I'm quite bookish, with an academic background in the Humanities, always interested in learning more about my interests, but also love hearing about other people's enthusiasms. I'm a terrible gardener, but learning as I go. I am a cat person, but adore my dog as well. At the moment, I don't get to travel much, but I look forward to doing so in a few years. Although I'm in no way a Luddite, I do like antiques Some of my interests are: the Franklin Expedition, tornadoes, Victorian literature, poetry, science fiction, John Brown, and Sherlock Holmes in his many incarnations.