Hi. My name is Kate Eileen Shannon. I am a Writer, Artist, and sometimes Real Estate Agent – a purveyor of ephemera and bagatelle. Trifles. Little things. Here today, gone tomorrow. In other words, a little of this, a bit of that, a jack of all trades and I fear, a master of none! In my journey so far, I have had three husbands and two children; lived in Ireland, Rhode Island, and Florida; owned a brake repair shop, an art gallery, farm, and a boat building business; been a Realtor, a title examiner, a real estate closer, and a government employee which led me straight to being unemployed, laid off, made redundant. I paint, draw, sculpt, craft, take photos, cook, and I write. (And I am a major, major fan of Days of Our Lives - just FYI.)