Carol!!!
I was into higher math for a few years, that was so esoteric almost NO ONE was able to share it with me. Then I got into modern dance. More people liked it, but still fairly few. Food though. Food. I could find common ground with everyone when it came to food.
I started reading in college. All my friends were avid readers, so I forced myself to do it until it became another thing I couldn't live without. One of my earliest voluntarily read books was The Secret Life Of Plants.
I think I read the Glass Castle, the title and author both ring bells, but I don't remember the story.
It would be fun to write about Aunt Jane.
I have to apologize for not responding to your emails. I'm in play that opens tonight, have begun studying to be a homeopath (enrolled in an academy - so much work!), and the garden is killing me, small as it is. Too much! Next week I'm traveling, then hopefully I'll only have the academy to do.