Then, in the summer of 1953, I had the greatest adventure of all. In Mexico, working for the American Friends' Service Committee, I met my husband, Stewart Pollock.

GROWN UP

By the time I graduated from Mount Holyoke College, I had already been married for a year. I'd also started writing poetry. Later, I earned two more degrees, one in education and one in illustrating children's books. I became an author and an artist!

Our four children, Wendy, Stew, Jeff, and Jenny arrived. They grew up and had kids, too. So now our family looks like this:

June 9, 1956, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania

Our Family

I am probably the luckiest person you will ever meet. I spend summers on Lake Owasco, New York. Our regular home is in Brookside, New Jersey. And we have a house near Sarasota, Florida.

Our House in Florida

Our Summer House

Our House in New Jersey

Wherever we live, Stewart and I have fun.

Canoeing the Little Manatee River in Florida with Jeff and Annie

Manatee and Me

Sometimes I dance

Stewart canoeing down the Crystal River, Florida

Tango

Watch that Slice!

Wherever we live, I paint and write. Most often I just day dream. I hope you do, too.

Painting hollyhock, my favorite flower

Dreaming

Writing is hard work

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