27 things

27 things you don’t know about me

1.        I did bell ringing for many years at Barton Turf Church Norfolk

2.       My first car was a chocolate brown Morris Minor

3.       I learnt to swim in an outdoor pool at Hampton

4.       I once spent a summer taking my young children around Macau, Hong Kong, China and Singapore

5.       I have a long haied 9 year old tabby called Sheba who likes to ignore me

6.       From 5-18 years old I was convent educated by The Daughters of the Cross nuns at Carshalton, Surrey

7.       My brother was Colonel-in-Chief of the 3d Batallion Green Jackets and introduced to HM The Queen in Ireland

8.       I’m a Spiritualist

9.       I l-o-v-e- chocolate

10.     I’ve a B.A. Honours (1st) in Education

11.     Ask me to write an essay - perfect. Ask me to sing – it’s not happening

12.     I love early mornings and early nights

13.     I’m an Earl Grey Tea addict

14.     I live in Historic Norwich UK. It’s got more medieval churches than any European City

15.     I’ve 2 grown children of 34 and 32 – one lives in Bangkok, the other in Norwich.

16.     I’m a National Federation Women’s Institute Craft Judge

17.     My mum died when I was 7 and my 3 brothers and sisters and I had housekeepers looking after us

18.     I can’t stop reading personal development books

19.     I won a community Superstar Award for my previous job of teaching prisoners to read

20.     At my 50th I had a fireman’s lift into a red fire engine stationed at my local RAF base

21.     I’m obsessive about finding something positive in any situation

22.     As a child I had weekly piano lessons. I gave up. I wish I hadn’t

23.     I prefer being cold to hot. I love Autumn and Winter

24.     I’m a serial dieter

25.     I’m particularly loyal to my friends and get on well with my ex-husband and his 3d wife (I’m wife #1)

26.     Give me a period drama and I’m a happy bunny

27.     My perfect day is a book, a period drama, a friend, and a bottle of chardonnay