Patrice's Page

About Me:

Central Coast Family News is published monthly with a readership over 30,000 distributed throughout San Luis Obispo County and North Santa Barbara County. Our goal is to support Central Coast families and the resources they need to thrive.
Find FREE copies at all city/county libraries and community centers, at chambers of commerce, schools, hotels, museums, supermarkets, banks, restaurants, medical and realty offices, and other family-friendly businesses.

Occupation:

Editor

My Hobbies & Interests:

My family including husband, two children (born 1996 & 2001), a mellow Quarter Horse, Nigerian Dwarf goats, Serama and standard chickens, and two Manx cats. I love animals, kids, swimming, music, dance, theater, movies, poetry, sewing, baking, hiking, beachcombing, kayaking, boogie boarding, romantic tragedy, massage, coffee, and licorice!

My Website:

http://www.centralcoastfamily.com

Favorite Music:

Popular music including Amos Lee, Andrew Heringer, Ben Harper, Colbie Caillat, Coldplay, Cowboy Junkies, Dave Matthews, Eva Cassidy, Fugazi, Patty Griffin, Jack Johnson, Jason Mraz, John Mayer, Lucinda Williams, Natalie Merchant, Norah Jones, Sara Bareilles, Steve Earle, and Willis Alan Ramsey. I also like '60s and '70s folk-rock, Indie, rhythm and blues, and Motown.

Favorite Movies / TV Shows:

The Illusionist, Down By Law, La Femme Nikita, Foyle's War, Nine Queens, The Princess Bride, The Sopranos, Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten, Step into Liquid, Pulp Fiction, Band of Brothers, The Princess and the Warrior, Gladiator, Like Water for Chocolate, Best of Dana Carvey, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Off the Map, Box of Moonlight, to name a few...

Favorite Books:

The Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc by Mark Twain, Poetry and prose of Yevgeny Yevtushenko, The Master and Margerita by Mikhail Bulgakov, short stories of Isaac Babel, Angela's Ashes, Lamb in Love by Carrie Brown, One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Beloved & Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison, The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks, The Magician's Assistant & The Patron Saint of Liars by Ann Patchett, Animal Dreams by Barbara Kingsolver.