Elaine Bardsley was born in Philadelphia and raised in rural Pennsylvania. She holds degrees in elementary and special education. She has many articles covering her experiences and travels as a pilot, sailor, and trip escort plus three novels published under the pen name of E.J.B.B. Bardsley. With her husband she lives and volunteers in Madeira Beach, Florida. This book is a contemplation of some of her memoirs asshe has experienced the joy of raising four children, the grief of losing three of them, the thrill of hands-on archeology, exploring Indian reservations, Machu Picchu, the route of the Maya, and sky diving ... just to mention a few of her adventures ... so far