Steamboat Pilot & Today

Valerie Schechter

Age: 34

Occupation: Owner of Just Gardens

Place of birth: Los Angeles, Calif.

Q: When did you move to Routt County and what brought you here?

A: December 1990. I wanted to be a ski bum for the winter.

Q: What's the biggest risk you've taken recently?

A: I bought a house.

Q: If you could have any super power, what would it be?

A: Speed.

Q: What's the best piece of advice you've ever been given?

A: To live your life to the fullest.

Q: When you meet someone new, what are the first three things you tell them about yourself?

A: Hopefully my personality shines through without me having to talk about myself. Sometimes I mention how I'm bad at remembering names.

Q: When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?

A: Tall

Q: What kind of music did you listen to in high school? What kind of music do you listen to now?

A: Then: New wave, Now: Rock, jazz and reggae

Q: If you could invite any four people over for dinner, who would they be, what would you serve and what would you talk about?

A: I would invite friends who I have lost contact with and would love to see again. We would eat Thai food and talk about everything.

Q: In the Meatloaf song, "I'll do anything for love, but I won't do that," what is "that"?

A: I wouldn't move back to L.A.

Favorites

Book: "Memoirs of a Geisha"

Song: "Vacation"

Color: Green

Food: Mexican

Sport to watch: Football

Vacation spot: Grand Canyon

Recreational activity: Skiing and hiking

Pet: Riley, my dog

Movie: "Something about Mary"

Magazine: "Garden Design"

TV show: "Seinfeld"

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