England again
Books you can't li..."
Hi Amanda, I had to look up degus. They look cute. Do they bite? Do you speak 3 languages?
Karen wrote: "Janice wrote: "Favorite Season: I actually love all the seasons <3Hobbies: reading, knitting, gardening, nature walking, journaling, baking, meditations, yoga, Pilates, and learning new things I h..."
No, I haven't heard of this and it sounds amazing!!! Where can I watch it? :)
Karen wrote: "Favorite season: FallHobbies: Quilting, card making, collecting fountain pens, calligraphy, journaling, beekeeping, and READING!
Favorite Sport: gymnastics
On your travel bucket-list: all the Nati..."
I love your travel list and I would like to go to a lot of those places too. :)
I see Stanley Tucci on CNN HD on Sunday nights.
Favorite Season: FallHobbies: Reading, crocheting, and getting something to eat.
Favorite Sport: I don't do sports but if I had to pick one, it'd be soccer.
On your travel bucket-list: the UK, Scotland, Norway
Books you can't live without: Harry Potter
Favorite Desert: Red velvet (cupcake, cake)
Favorite Color: Purple
Pets: Blackie, my cat (Rest in peace)
Birthday Month: March
Profession: a caregiver
State/Country: Maryland
Favorite Vacation Spot: I haven't found my favorite but if I ever find it, I'll update it
Tea vs Coffee: Coffee all the way.
Gia wrote: "Favorite Season: Early Fall (although I truly do love all the seasons)Hobbies: trumpet, harmonica, cooking, exercising, journaling
Favorite Sport: hiking, the martial arts
On your travel bucket-li..."
Hi Gia,
Every time I gave a harmonica to a grandkid, my daughters somehow managed to "lose" them. They're cheap enough to replace, so I did. I love the harmonica.
You brought me back to my childhood with Nancy Drew.
Sadie wrote: "Favorite Season: FallHobbies: Reading, crocheting, and getting something to eat.
Favorite Sport: I don't do sports but if I had to pick one, it'd be soccer.
On your travel bucket-list: the UK, S..."
Sadie,
Happy birthday this month!
What are you reading now? I just met with my book club this afternoon on Zoom and finished The Paris Library about 20 minutes before it started. We picked Their Eyes Were Watching God for April.
Sorry about Blackie.
Love,
Your other grandma
Karen wrote: "Sadie wrote: "Favorite Season: FallHobbies: Reading, crocheting, and getting something to eat.
Favorite Sport: I don't do sports but if I had to pick one, it'd be soccer.
On your travel bucket-l..."
Hey!
I'm kinda between books at the moment. I recently finished a book which I didn't really like and left a scathing review.
How was "The Paris Library"?
@Karen You're an awesome grandma for giving and replacing all those harmonicas! I can see all sides though...listening to a beginner on harmonica is not the easiest thing in the world, lol! Good for you for not giving up on the novice players! I love the harmonica too <3 Do you play harmonica? Cool! :) I still love Nancy Drew! She was so fun to grow up with:) Do you have a favorite book in the series? I have a few favorites. I love so many things about these books (the vintage ones). When I became an adult I reread the entire series. That was years ago now and I think I'm due for another reread soon!
Sadie wrote: "Karen wrote: "Sadie wrote: "Favorite Season: FallHobbies: Reading, crocheting, and getting something to eat.
Favorite Sport: I don't do sports but if I had to pick one, it'd be soccer.
On your t..."
Hi Sadie,
I absolutely loved The Paris Library. It follows 2 characters, Odile starting at the American Library in Paris in 1939 and going through the war, and Lily, a high school girl in Froid, Montana in 1983. An older Odile is Lily's next-door-neighbor. All the lessons that Odile learned the hard way when she was young are pearls of wisdom for Lily as she struggles with teenage relationships with friends and a step-mother. A major theme is what the library meant to Parisians in occupied France.
Gia wrote: "@Karen You're an awesome grandma for giving and replacing all those harmonicas! I can see all sides though...listening to a beginner on harmonica is not the easiest thing in the world, lol! Good fo..."Hi Gia,
I never learned to play the harmonica and did try to teach myself to no avail. Here is a clip of Dean Martin "playing" the harmonica you might enjoy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Rt1V...
As for Nancy Drew, I only remember The Secret of the Old Clock. (Of course, I was reading them in the 60s. I need to reread them.
@Karen Ah, Dean! Great video, thanks for posting! That was fun:) Glad to hear you tried playing harmonica. It's harder than it looks! I had to get a teacher to teach me and I still have to work hard at it, lol! Here's a DeFord Bailey Train for you from the 1920s. He makes it look so easy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjlR8...Nancy Drew is fun! I love the books, they are suspenseful and no one ever gets killed.
Gia wrote: "@Karen Ah, Dean! Great video, thanks for posting! That was fun:) Glad to hear you tried playing harmonica. It's harder than it looks! I had to get a teacher to teach me and I still have to work har..."I had never heard of DeFord Bailey before. Thanks for sending the link. I listened to a few more of his songs.
Karen wrote: "I see Stanley Tucci on CNN HD on Sunday nights."Thank you, I will PVR the shows. :)
Gia wrote: "Favorite Season: Early Fall (although I truly do love all the seasons)Hobbies: trumpet, harmonica, cooking, exercising, journaling
Favorite Sport: hiking, the martial arts
On your travel bucket-li..."
Hi Gia :)
I used to play the trumpet in middle school; that was a few years back ;) I would like to learn to play the ukulele, harp, and piano. I do own a piano and ukulele so now to find time to learn. My daughter takes martial arts, Meibukan Goju Ryu style of karate, and is working towards her brown belt. Oh my goodness, I read all the Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys books my elementary school library owned. I remember it was when I was in grade five because that year the grade five classroom was right beside the library. <3 And thank you for taking care of the elderly. <3
Sadie wrote: "Favorite Season: FallHobbies: Reading, crocheting, and getting something to eat.
Favorite Sport: I don't do sports but if I had to pick one, it'd be soccer.
On your travel bucket-list: the UK, S..."
Hi Sadie :)
I have crocheting on my very long list of things I want to learn. And I love your travel bucket list <3 I'm so sorry for the loss of your pet. <3 Happy Birthday month and thank you for being a caregiver. <3
Janice wrote: "Sadie wrote: "Favorite Season: FallHobbies: Reading, crocheting, and getting something to eat.
Favorite Sport: I don't do sports but if I had to pick one, it'd be soccer.
On your travel bucket-l..."
Hi Janice!
Crocheting is so much fun to do. I really love crocheting, since it's relaxing, and when you're used to the motions, you can just watch something and before you know it, you have a full fledged blanket.
I saw knitting on your list, and I actually want to try that when I've finished learning from crocheting. Italy sounds like an awesome place to visit! Why do you want to visit Italy?
Gia wrote: "@Karen You're an awesome grandma for giving and replacing all those harmonicas! I can see all sides though...listening to a beginner on harmonica is not the easiest thing in the world, lol! Good fo..."Janice wrote: "Gia wrote: "Favorite Season: Early Fall (although I truly do love all the seasons)
Hobbies: trumpet, harmonica, cooking, exercising, journaling
Favorite Sport: hiking, the martial arts
On your trav..."
Imagine my surprise when I received (actually my 8-year-old granddaughter who lives with me plus her mom and dad) a set of 4 harmonicas in the mail! That's what happens when your daughter, who started this book club, reads your mail.
My brother was teaching himself to play the ukulele a few years ago. I'll have to check with him to see if he's still playing.
Karen wrote: "Gia wrote: "@Karen You're an awesome grandma for giving and replacing all those harmonicas! I can see all sides though...listening to a beginner on harmonica is not the easiest thing in the world, ..."@Karen Oh my gosh, that's fantastic!! I'm so tickled pink and happy for you!! (You have a truly wonderful family and I'm really glad I got to be part of it in my own small way simply by sharing this great love of mine:) Cool about your brother and his ukelele. Ukes are fun too! And ukes and harmonicas blend well together:)
Glad you liked DeFord Bailey, I think his music is so fun:)
Janice wrote: "Gia wrote: "Favorite Season: Early Fall (although I truly do love all the seasons)Hobbies: trumpet, harmonica, cooking, exercising, journaling
Favorite Sport: hiking, the martial arts
On your trav..."
@Janice Hello! Well, that's really cool that we have the trumpet in common, I love that! Once a trumpet player, always a trumpet player, right?! Haha!
How exciting! The uke is really so fun and the harp is beautiful! I, too, play the piano but I am a very elementary player, lol! I laugh at myself a lot on piano, but I love it!
Wow, your daughter is almost to brown belt, that's a real accomplishment! I took Judo years ago, but now I really just enjoy a workout at my gym called Les Mills BodyCombat (a mixed martial arts workout with elements of Thai Kwan Do, Karate, Mui Tai, and others). I also practice Tai Chi regularly at my gym and have my certification to teach Tai Chi for Arthritis to seniors.
I love Nancy Drew. I've never read the Hardy Boys; I need to! I only have a couple of Hardy Boys books on my shelf, unread.
Thank you! I love serving the elderly, they are my favorite age group of all <3
Favorite Season: AutumnHobbies: Travel, music, nature walks, reading, bouldering, dancing (badly) in my bedroom, singing (badly) in my car!
Favorite Sport: Bouldering/Rock Climbing
On your travel bucket-list: Everywhere! I've been lucky enough to spend 6 months backpacking through Europe by myself and have seen some incredible places. I'm originally from Ireland and currently living in NZ. If I could go on an adventure tomorrow, I would love to spend a few months wandering around India.
Books you can't live without: Hmmm this is hard!! As a child I had so many, as an adult...I'm still figuring it out!!
Favorite Desert: Warm apple tart with ice cream
Favorite Color: Pink
Pets: Gypsy my dog. I love animals and have even had rats as pets, which are a lot cuter than you would expect...like teeny puppies haha.
Birthday Month: August
Profession: Office admin (snooze)
State/Country: Proudly Irish but living in NZ with my partner for almost 5 years now. We plan to return to Ireland in the future.
Favorite Vacation Spot: Croatia
Tea vs Coffee: Coffee (I did love a tea but since giving up dairy, its just not the same!)
Kim wrote: "Favorite Season: AutumnHobbies: Travel, music, nature walks, reading, bouldering, dancing (badly) in my bedroom, singing (badly) in my car!
Favorite Sport: Bouldering/Rock Climbing
On your travel ..."
Hey Kim!
Gypsy is such a cute name! I can't say I had rats as a pet, the most closest to a rat I had was a few hamsters which I named Sue #1 and Sue #2. I wasn't very creative with names as a 7 years old girl.
Warm apple tart sounds amazing to have right now.
What are the differences between Ireland and NZ as countries that you've seen?
Sadie wrote: "Kim wrote: "Favorite Season: AutumnHobbies: Travel, music, nature walks, reading, bouldering, dancing (badly) in my bedroom, singing (badly) in my car!
Favorite Sport: Bouldering/Rock Climbing
On ..."
Yeah she is a cute dog, she has such a unique personality and brings so much joy to the family. I totally understand about the rats, when I used to tell people they usually look at me like I'm a bit crazy and to be honest, I would have thought the same until I seen how tiny and scared of me they were! It just made me want to look after them :)
Hmm well I've lived in the two main cities of each - Dublin and Auckland and I definitely feel like Dublin has a lot more of a bustling city feel to it. Auckland is a bit more laid back and slightly feels like stepping back in time a few years. Dublin is a lot smaller as well so you can rely on public transport and being able to get anywhere in the whole country within a few hours. In Auckland you NEED a car to get around but you are never more than a few minutes from a stunning view. NZ is more expensive in my opinion but I think it's because of the more limited options. Both countryside's are beautiful, Ireland is rugged and wild with rolling hills full of wildflowers and sharp cliffs and sooooo much incredible history, NZ has mountains and beaches and lakes and palm trees. The South Island of NZ has Fiords and glaciers as well and is even more beautiful in my opinion.
Sorry for such a long winded answer haha both countries are amazing!!
Kim wrote: "Sadie wrote: "Kim wrote: "Favorite Season: AutumnHobbies: Travel, music, nature walks, reading, bouldering, dancing (badly) in my bedroom, singing (badly) in my car!
Favorite Sport: Bouldering/Roc..."
Rats are cute, but I wouldn't want to be responsible for such small creatures. I saved a little mouse last summer during a thunderstorm, and that was probably the closest thing I came to having a small creature around, lol. I'd be so scared to step on them by accident.
I love hearing details about things like that. It makes me feel like actually being there in person. My grandmother's grandparents were from Dublin, Ireland, so I've always wanted to visit Ireland. I know I still have family over there.
Dublin and Auckland sounds amazing to be honest. Are there any differences in their cultures/society and such? Sorry I'm asking so many questions. It just sounds like an awesome place to live.
Gia wrote: "Janice wrote: "Gia wrote: "Favorite Season: Early Fall (although I truly do love all the seasons)Hobbies: trumpet, harmonica, cooking, exercising, journaling
Favorite Sport: hiking, the martial ar..."
Wow, that's a lot of martial arts you do!!! I'll be sure to stay on your good side ;) My daughter wants to attain her black belt and see how many levels she can go. :) I was just taking a small group class of Tai Chi just before Covid hit. I only went to 2 classes, but hoping when life returns to "normal' that the lady teaching it will continue. And it takes special loving and caring people to work with our seniors and I'm glad you are one of them. <3
Sadie wrote: "Kim wrote: "Sadie wrote: "Kim wrote: "Favorite Season: AutumnHobbies: Travel, music, nature walks, reading, bouldering, dancing (badly) in my bedroom, singing (badly) in my car!
Favorite Sport: Bo..."
Wow that's pretty cool, I actually did a lot of work on my family tree during our first lockdown here in NZ and I got back to the early 1800's without any of my family being born outside of Dublin haha! I think I had a couple of distant relatives go to America around the time of the famine but it was hard to get any information past that point.
I do think the cultures are different. Ireland has such a rich history dating back to 4000 BC whereas NZs history only dates back about 700 years. Irelands history is everywhere you go, with castles, tombs, monasteries, round towers build by Celts and Vikings, not to mention the stories from Irish mythology, our Gaelic language and sports and our rebel songs that come from when we were fighting for our freedom from England - which are still sung in pubs every night all over the country. The Irish history/culture is deeply engrained in us.
NZ of course has its own Maori history but with the Maori population only being 16-17% of the whole country, the average Kiwi doesn't seem to have much interest in it and seem quite disconnected to it (in my experience). The Kiwi culture seems to mainly be BBQs and rugby!
I do find the work/life balance in NZ a lot better, and the general work culture to be a lot less stressful - in Dublin it felt like 110% was expected at all times and anything else wasn't good enough.
My life has changed a lot in the last few years so a lot of time in Ireland was spent drinking and going to pubs/clubs and social events. I don't generally drink anymore so my life in NZ is very different, I prefer waking up early and going on a nature walk or bringing a book to the beach.
I still find it strange that you see people walk barefoot in NZ - even in the supermarket!! I feel surface appearances are more important in Dublin. There's probably heaps more, I'm sure I could go on for ages but I don't want to ramble on for too long and bore you haha!! :)
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HAHAHAHA just watched that video.
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Oh Man! DeFord Bailey, what amazing talent!
@Jen So glad you enjoyed DeFord Bailey, he's a legend! :)
Janice wrote: "Gia wrote: "Janice wrote: "Gia wrote: "Favorite Season: Early Fall (although I truly do love all the seasons)Hobbies: trumpet, harmonica, cooking, exercising, journaling
Favorite Sport: hiking, th..."
@Janice Haha! Actually, I only do a little bit of mixed martial arts in one weekly workout (oops, I may have given you the wrong impression...I'm not really all that tough, lol!) and I practice the Tai Chi twice a week. Your daughter, though, she's the one really doing it! Wow! How exciting! You must be so proud! :) I sure would be. I hope you can return back to your Tai Chi class soon. I think it's so relaxing and beautiful. Just like poetry in motion:) Thank you, I am too, it's an honor to serve the elderly. They are the best!
Gia wrote: "Janice wrote: "Gia wrote: "Janice wrote: "Gia wrote: "Favorite Season: Early Fall (although I truly do love all the seasons)Hobbies: trumpet, harmonica, cooking, exercising, journaling
Favorite Sp..."
I am so proud of her and happy that she wants to pursue her karate even further. She really wants to travel to Okinawa, Japan someday to take some classes and see the history of the type of karate she is learning. I really did enjoy those few classes of Tai Chi and what a great way to relieve stress and it certainly helped with my anxieties.
@Kim sorry for the slow reply!I've noticed that not many records survived past the time of the famine, and if they did, they usually don't give a lot of info beyond the name of the parish of their birth, etc. my side came from the county cork area.
Ireland's history is so fascinating. I studied a bit of Gaelic but not too well lol. I'd love to visit Ireland someday!
I can't imagine walking into the grocery store in the states barefoot without getting yelled at, haha.
Favorite Season: FallHobbies: camping, hiking, photography, reading
Favorite Sport: football
On your travel bucket-list: I would love to visit Africa. While I wait to win the lottery for that to happen I am currently working through going to visit all the 120 state parks in Pennsylvania.
Books you can't live without: A Man called Ove, Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
Favorite Desert: cookies
Favorite Color: orange
Pets: cats
Birthday Month: January
Profession: Hospital Medicine Admin Coordinator
State/Country: Pennsylvania, United States
Favorite Vacation Spot: Ashvillle, NC
Tea vs Coffee: neither
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Hobbies: camping, hiking, photography, reading
Favorite Sport: football
On your travel bucket-list: I would love to visit Africa. While I wait to win the lottery for that to h..."
A Man Called Ove is on my reading list. I, too, live in Pennsylvania. I work for York Hospital as a dental assistant.
Favorite Season: SpringHobbies: Reading, Victorian decorating, genealogy, collecting dolls and teddy bears
Favorite Sport: College Football (Roll Tide!) & College Basketball (Villanova)
On your travel bucket-list: I would love to visit more Revolutionary War and Civil War sites
Books you can't live without: The Bible and United States and British history books
Favorite Desert: Whoopie Pies and all things chocolate
Favorite Color: Pink & Yellow
Pets: Cats
Birthday Month: May
Profession: Former Kindergarten Teacher for nearly 40 years. Retired due to health issues
State/Country: Pennsylvania/USA
Favorite Vacation Spot: Lancaster County, Valley Forge & Gettysburg, PA
Tea vs Coffee: Always Tea (hot or iced)...Never Coffee (but I love coffee icecream)
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