Name: Lois Richter long-time photographer
Phone Number: (530) 758-5058
Programs:
KDRT (95.7-FM) show: "That's Life" on Thursdays, 1:00-2:00 pm, repeats Sat. 5 pm and Wenzday at 8 am. Lois interviews local folks about their jobs, passions, travels, interest groups, or upcoming events. Weeks without an interview feature Hawaiian music, ballads, or "Golden Oldies" rock.
KDRT (95.7-FM): "Davis Garden Show" on Thursdays, noon-1:00 pm, repeats Sat. 9 am and podcast. Lois plays side-kick to plant expert Don Shor on this call-in gardening show. If you ever have a gardening problem or question, this is the place to call! If Don can't help you, he can most likely point you in the direction of somebody who can. Davis Garden Show is also archived online (mp3 files) and podcast. See ![[WWW]](http://wikispot.org/wiki/eggheadbeta/img/sycamore-www.png){kind=small}
DavisGardenShow.com for details.
DCTV (cable channel 15) series: "Thoughtfulness" on Sundays, 5:00-6:00 pm. Started in the 1990s, this show is to TV what Lois' current show is to radio — an eclectic mix of topics — with the addition of lots of visual plays and activities. Sometimes new live shows were created weekly, often they were on a bi-weekly or monthly shooting schedule. Recently it's about once a quarter. Enough of these shows have been created that there is still a WEEKLY presentation.
A sub-series on DCTV was "Gardening West of the Causeway" featuring Don Shor — similar to the Davis Garden Show radio program, but with pictures and real plants instead of phone calls. Each month there is at least one season-related gardening show offered.
Personality?: 
Katie in my lap!
Usually outgoing, occasionally reclusive. Very friendly. Often offers to help in groups and participates fully in meetings. Speaks to strangers and is easily distracted by birds, flowers, kittens, etcetera. Likes to know what the rules are before the game begins. Lois has a passion for learning new things and for sharing what she knows. Always an editor, Lois likes to learn about something and then create a clear presentation to pass that knowledge along.
Strengths: Bright, intense, easily enthused, able to analyse problems and devise solutions, very good with words. A good editor, able to focus and clarify. (Better at doing things NOW than at remembering to contact others later.)
Weaknesses: Makes puns and word plays. Under-exercised. Frequently gets caught up in the moment and loses track of time; needs to use her calendar a lot! Occasionally forgets to go somewhere or is late. Inertia causes her to not go out much — unless picked up by someone — unless she's keeping a formal commitment. Says "Yes" to too many commitments.
Personal History:
Originally surprised at being asked to teach, Lois eventually took on that role in many arenas — leading classes for the Mother.com ISP, the MacNexus users group, and Davis Community Network; teaching thru DJUSD's Davis Adult School, City of Davis' Senior Center, and UCD's Craft Center; and doing private work as a one-to-one tutor and a small-group corporate instructor. As a co-leader of the ''Internet Users Group (IUG)'', Lois occasionally gives topical presentations and some of her former students say they come especially to hear her.
ATC using collage to frame a photo 
ATC: print from painting Lois leads tours as a Docent for the Arboretum at UCDavis and a volunteer for the Yolo Audubon Society. She and her husband (Jim Drummond) plan to run a touring-connection business after he retires — with the domain GoTouring.com standing in the wings until then!
Current Passion: ATCs
ATCs = Artist Trading Cards (aka "Art Cards") = 2-1/2" x 3-1/2" works of art which are created by one person and exchange with another ATC-maker. These little treasures are never sold, only traded (or gifted). Lois worked for six months on the recent (22 Sept.) first-ever public ATC Exchange in our region. It was preceded by three ATC classes in August, a workshop in early September, a Davis Enterprise article, and lots of flyers and announcements. More than 20 people came to the Exchange — most with at least a few cards to trade — and there was enough interest in an ongoing ATC group that two more 2006 swaps were planned (on Saturdays, 21 October & 18 November, 1-3 pm, at 345 'L' St). Call Lois for more info.
simple collage ATC
