Occupation: I retired last year from teaching. I taught home economics at Newtown High School for 40 years. I was on the high school expansion committee for two years, too, from 2004 to 2006.
Occupation: I retired last year from teaching. I taught home economics at Newtown High School for 40 years. I was on the high school expansion committee for two years, too, from 2004 to 2006.
Family: My husband, Lyndon, and I have two sons, Dylan, who is 34, and David, who is 32. My sister, Barbara, lives with me. Iâm a triplet, so I live with one and the other, Frances, lives in Albany.
Pets: We have tons of pets. We have one dog, Baby, and four cats. The cats are Boris and Natasha, Phillipo, and the last one, a stray, is Marmaduke.
How long have you lived in Newtown? We have lived here for 36 years.
What do you like to do in your free time? Iâm straightening up our house and doing home improvement. I also read a lot. Now that Iâm retired, I can read every day.
Do you have a favorite author? Agatha Christy. I love mysteries. I read her biography recently. She was in Iraq and Iran in the 1920s. Itâs fascinating.
Do you have a favorite travel destination? The Finger Lakes Region of New York. Itâs fantastic. You feel like youâre in Switzerland. You can find cheap, delicious food and thereâs no one around.
What is the best thing about Newtown? I think the fact that we still have undeveloped areas, the open spaces. You can still look out and see sky at night. Itâs relatively quiet here, too, very peaceful.
If you could spend a day with anyone, who would it be? Sara Moulton. She is a Food Network chef and the executive chef for Gourmet Magazine. I was interviewed by telephone on her show once. I had written her a fan letter and sent her a recipe. The network called me a few weeks later and said that Sara was going to make my recipe on the show. I would love to spend a day on the Food Network.
Do you have a personal philosophy? Have a lot of lemonade on hand. You know, when life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
What is the most important lesson you have learned? Be careful what you wish for. I think you see that all over Newtown. Everywhere you think youâre solving a problem, thereâs something else coming down the pike.