Celebrating my 79th birthday this April, 2021, I am semi-retired and divide my time between my occupations in France and Portugal. Our adult children now manage the companies created on family estates and others in France by my husband, Paul, Comte de La Panouse. In 1968, Paul created in the Thoiry estate near Paris, the first reserve for exotic animals in liberty and Thoiry Participations SA has since created or manages the 2 Family castles and gardens and 4 conservation reserves in France. An Americain from Wayzata, Minnesota, I myself worked for several years in fashion, first in NYC then in Europe until I met and married my husband. I subsequently worked as commercial director and then developpement for Thoiry, and at restoring the Thoiry and Colombier castles and creating gardens in both estates. I am still on the companies' board of directors and continue to occupy myself with Special Projects, international press, TV and tourist markets. My major interests are gardens, architecture, decoration, classical music, fado, asian culture and travel.
For more information, see my Facebook pages and the Thoiry, Colombier, Thorenc, and Peaugres Safari websites.