Sydney Mike

About Me

When the Dragon whispers, you listen!


One of my favorite cousins!



Originally from rural northeastern Montana, I settled in Southern California in the mid-1960s.

Some years before actually retiring, more or less, I used to design & make adult-collectible, one-of-a-kind, mohair teddy bears such as the Rainbow version of my Patches! Just below him is a photo of my Hansel teddy, created for an auction fund raiser! The bears had moveable arms, legs & necks & sewing was done either on my 1940s Singer Featherweight or by hand!



Sometime after retiring I moved to the high desert of San Bernardino County and enjoy it here very much.




I enjoy baking especially during the summertime's fresh fruit period and for the winter holidays. I've been told that when I bake, I'm raisin-crazy, and I suppose that's pretty accurate!

I have two children ~ a married daughter who lives in Tennessee, & who, in turn has 3 daughters & a grandson; my son is married & living here in Southern California about 11 miles away. My life partner & I have been together since 2011. We originally had 2 miniature schnauzers, Giacomo, who died in 2006, & Valentino, who died in mid-2008. In Sep 08 we were ready to adopt a rescued mini schnauzer, & then were heard about 2 that were about 3 years old, & had grown up together! Well, I wasn't about to break them up, so now we have them both ~ Charlie Brown & Lucy, & believe me, they fit those two profiles exactly!




Beginning in Sep 2001 I started working part-time as a model for life-drawing & photography classes at a local community college. In 2007 I branched out to a 2nd college about 45 miles away, but considering the price of gas, I'm not sure how long that one will last! 





 
 


 

 


 


 

 

 

 


 

 




 

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