I lived in Deschapelles, Haiti at the Hôpital Albert Schweitzer. My husband Steve was a doctor in the district hospital. I continued to write and volunteer in the hospital. I also started a cottage quilting industry to help some of the village women and artists learn a skill and earn some money. Quilting is another one of my passions. I wrote Tap-Tap and Painted Dreams. Catherine Stock came to visit and to work on the illustrations.