I was born in Oldham, England in 1961 at Oldham and District General Hospital,
which was famous for two things: Patrick Steptoe, the pioneer of in-vitro fertilisation
was consultant there, and it overlooked Boundary Park,
home of Oldham Athletic Football Club!
I did all the usual things, went to Primary school, then Junior School and finally on to Chadderton Grammar School.
After leaving school, without an inkling of what I wanted to be when I "grew up",
I went to on to the University of North Wales in Bangor
After three years at the University studying Maths and Electronics, I graduated
with a BSc (Hons) in 1983.
Another mill milestone in my life was when I married Paul in
1985.
In 1986, Catherine
was born, followed by Matthew in 1988.
In 1990 the whole family uprooted and moved to the province of
Limburg in the Netherlands.
In December 1994 we moved again - this time to Beuningen, very close to Nijmegen, still in the Netherlands.
Paul and I worked for that world-famous electronics giant,
Philips, in Nijmegen.
In July 2001 we upped and left for Canada, where new opportunities were calling.
I accepted a job with Mosaid Technologies.
Not before too long, everything went pear-shaped in the electronics and telecom industry,
leading to huge job losses in the "High-tech capital of Canada". I manage to weather two rounds of lay-offs
in the two years that I was at Mosaid, but money and luck ran out at the end of April 2003.
And, before we go any further, just in case
you ARE my big break, here's my resumé.
My Interests
I guess that the best - and fastest - way to really get to know
me
is by discovering what I like. So here goes . . .
I love to mountain bike, cycle on the road, and ski.
One of my main hobbies is photography
I'm an avid reader. Favourite books? (
follow this link to my book review page.....)
I like cooking too. Here are three lovely recipes for you to enjoy! (
mmmm, expresso chocolate cake .....)
A sample from Nigel Slater's new book "Real Food"
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