ÿþ<html> <head> <title>About</title> <meta name="GENERATOR" content="Microsoft FrontPage 4.0"> <meta name="ProgId" content="FrontPage.Editor.Document"> <style type="text/css"><!-- body { scrollbar-face-color: #D7B695; scrollbar-shadow-color: #603D39; scrollbar-highlight-color: #603D39; scrollbar-3dlight-color: #D7B695; scrollbar-darkshadow-color: #D7B695; scrollbar-track-color: #D7B695; scrollbar-arrow-color: #412B29 } TD,P {font:11px verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; color:#412B29;} small {font:11px verdana,helvetica,sans-serif; color:#412B29;} A:link {font:11px verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration:none; color:#660033;} A:visited {font:11px verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration:none; color:#993300;} A:active {font:11px verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration:none; color:#7E3440;} //--></style> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"></head> <body leftmargin="0" topmargin="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" style="background-color:transparent"> <div align="center"> <center> <table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" width="610"> <tr> <td valign="top"> <table width="600" border="0" align="left" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td valign="top" > <br><br> <table width=350 align=center> <tr> <td> <p align=justify><font face="verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"> &ldquo;A monk once asked a great spiritual master, 'Is there anything more miraculous than the wonders of creation?' The master answered: 'Yes, your awareness of the wonders of Creation.'&nbsp;&nbsp;&rdquo; (&ldquo;Passionist Series&rdquo; 585)</font></p> </td></tr></table> <br> <table width=450 align=center> <tr> <td> <p align=left> <br><br><br> <b>Thank you to:</b><br><br><br> <li>My <a href="89.html" target="_blank">husband</a>, for his support and understanding.</li> <br><br><br> <li><i>Jacqueline Spring</i> for her book, <i>&ldquo;Cry Hard and Swim (The story of an <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; incest survivor)&rdquo;</i>. Published by Virago Press Limited, 1987. </li> <br><br><br> <li>The late <a href="http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1961/hammarskjold-bio.html" target="_blank">Dag Hammarskj&ouml;ld</a>, for his poems in <i>&ldquo;Markings&rdquo;</i>, a remarkable <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; book which I discovered in my early twenties.</li> <br><br><br> <li>The late <a href="http://www.rockymtnhigh.org/" target="_blank">John Denver</a>, a gifted singer/songwriter whose melodies and <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; lyrics stayed with me long after the music ended.</li> <br><br><br> <li>The late <a href="http://www.sfgoth.com/~immanis/rilke/index.html" target="_blank">Rainer Maria Rilke</a> for his <i>&ldquo;Letters To A Young Poet&rdquo;</i>.</li> <br><br><br> <li>The late <a href="http://www.essentialvermeer.com/" target="_blank">Johannes Vermeer</a> for his artwork, especially <i>&ldquo;The Girl with a <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Pearl Earring&rdquo;</i>.</li> <br><br><br> <li><a href="http://www.icdsoft.com/" target="_blank">ICDSoft.com</a> for hosting this website.</li> <br><br><br> <li><a href="http://www.bravenet.com" target="_top">Bravenet.com</a> for their free guestbook.</li> </p></td></tr></table> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p align=center> <b>I am indebted to the following web designers for the use<br> of their linkware, shareware, exclusive use and custom graphics<br> (a few are now offline):</b><br><br><br> <a href="http://www.7rings.com" target="_blank">7 Rings</a><br><i>Links, The Shape of a Woman</i><br><br><br> <a href="http://www.abdesign.be" target="_blank">ABDesign</a><br><i>Distancing</i><br><br><br> <a href="http://www.alicorna.com" target="_blank">Alicorna Graphics</a><br><i>Not Too Late, Cycles of Life</i><br><br><br> Anti Ivy Productions<br><i>Doll House, A Work In Progress,<br>Making Time, Things Fall Apart</i><br><br><br> <a href="http://www.aspixiated.com/" target="_blank">Aspixiated</a><br><i>T&ecirc;te-&aacute;-T&ecirc;te, The Road Not Taken</i><br><br><br> Blogfrocks<br><i>Traditions, The Heart Never Forgets</i><br><br><br> <a href="http://mybluehouse.com" target="_blank">Bluehouse Graphics</a><br><i>"I stand at the entrance of the<br> cave of my heart" (exclusive use)</i><br><br><br> CGZ Attic<br><i>Paradox (custom graphics)</i><br><br><br> Creative Xpressions<br><i>Just Tell Me, Comfort Zone</i><br><br><br> <a href="http://www.danaleasgraphics.com" target="_blank">Dana Lea's Graphics</a><br><i>Touching A Dream, Jo March, Lessons,<br>Baby Blue, Bookstore, Remembrance,<br>Flirtatious, Untitled IV, Tatters: a story</i><br><br><br> <a href="http://www.dani3d.com" target="_blank">Dani3d.com</a><br><i>Cameo</i><br><br><br> <a href="http://www.darianbc.com/" target="_blank">Darian Graphics</a><br><i>Fascination</i><br><br><br> Devonshire Design<br><i>Accompany</i><br><br><br> <a href="http://www.dianerooney.co.uk" target="_blank">Digital Fine Art by Diane Rooney</a><br><i>Lily Springs splash page</i><br><br><br> Faces of Yve<br><i>Candle In The Window</i><br><br><br> <a href="http://finfond.net/" target="blank">finfond.net</a><br><i>What It's Like To Not Be Shy<br>(custom graphics using her digital artwork)</i><br><br><br> <a href="http://www.fullmoongraphics.com" target="_blank">Fullmoon Graphics</a><br><i>Unreal, " ...and full of dreams... ", Wasteland,<br>The Scent of Cotton Candy</i><br><br><br> Graphics by TiggHeart<br><i>Emptiness, The Jealous Heart</i><br><br><br> <a href="http://www.ink2art.com" target="_blank">Ink2Art</a><br><i>Vermeer's Painting (custom graphics)</i><br><br><br> <a href="http://www.jaguarwoman.com" target="_blank">Jaguarwoman Rare Webdesign</a><br><i>Current Splash Page<br>(using "The Sadness of Departing Swans" shareware set),<br>Write About It</i><br><br><br> <a href="http://www.joliewebgraphics.com" target="_blank">Jolie Web Graphics</a><br><i>Super Heroes, Silkscreen, The Other Little Girl,<br> Cowardly, Untitled II, School Magazine,<br>I Am Not Alone, Baptism,<br> Introspective (custom graphics),<br>The Girl Who Belonged to Yesterday,<br>Walk On Water, I Was Seventeen, Sr. Anna,<br>Time ... is a Gift, Flowers ... Flowers Everywhere,<br> Falling Down, Sulky Sue,<br>The Precipice of Indecision,<br>A Solitary Act, Invincible, To My Husband, Peridot,<br>A Child's Touch, The Greatest of These, Comfort,<br>Bridge on the River, Shoe Box of Memories,<br>Fraud, Half-Baked, Dear Dad, Camphorwood Trunk, The Miracle Within,<br>In My Dreams, I Danced...</i><br><br><br> <a href="http://www.ajoyfulheart.com" target="_blank">Joyful Heart Designs</a><br><i>Weekend</i><br><br><br> Karysima<br><i>Forever Young</i><br><br><br> <a href="http://www.thedvdream.com" target="_blank">Made by Mel</a><br>(formerly Dreamweaver Visions Designs)<br><i>Jellyfish,<br>I Will Get There (custom graphics),<br>A Safe Place, Opposites,<br>Safe Under My Care, Peanut Butter, The Next Generation</i><br><br><br> <a href="http://www.moonandbackgraphics.com" target="_blank">Moon and Back Graphics</a><br><i>No More Secrets, Uninhibited (exclusive use), Hush,<br>No. 7 (exclusive use), The Crescent Moon,<br> Five Fingers On One Hand (exclusive use),<br> Conquered Fears, Microscopic Handwriting (exclusive use),<br>What If ..., A Chance Meeting (exclusive use), Untitled III,<br> Everyday, Tell (exclusive use), Hungry for God (exclusive use),<br> Ancient and Far Away, Rangoon, Boomer the Baby Butterfly,<br>A Dedication, Disappoint, "Amen", Walk With Me, "There You Are!",<br>You Will Feel Like A Locust Shell</i><br><br><br> NK Designs<br><i>Pilgrims, Snow White's Slippers,<br>Where Do They Go?</i><br><br><br> <a href="http://www.rigdonia.com" target="_blank">Rigdonia.com</a><br><i>Safe Harbor, Loner</i><br><br><br> <a href="http://www.sharisdesigns.com" target="_blank">Shari's Designs</a><br><i>Battling a Dragon</i><br><br><br> <a href="http://www.soulkarma.com" target="_blank">Soulkarma</a><br><i>Abuse, The Private Self</i><br><br><br> <a href="http://www.tuesdaypear.com" target="_blank">Tuesday Pear</a><br><i>Independence</i><br><br><br> <a href="http://ultimategraphicdesigns.com" target="_blank">Ultimate Design Studio</a><br><i>Forgive,<br>"I always felt safe with you ... Thank you" (exclusive use),<br>Better Left Unsaid, The Gift (exclusive use),<br>Fragility of Life (exclusive use), Chopsticks</i><br><br><br> Web of Dreams<br><i>Untitled (custom graphics)</i> </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p align=center>And a big <b>"Thank you"</b> to <a href="http://www.ladycamellia.com" target="_blank">Millie</a>, Sue</a> and <a href="http://www.moonandbackgraphics.com" target="_blank">Bev</a> <br>for their support, encouragement, and feedback.<br>Past and present. It had to be mentioned.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <table width=450 align=center> <tr> <td> <p align=center>Without all these, this website would not be possible nor complete.</p> </td></tr></table> <p>&nbsp;</p> <table width=370 align=center> <tr> <td> <hr> <p align=justify> &ldquo;All strong souls first go to hell before they do the healing of the world they came here for. If we are lucky, we return to help those still trapped below.&rdquo;<br><br> (<a href="http://www.mavenproductions.com/estes.html" target="_top">Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Est&eacute;s</a>) </p><hr> </td></tr></table> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p align=center>||<a href="girl.html" target="_top"> Acknowledgements</a> ||&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;||<a href="dedication.html" target="_top"> A Dedication</a> ||&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;|| <a href="diary.html" target="_top"> Diary</a> ||<br><br> ||<a href="vermeer_index.html" target="_top"> Vermeer's Painting</a> ||&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;|| <a href="ls_index.html" target="_top"> Lily Springs</a> ||</p> <br> <br> <br> <p align="left">&nbsp;</td> </tr> </table> <p align="left" style="margin-left: 0"><font size="1" face="Verdana,Verdana"><font color="#FFD07F"><br> </font></font></p> </td> </tr> </table> </center> </div> </body> </html>