Anne Nereim Benson received her Bachelor of Science degree from Wisconsin State College. She taught in the public school system for five years, and then she worked for the State of Wisconsin. After nearly thirty years of work, she retired in the year 2000. Anne had creative writing published in both high school and college newspapers. She is a member of the Westby Historical Society and has published non-fiction articles in The Westby Times. This is her first book. Anne always maintained a love for cats, but never owned any until she and her husband, Robert, adopted the trio in 1987.