The Cabin

Catherin Elizabet Belle was born in a Santa Fe boxcar, on a side rail near the town of Sweetwater, Texas. She spent her youth on the family farm and ranch near the German community of Rowena, Texas. Spending her adult life in the corporate world, she maintains her heart and soul is still mired in the land and the animals that inhabit it. Ms. Belle attended numerous educational facilities, but she insists that her best education came from the "School of Hard Knocks". Her professional career has been a kaleidoscope of experiences in varied career fields, leaving her well versed on a variety of topics and with a strong curiosity in others. Ms. Belle revels in the joy of learning and strives to learn something new every day. In 2005, she closed the doors on her desktop publishing business. Retiring, she embarked on a new career with a new challenge---writing. Ms. Belle firmly believes that each day is an adventure and should be enjoyed to the fullest. Ms. Belle resides in Fort Walton Beach, Florida.