Monthly Featured Members 2026

Tammy is a retired registered nurse with a background in obstetrics, oncology, transplant and NICU, as well as management of case managers. 

Now in retirement, making her own soap, lip gloss and pure vanilla, became a project to assure her family and close friends that they were using healthier and organic products. The soaps and lip gloss are made on demand to preserve the fragrance. The soap bars are made with goat’s milk, organic color and pure essential oils. The pure vanilla takes six to twelve months to stew, so again, this is also made on demand and comes in a four ounce size.

Tammy is also a published author of two books, a memoir and companion journal. The book is titled “What is Love…A Memoir” and conveys her journey of the many types of love she has experienced throughout her lifetime as a woman. The companion journal allows the reader to answer questions related to each chapter of the book about their own individual love journey. She wrote the book as a labor of love to leave to her three grandsons as a way for them to know her better, and have it passed down through the generations. 

These books can be a great gift for teenagers, daughters, siblings, wives, mothers, grandmothers, nurses, and might also be enjoyed by males who would like to better understand a woman’s heart. She is presently working on her third book outlining her nursing journey. 

As she and her husband Rick grew up and raised their two children near Steubenville, Ohio, they moved to our active community five years ago to escape the bitter cold and snow. Their love of travel has taken them to all but one of the fifty states in North America as well as Canada, Italy, France, Switzerland, Germany, Slovenia and the Czech Republic. They have been on several cruises to the Bahamas, Bermuda, San Juan and the Caribbean. In 2026, they will visit South America and Africa, and are set to cruise to Antarctica, China, Thailand and Dubai. Please visit Tammy's listing on the GIFTS page.