Hello from Seattle, Washington, a bit south of British Columbia, Canada. Welcome to the boards, sounds like we share a number of interests. I'm currently up to 3 dogs and down to 1 cat, and am relearning to knit. Cooking is something I wish my waistline and other issues would allow me to do more of -- I used to love to bake and now I'm not really allowed carbs much less glorious baked goods!
I used to be an avid reader but I have vision issues and now I listen to audio books -- the nice thing about that is I can quilt at the same time and so do two avocations at once!