Born in Morecambe, Lancashire in the reign of King George VI. After living in Liverpool, Manchester, Derbyshire, Wiltshire for over 20 years, and now Kent, my vowels have not changed shape at all. Champion. Still flat Northern.

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Born in Morecambe, Lancashire in the reign of King George VI. After living in Liverpool, Manchester, Derbyshire, Wiltshire for over 20 years, and now Kent, my vowels have not changed shape at all. Champion. Still flat Northern.

Happily no longer a wage slave so now describe myself as creative loose cannon.

Likes: baking bread, steam trains, the Lake District, single malt whisky, Egemont Russet apples, 'classical' music from Renaissance period to 20th century except Brahms, the Netherlands, real ale from smaller craft breweries, walking, porridge, football (Preston North End supporter), local street markets, world cinema, Prague, meat pies, butter pies, Wensleydale cheese, Paul Klee, Joost Swarte, Robert Sherriffs, Eric Ravillious, Frank Bellamy, Graham Thompson, George Grosz, Ronald Searle, Manu Larcenet, the call of the curlew, vanilla, sunsets, dark chocolate, black coffee and photography. Also bosoms.

Dislikes: parsley, HDR, anything baked in a supermarket, tattoos, piercings, tea, loud rock music, Range Rovers, racists, religious fundamentalists, your-call-is-in-a-queue, the politics of selfishness, TV Soaps, invertebrates sold as food, blockbuster films, Earl Grey tea, Ryanair, Sky TV, milk chocolate, the M25, the colour temperature of low-energy bulbs, talent shows, dentists, wasps, celery, dog drool... (to be continued)

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