Liz Amaral is a retired parent educator whose career spanned fifty years. Her focus was understanding behaviour from the inside out, and her curiosity was encapsulated by, ""What's happening here?""David Amaral was a retired nurse whose career spanned over thirty years. His sensitive and caring nature was legendary in the hospital where he worked.They raised three children on their mountainous smallholding just west of Nelson, BC. Now there are six grandchildren. Liz continues to farm on the family acreage with sheep, hens, a cat, a dog, an orchard, and a large vegetable garden.