Tiger-Lyl (is adopted)

Her parents named her Tigerlilly – as Clemson graduates, they loved orange! But in high school she developed a reputation for snarling a little too much and the nickname stuck.  After a brief foray as a roller derby player, she settled into vet school and now specializes in the problems of Savannah cats, a cross-breed involving African servals and domestic house cats.   Who’s the tiger now?

PJH 2016

Geneva (is adopted)

Despite being named for one of her great grandmothers, she seldom looks backward, except when it comes to mid-century modern design.  In that style, she designs tiny houses for those who can manage that lifestyle. But her own abode is a large modern tri-level, furnished in the style of Florence Knoll, including an original 2544 credenza, which she uses for storing her extensive collection of 1960’s wristwatches.

PJH 2016

Dwynwen

A champion surfer in her youth -- her name means “white wave”! --  she now spends her days collecting shells and photographing sea birds near her Ocracoke Island cottage. While she did not garner monetary prizes for her surfing skills, she did travel widely enough to buy several winning lottery tickets, which she invested wisely enough to support her leisurely life style.

PJH 2016

Chickaleeza (is adopted)

You would never know by her wild hairstyle that she is a renowned forensic accountant.  Since most of her work is behind a computer as a consultant to Interpol and Scotland Yard, she can indulge her fashion whims as she chooses.  When not unraveling criminal ledgers, she spends time traveling in Britain and Europe, riding her Brutus V9 electric touring cycle ………… in fashionable leathers, of course!

PJH 2016

Meltem

With a name that means “sea wind”, you would think that she would love the beach, but she would much rather spend time in the mountains.  Perhaps that’s influenced by the summers she spent living with her great grandmother off-the-grid on a mountainside north of Galax.  Since inheriting the cabin, she continues to spend time there, blissfully away from her hectic work life as a Washington lobbyist for the Sierra Club.

PJH 2016

Medusa (is adopted)

It’s certainly not apparent now as she enters retirement that her earliest career was that of a golf ball diver.  While unusual, it was sufficiently lucrative to support her comfortably while she built up her private investigator practice. Specializing in solving underwater mysteries, she made her real fortune by finding the wreck of a 16th century Spanish galleon.  While it was not bringing back gold from the New World, it did contain enough uncut emeralds to fund her lifestyle for years to come.

PJH 2016

Hildegarde (is adopted)

She may look sweet and meek, but cross anyone in her close circle of friends and family and you will experience wrath like that of her Viking ancestors.  Trained in fencing and knife throwing, she is a vicious opponent on the battleground. Luckily she has only been tested a few times, always in urban settings against unfortunately unworthy opponents.  Each time she came away unscathed, ready to ease back into her role of kindergarten teacher.  Huzzah!

PJH 2016