: About Me

I grew up the youngest in a family of eight children and am still trying to be loud enough to be heard.

Writing has always made me happy but I have had little time, until recently, to pursue such a solitary hobby.

Now, I am a middle-aged wife, and have three grown children of my own. My family and I all live in Australia.

During my mothering years, I also trained and worked as a full-time chef, eventually managing a popular restaurant. Any writing I did during this time were menus, recipes and costings.

All this on top of the biggest job of all: caring for our severely disabled son.

Life is easier these days as I have retired from the work-force, giving me time for Helium and other writing projects.

Aahh. At last!

My passion is ...

my family

I know too much about ...

interesting times

My parents always told me ...

to finish my dinner

My childhood ambition ...

to be a grown-up, I can hardly wait!

My favorite memory ...

is remembering back to when I had a reliable memory.

Why I write ...

Sometimes, I truly wonder that, myself

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

Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything

My first job ...

I was a teenage Avon Lady. I wore no make-up.

My best moment ...

I'm still having it

My inspiration ...

human nature.

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