ABOUT ROSALIE DARDEN
Owns: Second Hand Rose occasional sale in Buffalo, Minn.
Grew up: on a farm near Annandale, Minn.
Family: Grown children Julie, Jennifer, Kristen, Jim and Sonja.
Currently reading: "Repacking Your Bags" by David Shapiro and Richard Leider; "It's for seniors, about what direction you want to go."
Dream vacation: "I'm going to the San Juan Islands to work on hiking trails for the American Hiking Society."
Guilty pleasure: "Reading in bed. And scotch!"
Splurge food: Nachos and cheese.
Most indispensable tool: Hand drill.
Favorite paint: "Whatever is free. But if I'm painting for myself, I love Martin Senour paint. It has a nice consistency. And you need a good bristle brush. I describe my paint brush the way most men describe women!"
Favorite fix: "I used leftover paint, stain gel, solvent and poly and redid my bathroom floor for about $5."
What she'd save if the house were on fire: Vintage pansy paintings and pictures of her children.
KIM YEAGER