Thank you Brenda for the welcome. Here is a short synopsis of myself. I was born and raised in California and now live in Redding. I am a homemaker who enjoys reading mystery novels, writing short stories and poems (unpublished), being a help and encourager to others, and cooking (especially in Dutch Ovens). For the majority of my working years I was involved in social work. I am still married to my high school sweetheart, have a 34 year old son and 6 year old grandson.

mellody,

Welcome to the forum. You will love it. I am fairly new and do not get here often enough, but they are great women and I enjoy the time I get to spend here!

Hi Mellody! Welcome to the forum....you will love getting to know everyone here.....I'm sure you will fit right in AND that you will be hooked on visiting here just like the rest of us are and have been forever!!

Melody, we have a few things in common. I have been a homemaker, except for BWS and www.nabbw.com which I do from my home office. I am also married to my high school sweetheart, and live in the same state in which I was raised. Welcome!

Hi Mellody,

I'm a relative newcomer from NH, who is also a sometime writer. Seems there are a lot of us here. I haven't had the courage to look at the writers' forums yet, but I'm sure I will eventually.

Mellody,
Welcome to a great site. I'm a newcomer also, but have learned so much in such a short amount of time.
I was born and raised in Eureka, Calif., and used to travel to Redding in my '58 Vette to do some drag racing at the track in Redding many, many years ago.
Have some friends that still live there.
Was just a bit to hot for me during the summer time.
Hope you enjoy this wonderful place.
Welcome....Welcome
Lynne

Lynne- a 58 Corvette??? I'm drooling!

Thank you so much for the wonderful welcome

Hi Mellodysmiles. It sounds like you keep busy. Are you going to out your short stories into a collection? Welcome to BWS.

Western Bluebird - Yep, '58 Vette! Wish I would have known they would be worth a mint later in life.
Saw one over in Eastern Washington last year. Was fully restored and the guy wanted $80,000 for it!!
Let me tell you........if I had the money I would have bought it.
Had to give it up after I was married at the ripe old age of 18.
Got pregnant on the honeymoon, and at 8 months it was impossible to get behind the wheel, and also to work under the hood.
Sold it to a "idiot" friend who parked it on a hill, put it in neutral to listen to a song on the radio, and then forgot to put it back into gear, and it went flying down the hill when he got out of it. Dumb...Dumb......Dumb
It's fiberglass!!! Put lots of holes in her.
I also had a '65 Chevelle Malibu, four speed, all the good stuff......a '68 El Camino......a '57 Chev pickup......can't remember the year of the 200 SX, but it was the first year it came out.....she even talked to me.
Can you tell I love cars?
I now have a '93 Explorer and will never give him (Butch)up until he falls apart on me on the street, and just bought a Miata(Butterfly Beauty)My late midlife crises auto.
Can you tell I'm finally starting to live?
It's fun!
Lynne

Lynn, when I was 18, my great uncle gave me almost $10K...Our family had money problems, so my parents said I could buy a car for $ 1K (this was 1977!) and they were keeping the rest. My husband (then boyfriend) found me a 1960 Porsche 356B, with 60K miles on it. The original owner was selling it and though it needed welding on the floor (they always do) it was a great deal. My dad said no, the car was too old! I ended up getting a 71 Mazda 808. I hated that car. My husband ended up buying the Porsche, so I at least got to drive it. Many years later, we sold it to a friend so we could get our driveway paved for the kids to ride bikes. Boy, do we regret that!

I have always loved old Vettes! You say you're happy with your Explorer, huh? we've heard people call them exploders, after we bought one for our son. We had so much trouble with it so we sold it. There are a couple for sale here in town...wondering if I should give it another shot. I need to buy something.

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Lynne, I'm a car lover too. Have a 1940 Ford Pick Up with a Corvette engine. I call it The Blue Bomb!

When I first search the lots to buy a car, I really wanted a 1969 Opal GT, not in the cards. So, then I went and test drove a Mach Mustang, I would have been happy with that...my dad decided to co-sign for a 1964 Chevy Nova, stick on the column no less.

While married to my first husband I meet his uncle who collected antique cars.
Just so happened he had a 1969 Opal Gt, I cried when he agreed to sell it to me. Solid black with 13 clear coats of black lacquer.
Called it my "mini-vet". Sold it before moving east...

My next favorite was my 95 Honda Delsol. When my baby graduated I gave it to her. Never had one problem with the car, still running like a top today.

Jersey Girl...to answer your question no I am not ready to out my writing yet. It is something I do for myself but when the time comes I will know and set it out there for others to see.

I've found some women who love cars! How nice.
I have a 1993 Explorer and never had a problem with it.
Whoops.....I did run into a tree only two months after I had him, but that wasn't his fault. Hit black ice
Even after having the accident, no problems with Butch.
My youngest had a 2002 Eddie Bauer Explorer and loved it and no problems. She just wanted a new auto, so traded it in.
The '65 Malibu was bought just before I had my first daughter. We took her home in it, and saved it for her to drive when she was older.
Gave it to her on her 16th BD.
She is now 40, and had to sell it because she couldn't afford to fix it up.
Sold it to a guy who's speciality is Malibu's, and he promised me "visitation rights" when he finishes rebuiling her.
Yeh.....I love the oldie cars.
Lynne

Hi Mellody:

We share the same first name so that's one thing we have in common. I also do social work so that's another thing! Welcome to the site! Nice to meet you!

Glad to be a part of it. Thank You.

Good morning Mellody!

Welcome to the site! This is the place to be!

Enjoy!

Teresa

Thank you, glad to be here.

Welcome Mellodysmiles. So glad to have you here. I hope you'll make this your home away from home.

JJ

SO many people coming on board, it's getting hard to keep up, but the more the merrier! Welcome Mellodysmiles. It's great to have you here.
chick