Gayle Booth:  

Wow. 40 years since high school? How could that be? Sadly, Jim and I have not kept in touch with anyone from our high school class. I'd love to reconnect & hear old friend's stories. Marriage & Family. Jim Booth & I were married in 1972. We've been happy all of these years. Family remains very important to me. We stay in close contact with our adult children and also Jim's & my parents. Hobbies & Interests. We have a sailboat (Columbia 8.7)& keep it at a harbor on Lake Michigan. Sailing & related activiities take up a lot of our time. I garden indoors & out. I've enjoyed learning to grow orchids after seeing them grow outdoors in the tropics where they grow like weeds. I seldom sew anymore but I have both a standard and sailmaker's sewing machines. When my daughter was married I designed & made her all silk wedding dress. That was fun. I thought of Mrs. Wolter's clothing construction classes often during the "construction" of the wedding dress. Cooking & entertaining around food is still one of my favorite activities. Jim and I have also begun making our own wine over the past few years. Travel. I love to travel. Anyplace!!! We've been to Hawaii, Yucatan, Brazil, Puerto Rico, all over Europe in college, Florida Keys, most of the US National Parks west Mississippi. We're going to Alaska in July/August of this year. Current Projects: About 20 years ago we designed & had our passive solar home built. We're redesigning & modifying ...Expand for more