I taught high school French and English for several years. Turning next to journalism, I was responsible for the arts section of the California weekly newspaper, the ‘Altadenan-Pasadenan.’ An early discovery led to my teaching yoga in our home, on radio and on television, and embracing eastern philosophy along with my Vermont white-steepled church roots. As a ‘member of all religions,’ I obtained a Master’s Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy in 1992, soon creating a 10-year teen relationships program that served over a thousand students in the Pasadena public high schools.

Most important has been devoting my life to overcoming severe mental illness, and to nurturing an extraordinary marital relationship with Peter. At the same time, I have prioritized helping our three daughters work through the trauma the illness caused them, a lifelong dedication that has led to deep affection and growing family healing.

Peter and I have four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren they cherish.

People Loves: Peter and the girls, our grandchildren and great-grandchildren, all our beloved extended family and loyal friends here, in France and in Russia. All human beings, even the misguided in grievous error, serving as examples for the wise

Non-People Special Loves: bluebirds, raspberries, cherries, my 1987 Audi Cabriolet, our Spanish home near Los Angeles, our 1840’s farm in rural Vermont, my 2008 Orvis blue blouse, my 2010 brown Peruvian Connection skirt, my 12 year old Nikon binoculars, my 10 year old Mac

Favorite Activities: laughing with family and friends, gardening in Vermont, creating a unique salad, writing, reading out-loud to listeners, walking, holding hands with Peter, observing our nesting bluebirds in CA and VT, hearing Fareed Zakaria, watching nightly news, doing rather than fretting by registering voters

Pleasures: Lying in bed seeing Peter next to me before getting up, meditating, emailing friends, eating and sleeping

Displeasures: Having to get up before being ready, unwanted emails, helping Peter with taxes, understanding finances

Concerns: Seeing cell phones replace relationships, sensing our human population unmoored at a level too deep to grasp, AI, feeling our planet head into a change of a magnitude greater than the Copernican Revolution