About Me

My name is Virginia, and I am the author of Pics and Poems.  I’ve lived in the New Hampshire area for the past 25 years where I also work full-time as a middle school secretary to the assistant principal.  The school has provided me with a wonderfully stimulating environment, and my daily association with children helps to keep me “young at heart!” I consider myself fortunate to live in New Hampshire, where all the seasons are beautiful, but where I especially enjoy autumn with its blaze of colorful foliage.

I’ve been married to my husband, Ed, for 43 years - he is my soul mate!  We were both born and brought up in Massachusetts, and enjoy traveling together when the opportunity presents itself.  We've had some wonderful excursions to Montreal, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and enjoyed trips to all the New England states.  For 13 years, from the mid-Sixties and through most of the Seventies, we lived in California (Berkeley/San Francisco area), and during that time span traveled across the United States, from coast to coast, 3 times.  I’m grateful for those experiences, as these trips gave me an unforgettable view of this beautiful country.  Our last trip resulted in a permanent move from California back to Massachusetts, then to New Hampshire in 1983, where we have remained until the present.

We have 3 grown children and 4 beautiful grandchildren, who bring me great joy, and with whom I look forward to spending more time as I move toward retirement. 

I also enjoy writing poetry and creating pages for my web site.  Additional hobbies include: reading; listening to music; going to the movies (and watching some good videos at home, too); painting and drawing (for which I never seem to have enough time, lately); chatting/having lunch with friends and family; spontaneous Sunday rides with hubby, or walks when weather permits; mall, book store, and computer store shopping.

I love animals, and I am especially interested in elephants.  I can never learn enough about this magnificent, but endangered, species; thus, the inspiration to write the poem, “Elephants.”  I have collected several books and artifacts on this marvelous creature and hope to add more information to this site about this fascinating animal in the near future.

Scary books and movies have always intrigued me, and I had a lot of fun creating my Halloween pages.  I’ve been known to bury myself in a Stephen King novel and not come up for air until it’s finished (pure escapism), and I have a fantasy of some day writing my own thriller (well, we all need dreams, right)?

There are many blessings to be thankful for in my life, including a wonderful husband, my family and friends, reasonably good health, and my full-time work, from which I will be retiring, this year, in June, 2008.  One never retires from life, however, and I look forward to many years of learning from the experiences and opportunities that come my way, following my retirement. 

As I've grown older, I enjoy taking the time to “stop and smell the flowers” and appreciate the simple pleasures in life.  Each day, I try to focus upon, and direct my energies toward what I have “in my own backyard,” rather than ruminating over what I don’t have.  We all have those “down” days, however, and when I need to dig myself out of the doldrums, “The Serenity Prayer” has always served as a wonderful guide and daily reminder as to what my priorities should be.  A “one day at a time” philosophy continues to be my mantra, and “The Serenity Prayer” is my spiritual reality check for helping me through the stressful times in my life. I have created a plaque with the shortened version of this prayer and placed it on my homepage.

That’s about it, for now, dear friends.  I hope you enjoy your visit, and come back often – I’m always updating my pages, as I consider this website a continually evolving work in progress.

Thank you for visiting...

Virginia


 


 


 

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