I'm looking for the right guy who finds me his right girl. While I look, I stay busy with my jobs, my volunteer work, my horses (5), my Border Collie, a foster dog (maybe even two), my books, and head out once in a while to watch my friends sing at karaoke. Garage sales and auctions are fun, even if I don't buy anything.

I head off to the gym 3-4 times a week and walk every day for 3-5 km. Can you keep up? I like to dance if the music sets my feet to tapping.

My ideal mate is a nonsmoker, honest, reliable, and likes to touch and be touched. I like clean hands that have done some hard work and a sparkling smile that reaches your eyes. Conversation is important, too - I'd like my mate to be open to chatting about anything from politics to horses to books to spirituality. Height, hair and eye colour, and body type are not tremendously important, but a passion for life and living is essential.

I am looking for a long term relationship, but that has to start with friendship and/or dating.

I don't like the new category "Smarts" - a university education or book knowledge doesn't make you smart or interesting to be with. If you're interested in the world around you and are passionate about life, that's far more important.

Send me a message, I'll reply.

First dates can be tricky. Sometimes it's just a meeting at Tim Hortons for coffee or a stroll around a public place. It's easy for each of us to choose to go home alone, buy another coffee and keep chatting, go somewhere else for dinner, or just to continue talking, and we've each only spent a buck or two. Heck, I'll even spring for the coffee!

Dinner in a quiet restaurant is good, too. Somewhere comfortable where we can talk without having to shout.