Born in the Western Adirondack Hamlet of Oswegatchie, the author has lived for over seven decades in New York State’s “North Country”. Her view of life is colored by the rural cultures that have nourished her curiosity and stretched her intellect. Small towns and large families are her source material. A student of human nature, she counts “listening” among her best talents. Her love of nature and of history spill over in dozens of stories, poems and essays, which she shares liberally to the delight of many readers.