Hello! I am a retired teacher, enjoying some freedom after many long years of hard slog. I'm smart, with a cheeky, dry sense of humour. Favourite pastimes? I'd say enjoying the British countryside and coast (cliffs and seabirds as opposed to shivering on the beach), playing my violin (when my nails are short enough), 'doing up' my old house (at a snail's pace), and laughing! Btw the 150,000+ income is in sheckles.

I'm not interested in the size of the fish you caught, your car, 'evenings in or out' (someone tell me, is there another option? Can you be almost in but not quite out?) Or is that rude? 'evenings in and out and in and out ...'

By the way, any nice ladies out there who have been messaged by 'Deucalion2009' please be aware he is a nasty piece of work! I politely replied to his message and because I signed it 'A' he blocked me after sending the rudest message! Poor sad man, stay away from him lol! Thankfully everyone else has been nice, thank you to all xxx

Continuing with the above theme, an ideal date would be in or out, with or without a bottle of wine, in either a nice or unpleasant quietly loud pub.

If any of you are guilty of these miscarriages of common sense, my first date with you would involve standing you up