Adores:   The Beatles, dark green, Boston, music, European history, ♥Paul McCartney, velvet, Ringo Starr, pansies, books, libraries, Labs, latte, John Lennon, French cuisine, George Harrison, my VW Beetle (Gretchen), Black Eyed Peas, oceans, winter, Tiramisú, Jacques Brel, gifts and gifting, England, painting, sketching, U2, the scent of suntan lotion, children, iced green tea, sunrise & sunset, intimacy, morning coffee, lemon poppyseed scones, inspiration, New England, Mike's pastry shop (cannoli!), chocolate, Colin Firth, swimming, American colonial history, silver jewelry, (haha, this list just keeps growing!), gin & tonic, garnets, antiques, silk, peace, hunting ancestors, hugs, writing, Ewan McGregor,New England Patriots, France, bookstores, Al Jarreau, Mr. Tibbs, old Godzilla movies, rain, Madagascar Vanilla Red tea, autumn, snow storms, red wine, See's candy, web design, Jane Austen, Usher, Tobey Maguire, peanut butter, 202 rue Championnet, candles, brown eyes, white sweaters & jeans, dreaming (awake & sleeping), Victor Hugo, Saturdays, dancing & Shakespeare & Co...

Can't bear:   Rudeness, chaos, selfishness, layout block, licorice, olives, the far-right, oatmeal, G.W. Bush, being rushed, doctor appointments, self-doubt, anxiety, Mexican cuisine, pushy people, flying, beer, coffee sans cream, schedules, shopping malls, bigotry, hypocrisy, bitchiness, mosquitos, drama, thoughtlessness, high humidity, violence, and beets...