cultural omnivore - love art, both making it and appreciating it
love music from opera to blues
reading, scrabble, crosswords, cooking, gardening
mountainbiking, lapsed tennis player, ski bunny for 30 years
well travelled - asia, europe, south america, north america
positive attitude, sensual, intelligent, educated, sense of humor
love good shoes
buddhist influence in my life
loving parent to 2 children who are out of the nest

I am compassionate, creative, and open-minded

evolving into a better person, trying to be conscious, breathing
making art
teaching, learning
exploring
practicing kindness, being content and grateful but not crunchy, being chill

listening
intimacy
baking, cooking, entertaining
lavishing pleasure on someone
joking around
mixing colors

i'm friendly

books: anything by annie proulx, life of pi, under the banner of heaven, blink, omnivore's dilemma, birdsong, cutting for stone, middlesex

music: elvis costello, chopin, robert johnson, rossini, bruce, bonnie, van, moby, billie, radiohead, who, black-eyed peas, r&b, opera

movies: shawshank redemption, wizard of oz, fast times at ridgemont high, frozen river, pan's labyrinth

family
friends
humor
authenticity
forgiveness
wonderment

peace and prosperity through art

chill