writer, photographer, retired American living in southern France, loves politics, historical novels, beaches,boats, family, art, and reading. I love coffee, moules and frites, and French wine from my region. I cherish my privacy. I am sarcastic, fun loving and due to circumstances not as independent as I was or would like to be. But things change. I like seeing different places, but I hate traveling, especially air travel. I love riding in a car but I hate driving.