mother of two grown boys, mother in law to two great gals and grandmother to 1.5 babies. i love to cook, garden , use my garden produce and herbs in new and exciting ways in the kitchen, i enjoy putting away my produce and canning . i enjoy travelling, meeting new people, glasses of wine or good cold beer and barbeques, picnics. i love walking and checking out new trails , i enjoy quilting for many, many years, all kinds of crafts, being out on the water , kayak, canoe,etc.i am the second oldest of 7 children, i enjoy reading very much, ienjoy good detective books, Maeve Binchy, Kate Morton,et