Date men and women from United States / California / Mount Washington, 56 year old

Date men and women from California, United States. I am an educated woman originally from from New York who loves art, animals, nature, humor,architecture, traveling, new experiences, laughing, learning, affection, cares for the environment and interested in sustainable living, very community oriented, delicious food, fancy or not, and wanting someone who is sure about the fact that they are missing a partner and want one.
I love modern architecture, fine art, high/low brow culture
and mid-century design; in gardens and in homes.
I love to garden, decorate,watch great indie films, have a great laugh with a friend, explore, antiques, Italian & Swedish 50's pottery, thrift stores, walking, bicycling, bowling. eat in small out of the radar restaurants, take road trips, museums.
I listen to eclectic, alternative music, but appreciate classical, jazz early country, gospel.
I fantasize about maybe having a mini farmette with different animals, a garden and a partner.
I want to travel to exotic places like Nepal, Vietnam, Africa.
I love to eat spicy food.
I live a balanced life.I'm offbeat, passionate, curious affectionate, equally entertained by a Rothko or a Ukranian gum wrapper,
I love nature, animals, the sound of running streams, New York Subways, clean sheets, flowers in my house.
I want to meet a man who really wants to find his partner and spend the rest of their lives together, enjoying life and each other.
After all, we're not getting any younger....
I spend a lot of time volunteering for low income families and their pets.
Things I can't live without: family, friends, culture, dogs, mental stimulation, and natural beauty.

Meet a soulmate from California, United States. Independent, strong, fun, and definitely not superficial. I will look into you, the real you and hope that you can do the same. Of course, having fun together is of prime importance, whatever shape and form that takes. Hope you like good wine! Not typically verbose, I enjoy listening to others and sharing thoughts/viewpoints. Extremely flexible and willing to find the middle ground in almost any situation. Respect intelligence and kindness in others. Feel that giving back to life is something that must be done by either volunteering time or money or both.
Who am I looking for? The man who loves himself without hubris, loves/cares for others unselfishly, who will see and accept me for who I am. Looking for a man who is centered enough to be happy doing nothin at all as well as happy doing the fabulously exotic. Looking for a man that has a similar outlook in that life is very, very short and time goes too quickly to waste on anything other than kindness, giving, fun, and laughter.