Hello to all my friends as well as those I've yet to meet! I'm a petite brunette TGirl, 68 years old, living in the Washington, DC area. I'm blessed to have met some incredible girlfriends, both TG and GG, and always love spending time with them. I am a girly-girl at heart, but I love the outdoors, gardening, hiking and sports. I am addicted to fashion! I enjoy good theater and love to wander museums - either alone, with friends, or in the company of a classy gentleman. I am married to an incredible woman who supports and encourages me. Although I'm not full-time, my emotional and physical femininity are 100% ingrained in me. I enjoy looking, behaving and feeling like a genetic woman, and am happiest when others perceive me as one.

Update August, 2018

It's been nearly four years since I updated my profile, and although my participation in Flickr groups and forums has waned as a result of work and family obligations, I still try and post a photo now and then as well as enjoy and comment on the many beautiful photos of my friends. Lots has changed in the past four years: I'm obviously older, hopefully a bit wiser, and that much further along on my transgender journey. I don't plan to transition, and I still live my life primarily as a male, but my thoughts, energy and desires have very clearly shifted toward all things feminine. Had I been able to forecast the intensity of these feelings 4O years ago, I might well have taken a different path; I might now find myself living a life of luxury as a trophy wife, spending my days shopping and at the salon, and enjoying lavish vacations where liposuction and plastic surgery enable me to spend hours on the beach in a bikini flirting with young men while my husband applies suntan lotion to my back. REALITY CHECK! JUST KIDDING! In all seriousness, though, had my life turned out differently due to a whole slew of alternate decisions, I might well be waking up every morning and dressing for work in feminine attire, doing my makeup and getting highlights in my hair . . . just as I dream of doing today instead of embarking on most days in drab. But what's done is done, and what remains to be experienced can only ever be the result of my own motivation or lethargy - as the case may be! What's changed most for me is the degree of comfort I experience, both in my own skin as well as when I'm out and about. Gone are the days where I worry about whether somebody has "spotted" me, "clocked" me, or is "amused" by me; I yam who I yam, as Popye would say, and I'm happy and proud to be this way. I do push the envelope when I'm in public (I guess I've always been a bit of a flirt, not only with men, but also with danger), and I enjoy mingling with women - in stores, shopping for groceries, nail salons, wherever - which is something that in the past always made my heart race. Now it feels natural and comfortable, and I've finally realized that it's because I no longer worry about whether I'll be accepted by those around me . . . instead, I have learned to accept myself and who I am. I realize that being TG and presenting in public is much like knowing a lot of people; not all of them will like me, but those that do will discover that I'm worth knowing! Similarly, people who recognize and accept the TG in me will find a warm, caring, accomplished, faithful person inside, and those who can't come to terms with what they see on the outside will be deprived of meeting somebody they just might enjoy getting to know. Okay! I'm off my soapbox! Peace out! 😍

Update November, 2014

I've spent a fair amount of time on Flickr in the past few weeks, and the majority of it has been to eliminate the spam that's collected on my photo page. For those who've been blocked, there's a reason .. I'm not simply being indiscriminately prejudiced about who I keep or add as contacts. Specifically, I'm blocking for the following reasons: "faving" my photos and having no profile/pic on your own page ... it's especially aggravating if you "fave" dozens of my photos. "Faving" but never once leaving a comment ... how hard can it be to say something nice if you're going to "fave" my pix? Having only a bizarre, single photo (a cow, a trash can, a dragon, a cigarette butt, etc) on your photo page ... not enough to sustain my interest in you! Having c*** pix and/or porn scenes on your photo page .... not my idea of good taste for this particular forum. Blocking for all these reasons has taken a substantial amount of time and continues to be a daily task. Those who've met me in person or even my online friends know that I'm a warm and generous person who loves nothing more than sharing of myself, listening to and getting to know others, and that I'm the furthest thing from a judgmental b**** who takes pleasure in categorically alienating or rejecting people who want to be my friend. I guess the simple message is this: if you'd like to be friends, leave me a comment or two that might start the process, have something of value on your own page (a photo, some personal info) that will inspire me to want to get to know you, and respect the significant amount of time I and the other amazing individuals on Flickr spend in expressing and sharing our femininity openly and generously. Thanks to all the wonderful, special people who have made my own experience on Flickr so worthwhile to this point! I love and admire you all!

Update April, 2014

Since I'm a year closer to turning sixty, I've been more observant of mature women, and especially the way in which they express themselves through fashion and makeup. I'm inspired by confident women, and the old saying, "age is but a number," motivates me to explore the ways in which good taste and style can sustain and increase our allure as we get older. I admire women in their fifties and sixties (and beyond!) who take pride in their figure and complexion, keep current with clothing trends, and aren't afraid to show the world that they still "have it!" I think French women epitomize that attitude best, whereby they continuously look for ways to look fabulous, never thinking there's any reason to succumb to frumpiness! If we in the transgender community take a similarly classy approach, then aging needn't be depressing - instead, it can be creative, ambitious and sexy! Why stop looking for the perfect pair of skinny jeans at 30? I know women in their sixties with fabulous figures who look svelte and hip in their skinnies and a pair of trendy flats or booties, or wearing a boyfriend jacket over a shimmery tank, leggings and pumps. Good taste is born from knowing and being true and honest to ourselves and to how others perceive us, and I always feel great pride knowing that I'm part of a community where many of my contemporaries are aging not only with dignity, but also with pizazz! I hope other girls who read this feel the same way, and rather than worry too much about the fact that our jaw lines and booties aren't quite where they used to be thirty years ago, let's celebrate the things that still bring us joy and fulfillment: a great hairstyle, the perfect shade of lipstick, fabulous nails, and most of all, each other! What fun to know we're all in the same boat, and that while our younger sisters are talking about bikinis and short shorts, we're plotting how our Spanx will help us get into that cute cocktail dress, how that skin product will give give us a porcelain complexion, and how the perfect haircut will give us that surge of confidence and excitement to just get out there and be awesome!

Update June, 2014

Hope everybody is enjoying a peaceful, safe beginning of summer! I really appreciate all the lovely comments on my photos .. thank you all so much! I try very hard to respond to all my Flickr mail as well as to comment in kind on photos of people who comment on mine! As far as folks who "fave" my pix or add me as a contact, thanks a lot as well .. but unless you comment, you probably won't hear back from me. Something about making it a little bit personal instead of an anonymous gesture goes a long way with me! If you don't have a photo icon, or if you have no content on your page, I most definitely won't respond. If you "fave" dozens of my pix, have no icon photo and no content .. I will most definitely block you! I am just about the friendliest person you'll meet, so take the time to comment, get a comment in return and possibly establish a friendship! It's so much better than lurking and adding photos of other people without having anything to share yourself. If you are too shy or nervous, don't worry .. we've all been there! Drop me a Flickr mail and say hi! Like I said, the personal touch, and personal contact, goes a long way with me, and it's also one of the best ways to make a friend who understands! Take care, everybody!