: About Me

My experience is in teaching and business management writing. Based in London UK, I bring a European and international dimension to my writing. I have published throughout my working life, starting with schoolbooks for slow readers, most recently with an article for a Human Resources journal.

I am very comfortable online and recently obtained a Master's in Creative Writing and New Media.

My current interests are still in the business of management; as well as this I am developing skills and experience in writing about life-stage issues, especially the experience of getting older.

My passion is ...

gardeing and self-development

I know too much about ...

arthritis

My parents always told me ...

to behave properly

My childhood ambition ...

to be a doctor and travel the world

My favorite memory ...

first visit to the beach

Why I write ...

because I can and I love it

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Crones don't whine

My first job ...

Science teacher

My best moment ...

birth of my children

My inspiration ...

Unberto Eco

Home & Garden > Gardening (Other) How to plant a victory garden

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As food prices go up and life gets tougher, it's great to know that you have food available in your back garden. Even in the smallest space you can have a satisfying harvest. There's nothing to beat a meal of vegetables that were picked less than an hour before they were cooked, both for taste and for nutrition. Choose vegetables that are suitable for your region, which you particularly like or that suffer from being transported. Give them good soil, hoe regularly to keep the topsoil in a crumbly state, supply enough water to keep the soil moist but not drenched, and you'll have more succe...

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