I am one of several officially licensed St. Augustine tour
guides who do not reside full-time in the nation's Oldest City. Even though
it doesn't sound like it, I do have another life: I am in my thirtyteens,
and I work in the publishing industry in a small graphics company called "Word
Workers, Etc." I am an animal person with an extensive collection of
birds, dogs and horses. I drive a green Jeep named Kermit who knows the way
by heart as we barrel toward St. Augustine every chance we get. Along the
way, Kermit and I often stop at some of our favorite haunts along I-95 and
the Georgia Coast. There is marvelous history and wonderful people, places
and things along the coast and I love to meander south and stop anywhere that
looks interesting.
My husband and our partner, Marv Walker, have a small horse breeding and horse
training/problem-solving farm. We breed Holsteiner and Morgan horses, and
occasionally offer a horse or two for sale.
Me and my
Philippine Red-Vented Cockatoo, Caroline |
I am passionate about parrots. I used to raise baby handfed
parrots for pets. I stopped doing that when I realized how many pet parrots
get dumped or trashed every year when their owners no longer wish to take
care of them. Now I devote all my avicultural experience and knowledge to
the endangered Philippine Red-Vented Cockatoo. Click here to read about Andre,
my first PRV, and how One
Small Bird changed PRV aviculture in the US, and made a difference in
the Philippines, too.
I love dogs. I am absolutely crazy about dogs. I have four Australian Shepherds,
two poodles, a Rhodesian Ridgeback, a "rescue hound," and a Pembroke
Welsh Corgi who thinks she is a website designer.
I love my friends. Friends are the best gift you can get. My favorite author,
Rita Mae Brown, once wrote, "Whenever I doubt the existence of the Almighty,
I remember that through my friends, God has loved me." Isn't that the
truth!
When I am not in St Augustine or visiting my home in Monticello, GA, I am
in South Haven, Michigan. Along the way to visit my adopted family there,
I stop in a couple of small towns in Indiana to visit the best friends in
the world. Nothing soothes the soul like knowing you are loved by whoever
happens to be on the other side of the door you are about to walk through.
If you'd like additional information about St Augustine, or to arrange private
tour services, email me or click here.
Thank you for visiting and bookmark this page for an expanded
site that will include as much St Augustine info as I can find to put into
it!
Kellie Sharpe ~ Positively St. Augustine
