I like most music from classical to pop,Dixieland type jazz but not modern jazz,I dislike Rap and heavy rock
BOOKS
I love most kinds of books .fiction and non fiction but not keen on scifi.I am an avid reader ...have always had my head in a book since the age of five...favourite fiction authors Maeve Binchey, Jill Mansell,Penny Vincenzi, James Patterson, Harlen Coben
apologies to my friends here for not being on the Hill as often as I wish to be....
ABOUT ME
My name is Val married to Les for 36 years,we married in my mid 30s, both for the first time, unfortunately we have no children
I was born and raised on Tyneside in a shipbuilding town where we are known as `Geordies` with a distinct accent which even baffles most English people.lol..We now live in the original Washington where George Washington`s ancestors came from..its now classed as a district of the city of Sunderland and is in the north east of England
WHAT I LIKE
cruises, lakes, mountains and forests, old villages and towns with centuries of history, my favourite places are Dubrovnik and Split in Croatia, Tallinn in Estonia and Venice and Rome in Italy,
The seaside, watching and listening to the waves lapping on the shore
Since being a small child I like what I call `My Time`when I can have a few quiet moments to myself....
I love Autumn when the trees change colour to red and gold
HOBBIES
my computer, photography (though not an expert) reading, genealogy, going on cruises...