Very few. I did ballet class for a year or two, Girl Guides....and that was it.

Did you do many?

In the main only those we provided ourselves. None of this modern everything done for you. And it involved going into the fresh air and not skulking in a bedroom with an electronic device. (Mutter, mumble, mutter, these youngsters of today . . .)

Name one modern out-of-school activity that would have done we elderly the world of good if it had been available back then.

Drama lessons would have been nice, but kids just didn't do all that stuff back then. Mostly as you say we were outdoors making our own entertainment.

I'm very glad not to be a modern day child. My granddaughters have EVERYTHING and are never as happy as I was.

Would you want to be a kid now?

Not really. Wouldn't mind going back to my childhood though.

Will you watch Dickensian tonight??

I've a clash of programmes, happened last week too....I will download and watch tomorrow

Have you always got things you've downloaded that you don't get to watch?

I never download tv programmes, got a PVR recorder box, great for skipping through advert breaks.

Have you seen Deutschland 83' yet??

No, I hear good things of it though.

What's tonight's dinner?

Penne pasta bake, mozzarella & tomato sauce

*it's a cracking romp, not to be taken too factually, which is good as other DDR, stasi movies are available out there*

Is Chinchin a fully qualified Chiropodist??

No. So make sure you still have all your toes when you leave his premises

Favourite dip?

Tomato & Chilli chutney by The English Provender Co.

Oatcakes??

Not that keen to be honest.

Don't you prefer digestives?

I do

Milk or dark chocolate digestives??

Ive actually got a pile of Orange Clubs on my desk, want one??

No, I'm not keen on orange chocolate combos.....dark choc disgestives every time!

Do you butter your vegetables?

Yes - peas, cabbage and carrots. S'posed to apparently. Have you ever had a perm?

Once, in the 80s....NEVER AGAIN! I had this enormous Afro Not what I expected at all.......ever dyed your hair a totally different colour?

I've been blonde and had green hair... when it washed out I went ginger!!

How often do you visit the hairdressers??

Three or maybe four times a year. Thinking about having about a foot of hair cut off.....

How long is your hair?

Just below my shoulders... it refuses to grow any longer

Have you ever shaved off your hair completely??

No, never....back in the 80s I used to shave off a bit at the front.

I wish my hair wouldn't grow so fast, it's ridiculous I forget how long it is since I tend to shove it up or wear a plait most days.

Oranges or lemons?

Oranges

Ever visited St Clement Danes??

Yes, not been in but been past.

Been in Westminster Abbey?

Oh yes, I took my 'half-sister' there. Took her to some cemeteries as well as she does tombstone rubbings!

Do you have a song that describes your attitude to life??

That is very dark..... For me it would be this.

Do you tend to think the worst, or be optimistic?

A pessimist is never disappointed

Ever seen a double rainbow??

I once saw a triple one and have on quite a few occasions seen a double

Do you still marvel at nature in all its beautiful forms?