Relationship
Married. Interested in meeting women for networking
Hometown
Webster City, Iowa
Places I've been
Many states in the USA Canada Europe Norway China Africa Caribbean New Zealand Mexico England, Scotland, Ireland many times Love traveling to England and Norway
More about me
I'm an active, semi-retired mother/wife/grandmother, with big dreams and moderate budget!  Interests include travel, hiking, reading, writing, flower gardening, grandchildren, organizing trips, esp. Europe, associated with my work in travel for 30 yrs.  Youngest of 8 children, and MY children are spread all over the world, from Korea to Afghanistan, to New Mexico, Washington, Montana. 
Activities
traveling, gardening, gourmet cooking,
Favorite Charities
feed the children
Favorite Music
classical
Favorite TV Shows
Masterpiece theatre, food network, travel channel, discovery channel, history channel, lifetime movies
Favorite Movies
pride and prejudice, gone with the wind, ya-ya sisterhood, bridges of madison country, devil wears prada, shadowlands
Favorite Books
historical novels
Favorite Quotes
"The world is a book, and those who do not travel, read only one page." St. Augustine "Scatter joy" Ralph Waldo Emerson "Rise above it" There is nothing as healing as the expectation of something better tomorrow. As is the inner....so is the outer.
Favorite People
My good friends Diane Sawyer Eleanor Roosevelt Meryl Streep Max Lucado Oprah Martha Stewart Dr. Phil Norm Coleman
Favorite Places
New Zealand, England, St. Paul, Minnesota, Hiking places in New Mexico and Montana, St. Croix
Favorite Animals
Yorkie's Springer Spaniels