Seven Days Personals - Introducing: Vermonters

Helplessly happy and optimistic, grounded, financially independent, active, and flourishing despite the universe throwing tragic curveballs at me. Widowed way too early. Turns out I have a superhuman resilience gene. I spend zero time complaining, but rather focus on what’s next and how to keep growing.


What lights me up? I’ve always ridden bikes, not in a hard-core or competitive way, just more as a way to breathe in the real world. I’m always “just one bike ride away from a better mood.” I find myself at this point with four pedal-powered bikes, and one sleek black motorcycle.


Also — friends. I have a wide circle of beloved people, and I spend a fair amount of time with them. I’m the person in our friend group who throws the parties. I love getting people together. Friends get us through the really hard stuff.


Also — making things. I’m a thrower of pots, a knitter of hats, and I make pretty great pies. I like making useful, beautiful, or delicious things and giving them to appreciative people.


I love creating a beautiful, cozy home and gardens. I’m a reader and always have two or more books going. I like people who are curious about the world and engage with wide-ranging ideas.


My late husband used to joke that there should be a dating site just for people with good credit scores. Financial responsibility is a priority for me.


Looking forward to hearing what lights you up.


Two of the most important people in my life were my grandparents, a small town Vermont librarian/Latin teacher and mail carrier. They taught me pretty much everything I needed to know.


My feeling about men is summed up by Mary Louise Parker in her essay for Esquire magazine, “A Thank-You Note to Men.”


And, extra points if you heat with wood. I love chopping kindling.