About the Author: Elizabeth Richie aka “Spring Frog”. I grew up running free, playing in the lush forests, cornfields and meadows of the Susquehanna River Valley of central Pennsylvania. One of my favorite haunts was “The Swamp” where catching (and releasing) frogs, climbing trees and building forts with the neighborhood “gang” was often the order of the day. My elementary school was within walking distance and each day when I passed my grandfather’s house on the way to school, I waved to him as he stood waiting in his living room window. It was America at its best. Much of my “formative” years was spent in the “Great Outdoors” —long cold winters with deep snows, igloos, shoveling and ice skating—long warm summers with lazy days at “the pool” —Girl Scout Camps on the Loyalsock Creek talking philosophy with the other girls and jolly counselors—competitive swimming, summer and winter, indoors and out; softball, field hockey—family visits to the Smokey Mountains of North Carolina to visit cousins—vacations at the beach. As I grew older, I loved to walk my part Samoyed dog out by the small airport and sing my lungs out. I am inquisitive and interested in everything. At an early age, I looked longingly at telescopes in the Sears Catalog and finally earned enough “chore” money to buy one. Star Trek was my favorite TV show. I hold a 1975 BA from Princeton University, Dept. of Religion. This was the road less traveled! I studied both Eastern and Western traditions, the psychology of religions, mythology and anthropology. I discovered Rudolf Steiner's Anthroposophy, and my senior thesis was titled, “An Argument for an Anthroposophical View of the Cosmos, Man and Christ”. After academia, I did a stint as a news reporter and then I went off with my Beloved to West Virginia—as Homespun: A Return to the Land, describes. Eventually, I became obsessed with finding a Medicine teacher, and I did. And my Medicine Elder, Grandmother Pa’Ris’Ha, bestowed upon me the name “Spring Frog.” Or in Cherokee, Du’Tsu: “She has come to the People to rebirth the purity and light of mankind. Her song is to comfort the Spirit within.” This is why my first book, "The Whole Kit and Caboodle is… As Sacred As 1,2,3" is authored by Du'Tsu.In 2008, I returned to Pennsylvania to care for my parents. And the adventure of life continues unabated!Read more about this authorRead less about this author