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.

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.

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

Rebecca is an example of how not to manage men. The rules of the game never change, it requires subtlety.

I don't write for any particular kind of person.

We all lie to each other, present some sort of front.

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