The Holly Tree

  I'm a bred and born Canadian happily married for almost eleven years, and a proud grandparent of two. My interests include - but are in no way limited to - blogging, camping, and nature and wildlife photography, and my favorite music genres are classic rock, easy listening, and new age. I also sing, and I even play a couple of musical instruments.

My life philosophy is pretty simple, I think: Treat people like you want to be treated. I believe that if more people lived this way, there wouldn't be so much fighting, hate, intolerance, and war.

I am a published author of three domestic violence booklets. I've been working on a fourth book, as well as my autobiography, for about ten years; I hope to have both projects completed within the next couple of years.

I am willingly owned by two very opinionated and personality-rich cats who make me laugh every day - sometimes, several times a day - and who teach me that the answer to all of life's problems is to take a nap. They're right, of course.