That does sound like the kind of cultural/nature combo I'm looking for. I'm very much a liberal in my heart and soul as I detest a prejudicial mindset (even within myself)! I'm constantly battling (daily) my own stereotypes and prejudices that I have towards the "Tea Party Conservatives" in this state as well as the rest of the country. I'm not proud of that. I am not a follower of any organized religion (having been born and raised within the Bible Belt) and have more of a general belief in Nature and the Universe itself. I have more faith in the natural order of things than in what Mankind has shown throughout His/Her history on this planet. Book clubs and the writing group sound like fun - have never belonged to a writing group but have been involved with book clubs. What genre of books seems to be the norm within your group?
As part of my stereotyping, prejudicial nature, I recently took a trip to the Nation's Capital and could genuinely feel the energy and intelligence levels in the atmosphere - was so refreshing. Don't know if I could re-capture that same 'feel' in Bend - surely the intelligence level, but it definitely won't be that energetic electricity that cities seem to possess. I hope I'm incorrect about that, we'll see. At least I know that I would be a 3 hour drive from Portland and approximately 8 hr. drive to SF! There's comfort in just knowing that! Being outside of Houston really smacks of desolation from the energetic, eclectic crowd that I seem to desire.
Thanks for your info and for the welcome and "Blessings".
BW925 (classof67)
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