Welcome
I’m Nan: lover of words, avid reader, enthusiastic writer, and retired university professor. Blue-eyed blond (now, turning gray), irrepressible optimist, 5th generation Texan who lives in Austin and Cuernavaca, Mexico. Love: Montblank Meisterstuck pens… fine-point black ink; Moleskine or Leuchtturm journals, freshly baked country loaf bread; freshly ground coffee; Star Gazer lilies, Daffodils, Hyacinths, Easter egg hunts, sunny days, butterflies, chocolate. Fan of: Theater, good, deliciously decadent dining, good old southern comfort food like my Nana used to make, Mystery, Suspense, and Thrillers (way too many favorite authors to list), word puzzles, BBC, PBS, A&E. Libraries, hardcover books and Kindle (for, let’s be honest… any form of acquiring a book is great); Languages! French, Japanese, Latin, Spanish. Mexican food, Japanese food, French food, Southern food… well, practically all food…
…My husband, Bruce, who listens to all my words, personal and literary, my cheerleading team of my kids and grandkids, my lifelong friends, newfound friends, writer friends, and… The Fatal Four! Beaches and ocean waves. Buttery cornbread, black eyed peas, and fried chicken… sunsets at our ranch; horses, dogs and cats… especially Molly (our Havanese), front porches with rocking chairs, guacamole and totopos, deviled eggs, Koi in rock-lined ponds, fields with horses. Austin, Cape Cod, New Orleans, Hilton Head and Savannah. Texas tall tales and southern sayings. Old-fashioned ceiling fans, antique furniture, old family photos and diaries (great grandmother’s). Trains, outdoor cafés, chatting, Pictionary, Boggle, Trivia, word puzzles of any kind. Popcorn and movies, Pilates, swimming pools, rivers and lakes. (I was a mermaid in a former life). Cinnamon, almonds, vanilla, and cherry flavors. I have spacial synesthesia…thought everyone saw numbers, calendars, & colors the way I do. I love meeting new people, going to new places, life-long learning, and living life, every day, to the fullest! Carpe diem is my motto.