I am an architect and spent my adult life in the USA where I emigrated to from London in 1978. I am now a dual national. I went to St Martins School of Art in London for four years where I studied sculpture and photography then to the Architectural Association School of Architecture for five years in London where I studied architecture. I first arrived in New York with my tenor sax and played in jazz clubs then I went up to Boston and studied alto sax and composition at the Berklee school of Music for two years. I gigged around for a while played in some rock musicals and went back into architecture where I stayed for twenty plus years. I married in 1987 and moved to the state of Rhode Island commuting to Boston until my wife died in 2003. My wife’s death was cancer related we have no children. I worked for a high profile design firm in Boston which I left in 2004 and returned to London, bought a house which I fixed up and then sold and moved to France and bought the house I am now in.

I bought this old house in the village of BASSAC in 2007 and am fixing it up. I live here with my two dogs (welsh cardigan corgis) named Henry and Laura. I spend my time fixing the house, learning to play piano, going out on photographic shoots, making art, listening to music and going out on long country walks with my dogs. I have a small sports car which I drive much too fast around the French country side. I am now a vegetarian, do not smoke, do not drink and do not take any drugs. Enjoy cooking I am getting back into reading.

I became very competent at architecture and in particular at management. I built schools, hospitals, university buildings, libraries and some religious buildings (all denominations) and a lot of housing. I have good design skills and am a competent computer end user. I am well organized and like to get things done. I have a knack for finding solutions to obscure problems.

I look average, am thin not overweight. My mode of dress is now casual but am accustomed to dressing in suits. I look a bit American and some words have an American pronunciation. Not tall am 5'6" and weigh 143lb

Given my back ground I favor the arts and where music is concerned I like modern Jazz that era from the late 1940’s through to the mid 1970’s I like classical music and have quite an eclectic interest ranging from Bird to Williams. Dislike popular music of all kinds i.e. rock music (too loud) folk, country, pop etc Watch a little TV but favor the news and documentaries have no time for soaps, sitcoms and TV series. Dislike sport and do not like football. Really like animals had seven cats and two dogs at one point; now have two dogs but really a cat person. Enjoy riding my push bike and long walks in the country with the dogs good exercise. Like Indian food in fact am a bit of a foodie but am a veggie.

The sound of the wind in the trees the patter of rain falling against a window pane the sight of birds wheeling and crying in the sky a good dog asleep by my side the contented purr of a cat curled up on my lap, my health and more to appreciate life.

I keep my thoughts to myself.

Living alone Friday nights are like any other night in a small rural village in south west France; quiet.

Private things remain private.

Loyalty, honesty, trust, integrity, reliable and caring are what you expect from a man.