Memories and Musings

Donna Loftus is an energetic and resilient people-person who resides in sunny Southern California. She is blessed with four daughters, three sons (in-law), and her soon to be seven grandchildren who affectionately call her Nonni. Her heavenly hubby was the calm to her feisty. Her morning coffee is non-negotiable, and her runs are sacred. She has trotted all over the globe with her husband, landing just shy of seven continents.Thanks in large part to her full-blooded Italian heritage, Donna is slightly obsessed with collecting new recipes and creating specialties of her own. Making her traditional meat sauce is a labor of love and always cause for a celebration.On occasion she is known to throw back a Kamikaze shot and get low on the dance floor to her favorite song, You Shook Me All Night Long. Her love of books has been apparent from a young age when she read the Collier's Encyclopedias for fun. Nowadays she appreciates a sappy rom-com and sometimes a good survivor tale, like Educated. After many rewarding years as a full-time mom and educator, she is expanding her horizons.Her faith, boisterous family, and loyal friends feed her soul, keep her sane, and helped her write this book. Sixty-one years is all it took!