Hi My name is Laverne, "Vernie" is ok, so is Vern, but I'm all female.

I live in Northwest New Jersey near the Delaware River

I was born on a farm at Tamaqua, Pennsylvania in the coal region

My Family moved to Bethlehem PA , where I lived until I married.

I'm 5 ft. 4 in. and average build, blue eyes and brown hair, although it is now blonde.

My age isn't important but I don't lie about it. I'm Yankee born and bred.

I was born on a farm and prefer small towns to large cities.

I'm married to a handicapped man who had a severe stroke in 1992. Cared for him for 8 years. He is now living in a nursing home.
 

I have a son and 2 daughters, 4 grandsons and 3 granddaughters. I also have a Pekingese dog named Mork. He is very spoiled but very sweet.

Retired from communications work. Worked in a hospital and then in a state prison for women. Both were interesting jobs.

My hobbies used to vary more before I got the computer but have to blame getting older on a few of the hobbies I gave up.

I no longer roller skate or bowl and I haven't been horse back riding in years.

I gave up ceramics due to lack of time. I still read but not as much as I used to.

I love country music ...  like to read when I have time ... like to cook ... love to write poetry

Writing poems and working on my website with Tex (who made it for me), I have my own website of poems and "stuff" now. Thanks to my friend Tex.

Volunteering at the local hospital,

I love to travel (especially to Texas)...traveling and meeting people I talk to in the senior chat room.

I enjoy writing and still write a lot of snail mail to friends without computers. (I do have a few of those yet.)
 

Met a bunch of people at a few AOL bashes that I attended. I loved every minute of it and liked the people I met very much.

Love to go in certain chat rooms. Enjoy special IM sessions with special friends. Like to surf the net and share my "finds" with my friends.

Have fun exchanging jokes and nice sites and learning new things on here.

I try to help anyone on here, in areas that I might have a little more experience. (and that isn't very much.)

I'm so glad I have a computer. It changed my life tremendously and made it better in many ways.

I get a lot of support from my friends on here. That's great when I am having a "down" type day. Have I become a computer junky? Oh Well, maybe. But isn't it great?!