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Jacky

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About Me

I’m a very down to earth person, honest, hard working. What you see is what you get. I love animals and nature and think we should do so much more to protect the environment and the earth.
I have 2 labrador retrievers, a black lab male, Zeus and a yellow lab female, Georgia.
I believe in alternative, natural, herbal and holistic practices whenever possible, and think that many of the traditional western doctors are too eager to write out prescriptions. I do believe that there can and should be a combination of both traditional and alternative medicine.
I think we use way too much pesticides and herbicides and are killing the earth and ourselves. We need to educate people about organic living. I don’t want my food coming from steroid and hormone injected animals and I don’t want toxic pesticides on my fruits and veggies. Take a moment and wonder why cancer has gone up so much.
Speaking of food, I am trying to go vegetarian. I love animals too much to have them killed for my food. Humans are not carnivores anyway.
My ultimate dream would be to live “off the grid”. That means using solar and wind energy and growing my own food. I believe that mainstream America is way too reliant on foreign oil and should really be pursuing alternative fuels and vehicles that use those fuels and making it affordable to the “common” person. America needs to start composting more and stop being such a wasteful society just because of convenience.
I believe that the “Pledge of Allegiance” should be said in every school, public or private. I believe that God and prayer should not be outlawed. Remember “one nation under God…..” I love the fact that people from other countries want to live in America, but they should do so legally and not expect special treatment just because they were not born here. Our country was founded on immigrants – but ones that embraced our way of life.
Things I love:
My dogs, animals in general, trees, fresh air, silence, the wind, a fresh summers rain, the smell of fresh cut grass, the smell of pine trees, lilacs, curling up with a good book, warm apple cider on a cold day, going to the farmer’s market, walking in the leaves.
Favorite season: Autumn
Things I would Like to Do:
I would love to live in a log cabin at the foothills of the mountains in Colorado.
Travel to Europe: Germany, Hungary, Norway etc.
Places I have been:
Ireland, England, Scotland, Wales, Jamaica, Mexico, Caribbean, Greece, Turkey, Florida, South Dakota, Colorado, Wyoming, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin.

My Interests

Hobbies/Interests:

My 2 dogs, reading, calligraphy, sewing and quilting, gardening, scrapbooking, making my own cards with rubber stamps, collecting quotes, drawing and painting and other “artsy fartsy” kind of things.

Books:

All Time Favorite Reads:
Sacajawea by Anna Lee Waldo
Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet
Savages by Shirley Conran
Stonehenge by Bernard Cornwell
The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown
Angels and Demons by Dan Brown
The Time Travelers Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Books I’ve read that were good:
The Life of Pi by Yann Martel
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
The Tattooed Map
Hippolytes Island
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Map of Bones by James Rollins
The Shop on Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber
Current Reads:
Forever Odd by Dean Koontz
On my List to Read:
Kafka On The Shore by Haruki Murakami
Second Glance by Jodi Picoult
A Good Yarn by Debbie Macomber
Another Roadside Attraction by Tom Robbins
Big Stone Gap, Big Cherry Holler and Milk Glass Moon by Adriana Trigiani
Hachiko Waits by Leslea Newman
A Dog Year by Jon Katz
Running to the Mountain by Jon Katz
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time by Mark Haddon

My Blog

2007 goes out with being a zoo!

Yep - it was a zoo here during Christmas - literally.   First Christmas eve morning we saw a very large racoon in the driveway - he would twitch and stretch but not move.  Do you know h...
Posted by Jacky on Mon, 31 Dec 2007 04:53:00 PST

Rosetta Fest

Wow - it was G R E A T!!!  We had lots of special performances.  Just some little highlights: - Adam McKee-what a cutie and a great performer  - The Big D - loved his singing. - Damian ...
Posted by Jacky on Mon, 01 Oct 2007 01:47:00 PST

Garden Plans

I've planned my garden and am just waiting for the weather so I can start to plant.  Hopefully another week or two should be good.  Instead of along the fence, I'm putting the veggie garden ...
Posted by Jacky on Tue, 24 Apr 2007 03:42:00 PST

Some new books on my bookshelf

Running to the Mountain by Jon Katz  what a great book  both humorous and serious.   Four-Season Harvest by Eliot Coleman  Everyone should know how to grow their own vegetables  especially wi...
Posted by Jacky on Fri, 20 Apr 2007 05:10:00 PST

CODEX

I am appalled at this.  I hope you take a moment to read through this and to sign the petition Please read and "sign" the petition.  If this goes through that means you will not even be able...
Posted by Jacky on Fri, 20 Apr 2007 05:07:00 PST

Ballroom Dance Championship

I watched the Ballroom Dance Championship that was on our public television station last night.  This is the professional division of the Ohio Star Ball  which I have competed in WAY back in the...
Posted by Jacky on Tue, 06 Mar 2007 06:04:00 PST

So many funerals in 2006

I just got back from Pine Island Florida (near Ft. Myers) for my friend's father's funeral.  So many people have died this year - I've had 3 relatives die, 1 very very close personal friend (whic...
Posted by Jacky on Mon, 11 Dec 2006 06:30:00 PST