Barbara Cabot was born on Friday, August 13, 1943, earning her the affectionate nickname “Jinx.”
After growing up in Arvada, CO, Barb attended college in Chicago, where she studied English as well as art. She married Victor Cabot in 1965, then moved to Bloomington, IN, where she raised three children and made a name for herself as an artist due to her excellent painting and crafting skills. After moving to Annapolis, MD, after the death of her first husband, Barb became an active volunteer for organizations in which she believed, but painting was always her first love. Barb visited her daughter Meg Cabot in Key West frequently before passing away from Alzheimer’s on November 27, 2026, not far from where she grew up in Colorado.