Mary and Richard live in a rural area in south central Pennsylvania. Mary is a 26 - year veteran, elementary school teacher and Richard is a maintenance manager for a machining company. Mary has al...view moreMary and Richard live in a rural area in south central Pennsylvania. Mary is a 26 - year veteran, elementary school teacher and Richard is a maintenance manager for a machining company. Mary has always enjoyed writing and has published teaching articles in several magazines. It has been her lifelong dream to write and publish a children's book and so she has used Richard's talents to complete the book with illustrations and some of the many photographs he has taken over the 35 years that they have been married. They have two grown children and enjoy reading, gardening, and camping.view less