I live in rural Canada. I'm an artist & live a quiet life making art and reading. I've an old dog. We walk daily along a creek and a river through our woods, in every weather. I practice Tai Chi forms for mind & body health. I enjoy music, but prefer the sound of the world: birds, wind, crickets, rain, etc. Once a week we go shopping & I love to sit in a café with good coffee and write or draw. I'm a pretty good cook. I've many trades skills -- carpentry, plumbing, electrical -- I use to maintain my home and property, and that of my wider family. I'm married, one daughter, one grandson.