I live to create. Love words, ideas & gardens. Creating beautiful spaces, food and experiences. I have a world class education but I shop the 99c store. I love intelligent stimulating conversation & I love laughter & if all of this is over food & drink with friends, then so much the better. I'm often the hostess & the cook. I like to entertain, I like to cook, I like to bring people together & I like to give. It makes me feel full. I love movies, theatre, dancing (oh yes, i LOVE dancing) comedy & I'm an sometime aficionado of the "maximum jerk" school of planning an evening -- as in the opera followed by pool at some deliciously low dive. Needless to say I can get myself from knee deep in garden mud to party ready state pretty quickly. I'm brilliant, well-educated, literate & well-spoken -- but there are times when 4 letters are all you need. (Actually, my fave 4-letter word is "sale.") I'm dramatic & passionate in expression, but life-wise i think drama belongs on the stage.