Was married 45 years; widowed in late 2024. No kids (just never happened) but had many big dogs since '92, currently have a sweet senior Great Pyrenees who's my baby girl. We grew up in Chicago; moved to beautiful western Washington State in '90. I belong to a small local Bible church. We traveled quite a bit in the U.S. and Canada; never got to Europe, though I always wanted to. Am an avid crocheter, Nascar fan, and collect sheep items. I like to exchange long, detailed letters; that's how people really get to know each other.