About Me

Hello, I'm Laura Drawdy Mallernee, the one on the right in the picture above.  The one on the left is my only child, Ellen Mallernee Barnes.

If you walked in my house, you would know right away that I love color! The sitting room is a sunny golden yellow, the tv room is turquoise with a black and white checkered floor, the master bedroom is eggplant purple, but the most colorful room of all is the kitchen with turquoise cabinets, bright coral walls, and a black tile counter top--1950s Fiestaware colors!

Like many people, I, too, have had a colorful life. The fabric of my life has been especially colored by my family of origin, our 12 moves as I was growing up, my two husbands, a few close friends, and many other factors.

Now retired from teaching high school English, my time is at last my own. I taught from 1972 until 2011. I had a love affair with teaching that lasted nearly 40 years, and I miss it terribly sometimes. I especially miss the students.

Writing, my daughter and granddaughters, nature, art, travel, and my dogs are my passions. They continue to color my life with heart and meaning, hope and inspiration.

At age 40, I began to white water kayak and still do to this day! So rivers and their metaphors speak to me. I want to live the rest of my life more fluently “like a river flows/Carried by the surprise/Of its own unfolding.” I want to become more fully myself by letting Spirit Divine live in and through me. By living mindfully and joyfully in the moment, my goal is to allow each day to unfold as perfectly as it is meant to.

I look forward to sharing my life with you!  Thank you for reading about it!

my granddaughter Tessa Jean at three years old

my granddaughter Livvy Lara at six months