Back to the former day jobs really to get the best from people. I was head of finance and then business operations in social care for 20 years before moving into consultancy for a similar period. I hold professional, business management and teaching qualifications and a degree in education. Lifelong learning has been a constant companion.
Retirement lasted six months. I then decided to indulge my passion of writing. My first book on a chunk of Colonial African history was privately published earlier this year. I am a U3A group leader and run a Discussion Group and a course entitled: Life in Victorian Britain. All this keeps me out of mischief and off the streets at night!
Family means a lot. Neil heads up a large telecoms business and Claire is a team leader in medical research in NZ. They have stopped asking when I will retire! I try to make time for music. We have a great orchestra here in Bournemouth, UK. Like Vinh I work out and play chess. Perhaps we can play online sometime.