ABOUT YOUR HOST, PHOTOGRAPHER AND PART-TIME PHILOSOPHER



I was born Irene Rose Tanner in Hopkinsville, Kentucky

on the brink of The Great Depression.

What perfect timing for a lifespan!

Gleaning guidance from The Greatest Generation.

My contemporaries are Louise Hay, Maya Angelou, and Shirley Temple.

Good company!

Think Sunday night radio – Jack Benny and Fannie Brice, Artie Shaw, Ella, Frankie,

The Great American Songbook – the Lindy Hop.

Think the Golden Ages of TV, Broadway, and Fashion.

I remember good manners, southern hospitality

and necking – first base was far enough!

I had 24 cashmere cardigans worn backwards with plaid pleated skirts, pearls,

saddle shoes and bobby sox.

Eleanor Roosevelt spoke in my college auditorium

and casually referred to "my husband, Franklin”.

I nearly swooned to be in the room.

The Feminist Movement was a mystery to me. I already had freedom and equality.

Including assorted boyfriends, two short-term husbands,

and eventually a long-term significant other.

Was a single parent of two with several equal pay career paths…

 textile designer, stylist, and image consultant.

Travelled spiritual paths from Religious Science through quantum theory.

Founded a non-profit organization, offering opportunities to

less-advantaged seekers of self-sufficiency.

In another life I would like to be an Argentine tango dancer.

I'm still gearing up for my Grand Finale in this one.


Passing Through


I arrived small and weak

I shall leave old and bold.