When I was a child, I was told that I was not artistic. So it surprised me when in my 40's I loved doing photography, and a 2nd career developed. Quitting my day job as a nurse was not an option, s...view moreWhen I was a child, I was told that I was not artistic. So it surprised me when in my 40's I loved doing photography, and a 2nd career developed. Quitting my day job as a nurse was not an option, so I became a part-time professional photographer. After that I started painting with oils and acrylics and am still working on that too. So much for Catholic nuns telling children they are not artistic. Besides traveling, I also have a passion for cooking and with a little help from the Food Channel, I starting creating recipes and came up about 100 (Tom) approved recipes. My good fortune and a zealous sailing husband enriched my life experiences even more with a 1 &1/2 year sabbatical, sailing our boat around the Transatlantic Circle. We started in Charleston SC where we lived for 15 years and visited the Bahamas, Bermuda, Azores, Portugal, Spain, Madeira, Canary Islands, Caribbean, British and US Virgin Islands and back to Charleston. Now I could use all my talents and produce a colorful photography book about our adventures at sea and my determination to serve gourmet meals along the way. Thus "The Floating Gourment" was produced. We now live back in Milwaukee WI to be with family again and I continue to paint and photograph and Tom gets to be the Geek IT guy again.view less