Elizabeth was born and grew up in the Central Valley of California.
Developed an interest in art at Fresno High School.
Graduated from UCLA in 1950 with BA in Art
Worked in a paper mache studio in Los Angeles making window display and seasonal items.
Married and moved back to Fresno, had 3 daughters and life turned to home, garden, cooking and little children.
Eventually, Elizabeth started speaking to women's groups about gardening and cooking with herbs.
The Children grew up and she wrote Did I Tell You?, 1,500,000 copies sold to date.
Selling the books became a business and life became invoices, shipping, accounts receivable and employees.
She turned the business over to a distributor and became involved in printmaking, an interest that continues to this day.
