Virginia Grew up in Wayne County, Michigan. After highschool, she attended Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah majoring in Elementary Education. She has been writing since the mid 1980s. Lizzie's Blue Ridge Memories is her first published book. Lizzie, or Liesa as her friends call her, still maintains a home in Michigan.
I met Liz at the St. George Book Festival last month where she gave me a copy of her book to review. I'm happy to welcome her here today for an interview and book giveaway!
Interview:
If you could travel in a Time Machine would you go back to the past or into the future?
Into the past, to the early 1970s, back to my grandparents' farm in Meadows of Dan, Virginia. However, I wouldn't change a thing.
If you could invite any 5 people to dinner who would you choose?
Ronald Reagan, Patrick Henry, Jesus, Barak Obama and Keanu Reeves. Don't ask me why. I just think it would make for an exciting, thought provoking conversation!
If you were stranded on a desert island what 3 things would you want with you?
Solar powered cd player with cds, lifetime supply of sunblock and fresh water.
What is the last book you read?
"Stolen Innocence, the Jan Broberg Story," by Mary Ann Broberg.
If you were a superhero what would your name be?
Mother. That makes me a superhero. The only ones that come second are Dad or Grandma. All mothers should feel that way. That doesn't mean they are entitled to special treatment. Look at old "Superman." episodes. He isn't always appreciated, right? I'd love for my family to treat me like royalty, but that isn't going to happen. Mothers are altruistic; still this doesn't mean we have to play the martyr card. We as mothers need to remind ourselves we are doing the best we can and that makes us ladies superheroes.
When you were 12 years old what did you want to be when you grew up?
An actress.
What is your favorite flavor of ice cream?
Chocolate. Mint chip comes in second.
If you could meet one person who has died who would you choose?
I'd like to meet my great grandfather Sylvannus Bryson Parker of Jackson County, North Carolina. He was a doctor, licensed in at least three states in the Southeast, yet he never went to college. He learned natural healing and the use of herbs from the Cherokees. I was told that Henry Ford asked him to come up to Detroit to heal Edsel of the "Milk Sickness," but travel being slow as it was in the early 20th century, "Van," was just too late and Edsel died. He cured many a patient who had complications like pneumonia, after the great influenze epidemic in 1918. I'd love to meet Van and talk to him.
Which fictional character would you most like to meet?
Isabella Swan so I could knock some sense into her head. Each individual must stand on his or her own !!! Grieve and go on, Girl !!! (Of course I am referring to when Edward left her for awhile.)
What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast?
Sausage and blueberry wholegrain pancakes with real maple syrup. I make this every other morning. Also, I drink Simply Brand 100% grapefruit juice every morning.
What's your favorite music genre? Favorite artist? Song?
I could listen to music from the 1970s and 1980s all day, but I enjoy Maroon5 and Josh Groban also.<
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