Muriel Aldrich Hamilton grew up in the small towns of Lincoln and Springfield in the center of Maine, where she learned to love nature. She is a graduate of the University of Maine at Portland-Gorham and went on to teach English for twelve years at Westbrook High School in Westbrook, Maine. Muriel now resides in the mountains of Western North Carolina with her husband, George. They have a son, George, Jr. and a daughter, Kelly Lynn. They also have three granddaughters and two great-grandchildren.