About Me

My hobby, jewelry making and collecting, has became my vocation. Beyond that I would have to say my biggest defining interest is the Spanish language and the Spanish people. They are my heart, they are inside me, I love them. Their culture fascinates me and their language flows through my veins. I spend several hours a week studying it on my own so that I might speak it in a more educated way. I work on a volunteer basis with the Spanish community here, when I can. I first learned to speak Spanish when I was 14. I am 49 now and still learning. But really, I'm blogging to reach jewelry lovers, collectors and those who like to design. If by chance I reach such and such speak la lengua, tambien....well! That's a plus. Oh yeah....I like movies, literature and music, too. Old Mexican movies made in the 40's and Cantinflas; Pablo Neruda , old Mexican folksongs, Mariachi music and Tito Puente. Oh, and Nora Jones, even though she's not Spanish. Who doesn't like Nora Jones? I saw Nora Jones at a concert in Cleveland in 03...it was at Nautica, on the river.....beautiful summer evening.....her music, the river, boats floating by.....sundown, a light summer breeze. There's a picture for ya. Sigh.