I was born, a few weeks after men walked on the moon, in Clifton-upon-Dunsmore, near Rugby, Warwickshire. Lived in the same house till I left home to go to University – I studied Social Psychology at the University of Sussex (try saying that when you’re drunk!) Then I went to Durham to do Teacher Training, but dropped out – it was just too stressful. After a while on the dole, back in Rugby, I got a temporary job as a library assistant. As that one ended, a full time, permanent job came up, at Bedworth Library. (Don’t worry – even most people from Warwickshire don’t know where Bedworth is! It’s just north of Coventry.) I got sick of commuting, and moved here a few years ago. I’ve been watching Time Team since, I think, about the third season, and have stayed with it through many changes of Tony’s hairstyle. Archaeology has always interested me – both my parents were teachers, which might be why I was brought up to take an interest in just about everything! One of the things my late mother (she died when I was 15) left to me was her love of nature and of walking. I don’t have time to walk as much as I’d like to, but I recently made a start on the South West Coast Path – from the “wrong” end! (Poole Harbour). My other interests – reading: Folklore, various vaguely-related subjects, Terry Pratchett, a few crime novels, especially Dorothy L Sayers, lots of supposedly children’s books, and anything else that catches my eye at work – I do the requests, so I get to have first dibs! Listening – on radio, Just a Minute, I’m Sorry I haven’t a Clue, Old Harry’s Game, and a few others; on Cd, medieval music, and early 1980s – but I like lots of other kinds of music, too. Watching – Doctor Who (if only!), Documentaries, some comedies. I think that had probably better do for now. Hello, everyone!
Special Interest Areas
In archaeology – most times and types. And Folklore – anything and anywhere, though my special special interest is Phantom Black Dogs (as described in “Hound of the Baskervilles”). I’m also particularly intrigued by ancient tracks (not ley lines) – I have a theory that lost routes and sites might be traced through their ghosts and other folklore.