Date people from United States. I have reached the time in my life to smell the flowers and enjoy some peace and harmony. (maybe throw in some exciting, things too), with a partnership in which we will cherish and nurture each other through the remaining hills and valleys that each day brings. A support system for each other; while at the same time having a lot of fun and laughs together!
I am a very loving, fun, kind, nurturing and peace loving person. I was a tomboy as a child and I enjoy browsing hardware stores and auto supply stores. I know there is someone out there who will appreciate these qualities that I possess. I have a great sense of humor. It would be great if my mate not only appreciated that facet of my personality; but also had the same quality.
It's important that my mate is a family man. Personal grooming and cleanliness is at the top of my list. I prefer a flexible man, open to new life experiences, easy going and patient.
Another added bonus for me, would be if he enjoyed dancing with me.
Story about my photos:
Picture with grandson (in jeans): 2007
Day @ boadwalk with grandsons: 2008
Black dress with pearls/ Halloween: 2008
I'm excited to meet you, and waiting! God has blessed me with many things during my life. He always answers my prayers. I know he will find me my perfect match. One who strives to follow God in everything he does.
Meet someone special from United States. I would love to meet someone who complimented my personally. I am shy at first but when I get to know someone I feel very comfortable. I want to plan for the future and slowly put the emphasis on working less and enjoying life more. I love to garden and grow vegetables and I keep in contact with my family in England and Sweden and here in California. Photography is one of my hobbies. The person I will meet should have several interests and be very involved in life.
Date a woman from Palo Alto, United States. Im a fun loving person who doesn't take herself too seriously... I'm very grateful for my life thus far and look forward to the rest ...I love my grandchildren and all the children I care for in the hospital..actually children in general.. I love to laugh, play. and work hard.... I lead a balanced meaningful and mindful life and would love to share it...looking for a man who's active, interesting and fun to be around.
Meet people from Palo Alto, United States. I am a very happy, thankful, outgoing lover of nature in its many forms--plants, animals, people, travel nearby and far away. I enjoy people--family, friends, neighbors, new acquaintances, children and frequently entertain those people. Music is very important to me and I particularly enjoy attending symphonic performances and chamber music performances. I am financially secure but would like to find someone to share dinner out or at home, music out or at home, travel locally or abroad, long walks with good conversation, and some of the warm glows that accompany real companionship.
Date someone special from Palo Alto, United States. I tend to be lighthearted, and positive, and laugh easily. I prefer the intimacy of a few friends to making small talk at big parties. I'd love to have a companion and lover who shares my love of travel, arts, music and good humor. And if we do things apart, or have different interests, we can cuddle and talk at the end of the day.
In my younger(?), well, middle days, being a photographer fed my love of adventure, and until recently I have taken every opportunity to travel and photograph. I photographed Huichols at 12,000 feet in the Sierra Huichols, and rural farmers in Tanzania and small businesses in Kenya. I've recently been going to Haiti with a group that teaches photography to street kids. I'll go again in July.
I spent a month on a handmade sail boat in Costa Rica with a crazy man.
Lest you think I only go for third world travel, let me say I love Europe, and a dream is to travel down the east of Italy to Sicily, Turkey and Greece.
At home I'm living a comfortable life, with a circle of good friends. . I like cooking for friends. I'm looking for meaningful ways to use my retirement. Spanish lessons and piano lessons keep me thinking. I spend time with my 99 year old father, an irascible old guy, who is still fun and loves the fray of politics.
I really long for a thoughtful man who is grounded, who knows and accepts himself, who doesn't take himself too seriously, and has a certain humility. It's hard to describe what I need. I want a good friend whose interests and passions resonate, but don't necessarily coincide, with mine. A generous spirit, a compassionate man, who loves physical touch, and emotional openness.
I have one daughter who has moved to Virginia. She is a massage therapist and a singer, and I miss her all the time.
Meet men and women from Palo Alto, United States. Trim and fit east coast transplant 28 years ago and hoping to become a native. I am self employed and love my work, work outs, family time, parties, free time,gardening, travel and so much more. People are extremely important to me and I get energy from them and give it in return, in business and personally.I am pretty much a morning person, upbeat and optimistic.I would love to have someone who wants to share my life with me. I tend to be pretty independent, but I think there is plenty of room for someone special. A sense of humor would be wonderful. Someone who doesn't take life too seriously and is still quite curious to find out what is around the next corner. It would be great if he is very comfortable in his own skin, loves people and is interested in a long term relationship.
Date men and women from Palo Alto, United States. I am a widow x 2 years and would like to have a companion. Somethings I will do alone - go to Hanalei for 3 weeks - but not others - travel to Italy or go to NYC. Would like someone who has a sense of humor as well as some wisdom about the world. Someone who feels he has accomplished some important things in his lifetime. (Definition of "important" has to do with what he feels he has done. Such as being a good teacher.) I am not interested in remarrying but in a relationship that works for both of us. And someone who has his own interests as I have mine. I work out at the local Y 3 X a week and am presently taking a couple classes locally - a Personal Histories class and a beginning Italian class.
I have 2 sons, both are married and 2 grandchildren (4 and 22). I am close to all of them and wish they lived closer. However, since I have lived in Palo Alto for 50 years and most of my friends and activities are centered in the Bay Area, I have no plans to move.
I am retired from Medical Social Work, but still facilitate a few support groups and volunteer for a local organization.
I am grateful for good health and the ability to support myself. I have a rather black sense of humor - comes from my Father, being from New York in my early days, being Jewish, and having worked in a hospital.
My social life tends to be around a number of women friends - and groups - I have known over a lifetime in this area. I went to High School in San Jose, Mills College in Oakland and graduate school at U.C. Berkeley. My sons went to school in this area, also.
Meet a soulmate from Palo Alto, United States. Hoping to meet a fun, congenial & loyal person who shares some of my interests: literature, walks, travel, beaches and socializing. I love getting together with friends over coffee or a meal to share ideas and what we've been up to. I also cherish time spent alone for reading and my own interests. Worked as an editor for many years and still do a little writing.
Date a woman from Palo Alto, United States. Hi! I am an active person who likes learning new things and revisiting familiar ones. I am a "people person" sometimes, but also enjoy the serenity of a quiet atmosphere, reading a book, walking in the woods, or gardening. My listening skills are strong. Whatever I do, I strive to do well. I try not to get hung up in unimportant things. Words that friends use to describe me include nurturer, active, out-going, capable, loving, optimistic, dependable, HONEST, faithful, a good homemaker, a great cook.
I am looking forward to meeting an educated, dependable, non-smoking man near my age, perhaps who enjoys many of the things I do (such as gardening, exercise, games, travel, swimming, reading, crosswords, healthy eating), and who is looking for a companion. I hope he likes dogs! And, I hope he likes to dance! I know he's out there! (Note to viewers: Please post a recent photo of yourself.)
Currently, I reside in Florida, but travel to Palo Alto to be with family for the summers, with the possibility of moving to that locale. Therefore, I decided to use Match to make some new acquaintances in the Palo Alto area.