- MEET - DOROTHY HINSHAW PATENT
My life has been a wonderful adventure that has included many years of education, raising a family, growing gardens, enjoying outdoor activities, and lots of travel, as well as writing.
I was born in 1940 in Rochester, MN, where my father was a physician at the Mayo Clinic. We moved to the San Francisco Bay Area when I was nine years old, and I grew up in Marin County. From the beginning, I loved animals and the out of doors, where I spent as much time exploring the woods and fields as possible. The walls of my bedroom were lines with terrariums and aquariums containing my pet snakes, frogs, lizards, and tropical fish.
Studying living things was natural for me, and I received a bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences from Stanford University (1962) and a M.A. (1965) and PhD. (1968) in Zoology from the University of California, Berkeley. While in graduate school, I married fellow student Greg Patent. We had two sons, David and Jason, both now grown and married, and five grandchildren.
My home in Missoula, Montana, sits on a half acre of land on a plateau next to Blue Mountain, with the Missoula Valley and the mountains beyond visible from our windows. Sometimes the mountains are obscured by beautiful clouds. It's a perfect place for a person who loves nature to live. Across the street is a beautiful meadow where we used to walk our dogs, Elsa and Ninja, almost every day for years. We now love to take care of neighbor dogs when their people are away. Learn more about my professional & personal life.
I've recently started a blog, which is very free-flowing. The directions it takes will depend not only on my life, but also on the comments I receive. I'd love you to take a look on blogspot and visit the links below.
Blue Mountain
March 14, 2010
Blue Mountain : Missoula, Montana
Missoula, MT
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