My husband, Bill, and I have lived in
Sequim, WA for the past 17 years.
I own a gardening service,
We are the slave labor, accountants,
purchasing agents, etc. for the business.
My father, James, was a wonderful and
excellent gardener and landscaper.
I started following him around early and
learned a lot about the gardening art
and the love of it.
Bill's father was a blacksmith, well driller
and house mover.
Bill learned a lot about making things
from scratch.
I come up with and draw the designs and
he builds them.
We have had many pets in our 26 years together
and right now we have two dogs
two cats, one bunny and 20,000 worms.
We raise the worms to use
their castings as fertilizer.
I was born in Los Angeles, CA on
and grew up in Whittier and Lynwood.
I graduated from
I spent my adult life, until I moved here,
moving around between Long Beach, Cerritos,
La Palma, Torrance and Downey.
I went to Long Beach State University
and El Camino College in
I started out as a graphics-commercial arts major,
and graduated with a degree in
Electrical-Mechanical Drafting and Design.
In 1987, I went back to CSULB to pursue a
Physical Education degree,
I earned an
ACE Certification in Personal Training
and a NDEITA Certification in Group Fitness Instruction.
I have competed in 
Personal Fitness Consultant
businesses in
during the years leading up to our
move to Sequim in 1992.
I became certified and worked as a
USA Swimming and Diving Official
refereeing swim meets and
judging diving competitions.
I owned TLC Pet and Plant Care Service
from 1984 to 1992.
Bill was born in Sidney, Nebraska on
and graduated from
After selling his gas station business,
he left there in the early 60's and went to
Palmer Chiropractic College in Davenport, Iowa
After graduation, he moved to Downey, CA
in the middle 60’s.
He was a Chiropractor for 34 years when
he retired in 1992.
Bill was a member and advanced to President in the
Downey Optimist Club and the Downey Exchange Club.
President of the Downey Exchange Club.
The National Exchange Club first started
admitting women members in 1986.
Bill and I stayed very busy with the service
clubs until our move here.
I have many interests:
frogs, whitewater and surf kayak, 
cycling with
rock climbing, 
photography,
bluegrass and folk music, my pets,
travel - especially to
house/pet sitting,
Bill loves to play Blackjack and Pai Gow,
a form of poker.
We live close to the 7 Cedars Casino
and he is a regular there.
We have both worked there, he as a
card dealer and I as a security guard.
We now focus our time and
energy on the gardening business.
He loves to collect scale model pewter cars and play his
hand held poker and blackjack games.
He is an avid reader, is on three bowling leagues
and is the cook in the family.
I'm a wannabe architect and we designed and built
a 50' diameter Geodesic home
10 miles east of Sequim on 10 acres . 
It is spacious and very unique.
We have a beautiful view to the south of
the Olympic Mountains
and are located on the Miller Peninsula
between Sequim Bay and Discovery Bay.
We love it,
it's like living in a park year round.
