: About Me

I'm a 40-something, home working digital typist whose expertise lies in the estate agency/surveying sector. While I'm waiting for my work to come in I enjoy spending time reseaching and writing articles on the things that I hold dearest - animals and their welfare, wildlife and conservation, cooking, gardening and British history (particularly my local history). I also enjoy writing short stories, predominantly fairy stories or ghost stories.

I've had some success with my articles the US press relating to British history and I've also had some articles published in minor UK magazines. However, since becoming a member of Helium I've found a real pleasure in reviewing games.

When I'm not writing, I enjoy reading, listening to classical music, gardening and cooking.

My passion is ...

Animal welfare

I know too much about ...

Budgeting - it's become a habit! No scraps go to waste in our household!

My parents always told me ...

If you have a pound in your pocket and a smile on your face you'll enjoy life to the full

My childhood ambition ...

To become a writer - I won my first writing competition at the age of 8 - Bobby Brewster Holds Back the Sea!

My favorite memory ...

I have several - the majority of which relate to long autumn walks with my father.

Why I write ...

I find it relaxing and enjoyable.

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

Reading period crime/family sagas, watching crime/period dramas and listening to classical music

My first job ...

Legal secretary

My best moment ...

Meeting my partner, Adam, 25 years ago.

My inspiration ...

The view from my study window across water meadows and woodland owned by Hillside Animal Sanctuary

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Edith Louisa Cavell was born on 4 December 1865, the daughter of Frederick Cavell, parson for the parish of Swardeston, Norfolk, UK. A poor but kindly man, he was renowned in the area for sharing half of the meagre offerings he had on his table with his poor parishioners. Although the Reverend Cavell was a Puritan who insisted upon keeping the Sabbath a strict day of rest and prayer, the Cavell household was on the whole an extremely happy one. Edith delighted in the surrounding countryside, taking an intense interest in nature and surrounded herself with plants and animals. In fact she be...

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