If for No Other Reason - Olson, Nancy

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Résumé :
Mighty oaks stood guard at my country school, deeply rooted from the time before people began landing at Plymouth Rock. Their pungent perfume invited me to come and play. Their presence did not vary except in fall when their leaves turned brown and fell to the ground. They stood as strong as a bull and as independent as a Scotsman unaffected by the winds of circumstance. Such were our ancestors: the Olsons, Krugers, Matthews, Hamlins, and Mortons. Each family came from similar backgrounds, but experienced life in different ways. These stories form a symbolic tapestry and create a record of our existence. Everyone may have similar experiences but none the same because we are unique individuals. These stories are important for future generations to ponder a time past and reflect on why we are who we are. Vladimir Nabokov wrote, Important if for no other reason, than these tales will be lost if not recorded.

Biographie:
I am Nancy Olson. I was born on November 28, 1946, and raised in Ironwood, Michigan, a small town in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, an Iron ore mining town on the Michigan/Wisconsin border. My mother was Italian, and my father was Swedish. I come from a family of two sisters and two brothers. I loved the great outdoors, the 4 seasons, particularly the fall colors and the mesmerizing white winter snows. The woods were my go-to places any time of the year. The clear skies and the simple life gave me peace and calm. I was pretty much a loner, and I loved to explore. My father owned a small welding shop In Hurley, Wisconsin, and my mother was a stay-at-home mom. I spent most of my childhood doing odd jobs around the house and watching my parents and brothers create and fix things where I learned so much.In school I was good at clerical skills and took a job in Milwaukee, Wisconsin after one year of college and made good use of those skills as well. I also learned how to organize, plan, and fix things. I became a professional wedding photographer and used my skills as a professional videographer to do spot assignments for two local TV stations. I enjoyed working as an Artist Consultant for a local printer. I am Miss Fix-It where I do landscaping, decluttering and you name it. Whatever my clients need done I say, If I can do it I will and I'm usually pretty good at figuring things out. My clients have become some of my best friends.There is a lot more to my story, but this is my foundation. Being a loner, I learned to go inward to find answers and I also discovered how to write and paint and find peace.Love and peace, Sincerely, Nancy Olson, aka -nom....