Connie Thompson:  

I hope old friends remember me as being creative and artsy. They would be satisfied to know that I continued in that tradition and had my artwork featured on the cover of an international magazine in 1998. My husband Pat and I have made and sold literally tens of thousands of handmade outdoor craft items since 1994 and have loved every second of it. I always wanted to be an artist when I grew up. My family and friends thought that was a great idea. As it turns out, they were right. To blow off steam I go outside and work in the garden or in the flowerbeds. As something fun, and a way to share beautiful things, I grow and sell gladiolas in every color of the rainbow during the late summer. The wildest thing that I ever did in school is something that I...Expand for more