“I was an art major in college, and I’ve been painting for many years. But I recently got interested in painting outdoors and joined the Bay Area Plein Air Painters. “Plein air is French, meaning open air. The point is to be outside and paint … Continue readingArtist prefers doing his painting outdoors
When it comes to being parents … “I told George, I think the big question in our life is knowing how much. How much, how little, when to help or when to pull back. When I was younger, I figured that when I got to … Continue readingParents find they can always use more wisdom
“For most of my years I’ve been a plant taxonomist. I get hired to identify plants. “My most interesting work has been in the Big Thicket here in Texas. I have a species list, so I find the plants and write scientific papers on them. … Continue readingWhen it comes to plants, he knows his stuff
“We typically buy a home that needs work, live in it for a while and then flip it. We remodel it and then move on to the next one. We’ve done it about eight times now. “We’ve been in our current house longer than we’ve … Continue readingHouse flipper enjoys seeing the transformation
“My wife and I have been married for 74 years. We met in high school. We got married when we were 20 years old.” What’s your key to a long marriage? “Well, you just have to go with the flow. It’s as simple as that. … Continue reading‘If you can keep your cool, you can make it last’
“Between the eight kids, there’s roughly a 20-year spread. I have three sons and five daughters. “Before we got married my wife said she wanted a dozen, but I thought she was kidding. Apparently, she wasn’t kidding. When we got to eight I said, ‘I … Continue readingChallenges come along with raising large family
“I didn’t shave the day I retired and I haven’t shaved since. That’s been about three or four years now. “As a chemist, I had to be clean-shaven. It was a requirement for employment. You had to be able to put on a mask, which … Continue readingRetired chemist is clean-shaven no more
“I was my high school’s mascot all four years. We were the Panthers. Besides it being really hot wearing the suit, it was awesome. People knew my name but they didn’t know my face. When I had the suit on, no one knew who I … Continue readingFuture teacher trying to break out of her shell
“I worked at CentriKid Camp for grades 3 through 6 for three summers, and I fell in love with it. I was a Bible study leader and then the camp pastor. “I’m just driven by my passion to work with children and to really invest … Continue readingHe’s driven by passion to work with children
“About four years ago I retired with a total of 34 years of teaching. I taught kindergarten. The last 16 years I taught gifted and talented at the kindergarten level. Those were some pretty bright kids. “It was hard to give it up. But I … Continue readingEven in retirement, she keeps on teaching kids