It has been agreed on high that John Betjeman and John Piper could never have achieved their remarkable Shell Guides without the aid of kippers for breakfast and we have therefore resolved to partake of such at least once each and every time we embark upon a Piper Perambulation. Indeed such is the resolve of the team, that Chef Charles, the renowned proprietor of Hare in the Gate, has, on our behalf, imported and laid down in his freezer, dozens of the beasts, and not your everyday kipper, but MANX kippers no less, a pair of which are illustrated (before being happily devoured).
Brought up in Stockton-on-Tees, went to Sheffield University to study Architecture and ended up with a degree in English. Took a secretarial course and worked in an Architect's office hoping to put myself through art school. Met Graham, married and moved to Saudi Arabia (where I was PA to a Government Minister), then Iraq (I did a correspondence course in Interior Design to fill up the time), then Hong Kong. Our two boys were born there and I worked as a freelance graphic designer. Back to UK (Englefield Green) in 1997, did MA and PhD at Royal Holloway, London University (a hop and a skip down the road). Moved to Kent 2003. The rest is history.
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