About Me
I was born a small town in N.S.W. Australia, to English parents, Ken and Betty.
I am the youngest of five children
As a child I loved reading and listening to music, my favourite being ABBA,
though I grew up liking a great variety of music.
My brother Michael and I listened to all types of music, mainly driving in his
car with the stereo blasting. One minute we would have country singer, Kenny
Rogers on, then the next it would be rock, like AC-DC or Meatloaf.
That variety of music stays with me and my cd collection is of a wide range in
type.
My courage and belief in myself was tested when my parents went back to
England to own and operate a family business. It was a trying time for all of us.
The business failed and we were homesick for Australia, but we survived, just!
We came home again three years later.
As I look back, those three years in England were a backhanded blessing, for I
met my dearest friend, Samantha and found my love of history there. It was
also in England that I read my first Catherine Cookson novel, Tilly Trotter - I
was hooked on historical fiction!
In England, one is surrounded by history and as a lover of it, I was in my
element!
My Uncle Peter took my mother and I to a great many places. We visited old
castles and museums. We walked around huge manor homes of the wealthy
and I would pretend that I was back in Victorian times walking around in
beautiful crinolines. One of my greatest pastimes was strolling around
graveyards centuries old.
It started my love of Yorkshire.
Click here to see my page on Yorkshire.
I have a wide variety of interests.
I enjoy reading and gardening.
I am interested in geneology, I love Chocolate. (who doesn't?)
I love cooking, horse riding when I can and surfing the web and emailing
friends.
I adore talking on the phone! (you should see my phone bills!)
I now live in one of my favourite places in the world, the Southern Highlands of
New South Wales with my husband Mark, and our three teenagers, Jack,
Joshua and Eleanor. Oh, and our little dog, Angus.
Spending time with my family is important and satisfying.
And most of all I love seeing my children being happy and healthy.
Thank you.
Please visit my journal of my writing life - Blog
Some of My favourite authors are;
Audrey Howard.
Catherine Cookson.
Bryce Courtenay.
Elizabeth Chadwick
Sharon Penman
Anita Davison
and a host of others.....
Some of My Favourite movies:
North and South (UK BBC)
North and South (American civil war)
Gone With The Wind.
Pride & Predjudice. (BBC, Adaptation)
Anne Of Green Gables.
ANZACS (Australian War Series)
Steel Magnolias
Catherine Cookson's movies
Notting Hill
Love Actually
Sense & Sensibility (Emma Thompson)
I was born a small town in N.S.W. Australia, to English parents, Ken and Betty.
I am the youngest of five children
As a child I loved reading and listening to music, my favourite being ABBA,
though I grew up liking a great variety of music.
My brother Michael and I listened to all types of music, mainly driving in his
car with the stereo blasting. One minute we would have country singer, Kenny
Rogers on, then the next it would be rock, like AC-DC or Meatloaf.
That variety of music stays with me and my cd collection is of a wide range in
type.
My courage and belief in myself was tested when my parents went back to
England to own and operate a family business. It was a trying time for all of us.
The business failed and we were homesick for Australia, but we survived, just!
We came home again three years later.
As I look back, those three years in England were a backhanded blessing, for I
met my dearest friend, Samantha and found my love of history there. It was
also in England that I read my first Catherine Cookson novel, Tilly Trotter - I
was hooked on historical fiction!
In England, one is surrounded by history and as a lover of it, I was in my
element!
My Uncle Peter took my mother and I to a great many places. We visited old
castles and museums. We walked around huge manor homes of the wealthy
and I would pretend that I was back in Victorian times walking around in
beautiful crinolines. One of my greatest pastimes was strolling around
graveyards centuries old.
It started my love of Yorkshire.
Click here to see my page on Yorkshire.
I have a wide variety of interests.
I enjoy reading and gardening.
I am interested in geneology, I love Chocolate. (who doesn't?)
I love cooking, horse riding when I can and surfing the web and emailing
friends.
I adore talking on the phone! (you should see my phone bills!)
I now live in one of my favourite places in the world, the Southern Highlands of
New South Wales with my husband Mark, and our three teenagers, Jack,
Joshua and Eleanor. Oh, and our little dog, Angus.
Spending time with my family is important and satisfying.
And most of all I love seeing my children being happy and healthy.
Thank you.
Please visit my journal of my writing life - Blog
Some of My favourite authors are;
Audrey Howard.
Catherine Cookson.
Bryce Courtenay.
Elizabeth Chadwick
Sharon Penman
Anita Davison
and a host of others.....
Some of My Favourite movies:
North and South (UK BBC)
North and South (American civil war)
Gone With The Wind.
Pride & Predjudice. (BBC, Adaptation)
Anne Of Green Gables.
ANZACS (Australian War Series)
Steel Magnolias
Catherine Cookson's movies
Notting Hill
Love Actually
Sense & Sensibility (Emma Thompson)
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