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If you could change the ending of any book, which one would it be? This charming story has a very rustic beginning and develops into something quite different and dark. Bilbo Baggins – said“hobbit” – happily lives in his hobbit home, on Hobbiton hill in the Shire. This beautiful country has no visible or obvious…

Which languages do you speak and how did that impact your life? a smidgeon* of Greek. I was born in England, Dad a Brit, Mum was Greek. School was English and it turned out to be one of my best subjects (along with Maths, Art and Geography since you ask!). There were all sorts of…

Who are you most inspired by? of “inspired” according to the OED is : “outstanding or brilliant in a way suggestive of divine inspiration”. Then you’ve got to ask yourself,  ‘who is that most likely applicable to?’ There isn’t one person that does that for me. I realise I may be the exception because I…

What’s a common misconception people have about happiness? Many rich people are seen as ‘successful’ because they’ve got buckets, or should I say crates, of cash lying around. This is one of the worst myths that people fall for all the time. Social media is awash with ‘how to get rich’ or ‘this is what…

If you could instantly master any skill, what would it be and why? I tried to learn in my teens and even got another acoustic recently. I’m familiar with some chords that seem to crop up in lots of music I listen to but, in spite of my effort, can’t seem to get it together.…

What is one way you have grown this year? Maybe. In some areas I’ve reached unexpected heights(?). In personal relationships some unexpected depths. Life eh? I think life must be aboriginal in that I keep having to dodge boomerangs! Some of which I didn’t even throw myself! Hey ho. So “sideways” then. I seem to…

Write your guide to setting healthy boundaries in relationships. There’s no apparent division of relationships in the title so I’m going to name some. Acquaintances; friends; good friends; best buddies; lovers. That roughly covers the majority of them, don’t you think? Oops, forgot the taxman, local MP . . . I think you get where…

What are the biggest mistakes people make when visiting your country? It’s like this: visitors to the UK think that, because it’s an island,  it’s not very far to get anywhere. Wrong!!!! OK, if you’ve got the dosh* you can jump on a plane and fly to all the major cities. Or, if you feel…

Do you believe in soulmates? Why or why not? “Soulmates” isn’t a modern concept. It’s been around for yonks*. At the core of it is the personal conviction that you’ve existed before (at some undisclosed time) met some other kindred person and, having died, somehow when you later re-emerged from your mothers body somehow seemingly…

Do you remember your favorite book from childhood? I was in a Comprehensive school. (English education experiment. Failed miserably. The experiment, not me!! 🤣🤣). So we got “library time” – don’t ask – and I rummaged around a bit to see what was what. I’d read some typical boys books – Jennings, Flying officers etc…