valerie

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About me

Gender Female
Industry Arts
Occupation writing
Location adelaide, south australia, Australia
Introduction Theoretically retired, but in fact busier than ever. A former teacher, education lecturer, program manager, now my life as a writer keeps me more fully occupied than before- and that's saying something! Mother of four adult offspring, and six grandchildren, ranging from 19 down to nine. I'm a cat lover - but no feeling for dogs, and used to breed Siamese as a hobby.
Interests reading, writing, theatre and film going, opera, classical music and jazz, family, food
Favorite Movies Wild Strawberries, Babette's Feast, Remains of the Day, Casablanca, Pretty Lady
Favorite Music Mozart, Rossini, Vivaldi, Brahms, Elgar, almost all jazz
Favorite Books Any Jane Austen, PD James, Elizabeth George, Henning Mankel, Victorian novelists generally

What would you name your ballet inspired by the sight of children leaping through a garden sprinkler?

Water play