Carol-Ann was born in Etobicoke, Ontario.  In her early years she was an avid reader and often gathered her thoughts in notebooks.  She enjoyed telling stories to family and friends. She is an observer of life, people and places.  Being an avid observer she attempts to capture the glorious world around her through her art and writing. More about Carol-Ann's artistic endeavours can be found in her Original Artwork section.  She has travelled to many parts of the world with some adventure added for good measure.   She climbed an 85-foot narrow castle stairway, then at the top and on her back, she hung upside down to kiss a 200-year-old stone.  She walked around and touched 2000-year-old prehistoric stones arranged in a circle. She reached a 763-foot summit of the most famous volcanic crater on earth called Diamond Head.  She crept through a 200-foot volcanic crater wall.  She walked the surface of one of the most active volcanoes in the world, called Kilauea. She walked across a glacier then panned for gold in Alaska. She chased a ghost in an Irish castle.  She encountered a spy and a beggar in Russia.  She got lost in the ruins of Pompeii.  She was blessed and invited by a tribe to visit their uncharted island. In South and Central America, she travelled along the northern tip of the Amazon River and came within inches to the mouth of an alligator.[...]