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About me

I'm a freelance writer, journalist and blogger. My focus is people and the environment.

I write challenging, investigative features and articles as well as the ones about people enjoying themselves with travel, tourism, nature and their gardens. I try to make complex issues entertaining and easy to read.

I'm a member of the National Union of Journalists, a qualified teacher in Adult Education (P.G.C.E), speak fluent German (B.A.Hons) and hold a Master of Science degree in Human Ecology (University of Edinburgh). I'm also a trained volunteer mentor for 'Garden Organic'.

Based in in the Northwest of England - I work locally, nationally and globally. I can often source photographs and take my own too.

My blogs are listed under 'my links'.

Briefly me

My passion is ...

wondering about life

I know too much about ...

books

My parents always told me ...

to say please and thank you

My childhood ambition ...

to be a vet

My favorite memory ...

the morning of my wedding

Why I write ...

to understand the world

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

Radio 4

My first job ...

petrol pump attendant

My best moment ...

after 49 hours in labour when my daughter was born...

My inspiration ...

earth, water

Featured article by Frances Laing

Computers & Technology > Internet (Other) How internet traffic is monitored: 1 of 2
How can you monitor your Internet traffic? It makes sense to keep tabs on how many people are visiting your websites, how much time they spend looking at the material you offer and what they are doing with the information they gain from your sites. If you don't bother monitoring your traffic - then all the effort you put into creating a good site and writing great content is wasted. You have no idea how your sites are performing in the real (or rather virtual) world. Deciding which monitoring methods are best for you depends (unsurprisingly) on who you are, what you wish to achieve and h...
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