I was born and raised in Colorado, but you won’t catch me on a ski slope or hiking a ‘fourteener’… I moved to North Carolina for graduate school and stayed for the warm weather, lush green landscape, southern cooking, rich history, folk music, and people. I consider myself ‘mom’ to two senior dogs, a cat, and a lone rooster who wandered into my yard and never left. On my days off, you can find all five of us outside, sunbathing or poking around the garden. I love weird books, long podcasts, deep conversations, time together, singing along, dancing in my kitchen, sharing meals, and starting DIY projects I never quite finish.