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All
about Starshine....
So you want to know about me.....
well, where to begin ? At my age I could start just
about anywhere and almost be able to write a book. I really don't know where to
start. I think that for now I will just add a few
facts about me. No pictures yet, maybe soon, but no
promises as I don't feel like I am really very
photogenic and maybe I will add more about me then.
*Smile* I hope you find this informative and yet not too
very boring. Any suggestions on additions or
constructive criticism gladly accepted and appreciated.
*Starshine*
~ My Favorite Things
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Oh,
my goodness, now there is a question for real thought. I
really enjoy so many things. Which one to choose as my
very most favorite... hmmmm.... I really don't think I
can pick a one and only favorite. Time and real life
play on choices the older we get I think. *Smile*
So I will just start with the first and go from
there....
My
current passion is my computer and making
graphics, especially doing pixel painting. My late husband bought my first real computer for
me Christmas of 1997. I started making my own graphics
with the help of my dear friend, Barb (aka Pinkfly), in
the spring of 1998 for my doll shop that was then
online. I make all my own graphics, using Paintshop Pro
7 and slowly but surely I am learning to make them
from scratch. My desire is to eventually offer a full
line of web graphics for those who don't make their own.
Right now my ongoing project is making graphics for this web site,
my own paged for my new domain and with a wonderful
hosting service.
My
first true passion was sewing. I learned the basics in
home economics in high school and put them to use with
three daughters and later with my dolls.
My
second true passion was ceramics. I am now a
certified teacher for both Ceramichrome and Duncan
Ceramics. I owned and operated my own shop, Rainbow
Ceramics, later as Rainbow Ceramics & Dolls for several years.
My
third true passion was making porcelain dolls. Not the
ones you buy in kits but the ones you make from scratch.
With a lot of encouragement from my doll friends I
opened a small studio, Dolls N' Such, which I didn't
reopen after my late husbands death.
~ My Other Passions
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Along
with my other passions, I also enjoy crocheting, oil
painting and reading (fantasy is my favorite). My
favorite collections include Faeries, Pocket Dragons,
Mice, Attic Treasure Bears ( the little ones *S*),
Beanie Babies and a varied selection of ready made dolls
ranging from the Cabbage Patch Faeries and Barbies to
the limited edition George Burns.
Other
things I love.... a soft rain, spring and flowers, the
smell of fresh mown grass, family get-togethers,
visiting friends, going out to a nice dinner and
watching a good movie.
I
also love having Tea Parties with my granddaughters and heart mates, Brandi and Shelby.
I
could go on with my favorite music, actors, etc. but I
think I will wait until another time.....
Starshine
~ Personal Facts ~
I consider myself shy until I get to know
someone and then I can be quite a little magpie. I don't
make friends easily because of my shyness but when I
make a friend it is for life. I love or dislike with all
of me in all areas of my life. I love most animals and have since I
was a child. I have two Chihuahuas and one cat
that own me :)
Born:
Quanah, Texas in March 1947.
Raised: in the Texas Panhandle, attended school in
Amarillo Texas.
Married:
Midland Texas on September 30. 1966.
Moved to south east Texas in March 1967 and then to deep
east Texas in March of 1987.
Widowed December 22, 1998.
I married again December 04, 2004 to a new love, a sweet
fellow from Iowa. I guess that I am
still a newlywed although I don't really feel like one
:) Well, that's a story for another time :)
Children:
Kathryn Mae, Arllie Harrison, Wendy Jolynn, Melissa
Irene and Jeorge Wyatt (died at birth)
Grandchildren:
Kery Harrison, age 18, his sister, Clarissa Mae, age 16,
Dorothy Irene, age 11, her sister, Ann Marie, age 5,
Brandi Jolynn, age 13 and her sister, Shelby Nicole, age
8, Matthew Brandon age 11 and Megan Danielle, age 3
almost 4.
Other
facts: I am a Christian, Methodist by denomination. I
have worked full time for a temporary staffing service
since the fall of 1999 starting as a data entry clerk
and working now as an administrative assistant.
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