Whether it's hanging art in Grace Episcopal Church, writing "Why do I break my bones?" for children or painting pictures of cats, Jo Pomeroy-Crockett likes to keep busy.
"I never want to be put into a neat little box," Pomeroy-Crockett said. She calls herself a "Jill-of-all-trades" and a non-conformist. "I know I'm an oddball; it's been pointed out to me on more than one occasion," she laughed.
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