Having lived and worked in Colorado Springs, Colorado, for more than a quarter century, I consider myself to be a ‘transplanted native’ to this fair city. I am ‘home’ in Colorado Springs. I originally hail from Edison, New Jersey and I have watch my adopted home grow from a city under 250,000 to more than 500,000 today. My city rises to 6,035 feet above sea level and nestles comfortably in the shadow of one of the most famous mountain peaks in these lower 48’s, namely Pikes Peak. "Pikes Peak or Bust" became the slogan in the 1850s to the gold seekers heading west. By 1871, Colorado Springs was a settlement having attracted explorers, mountain men, miners, farmers and ranchers, health seekers, and tourists alike. Today we know the city to be an axis for technology industries, military bases, electronic manufacturing, education and tourism. The city of Colorado Springs is so beautiful, nestled as it is in the foothills of a mountain made famous by gold seekers of old and Katharine Lee Bates’ poem, America the Beautiful.

I have two grown daughters, with children of their own. One of my daughters lives in the charming area of Iva, South Carolina, and the other, just outside the great Texas city of Dallas in a town called Rowlett. I hold a Bachelor of Science degree in Business and a Master of Arts in Communication from the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. I work full time for a large technology company and continue to harbor and nurture my sewing passions.

I am an avid reader, and favor reading just about any and all books, articles, and magazines on sewing, good classic science fiction and historical novels. I enjoy meeting new people and traveling to new places. Although I have not had the opportunity to travel recreationally these past few years, I have been an ardent traveler in the past, having visited places as far north as Fairbanks, Alaska, as far south as Key West, Florida, across Canada, and coast to coast across the great U.S. heartland many times. I have only traveled once ´across the pond´, in the millennium year, to England and Scotland, and loved every minute I spent meeting these gracious people and seeing their incredibly beautiful countryside.

Although I live in a state known for its impassioned snow sports, I choose to spend my free time indulging my first passion – sewing in a sustainable way. The concept of sustainability is not new; it is a desire to achieve human and ecosystem well-being. The result of our human endeavors should be to provide the best of all possible worlds for all people and the environment both now and into the indefinite future. The art and business of sewing in a sustainable way combines the time-honored traditions of one of the oldest of crafts with the heart, mind, and hands of the sewing enthusiast, the wonders of modern technologies, and the knowledge that living and working with care for the environment, economy, and community ensures an enduring legacy for future generations.

My written articles on the topic of sewing can be seen within the Sewing Site of BellaOnline available at http://sewing.bellaonline.com/Site.asp and in the November, 2007, issue of SEW News - look for my guide to Sewing Machine Presser Feet.

I look forward to meeting all of you in our virtual community and will do my best to make a valued contribution.

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