My interests are sports, the arts, gourmet wine and cooking, and gardening.
I have been an enthusiastic rollerblader since 1993, when I first put on "my blades" and circled the Stanley Park seawall. In the summer, I try to rollerblade as often as I can. I also enjoy exploring the spectacular Gulf Island scenery from the helm of a boat. During the cooler, wetter months on the West Coast, my goal is to get to the gym twice a week.
I am an art collector of sorts. Over the past 25 years I have accumulated a number of paintings and lithographs that adorn this website. They have been obtained on many of my travels, as well as locally. The Sunflowers (my earliest acquisition) came from Spain in the seventies, the paintings by Pavel Roucka were purchased during one of my data collection missions to Prague, and the lithograph by Carpedeville was an interesting find in Paris. Local artists include Ygartwa, who painted a mural for Expo in Vancouver in 1986, and Alix Hirobashi. Perhaps the best know artist in the group is Anton Tapies.
I am keenly interested in the arts, and feel fortunate we have so many arts events and activities from which to choose in Vancouver. Each year I have season tickets to the Vancouver Symphony, a series of plays at the Vancouver Playhouse, and the ballet.
I enjoy fine wines, and cooking when I have the time. My sister gave me a copy of Bon Appetit magazine in 2002, and ever since I have had a monthly issue arrive at my door. I consider my culinary efforts a form of creative expression, and a gift to my family and friends.
I bought my first home six years ago, and with it came a garden. Until this time I had never really spent much time with plants and flowers, always living in downtown concrete buildings – with only a balcony. However, I quickly came to revel in the joy of the dirt, and make sure to find time for my expanding and maturing garden. It is a source of incredible relaxation, regardless of life's tempo.