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BPS: What do we need to know about you?
AS: I could say you need to know that I've been scrapping for more than ten years, and that I have four kids and a busy husband, or that I used to be a high-school English teacher. But really, the thing you need to know most about me is that I am really and truly infatuated with words. Writing and reading and journaling and using words as design elements---that's just so me.
BPS: What do you like about your friends?
AS: Their kindness---their willingness to listen and give advice and tell me the truth, to laugh with me or cry when I need it.
BPS: Where do you hope to go?
AS: My dream vacation is six months or so in Great Britian. I want to see the Lake District, castles, Stonehenge, Big Ben; hike the Scottish highlands, then hop over to Ireland to research my family history.
BPS: What do you need everyday?
AS: Without a doubt, I need solitude every day. Time to think, read, write, or just appreciate the silence---of course, it's hard to find with four kids, but I usually manage!
BPS: What's your favorite line?
AS: It's hard for me to choose just one favorite, as I am always on the lookout for new thoughts to add to my quote collections. Here's one favorite: "My dear friend, clear your mind of 'can't.'" ~Samuel Johnson
BPS: Where do you wish you could shop?
AS: I wish I could shop at a perfect little bookstore, which has every book I want to read but isn't a large chain store, somewhere the clerks would know my name and set aside books they knew I'd want to read. Of course, this perfect little bookstore doesn't exist anywhere I know of!
BPS: What do you believe in?
AS: I believe in living with faith, in reading poems, in the absolute goodness you find in nature; I believe in the power that mountains, trees, uphill runs, long hikes, autumn days, and chocolate have to make you feel alive.
BPS: If you could take only one thing before you left the planet, what would you take?
AS: A big notebook and a brand-new pen. (Of course, technically, that's two things, but as they don't function without the other, I'm calling them one!)
BPS: Why do you like teaching at Big Picture Scrapbooking?
AS: The entire list would be too long to fit here! One thing I love about teaching here is that the students are so amazing---talented and passionate and willing to stretch. I've been thoroughly impressed with the great people taking classes from Big Picture Scrapbooking.
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