This trip we're based in London and Charles' friends have very kindly offered us not only accommodation but also evening meals. First stop after our Pianola playing (see Brangwyn blog) was David's house in Shepherd's Bush (a film editor, he and Charles have known each other for ever and ever, or at least since their BBC days), evening meal c/o Laraine (see above), an artist and language teacher whose quirky individuality extends to her decor and cooking. Great food, wine and conversation flowed, super evening.
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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