So much to say, so little space.  I could write anything here and few would query it unless they knew a fact that didn't fit.

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So, let's start with the basics.  I was born in England and grew up in villages and small towns in the south. We moved around every few years because of my father's job. That meant I went to five different schools between the age of 5 and 18. I went to University and then worked in large companies for most of my life, but I always wanted to travel.  I gave up the 9-to-5 a few times and eventually came back each time. Nearly 6 years ago, I said "that's it" and then was invited to work on just one more contract to help a friend. That came to an end in August 2017. 

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The arts have always intrigued me; I acted in my first play at the age of 8; I sang on stage at the age of 18.  Luck would have it that I revisited that very stage many years later for a singing competition; it felt good to be back there.  I held my first camera when I was 9; a Brownie 127; I still have it in a box upstairs.  I have taken classes in drawing and painting, but that didn't stick - I suppose my photographic eye wanted more than a pencil or a brush could provide.

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