I am a once upon a time photographer (gwennmccalebphotography.com, Hidden in the Hills art show 2 years), musician,(summer fiddle camp 17 years, Suzuki teacher, Flagstaff symphony,member of an ecclectic band all in our 60′, called the 60 some Odd Acres, I’ve played violin, recorder, piano , classical guitar. Ive taught Early years Suzuki violin. Even Tried to learn hammered dulcimer),.baker of bread (6 loaves every week for over 6 years), rider of horses(first horse purchased at age 9 with allowance money…$60, Morgan gelding for 30 years, and now a darling Tennessee Walker), gardener, (planted and harvested in gardens from Phoenix to Oregon, Virginia to Switzerland), climber of mountains, cross-country skier, bargain hunter, (In our home, I can count 1 major purchase as being new when bought…our Amish bedroom set from Pennsylvania back in the early years of our almost 39 year marriage. Everything else was used when it became “new to us”. I like it that way.) seamstress, quilter, crocheter,(I once crocheted a kingsize multicolored blanket of many colors and I’ve been sleeping under it for 50 years), weaver (saddle blankets, throws, ruananas, blanket, placemats, kitchen towels, pillows) , Home-schooled 3 daughters (two of who have their master’s degrees and one is the mother of 3 boys and runs a very successful Airbnb), I’ve traveled the world.. North Africa, Czech republic, British Isles, France, Italy, Switzerland, Romania, Hungary, Greece, Crete, Canada…Lived in ‘Oregon, Arizona, Virginia.. We now live in Flagstaff, where we began ( three years after burying my first husband of 5 years ) in a house we tried to sell, thought we had, bought another 4 miles away when our Colorado dream house did not materialize, only to have the buyer’s VA loan not come through. So, we now own the house we thought we’d sold and our kids now live in the house we thought we’d bought in lieu of losing this one. We have a beautiful 19 year Tennessee Walker mare I sold and bought back a week later, 2 dogs and 2 cats. Because of CCR restrictions, we do not have chickens or goats, but do have awesome an greenhouse. and since I just turned 75, I realize I have a story to tell….so read on.