Books – Simone de Beauvoir – The Second Sex,  Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart and Who they Was – Gabriel Krauze. 

Film – Paris, Texas, Wild at Heart, Pulp Fiction

Music – Allman Brothers ‘I was born a rambling man’,  ’Shout’ Lulu. ‘Everybody Hurts’, REM, Blondie.

Gardening – Have lovely garden luckily for me and delighted that granddaughter does things in it to make it lovely but not great gardener.  Had a garden as a child in part of our garden and nothing would grow. 

Exercise / Hobbies – Love trains though and dream to go on a long train journey with grandchildren.  Love crosswords as a comfort to lose oneself in.  

Pet / Best Friends – have a dog – by default – daughter and granddaughter wanted it.  Trouble is you don’t want a pet and then you start loving the pet and you are in danger of losing something else!

Friendships – lots of lovely friendships.