Hello All!
I have been here awhile, just never took the time to intro myself properly... spending too much time in the activism threads I guess. I can't help it, the FDA really is out of control and it upsets me... so I write snail-mail letters, leave comments at websites, and make phone calls.
I am 59 years young, short (only 5' tall), and in perfect shape, if you consider round a great shape. I am a long retired RN, a grandma, a former Master Gardener with U of AZ, still a hippie, a hugger, and an activist. (I believe one needs 22 hugs a day to stay healthy and I am not afraid to ask complete strangers for hugs.) I need sunlight daily and get grouchy if I miss more then a week, so I garden almost everyday. The kids in the neighborhood all know me by name and come to visit and help in the garden. I am fluent in passive solar architecture, gray water recycling, nuclear waste issues, and ethnobotany. I study herbology, people, and comparative world religions. I follow the path of earth religions, some call me a witch, and it's cool with me. I try to have fun everyday, and at least 1 adventure.
I live in rural AZ, in Bullhead City. I moved back home to take care of my mother (who was also my best friend) and her animals 6 years ago. We have 9 dogs and 3 cats right now, most with various issues. Mom took in abused animals and we rehabilitate them so they can go to new homes. She died at Thanksgiving and I miss her, but I talk to her daily and it helps me to cope with the loss.
I smoked 42 years, rolled my own and did not use filters. When they put Mom on oxygen, we stopped smoking and started vaping. That was in Sept 2010. I tried to smoke an analog cig a couple of times since then, but I have lost my taste for them. I still have my original 510, but it is starting to act up and I am going to have to replace it soon.... very soon.
That's about it, I am pretty laid back and easy to be around. Pleased to meet you!
Brightest Blessings!
