Personal life -- widow and a mother of 4 children, 2 grandchildren, 1 great grandchild

NOTE:  Pen-name of Amelia Cooke is in honor of my two grandmothers --- Amelia (my father's mother) and Cooke (the maiden name of my mother's mother)

ADDED NOTE:   All illustrations, sketches, and artwork on these web sites are mine, unless otherwise stated.