My Name Is Caren

A Gemini, I have a mercurial personality. This means I successfully eliminated a lot of jobs Before settling on my current position. The children I work with do not question it when my burgundy hair gets a white stripe down the part. They know I am older. I tell them I am a hundred and fourteen. It makes them laugh. My eyes are the same shape and hazel color as my daddy’s and my identical twin sister; we have Daddy’s whole face actually. I am an artist, and I love all colors but especially orange, yellow and pink. I paint whimsical fantasy cartoons – mushroom houses, faeries, witches, goblins, elves, cats, dogs, dragons, pirates, and warrior women. It is a compulsion that I find extremely relaxing. I am a licensed hypnotherapist, so I could hypnotize you but not if you take any kind of drugs – I discovered that the hard way more than one time. I have had over nineteen dogs and ten cats; I am down to four. Two dogs – Sophie Helen and Buddy and two cats – Shark and Nemo. They are fans of Bluegrass music, because it is my favorite. My name is Caren, and it was spelled with a C because in the fifties the “style” was to name identical twins with the same first letter. I have a really good life – I have been married for fifty years to the same guy. We have three daughters, two sons-in-law, and ten grandchildren. My joy is to spend time with them. However, the pandemic has slowed this down. I am optimistic that things will get better!