Mountain Profile: Leslie Stockdale

Name:  Leslie Stockdale 

Place of Birth: St Helens, Oregon 

How long on the Mountain: 38 years (6 months after we got married)

If you were not brought here as a child, what brought you to the Mountain:

Definitely as a child, we used the old Ivy Bear as the icon of We’re Almost there, usually heading to Lost Lake for summer vacation 

Profession: 

Customer Service (DG 4 years)

Other professions: 

OTSD custodian for 12 years

 Maid Service at the Resort for 9 years

And Thriftway for 15 years

Favorites:

Movie/and or Musical:

Fiddler on the Roof 

Funny Girl

Hello Dolly

Leap Year

..shall I go on..?

Actress: 

Barbra…but so many others too

Actor:

Daniel Craig…but again, so many others, too 

TV show/Series:

Strange New World 

Book:

Stranger in A Strange Land

Watership Down

Type of Music:

All…well mostly 

Food:

Seafood Enchiladas 

Hobbies: 

Bees, chickens, writing, and karaoke (some of you may have noticed I can’t stop singing..lol)

If offered a dream vacation, where would you go, and why:

Scotland and/or Ireland .. 

They’re there, they’re beautiful 

Best lesson learned as a child: 

If you’re asked to go pick out your spanking utensil ‘cause you were bad enough for a spanking, don’t get the smallest stick … it hurts the worst.

Defining moment in your life or your greatest accomplishment:

Marriage, motherhood, being published (children’s stories)

A memorable dinner:.

Well…it was my 12^th birthday and my parents took us out to a fancy restaurant in Portland. I was told “whatever you want, it’s your birthday.” I ordered Lobster Thermodor (I think). It was disgusting and I couldn’t eat it.

A funny moment from your life that you can share: 

The next time I was asked to get my own spanking utensil, I brought a 7 ft long 2x4. Dad laughed so hard, I didn’t get a spanking.

If you could invite anyone (past or present) to dinner, who would it be, and why: .

My Dad, he was an awesome man, taught me so much, I really miss him.

Describe yourself in one word: 

Hopeful

When you're not reading The Mountain Times, what book/author/magazine/other do you read:

Science Fiction, Mystery, Issac Asimov, Agatha Christie 

If your life were made into a play or movie, what would the title be: 

She Did What ?!?

Pet peeve:

Littering, we Live in an amazingly beautiful place…let’s keep it that way 

Bad habit you’d like to break:

Being shy still hits once in a while, but I’m getting better 

Famous person(s) you have met and the circumstances:

Working at the Resort and Thriftway, I’ve met a few…John Denver, Brenda Strong, Karl Urban, Pat Boone

Favorite quote:

Faith, Hope and Love, and the greatest of these is Love.

Not all who wander are lost.

Favorite part of The Mountain Times:

This part, it’s fun finding out these little things that make us who we are.