I
am
Karen Brown and I live in Gloversville , New York which is in
the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains . I live alone with my
three dogs in a 1830 vintage farm house on 46 acres. I am about
1/2 of the way done with restoring the original Cape Cod portion
of the house but, I am undecided whether to demolish the rear
portion or try to rehabilitate it. I work as a residential
program Director for the Fulton Co. Association for Retarded
Citizens to support my dogs, gardens, and remodelling. I just
celebrated my 31 st year with the ARC, and still feel privileged
to be working with so many wonderful people.
I've been involved
with the Quilting Bee for a little over 4 years. I could not
believe my good fortune to happen upon a web site that combined
two of my loves; Airedales and quilting. I also am involved with
Airedale Rescue in Upstate New York.
My Airedales
are 5 year old Shamus, who arrived from Illinois as a puppy (he
has Royalcrest bloodlines), and 6 year old Gaelan. Annette Hall
placed him with me after I lost my beautiful 6 year old female,
Hyla, to autoimmune hemolytic anemia. They adore each other, and
provide constant company and entertainment for me. We are all
managed by my 11 year old Norwich Terrier, Norton. I am also
step mother to my ex-husband's rescue boy, Barnabas. I do "dog
support" as part of my separation agreement. Airedale custody
was more of a challenge than dividing the property!
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