Marie Martin lives in a fertile valley at the base of the Rocky Mountains where laughter comes easy, love easier. Marie and her siblings were raised on ten acres of clump grass and bull pine trees.They roamed nearby creeks, woods, and the cemetery. In her blog, Shady Nook, you may read stories of her childhood growing up in a rural area filled with unique people and a landscape known as the Big Sky County.Marie is the mother of four grown children and now shares her life with a cocker spaniel by the name of Katie Lou.Links to her two blogs are available at www.mariefmartin.comFace book author's page https://www.facebook.com/mariefmartinauthorTwitter link is https://twitter.com/mariefranmartin