A Little Personal "Stuff"

I love living in the Portland area. I was born and raised here, except for spending college time in Denver, Colorado at Colorado Woman's College and in Eugene, Oregon at the University of Oregon. I find the quality of life here is a known entity that Oregonians savor passionately and don't take for granted. It is probably the number one reason that people living else where think seriously about moving to our area. I have raised my 3, now grown sons, in this wonderful environment as well.

My oldest son and his wife graduated from the University of Arizona, and they, along with my absolutely darling first grandchild, also live in the area. I am so fortunate that they do, as then I get to be "Nonna" to my most extraordinary grand daughter. Chloe is now 4 1/2 years old and what a thrill this adventure has been for me...having a grand daughter after raising my three sons!

My second son graduated from UC Berkeley and continues to live in San Francisco. I don't mind him not living here, as San Francisco is absolutely one of my most favorite cities in the whole world, and I will find any excuse to hop down for a visit.

My third son graduated from Washington State University in Pullman, Washington. He just recently graduated from the Los Angeles Film School and continues to live in the LA area while pursuing his passion in the film industry.

I have a four year old Shih-Tzu puppy, Riley, who has an unbelievable amount of energy, fascination with ANYTHING that moves, and an unquenchable thirst for adventure. She keeps me laughing constantly. Such fun have such young and boundless energy around.

In my spare time (do Realtors have spare time?) I travel to 'wherever' for new sights, smells, sounds and adventures. Since I have spent my life in and around the Portland area, I feel it is vital for me to see how other people in our world live. Our amazing planet Earth is home to so many varied cultures, peoples, sights, smells, and tastes and never in my lifetime will I even come close to seeing very many of them. It is important for the way I do life, to get out and see other cultures so that I might better understand a bit more about the similarities and the differences we all have. I just returned from Thailand and loved the gentleness of the Thai people. Some of my other favorite places I have been fortunate to see at various times in my life, were visiting with extended family in England; skiing in Zermatt, Switzerland and Cortina, Italy; a fall adventure visiting friends in Florence, Sienna, and points in-between and landing at Cinque Terra on the west coast of Italy. Amsterdam, Dusseldorf, Hong Kong, mainland China, are among my other adventures around the globe. There are so many, many places I want to see, but unfortunately, never enough time.

Besides traveling, I thoroughly enjoy playing golf, gardening, walking, pitch (the card game), cooking and entertaining family and friends, volunteer work, and of course, I have gobs of fun playing with my grand-daughter!!!

I am so very blessed that my life has been rich with wonderful family, close and dear friends, great health and a career that I love. My career has given me the opportunity to meet and get to know and ultimately help guide extremely enjoyable, delightful and amazing people through the sometimes challenging processes of 'Changing Directions?' in real estate. I wish each and every one of you health, happiness, and an extraordinary rich and fulfilling life. Blessings to each of you.