A Little About Me...

UNDER HEAVY CONSTRUCTION!

South side of the Pyramid complex at Giza, Egypt,

Dad was in the US Air Force, we grew up all over. My favorite assignment was Bitburg Air Base, Germany.

I went to four different high schools, but I graduated from Paragould High School, Greene County, Arkansas.

I went to Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and did the ROTC program. 

Somehow I ended up as a second lieutenant at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, at the Ordnance Center and School.  I was managing editor for the Ordnance Magazine,  (which is online now), and got out of the Army five years later as a captain. Then I went to work for the Mid-Atlantic Food Dealers Association, where I was editor of the Food Industry Skirmisher.

Then I got married and our first assignment was to the US Embassy, Cairo, Egypt.  We lived in Maadi, a lovely green suburb of Cairo. Our daughter went to kindergarten and 1st grade at Cairo American College.  Here is a virtual tour of the school and of Maadi.

I loved the five years we spent in Egypt. Shopping at the Khan el-Kalili was one of my favorite things to do. Here is a Virtual Khan I found so I can still shop for things I forgot to get.  This site is endorsed by the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism, and the prices look pretty good to me...

I love Middle Eastern Food, and my husband was fond of Stella Local, the National Beer of Egypt. The best bottled water I have ever had was Baraka, ['blessing' in Arabic] a natural water bottled in Egypt.

While in Egypt I visited Luxor three times, twice by cruise ship, and once I took the train from Cairo. My favorite temple of all is Philae, dedicated to the goddess Isis.

We are presently assigned to Fort Stewart, Georgia, and live in Hinesville.  We live less than an hour from beautiful, historic Savannah.

GENEALOGY

Genealogy is one of my favorite hobbies, here is a link to my Family Tree Maker Page.

I also spend alot of time at GenForum.

The WorldConnect Project at Rootsweb is a great resource.

This is a great resource for Heraldry.

A FEW FAVORITE LINKS

I spend way too much time at eBay.

My favorite search engine is dogpile.

Here is a great place to compare book prices.

DOLLS AND DOLLHOUSE LINKS

See my new Dollhouse Doll!

You can purchase Dollhouse kits and accessories online at Hobby Builders Supply.

I'm working on my dollhouse page...photos coming soon.

Everything you ever wanted to know about Hitty, a very well traveled doll, inspired by the  Newbery Award winning book, "Hitty Her First Hundred Years" written by Rachel Fields in 1929.

AYURVEDA

I'm fascinated with the Ayurvedic system of medicine. Click here to take a quiz and find your body type.

If I could afford it, I'd get a navaratna.

Learn about henna tattoos.

GARDENING

I got my Master Gardener certification at the Chesterfield County, Virginia County Extension office.

Here is a Japanese Garden I'd love to visit one day. This is a lovely website, click on the buttons to the left to explore, then click around the middle.

Learn more about Japanese Tea Ceremony.

One day I'll have my own garden, and I'll have it certified as a Backyard Wildlife Habitat.

I want a greenhouse too.

How about a water garden?

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