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So here’s a brief travelogue of some defining moments
of the trip……
·Born in Baltimore,
Maryland in 1948 on the first
day of spring to Clementine
Bowen Jones, former Miss Arkansas
and Milton Jones, salesman extraordinaire.
· Grew up during
that Ozzie and Harriet era in
a “normal” environment
with one fun-loving younger
brother, Andy.
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That's
me circa 1950 |
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·I loved school
and attended small private schools
that let me progress as fast
as I wanted. I loved to read
and loved math. Attended St.
Paul’s School for Girls
and graduated Valedictorian.
· My mom died
when I was 15 after being sick
for 10 years. She was my model
for free self-expression and
the belief I could do and have
ANYTHING I really wanted
· Married Richey
Yellott, who went away to serve
in Vietnam while I attended
Johns Hopkins University. Richard
Yellott IV was born Dec 1966
and his sister Dawn was born
Feb 1969. We lived at Ft. Benning,
GA when he returned.
· Moved to Indialtlantic
FL and bought a sandal and leather
shop on the beach.
·Divorced in 1970.
Moved to Atlanta and opened
a “head shop/bookstore/crafts
store” |
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Sold
the business, bought a 31 ft.
school bus with
12 others, headed west, going
wherever the
hitchhikers were headed. |
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·Settled in Aspen,
CO after the bus broke down
and went to work for Aspen Leather
Company as a seamstress and
The Midland Bar as a bartender
(perhaps a precursor to coaching!)
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Met
and married "Cowboy"
Heron and we spent 18 months
with
Ricky and Dawn living in a tipi
on the top of a beautiful ridge
waking up each day to snow-covered
Mt. Sopris. |
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·Began Backporch
Feather and Leather, a crafts
company specializing in custom
leather clothing and feather
hatbands and jewelry.
· Divorced again,
did the EST training, moved
to Tucson….. |
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· Fell in love with
a Party Chief, Bub Fossland,
who had been to Europe, Asia
and Cincinnati and we embarked
on a 3 month adventure to Ecuador,
Peru & Bolivia in 1978 |
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Macchu
Picchu and the 20,000+ mountains
around it.
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· Backporch Feather
and Leather grew to employ 28
sub-contactors and had national
exposure for it’s wares.
I got bored,wanted a new challenge
and sold it in 1983. |
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Married
the love of my life, Bub Fossland
and got my real estate license
in 1983.
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·Loved talking on the
phone and looking in people’s
closets…..did well listing
and selling!
·Lured by promises
of no nights and weekend work,
I went to work for a real estate
publication as the local sales
manager. Over the next 8 years
I learned a lot about sales,
marketing, advertising and managing
sales offices (and worked a
lot of nights and weekends!).
·Continued a
fascination with what makes
people successful & happy…..Jumped
in with Landmark Education as
an Introduction to the Forum
Leader and Seminar Director and
ran the Tucson workspace coaching
the enrollment team.
·In 1988, Bub
and I returned to South America..this
time to Argentina and the Iguazu
Falls |
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Daddy
moved out from Baltimore in
1991 and is happily living in
a condo nearby! |
My great kids, Richard and Dawn both
live
in Tucson.
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· Traveling with Bub
or spending time on our 40 acres
in the desert with him are two
of my favorite things |
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And
the latest:
I Became a GRANDMA!!!!!
See
Lily Isabella Love Yellott,
born October 24, 2001
I
competed in a Triathalon
on
Feb 9th 2001 for the American
Liver Foundation
And
click here> Thanks
to EVERYONE who supported
me and
here's the link to the event!
In 2002, we took a 4
week trip to Australia!
In
2004, we took a
2 week road trip!
In
2006, I took a
trip to Paris!
In
2007, I Became a GRANDMA!!!!!
Welcome
Julia Elisabet Yellott
In
2008, I Became a GRANDMA!!!!!
Welcome
Ella Pearl Fossland Sellman
In
2009, I Became a GRANDMA!!!!!
Welcome
Richard Emory Yellott V
In
2017, I Became a GRANDMA!!!!!
Welcome
Mia Ali Yellott!
Am
I having fun, or what?????
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