Beatrix Potter home/Lake District.  As a child, I didn&#x27;t care for Ms. Potter&#x27;s stories, which were more depressing than entertaining.  However, I do admire Ms. Potter&#x27;s artistry and success, her strength of character in the face of societal constraints, and her  efforts to preserve the Lake District.  She was before her time; I would like to believe that we would have been friends if we had met.