A couple of things you might not know about me.......

I sang at the City Hall Newcastle, and that will bring a from you gilly

A few more from me..

My youngest daughter is 6 foot.

I saw Micheal Jackson in concert at Wembley twice.

I like using outdoor gyms

I often sit out in my garden chair late at night and watch the stars and comets and the ISS go over my house. Only in the Summer of course (my neighbours think I'm bonkers.)

I went to IoW Festival and saw Jimi Hendrix, saw the Stone on Eel Pie Island,

I lived in a place called Mwanza as a child with a lovely view of L Victoria.

Oh Penstemmon I am so

I was forbidden to go to Eel Pie Island by my parents when I was 15. They had read about it in The News of the World. (Still don't know why I didn't just go.)

My DH went, at exactly the same age, to Eel Pie Island. He had read in the News of the World that there was 'sexual activity going on behind every tree.' He didn't see anything, or anyone famous.

Frankie Vaughan gave my best friend a (very chaste) birthday kiss when we were both 13.

dustyangel where did you live??

Come visit me Gillybob but I can't guarantee I'll still be living in Nashville in your next lifetime!

once embarrassed my teenage children, one sultry summers evening ,..with naked star jumps in the back garden ..was stone cold sober at the time...just extremely hot

Something I'd forgotten about myself
I saw Duke Ellington at Liverpool university in 1966. Sat two rows from the front.
I have never ridden a bike.
I learned to swim at 50.

Lived in Ashford Penstemmon, how about you?

stansgran I saw Duke Ellington that same year in Manchester, it was fantastic.

More from me
Along with choccy and cake a very favourite thing is a blue sky - preferably with warm weather
My eldest's DD's second baby due the day after my youngest DD's wedding day and she's determined to still be bridesmaid
I've always been frightened of deep water and can't swim
I have chronic lung disease but after being cleared for tests for cystic fibrosis have counted myself very lucky
only 'celeb' I've met was Keith Chegwin a long time ago just for a moment. He was nice.
I saw Diana Ross at the Royal Abert Hall from The Gods - she was a spec in the distance. I was disappointed having so looked forward to it so much

dustyangel I was in Kingston.. just along the river!

At the risk of bragging Well I met Julian Clary in Seahouses when he was filming his recent TV animal series. I dared myself to go up to him and he was lovely. I Wish I'd got a photo but we did chat about his new children's book.

Singing in The City Hall Glass ???? I didn't think CATS needed extras to howl in the background or I would have joined you.

That's the funniest thing I've heard in ages downtoearth I have a wonderful mental picture.

My celeb moments are: deliberately brushing past Richard E Grant in a theatre bar so I could touch him and almost picking up the same item, from the 'bargain' fridge in the local Waitrose, as Penelope Kieth!!

In the past thirty years we have provided accommodation in our home for more than 400 people for periods of a few days up to eleven years; including Sally Taylor, the delightful daughter of Carly Simon and James Taylor, and a man who was (but is no longer) a homeless alcoholic.

I never learned to ride a bike.

One of my brothers is a professional dancer and another is a baker.

My husband has an amazing moustache.

I used to do my sister's English homework and she did my maths.

I had a Taiwanese and two Afghan foster sons.

I have been present at the births of two of my grandchildren and the births of two of my language student's babies.

As a child I had scabies, lice, impetigo and malnutrition.

In the late 1960's Vera Lynn visited my grandad.

tanith - I too sit out star gazing at night. It always makes my problems seem very small.

downtoearth - I have danced naked in my garden too but it was at night and not in front of my children!!

I have become obsessed with Nobbly Bobbly ice lollies. I love them.

Our Head Girl was Anna Ford, the news reader and I had a crush on her younger brother .

I used to tell my mother I was doing Girl Guide badges but really went to the coffee bar with my friends. She said it was full of 'Coffee Bar Cowboys' and I was not allowed to go!

Hope you are well cheered up gillybob.

I got pregnant with my son in a field.

My celebrity moment was being invited to the cinema by The Shadows and Frank Ifield whom my friend and I met near the theatre stage door one afternoon, when they had time to kill. All completely innocent though!

dustyangel and penstemmon, I too was forbidden Eel Pie Island and amazingly never went. You weren't at TCS too were you? What biddable young ladies we were then!

My celebrity moment was being hauled off a drainpipe by a policeman while I was trying to get to Paul Jones!

And someone asked me if I was Sandie Shaw!! I was thin then!

Probably the bare feet , Kitty?
Are you really 6 ft tall?

These are so entertaining! A few years ago we went on holiday to Port Isaac. We saw Doc Martin being filmed. Martin Clunes was lovely to the people who asked for a photo. One evening a group called The Fishermen's Friends set up on the beach and gave us a free concert. They later got a recording contract.

I wasn't at TCS Purpledaffodil, I went to the convent Grammar in Isleworth.

I love Fishermen's Friends Katy both the group and the sweets. My nephew once formed a club that only had members who could eat 2 Fishermen's Friends at a time(the sweets, for clarity ).

If I've said anywhere that I am 6' tall roses, I was bragging.

I always associate Fishermen's Friends with people who want to mask boozy breath