Denise Peeters says she’s had fun working seven years at Quilter’s Heaven, 1747 Dundee Road, where quilters buy their supplies and learn how it’s done. She also worked for years in dentists’ offices, and for 18 years doing the payroll for School District 28. She and her husband, the parents of three men, have lived in Northbrook for 43 years.
Q: Where did you grow up?
A: Rogers Park, then Wilmette.
Q: What was your first job?
A: At the Open Pantry in Wilmette on Green Bay Road (in Wilmette). The next year, at Ann’s Bakery on Wilmette Avenue.
Q: As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
A: I don’t think I really knew. When I went to college, I wanted to be a medical tech, but I couldn’t handle the chemistry.
Q: What’s your favorite restaurant?
A: Bravo (Cucina Italiana, 2600 Navy Blvd., Glenview) in The Glen, is good, for happy hour. But the food is good, too. So we’d go there for a meal, too.
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Q: Do you have a favorite charity?
A: I always give stuff to (veterans service organization) AMVETS, because I have this lady Evie at AMVETS who always calls me, (asking,) ‘Do you have anything for AMVETS?’
Q: Do you have any pets?
A: Not anymore. My poor little Chauncey – he got too old. (He was a schnoodle – half schnauzer, half poodle).
Q: If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go?
A: Back to Ireland. I just loved it. I spent my birthday in a castle.
Q: What’s the most amazing thing you’ve ever seen?
A: It was the castle, at Ashford. The stonework — it was so beautiful. And Colorado – the mountains and the aspens, changing colors.
Q: Words of wisdom?
A: Live every day to the fullest. I lost my dad and my brother so fast. Show that you love them. Let them know how you feel.
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