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What animals make the best/worst pets? I’ve not long come in from replacing another feed bin lid where rats have chewed through trying to get in. I have collapsed stone walls where rats burrow in to nest. I have floorboards chewed away and actually flushed one back down the toilet last month. These are not […]

What job would you do for free? This is my Friday morning job. No pay, but lots of licks and the chance to work with some of the most highly trained dogs in the country! It takes around 2 years to train a dog and handler to do SAR. It’s not easy, lives can depend

How would you improve your community? Here are some of our village doing the litter picking last summer. We are always asking for volunteers as it’s always the same old faces that turn up! Talking and sharing things like this binds us together. Rural life can be isolating and little things like litter patrol, speed

How has technology changed your job? Going to the Post Office to collect my pension? Not any more! It’s paid into my bank account so no staggering to the PO every week. Amazing! Humping bags of groceries down the street in winter? No more! Online shopping! Technology has helped in a lot of ways. Sadly

What’s a secret skill or ability you have or wish you had? Er, if I tell my six readers will it still be a secret? Yes I have secret powers but the world is not ready for them yet…..as a musician I have many secret powers, one being the ability to make my saxophone squeak

What is your favorite type of weather? In Britain there are three types of weather. Rain yesterday . Rained today. Rain tomorrow. As a nation we have dissolved. I said good morning to someone yesterday and they quacked back at me. My toes have webs growing between them and all the colour has washed out

Who is the most confident person you know? I believe in myself, “I know my limitations” as Dirty Harry used to say. (Or something like that.) I’m confident enough to try 99% of new stuff, even now at my age. So I’m the most confident person I know. I’ve known many people in my life

What strategies do you use to cope with negative feelings? During the last Great War, there were posters about that said “Keep Calm and Carry On”. Not a bad idea, it seems at present we are paralysed and hanging on every word that spews out of social media regarding a war here, a war there.

What movies or TV series have you watched more than 5 times? Every few years I revisit this classic. I must have watched it a dozen times. It’s one of those films where you keep seeing things you hadn’t seen before. The cameo roles are epic! I’m still recognising faces! As a musician and lover

Which animal would you compare yourself to and why? Yep! That’s me! Slow and steady wins the day. Don’t rush me, it just won’t happen! I love hanging around too. So I’m definitely a Sloth!