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Harold
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@sillwood
Fareham, United Kingdom
English
German
French
Russian
Practicing
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These things I love and crave:
Quietness
Space
Hugs and kisses
Smiles
Beautiful countryside
Beautiful music
An agile mind and a sense of humour
Keeping fit and healthy
Mini skirts
Flowers
Reading poetry aloud
Babies and children
Steam engines
Models
Cricket
Of course, there are loads of things I hate too - but that's all rather negative and life's meant to be full and joyful.
So can I be part of yours?
Requests
I'm here to make new friends and learn more about other cultures and languages. Everybody who is open and friendly is welcome.
I am not here to be seduced or insulted, nor to support others financially. I do not need a wife, as I have a good one already.
Hobbies & Interests
Other people and cultures
Writing, especially poetry and fiction
Model railways
Gardening
Favorite Music
Elgar, Dvorak, Brahms, Butterworth
English folk songs
Some hymn tunes
Favorite Movies
The King's Speech - quite superb!
Favorite TV Shows
Have I Got News for You
Travel programmes
Grumpy old men/women
Morse and Lewis
Favorite Books
"The Nine Taylors" by Dorothy L Sayers (because I also love that strange English activity, bell-ringing)
Favorite Quotes
Education is wasted on the young
"Work fascinates me - I can sit and look at it for hours" Jerome K Jerome
"Wer die Wahl hat, hat die Qual"
The whole of "Ozymandias"
"Love is being up all night with a very sick child - or a very fit adult!"
"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music he hears." Henry David Thoreau
When life brings you lemons - make lemonade.
A ship in a harbour is safe - but that is not what ships are meant for.