I've written for a newspaper and a daily blog, but writing about myself is definitely different. I have been single -- and haven't dated -- for the better part of years. I ran a newspaper for years prior to retiring in 20. Before that I taught school. I have a masters degree in Secondary Education: American & Russian History. Couldn't stand not being active after I retired, so I started an eBay store selling vintage and antique items, and I have a Facebook page about antiquing with over 10,000 followers. I have one daughter who is married, and they live in California. She is 36 and expecting my first grandchild, Olivia Ann, on Feb. 1, 2020
I can't begin to tell you how excited I am to be a grandmother! I am on a Keto diet so I can lose a little weight to keep up with her! So what do I like? Antique shopping, reading, watching and learning new things from YouTube videos, anything historical, mudlarking (searching for historical surface finds along riverbanks and streams as well as in fields), traveling to new places, flying on airplanes anywhere (love, love flying), making jewelry from some of my mudlarking finds, and collecting (pottery, mid-century Homer Laughlin china, art, and treen). As I said previously, I've kept my own company for years, and it's been a pretty amazing time in my life. But I find that at this stage of my life, I miss male companionship. So what am I looking for? No one has ever made me feel special in any way. I want that. I want someone who appreciates my intelligence and isn't intimidated by it. I want someone with a good sense of ethics. I'm looking for someone who will engage in activities we have in common, but won't feel threatened if I'm going somewhere without him. I want someone I can trust with my heart. I want someone who enjoys traveling, museums, art galleries, and visiting historical sites. Politically I am liberal, so if you're a Trump supporter we definitely would not mesh. I am not religious and overtly religious people turn me off. I am not anti-theist. Again, to each their own. But I don't like people who try to convert me. I have studied Buddhism some, and I like its philosophical tenets. I have taken meditation classes and really, really enjoy that. I'd like someone who looks at a first date as a chance to make a new friend with worlds of possibility after that. You don't have to be nervous. Great conversation is always a fabulous way to spend time with another person. If you are interested in an intelligent, free-thinking, Southern redhead, let's talk! Conversation is always welcome!