Two voices from northeastern Ohio
ramble on about various and sundry things.

January 27,2005

She says: "Cleveland now ranks as the nation's most impoverished large city. Sometimes I wonder why I live here. There seem to be fewer and fewer blessings to count these days. But when I follow a winding trail through one of northeastern Ohio's glorious Metroparks or the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, I find that impoverished Cleveland is rich in natural beauty."

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She is Lotta Bouleshitte, a currently unemployed horticulturist  for a Cleveland area garden center. Lotta attended Miami University (Ohio) and graduated with a B.S. from Kent State University. (Yes, she was on campus during the 1970 shootings.)

Lotta's passions include gardening, reading, hiking, crafting and watching HGTV. She spends a good deal of time trying to figure out what she wants to be when she grows up.

Currently reading: You Have the Power by Howard Dean.

Biggest claim to fame: Being two degrees of separation from the Dalai Lama.

Les Bouleshitte tempts some Australian lorikeets with nectar. The bird on his shoulder actually preferred nipping at Edsel's ear.

Lotta Bouleshitte and a fellow primate have a heart-to-heart at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo.

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