Twenty Five Things About Me

1. I have lexical-gustatory synaesthesia (I experience some words and names as a specific taste).
2. I was born in Kent.
3. I am left handed.
4. My birth sign is Aries.
5. I hate being called Susan.
6. I love dark chocolate – although it tastes of the word ‘late’ and I’m never late for anything!
7. I’m scared of deep water.
8. I don’t like snakes.
9. I prefer silver jewellery to gold.
10. I love Italy – and Italian food.
11. I don’t like shoe shops.
12. I love handbags.
13. I love charity shops.
14. My favourite subjects at school were English, History, French and German.
15. I trained seriously for athletics – 800m – when I was in my teens.
16. I love trains – one of my dreams is to go on the Orient Express.
17. I once met Winston Churchill.
18. I love visiting National Trust properties.
19. I love cooking and eating Indian food.
20. I’m often awake and writing during the night – I sometimes think I’m nocturnal.
21. I love black cats.
22. I wear a lot of velvet.
23. I love rings.
24. Glastonbury is one if my favourite places.
25. I’d love to live in Cornwall.