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How has technology changed your job? I stopped the day job 15 years ago, so I’m fortunate that I haven’t had to go through the chaos of switching over to technology. It’s hard enough working out where it made sense to save something on my own computer, without having an entire company system to dealContinueContinue reading “In Good Ways”

How often do you say “no” to things that would interfere with your goals? I don’t like blaming things on my sun sign as it’s a lot more complex than that, but in truth I am a Gemini butterfly. Interested in something one moment, another idea pops in and I’m immediately equally intrigued by somethingContinueContinue reading “Too Random for Goals”

What’s a secret skill or ability you have or wish you had? It’s not a stubbornness of personality, I can always listen, talk, and reach a mutually agreed solution. Nope, it’s far worse. I’m woke and proud of it. As in ‘awake’ I’m awake to the needs of all living beings and the planet, includingContinueContinue reading “Stubbornness”

What is your favorite type of weather? First glimpse of joy I don’t mind the winter. I’m lucky like that, I find it has its own beauty and a sense of restful calm. Permission to curl up on the sofa in front of a warm fire, with a hot drink and a book. We followContinueContinue reading “Spring”

Who was your most influential teacher? Why? Miss Bowles wouldn’t have needed to lift a finger to get your attention. She was a 5 foot tall, not quite as wide, pocket rocket of dignified power. As a school headmistress she wielded that power silently. She could come out into noise and chaos, stand still andContinueContinue reading “Miss Bowles”

What do you wish you could do more every day? The outfit’s all wrong in that image but the attitude isn’t. Apparently I came into this world to be boring, but that’s unsurprising when you’re surrounded by concrete and housing rather than scenery and nature. It takes a number of hours to fully escape suburbiaContinueContinue reading “Live”

What tattoo do you want and where would you put it? I have no objection to what anyone does when it comes to tattoos and piercings, but they are not for me. It comes from when I was a child. My uncle had tattoos, he was Royal Navy so I think that was a factor.ContinueContinue reading “Oh Lord NEVER!”

What is one word that describes you? My brain hurts! This is sooo unfair! Me a Gemini! An inner twin! One word? My inner team are fighting at the moment. One wants stoic, the other quite rightly says that’s not always true. The other wants kind, but then twinny pointed out rather pithily ‘sometimes tooContinueContinue reading “You Ask a Writer for ONE Word?!”

What was the best compliment you’ve received? My upbringing wasn’t great. It was very isolated. I had almost no knowledge of the wider world and the variety and diversity out there. Although we weren’t wealthy I was very sheltered. As you may imagine, I went out into the world much like an untrained puppy: young;ContinueContinue reading “Easy Answer”

You’re going on a cross-country trip. Airplane, train, bus, car, or bike? The old Queen Mary – Dad was the Cinematographer Car because UK public transport is expensive and terrible. HS2 was meant to help link the North West to London. It’s been halved. It was so badly managed, problems building the route weren’t accuratelyContinueContinue reading “Car if I have to”