Eoan's profile

Hometown

Hoquian Washington

Places I've been

The list is long my family moved a lot and I did in my life time too. Washington, Oregon, California, Montana, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Arkansas are the most important places I've lived. Traveled to all but three states; and have been on most continents.

More about me

Retired and loving every minute of it.  So many hobbies and so little time!!

Activities

Gardening, genealogy, learning history, bird watching, collect antiques, wood carving (spoons mostly), hunting for good carving wood, and cooking

Favorite Charities

Local charities only.

Favorite Music

hmmm .. hard to choose favorites. Like many kinds but not jazz or swing.

Favorite TV Shows

History channel, Boston Legal (mostly reruns now), Survivor and a few other reality shows.

Favorite Movies

All time favorite: Lion in Winter. Really enjoy well done movies.

Favorite Books

Oh boy -- hard to pick favorites here. Read more non fiction these days actually. Recently read Outliers and it was excellent.

Favorite Quotes

This too shall pass. [no matter how good or bad any situation, it isn't permanent - so enjoy the moment!!]

Favorite People

Katherine Hepburn comes to mind - she was quite the woman, as was Pearl Buck and Golda Meir. People of substance, those are my favorites.

Favorite Places

The beautiful Pacific Northwest.

Favorite Animals

I like all critters - fond of bears (from a distance .. lol). Have a dog and like most domesticated pets.

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