Love animals, I have a 14 year-old female Golden Retriever, Johnnie, and we've been through a lot together and quite a few girlfriends...Johnnie remains a constant. Also have a black/white cat named Meeps. She's a fairly new family addition and very much loved. One of my passions is hiking, I enjoy staying in shape and the outdoors is my gym...can't hang in the indoor ones.

I love quotes, I keep a list of favorites, here's a couple of new ones I like:

"Expand yourself beyond your circumstances, and life will agree with you." ----------Kirk Douglas

"Skill to do comes of doing." ----- Ralph Waldo Emerson