I’m a retired teacher living in Yorkshire and I love to spend my free time writing. I’ve experimented with all kinds of genres, but my true passion lies in creating children’s books. I’m a mum and a grandma and I have contributed towards the education of hundreds, perhaps thousands of children. Incredibly, I have managed to live to tell the tale… as have they!

My other hobbies include reading, yoga, pilates and travelling. I adore animals and wildlife. I also like to have a stab at cooking but have had some fairly spectacular catastrophes. This has usually happened when I’ve been overly ambitious – crème brûlées and blow torches, together with exploding liquidisers are just a few memories that I’d rather like to forget! The reality is that I’m a foodie but am probably better off sticking to simpler things and appreciating the culinary skills of others when it comes to anything more complicated.