Catrinka

I have recently begun writing the past few years after many years of not writing at all. I have too many things I like to do, and then of course there the daily mundane requirements of managing a life. I love to write, and there are always ideas buzzing around in my head. Whether or not they are good ideas, that is the thing! Although Butterflies Rising is a novella that I reallly intend to re-write and develop into an actual novel, there is another idea that is simmering on a back burner as well. I write poetry for the sheer joy of it, plus it's not time consuming which also really appeals to me!
I live in Minnesota with a nice husband of many years (see 20th anniversary poem) and a dog named Daisy who I fear is not only gay but antisocial, but she's really nice around us. I also have a soon to be 28 year old daughter and three grandchildren who are the cutest kids to ever walk in shoes, (a saying of my father's) if I say so myself.
For my day job, I am the Labor and Employee Relations field, and travel a bit to give presentations to groups of managers on various LR/ER topics to assist them in managing their workforce.
Other hobbies include oil painting and photography.