Hi - I am Dee

You are visiting this  page so I guess you are interested in getting to know a little bit about me! 

Well here goes...I am the oldest of 6 children.  I have 4 younger brothers and a younger sister.  My father died of lung cancer in 2002 and my mother is currently in a nursing home with end stage Alzheimer's disease.

I am married to a great guy.  John and I were married in 1969 and he has managed to put up with me for all these years.  We have one son, Jamie who is married to his lovely wife Laura.  We have 3 lovely grandchildren, Emily, Kate and Iain.  They are the light of my life.  Our family is completed by 2 fur babies....our orange tabby cats Zoe and her son Sam.  Sam had a sister, Salem who was a very cute appled headed tortoise cat mainly black in color but recently we lost her to pet heaven.  She is missed very much. 

We live in beautiful  Kingston, Ontario Canada.

I have many interests.  I have written poetry and short stories since my early teens.  Dee's Den was created in 2000 when I was encouraged by friends to put my work online.  I knew nothing about the internet and website building but with a lot of trial and error, I learned and Dee's Den became my first website built on a free web host.  Soon after I got my own domain name and Dee's Den became Dee's Home. My interests had outgrown the den and needed a whole home to house them.  :)  I now host more than 6 websites for a variety of personal and business applications. 

When I first built my website I used graphics that were readily available on the internet..nice boxy square pictures with no real character .I soon grew dissatisfied with that and wanted to create my own graphics.  I learned both 2D and 3D art with Paint Shop Pro and Daz programs.  I now use some of my original creations plus adaptations of other artists (with their permission).  (If you find that I have inadvertently used something that is copyrighted to you please let me know and I will at your discretion either give you credit for the item or remove it from my website)

When I am not on my computer at home....I am employed as office manager for a brilliant world renowned doctor who treats people through the use of hypnotherapy.  I also manage his website and the online publishing business that is the source for ordering the books he has written, Junica Publishing.  While learning about the world of print on demand publishing,  I got the idea and urge to publish some of my children's stories as books.  It would mean a lot of graphic work.  Although I could do a lot of it...I had an online friend whose art I had admired for many years.  Her name is Jan Jensen and she lives in Florida.  Jan and I had worked on many online projects together over the years.  She agreed to help me with the art for my books and together we formed our company "The Toybox Grannies"

I am one of the founding members of one of the greatest websites competitions on the web. "Heart-N-Soul." If you would like to join a web comp where you are not just a member but part of the "family" then Heart-N-Soul is the one for you. 

I love to cook, and read (Nora Roberts, James Patterson, Sandra Brown) when not at my computer and as an all round stress reducer I like to  occasionally  visit our local casino to play a few slots or Texas Hold'Em Poker. 

Well that is about it.  I have been blessed with a great family and  very full and rewarding life.  I am blessed too by you, the friends and potential friends  that come to visit me here at my home in cyberspace.  I am glad that you took this time out of your busy day to visit me.  I hope that you have enjoyed your stay.

Hugs, Dee

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