AS WELL AS BEING A BOOK LOVER AND READER, I AM A FRUSTRATED ARCHAEOLOGIST.  I STARTED OUT WITH AMERICAN INDIANS AND NEW WORLD ARCHAEOLOGY AT UC BERKELEY.  LIFE SOMETIMES GETS IN THE WAY, AND I ENDED UP OWNING SMALL BUSINESSES AND MANAGING NONPROFITS, BUT I AM STILL AN ARCHAEOLGIST IN MY HEART.  THE WORLD'S CULTURES AND ARTS ARE MY FIRST LOVES IN READING AND IN TRAVELING.  I COLLECT ASIAN ART, CHINESE CERAMICS, JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS, IN A SMALL WAY.  THEMES RELATED TO THESE INTERESTS RUN THROUGH ALL "THE MY EBAY" LISTINGS. 

I'M A MOTHER OF TWO DAUGHTERS, A GRANDMOTHER OF THREE AND RECENTLY RETIRED.  EBAY KEEPS OPENING NEW DOORS FOR ME.  I LOVE '"MEETING" NEW PEOPLE, AND LEANING MORE ABOUT THE SUBJECTS THAT INTEREST ME.  I HOPE YOU ENJOY MY STORE AND VISIT IT OFTEN.