I am no longer collecting beanies.Space limitations as well as financial considerations influenced my decision. Most days I still love beanies, but some days I feel like I must have been crazy to spend all the money I've spent on beanies.

My hubby retired effective July 1, 2007, so things have been quite different in my life because I don't have the time I used to have. But I also have a companion for doing things that I was doing alone while he was working out of state, so I am enjoying that. We hope to do some traveling in the future.

Homemaker

I like to garden when I have time. And I hope to start doing ceramics again, but Hurricane Charley destroyed the two stores here in Charlotte County where I did my ceramics and neither of them have reopened. I still have quite a few pieces to be finished so I'm hoping a new store will open in the near future.