Since MA graduation I attended UC Berkeley, later completed a BA atAntioch University in San Francisco and an MA from Atlantic University in Virginia.
I've also written 12 books; the Born in Berkeley series; the mystery, A Valley of Ashes, a book on women's spirituality, Edgar Cayce and the Eternal Feminine. In 2006 I wrote a book for the Arcadia Images of America series: Alviso, San Jose;, and last year a novel set there; The Last Piano Bar, which challenges "ageism" with a group of singers from baby boomers in a setting where one commentator remarked: "people were singing and dancing and joyfully romancing, well into their 90s and beyond..."
As the parent of both a gifted and an autistic daugter, I have written articles including: "Vanessa: Sojourn with an Autistic Child," and with my late husband Joseph Haddox, worked to start community group homes in the 80s and advocate for those without a voice.
These mornings I get up quite early and go to her new group home to help her stay mobile. She plans to be "Miss Piggy" for Halloween.
I am partial to orange cats, and enjoyed the vigorous dance opportunities at our 5oth.

I remember rolling up my warm long pants on colder days at MA because a girl could get suspended for that infraction. By now I realized the rules were different for girls. I'd learned that as Menlo Oaks' Valedictorian, (with caveats: a girl couldn't exactly be president in those days so I came under director of girls athletics as I had a letter for Captain of the Basketball team.) At MA I thought of going our for sports, an older girl said then you would be a d----.
I didn't know what that was but gave up on being mainstream and went over to Palo Alto to raise money with Quaker kids for Civil Rights voter registration. Later I started going to stay with an older girl friend who lived in Berkeley. We worked on the Anti-Vietnam Day Committee.
And all because I had to roll up my pants at MA. Must have been fate.