It was mainly a growing farm, although we did have chickens and a few animals, but I did help to some degree with that. I have to say that it was not my favorite association.I did what I was asked to do.

There's always an important person who helps support your interests and encourages you.

Fortunately, I had cousins who lived in Buffalo and would often go to visit them, which I loved to do because I liked Buffalo as it was a big city. Even today, the bigger the city, the better.

In a social studies class I did a paper on the history of Attica, which ended up being a little book that I created.

At school there were some programs in music. I did take piano lessons, and we had a piano at home. I got very interested in that.

There were neighbors that I played with and did all the things that children do. I did mow the lawn. I did help with various things that needed to be done to occupy my time.

What I adore is mixing the unexpected, things you don't imagine should go together