About Me: A steel magnolia with flowers in my hair.

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Although I was born at the now-defunct French Hospital in New Orleans, I was actually raised in New York City. My childhood was a dichotomy, ranging from an Archie Bunker home environment to lavish dinners with my Grandfather at The Stork Club and 21. My father was born and brought up British, and my mom was a native New Yorker. They shared an amazing sense of style, but not much else. He had a display company, and made beautiful signs and window dressings for a variety of retail establishments, while my mother was a former stylist and sometime model for a wild and wacky photographer in the Village.

At the age of nine, I saw the movie Funny Face at Radio City Music Hall and my future was decided. I majored in Fashion Illustration/ Communication Arts at Texas A&M, Commerce, and went directly into the retail advertising business upon graduation. Eventually, I became a Creative Director and worked for, among others, Macy’s San Francisco, Saks Department Stores, and AGA Design, New York. It was a fabulous world of fashion photography, graphic design, travel, and the best creative colleagues imaginable. At 60, I changed careers and became the Communications Director for a state School of Fine Arts. I retired ten years later. 

I have been told most of my life that I should write a book about my experiences. With this in mind, I attended a series of classes on Creative Non-Fiction Writing. It is here from which my stories evolved. And thus, my first book "Funny Face" became a reality.

"Funny Face" is available on amazon.com. Amazingly, it won two national book awards!

After my husband of 30 years passed away from Covid in 2022, I stopped writing. Actually, I stopped about everything. But as time has a way of healing, I began my first fiction novel the following year. Recently published by Austin Macauley Publishers, "Rewind Ranch" is getting rave reviews. It is wildly entertaining with a surprise ending you'll never expect. I am considering writing a sequel. I am, however, dedicated to focus oh my blog, and you, this year as I still have stories to tell.

Thank you for your interest.