Date men and women from United States / Alabama / Piedmont, 56 year old

Date people from United States. Moved back to the Bay Area after a year of living around Lake Tahoe. I just bought a house in Piedmont Pines area with an incredible view of the bay! Still love to ski and have season passes at Heavenly/Northstar and Mt. Rose. It would be fun to find someone who likes to ski. We can trade off, I will pick the winter vacations and you can pick anywhere you want to go in the summer—and I do mean anywhere: Europe, Asia, South America, Australia, and so on!
Are you smiling? Can you laugh at yourself? We are all looking for the romance, but when you wake up in the morning do you have a smile on your face? Are you happy with who you are? I am looking for someone who is already happy with themselves, needs no major changes, has already read the self-help columns in the magazines, already lost the weight they have been meaning to, already traveled to Paris or wherever, and doesn’t need to change jobs. Basically somebody who is happy with who they are, but interested in complementing their life with a lover, a friend, and companion--a partner in the dance of life!
Myself, I have I had lots of successes and a few setbacks. I am proud of what I have accomplished and have learned from my setbacks. Personally, I have raised three wonderful children—one in graduate school and two are in college. I enjoyed my time making sure they got off to a great start in life, so I am ready to start the next chapter of my life.
A little more about me… I built my previous home from scratch, as well as completely restoring a 1910 Victorian. I am planning on building “green” home; maybe this will be the home I retire in.
Looking forward to sharing more about our lives as we get to know each other. Thank you for taking the time to read my profile. Good luck with your search!

Meet someone special from United States. I think you'll find that I'm basically just a really good, solid guy. You may also find me interesting, quietly funny, intelligent, sensitive, warm, whimsical, responsible, creative, hard working, passionate, rational and fun. But you decide.
I'd like to meet a beautiful person who enjoys the passing of time with me. Maybe occasionally at first. But more and more over weeks, months...
Let's start with a date - an active one, either for body or mind. (Soul to follow.) Tell me what you like to do, and let's go do that. And see where we go from there.