That image of the countryside being a threatening place still exists. People continue to resist the challenge of learning about aspects of life they don't understand.

Looking back, I understand that I was teaching myself to write.

I remember the evacuee children from towns and cities throwing stones at the farm animals. When we explained that if you did that you wouldnt have any milk, meat or eggs, they soon learned to respect the animals.

Of course risk-taking does not always pay off, but it's a lot of fun!

Unimaginative people are spared quite a lot.

That image of the countryside being a threatening place still exists. People continue to resist the challenge of learning about aspects of life they don't understand.

Imagination which comes into play in falling in love is different from any other. Certainly in my case, and I've fallen in love all my life, one imagines the person to be as you want them to be. They frequently turn out to be someone different, for better or worse.