Crazy Lady With Cats

I am a 67 year old retired nurse and Vietnam vet. I served as an Army Nurse from 1966-1986 including 18 months in a combat hospital in Vietnam. Although I retired in 1986 I was called back to active duty for the first Gulf War, retiring a second time in 1992.

I have been a practicing Wiccan since 1980. I trained in the Oak, Ash, and Thorn Tradition of Wicca beginning in 1990, and received my Third Degree from OATh at Samhain 1996. I founded my own coven of Tangled Moon at Yule 1996 and ran it until we closed its doors at Midsummer 2008. I now serve as High Priestess of the Oak, Ash, and Thorn Tradition with a total of four daughter covens. I am also a 2nd Degree Gardnerian.

I am also active in the SCA, where I am known as Iofa merch Macsen, a Celtic woman from southern Britain at the time of the Roman invasion. I currently reside in the Shire of Crimson River, Kingdom of Meridies; however, my primary loyalty is to my family of the Great Dark Horde.

In my not-so-copious free time I do quilting, medieval embroidery, hand spinning, weaving, gourmet cooking, reading, dressage, scuba diving, archery, and run several on-line message boards including Branwen's Cauldron athttp://www.branwenscauldron.org

Favorite Website:
http://www.tangledmoon.org

Favorite Books:
"A Witch Alone" by Marian Green
"The Heart of Wicca" by Ellen Cannon Reed
"Triumph of the Moon" by Ronald Hutton
"Evolutionary Witchcraft" by T. Thorn Coyle
"High Magic's Aid" by Gerald Gardner
"Wicca, Old Religion for the New Age" by Vivienne Crowley