Hair color? What day is it?

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Petite
Intimate inquiries inappropriate.
I wouldn't trade my age for the world

Looking for friends first because it's a great place to start
Starting at the top (or on top :) leaves nothing to look forward to

Fishes in favorites list is akin to bookmarking...

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Important to Mi:

Family - never forget where you came from and those who love you in spite of yourself

Children - regardless of age or challenge, are gifts

There is no room in my life for liars or narcissists

Manners - Chivalry rocks!

The sun came up today and there is much to be thankful for

Provoking my brain

Weeding and painting are instant gratification

No regrets.
Everything happens for a reason.
I cannot change the past, but learn from it

Humor

Actions speak louder than words and words once spoken cannot be taken back

Giving back and "paying it forward"

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Describing Mi:

Carrying the freshly brewed cup of coffee outside to the porch as the sun rises, surveying the landscape and without thinking twice about the errant clump of grass, begin gardening in my pajamas. I might still be there at five in my pj's, and too comfortable in my own skin to care what the neighbors think

The flip side is I am just as comfortable in the little black dress and stilettos as I am in hiking boots and blue jeans adapting to the etiquette (or not :) each requires.

Water is cheap entertainment

Laying on the pavement or a rickety ol' dock still warm from the sun catching sight of the milky way as an orchestra of creature sounds play

Porch swings in thunderstorms

Always Mi. And a little MacGyver when called for

Curious, intellectual, creative, sometimes unconventional, sometimes saucy, sometimes whimsical, independent, warm, assertive when called for, uninhibited, spontaneous, perceptive, truthful, loyal to a fault, and real. Those in my life would agree and add: But she's never on time!

Falling asleep to the sway and sounds in a sleeping car on the train

I clean the house before the housekeeper arrives

Linens wind whipped and crisp from the clothesline

If it stimulates my senses, I am pleased.

Texture

Dark chocolate

Down pillows

Amarone Malbec Conundrum Champagne!

Alternative to Classical Frank Sinatra Pink Tom Petty Mellencamp Ellington to Fitzgerald

The kitchen never closes as long as you clean up after yourself

If I cook, they come.
So do all their friends.

Pick your battles.
As a mother I get the last word in. Always.
As a woman, I know better

If it's bleeding, call me when it spurts. Otherwise, apply spit

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In appreciation of men, these qualities are valued:

Trust
Respect
Confidence not pretense
Successful in their own right
Learned
Family comes first
Honors his mother

A flower picked by the roadside says more than the ones you ordered

Comfortable in the diversity of places and people and conversation

I prefer a man who takes care of himself physically and emotionally and expects no less of Mi.

Married men deserve friends. I believe wives, family, honesty, and honor come first

My marriage ended long ago. Official documents pending. I have honored my vows and exit with a clean conscience. It is by far the greatest gift he has ever given me.

I've never been party to a one night stand and don't plan on it now or ever. Old fashioned? I'm pleased to have the tag.

If it crosses your mind that I've sat and eaten bonbons my entire adult life, go away. Likewise if you think like my father once said that "every woman over 50 is easy". I'm not cheap and I'm definetely not easy.

Admittedly, my standards are high as is living well as that is where I am in life.
I earned it but thankfully lack the pretense that usually accompanies it.
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Favored wisdom:

To be old and wise, first you have to be young and stupid.

"True friends stab you in the front." - - Oscar Wilde

Friendship isn't about who knew you the longest, it's about who never left your side.

"I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best." - - Oscar Wilde

Silly - talk of course!