NAME: Barbara Howe Amendola

AGE: Very old soul.

OCCUPATION AND TITLE: Priestess/Healer

SPOUSE’S NAME: Rick Amendola

CHILDREN’S NAMES AND AGES: Riva, 38

CHURCH AFFILIATION: Priestess/Spiritual Director of The Sanctuary of 7Seven Good Days

If I could change my name, I’d make it: LongSpoons

Pet I’d like to own: I am owned by a 13-year-old Golden Retriever named Fletcher, aka Papa

People say I look like: A hippie

Favorite movie of all time: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter and Spring

TV show I never miss: “So You Think You Can Dance”

The secret to happiness is: Presence and unconditional love

I wish I knew how to: Wishing creates suffering.

Song I’d love to sing karaoke to: “Dream On”

If I had to eat only three foods for the rest of my life, they would be: Such a dreadful thought!

Three words that best describe me: Soulful, calm and strong

Book currently on my nightstand: Well, there are many, but let’s choose “The Invitation” by Oriah Mountain Dreamer.

My proudest achievement: Getting out of the way

My most humbling moment: All of them

My most recent trip: Chicago

My life won’t be complete until: Life is never complete.

My friends think I’m: A good, calm friend

Favorite color: The rainbow

The best life lesson I’ve learned, and who taught me: My current practice is ultimate flexibility; taught by the school of life.

Best decision I’ve made in life: Each decision, a stepping stone to now.

Local non-profit organization I wish more people would support: Hospice of the Carolina Foothills

What gives me the blues: It’s rare, but probably, too many people with the blues.

My best childhood memory: The theatrical costumes my mother created for me (serious labors of love) from available and vintage fabrics!